Why BIM Will Enhance, Not Replace CAD Drawing Services
In a recent article, we discussed how Building Information Modeling (BIM) is becoming an increasingly important technique in planning and designing new and existing buildings.
Based on that structure, it’s tempting to consider BIM as a technique and design philosophy that’s poised to replace cad drawing services in the near future.
A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition.
Compare that to Computer-Aided Design (CAD), a common architectural term defined by Techopedia as
a computer technology that designs a product and documents the design’s process… It can be used to produce either two-dimensional or three-dimensional diagrams, which can then when rotated to be viewed from any angle, even from the inside looking out.
BIM is more comprehensive and powerful than 3D CAD software which offers several benefits.
Collaborating with Architectural BIM consulting partners will enable you to experiment and innovate freely and minimize unwanted errors.
However, BIM is a shared information resource for all stakeholders.
Each stakeholder makes discipline-specific input to the pool, which can be accessed by all the other stakeholders, including owners.
It prevents information loss and gives a better understanding of decision making during the entire lifecycle of the structure.
It’s possible to prepare accurate cost and material estimates and time schedules even as a design is developed.
4-dimensional modeling gives engineers a dynamic picture of the MEP construction sequence as a project progresses, accounting for the time that each project phase will consume before completion.
5-dimensional modeling analyzes resources that are needed in each phase of the project and help managers understand and control project costs.
Centralizing the BIM subcontractor services will also assure that any one subcontractor’s changes are approved by all affected project teams, and are communicated in real time to other service providers whose work will be impacted by those changes.
Good project coordination can eliminate scheduling conflicts, idle time, and delays.
Even the best contractors will have trouble visualizing construction and installation of MEP systems in those projects.
Managers can refer to drawing and mock-ups that evolve in real-time with the progress of a project, and can then make project decisions as a function of that information.
BIM consumes a 3D visual representation to plan, design, and collaborate during the building construction projects. With the various benefits using BIM that used to support the building design, or management of a design or renovation projects. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is only limited to the building design but it beneficial to overall construction industry.
