EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND ALLIED DISCIPLINE

RESEARCH NO. 1
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BIM
BUILDING
INFORMATION
MODELING

IRAH KENTH OWENSON V. OBERA BSAR-3C

AR. CHERRY ROSE F. ACEBEDO INSTRUCTOR
MARCH 27, 2021
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WHAT IS BIM 3
INTRODUCTION 4
PROCESS OF BIM 8
DIFFERENT TYPES OF BIM 9
TYPES OF BIM USED IN CONSTRUCTION 21
AUTODESK REVIT 25
INTRODUCTION 26
TOOLS AND FUNCTION OF REVIT 27
REVIT SHORTCUTS AND HOTKEY GUIDE 28
CONCLUSION 38
REFERENCES 39
WHAT IS BIM?
Building information modeling (BIM) is a
process supported by various tools, technologies
and contracts involving the generation and
management of digital representations of physical
and functional characteristics of places. Building
information models (BIMs) are computer files (often
but not always in proprietary formats and containing
proprietary data) which can be extracted, exchanged
or networked to support decision-making regarding
a built asset. BIM software is used by individuals,
businesses and government agencies who plVan,
design, construct, operate and maintain buildings
and diverse physical infrastructures, such as water,
refuse, electricity, gas, communication utilities,
roads, railways, bridges, ports and tunnels.
The concept of BIM has been in development
since the 1970s, but it only became an agreed term
in the early 2000s. Development of standards and
adoption of BIM has progressed at different speeds
in different countries; standards developed in the
United Kingdom from 2007 onwards have formed
the basis of international standard ISO 19650,
launched in January 2019.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has
become established as an invaluable process
enabler for modern architecture, engineering,
and construction (AEC). With BIM technology, one
or more accurate virtual models of a building are
constructed digitally. They support all the phases
of design, allowing better analysis and control
than manual processes. When completed, these
computer models contain precise geometry and
data needed to support the construction, fabrication,
and procurement activities through which the
building is realized, operated, and maintained.
Also accommodates many of the functions
needed to model the lifecycle of a building, providing
the basis for new design and construction capabilities
and changes in the roles and relationships among
a project team. When adopted well, BIM facilitates
a more integrated design and constructionprocess
that results in better-quality buildings at lower cost
and reduced project duration. BIM can also support
improved facility management (FM) and future
modifications to the building. The goal of this book
is to provide the necessary knowledge to allow a
reader to understand both the technology and the
business processes that underlie productive use of
BIM.
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The concept of the single building model
also runs counter to another simple fact: no one
ever needs all of the information about a building
at any one time. The value of different pieces of
information and with it, the commitment of various
parties to collecting and preserving it varies widely
throughout the life cycle of a building. Compiling
and m fl ow must be aligned in such a way as to
foster routine data collection and preservation, not
add it as an additional burden. The information
life cycle goals of BIM proponents will be realized
only if these obvious facts are taken into account.
In a more recent version of the “ two workfl ows ”
illustration, as shown in Figure 0.1 the object at the
center of the proposed workfl ow diagram formerly
labeled “ single building model, ” is now labeled “
industry exchange standard. ” This subtle change
illustrates a substantially different and far more
mature technology concept. The notion here is not
that all data is to be contained
in a single building model but that all of the parties
in the building life cycle will exchange information
through a single information exchange standard.
The diagram depicts an environment of true
interoperability in which each party uses whichever
software tool is best suited to a particular task,
but every party shares information reliably with
every other party through a common information
exchange protocol.
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Greater productivity and efficiency across
the entire life cycle of any building is the foremost
reason for deploying new technology. We need to
develop faster, less expensive, better, and more effi
cient ways to design, build, manage, operate, use,
maintain, repair, and demolish or reuse buildings.
If technology concepts such as the single building
model turn out to be the best way to achieve
those goals, so much the better. If not, we should
be prepared to jettison them for more workable
solutions or refi ne our thinking to evolve new
concepts. Business objectives will determine how
BIM technology develops. We have no shortage
of terms to describe the powerful business drivers:
integrated project delivery; scenario planning;
rapid, iterative design; virtual design and
construction; lean construction; value engineering;
sustainability; real property asset management;
preventative maintenance; energy conservation;
environmental stewardship; life cycle costing. BIM
is an enabling technology for achieving these
objectives. It is a means to an end, not an end itself.
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The concept of BIM has existed since the
1970s. The first software tools developed for
modelling buildings emerged in the late 1970s and
early 1980s, and included workstation products
such as Chuck Eastman’s Building Description
System and GLIDE, RUCAPS, Sonata, Reflex and
Gable 4D Series. The early applications, and the
hardware needed to run them, were expensive,
which limited widespread adoption.
The term ‘building model’ (in the sense
of BIM as used today) was first used in papers in
the mid-1980s: in a 1985 paper by Simon Ruffle
eventually published in 1986, and later in a 1986
paper by Robert Aish - then at GMW Computers
Ltd, developer of RUCAPS software - referring to the
software’s use at London’s Heathrow Airport. The
term ‘Building Information Model’ first appeared
in a 1992 paper by G.A. van Nederveen and F. P.
Tolman.
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However, the terms ‘Building Information
Model’ and ‘Building Information Modeling’
(including the acronym “BIM”) did not become
popularly used until some 10 years later. In 2002,
Autodesk released a white paper entitled “Building
Information Modeling,” and other software
vendors also started to assert their involvement
in the field.[9] By hosting contributions from
Autodesk, Bentley Systems and Graphisoft, plus
other industry observers, in 2003, Jerry Laiserin
helped popularize and standardize the term as a
common name for the digital representation of
the building process. Facilitating exchange and
interoperability of information in digital format had
previously been offered under differing terminology
by Graphisoft as “Virtual Building”, Bentley Systems
as “Integrated Project Models”, and by Autodesk or
Vectorworks as “Building Information Modeling”.
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The pioneering role of applications such as

RUCAPS, Sonata and Reflex has been recognized
by Laiserin as well as the UK’s Royal Academy of
Engineering. Due to the complexity of gathering all
the relevant information when working with BIM,
some companies have developed software designed
specifically to work in a BIM framework. These
applications differ from architectural drafting tools
such as AutoCAD by allowing the addition of further
information (time, cost, manufacturers’ details,
sustainability, and maintenance information, etc.)
to the building model.

As Graphisoft had been developing such

solutions for longer than its competitors, Laiserin
regarded its ArchiCAD application as then “one
of the most mature BIM solutions on the market.”
Following its launch in 1987, ArchiCAD became
regarded by some as the first implementation of
BIM, as it was the first CAD product on a personal
computer able to create both 2D and 3D geometry,
as well as the first commercial BIM product for
personal computers.a

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Traditional building design was largely
reliant upon two-dimensional technical drawings
(plans, elevations, sections, etc). Building
information modeling extends the three primary
spatial dimensions (width, height and depth),
incorporating information about time (so-called
4D BIM), cost (5D BIM), asset management,
sustainability, etc. BIM therefore covers more than
just geometry. It also covers spatial relationships,
geospatial information, quantities and properties of
building components (for example, manufacturers’
details), and enables a wide range of collaborative
processes relating to the built asset from initial
planning through to construction and then
throughout its operational life.
BIM authoring tools present a design as
combinations of “objects” – vague and undefined,
generic or product-specific, solid shapes or void-
space oriented (like the shape of a room), that
carry their geometry, relations, and attributes. BIM
applications allow extraction of different views
from a building model for drawing production and
other uses. These different views are automatically
consistent, being based on a single definition of
each object instance.
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BIM software also defines objects
parametrically; that is, the objects are defined as
parameters and relations to other objects so that if
a related object is amended, dependent ones will
automatically also change. Each model element
can carry attributes for selecting and ordering them
automatically, providing cost estimates as well as
material tracking and ordering.
For the professionals involved in a project,
BIM enables a virtual information model to be
shared by the design team (architects, landscape
architects, surveyors, civil, structural and building
services engineers, etc.), the main contractor and
subcontractors, and the owner/operator.
Each professional adds discipline-specific data
to the shared model - commonly, a ‘federated’
model which combines several different disciplines’
models into one. Combining models enables
visualisation of all models in a single environment,
better coordination and development of designs,
enhanced clash avoidance and detection, and
improved time and cost decision-making.
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The process of BIM supports the creation of intelligent data that can be used throughout the lifecycle of a
building or infrastructure project.

PLAN
Inform project planning by combining reality capture
and real-world data to generate context models of
the existing built and natural environment.

DESIGN
During this phase, conceptual design, analysis,
detailing and documentation are performed. The
preconstruction process begins using BIM data to
inform scheduling and logistics.

BUILD
During this phase, fabrication begins using BIM
specifications. Project construction logistics are
shared with trades and contractors to ensure
optimum timing and efficiency.

OPERATE
BIM data carries over to operations and
maintenance of finished assets. BIM data can be
used down the road for cost-effective renovation or
efficient deconstruction too.

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BIM EXECUTION PLAN

BIM Execution Plan is designed to address the Employer’s Information Requirements (EIR). The EIR
sets out the information required by an employer at points in a project where key decisions need to be made.
The EIR supplements (but is distinct from) the project brief. Whereas the project brief defines the nature
of the built asset being procured, the EIR defines the information about the built asset that the employer
wishes to procure. The aim being to ensure that the design is developed in line with the employer’s needs
and the employer is able to operate the completed development effectively and efficiently.

The pre-contract BIM Execution Plan should address everything requested in the EIR and set out
the Project Implementation Plan (PIP), project goals for collaboration and information modelling and key
project milestones and where they fit with the broader project programme. It should also set out how the
project’s information model will be assembled and delivered.

LOD PLANNER
Online BIM Execution Planning tool to agree on BIM processes and BIM scopes with free BEP Templates

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BIM CONTENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARES

BIM is not just drawing lines, arcs and circles – for BIM we must start with objects. These objects
could be at various Levels of Detail/Development/Definition (LOD) and can also be pre-loaded with
manufacturers information.

Management of this content is important to ensure that everyone is creating BIM from the same
building blocks.

BIM OBJECT
Free BIM content platform
to search for thousands of BIM
objects. BIMobject also develops and
maintains branded BIM products for
manufacturers.

AVAIL
BIM content management tool
to find, apply and gain insight into
how your digital assets are being
utilized.

UNIFI
Cloud based Content
Management Software for architects
who work with Revit to manage family
libraries, reports and analytics about
how your content is used.

MAGICAD
Modelling and engineering
calculations with over 1,000,000
intelligent BIM objects of real MEP
products from leading international
manufacturers.

BIM&CO
Download high-quality BIM
objects from international building
product manufacturers directly in your
chosen BIM software.

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BIM MODELING SOFTWARES

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architecture,
engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals the insight and tools to more efficiently plan, design,
construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure.

SKETCHUP
3D modeling tool known for
its ease of use – some don’t agree
it’s BIM. Draw lines and shapes and
transform them into 3D forms. Also
search 1,000’s of objects in the free
3D model warehouse.

AUTODESK REVIT
Architectural, structural,
Engineering and Construction
modeling. One of the most popular
Autodesk software packages.
Compatible with Microsoft Windows
only.

ARCHICAD
Regarded as one of the first
BIM implementations, Graphisoft is
a pioneer of CAD tools that have the
capability of creating both 2D and
3D geometry. Open BIM. Windows or
Mac

VECTORWORKS
BIM tool used to sketch, model
and present. Create 2D drafting, 3D
models, Site Information Models, and
renders.

AECOSIM
Design, analyze, document,
and visualize architectural,
mechanical, electrical, and structural
building designs.

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BIM MODELING SOFTWARES

ALLPLAN
Nemetschek’s flagship
BIM application for Architecture,
Engineering, and most recently,
Bridges.

TEKLA
Creation and management of
fabrication level, accurately detailed,
highly constructable 3D structural
models

CATIA
Originally developed for
aerospace (by the French company
Dassault Systèmes) – sometimes used
for architecture and buildings – mostly
by Frank Gehry and crew.

SOLIDWORKS
Some AECs use to create BIM
building blocks. Otherwise used for
product/equipment design, layout
and fabrication.

DESIGN FOR FABRICATION

Designed on the 3DEXPERIENCE
cloud it provides integrative,
parametric, associative and
computational modeling.

RHINO
Free-form 3D modeling tools
to create, edit, analyze, document,
render, animate, and translate
NURBS* curves, surfaces, and solids,
point clouds, and polygon meshes

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BRICSCAD
Touted as a more integrated
workflow for sketching/modeling >
BIM > detailing.

AUTODESK FABRICATION
Mechanical, electrical, and
plumbing (MEP) contractors use
design-intent models to create detailed
models ready for the fabrication and
installation of building services.

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GENERATIVE DESIGN SOFTWARE / ALGORITHMIC BIM SOFTWARE

These tools are usually based on visual scripting rather than textual scripting. They help to automate
the design workflow and provide an abundant number of options for humans to make more informed
decisions.

DYNAMO
Open source graphical
programming interface to create
visual logic to explore parametric
conceptual designs and automate
tasks. Mostly used with Autodesk
Revit.

GRASSHOPPER
Graphical algorithm editor
tightly integrated with Rhino’s 3-D
modeling tools. For designers who
are exploring new shapes using
generative algorithms. Mostly used
with Graphisoft ArchiCAD.

XGENERATIVE DESIGN
Cloud based generative
design based on Catia – a mix of
Grasshopper and Dynamo taking
the strongest features of both while
running on a cloud server

HYPAR
The Hypar open source SDK
makes it easy to get started writing
code that generates buildings.

EDGEWISE
Algorithms that can
automatically identify and extract
walls and windows from point clouds
and export them as Revit family
objects

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BIM ANALYSIS SOFTWARE

Intelligent 3D models can be used to automate building analysis before construction starts.
This could be a solar study, a structural analysis, modeling the flow of people for fire codes and all kinds
of energy efficiency calculations for green buildings.

ROBOT STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

Test the effects of structural
loads and verify code compliance.

SEFAIRA
Early stage building
performance analysis to study natural
ventilation & HVAC systems for
energy, daylight & comfort goals.
Early stage building performance
analysis to study natural ventilation &

STAAD
One of the most widely
used structural analysis and design
software products worldwide.

SCIA
Combining structural
engineering know-how with
technology, to provide powerful
structural analysis and design.

GREEN BUILDING STUDIO

Cloud-based service to run
building performance simulations
to optimize energy efficiency and to
work toward carbon neutrality earlier
in the design process.

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BIM COLLABORATION SOFTWARE

These BIM collaboration tools allow teams to share and access the right models at the right times.

BIM 360
Construction management
software to connect, organize and
optimize. From design collaboration,
documentation and reviews, to pre-
construction, quality and safety and
operations.

TRIMBLE CONNECT
A collaborative environment to
make project information traceable,
transparent, and accessible to help
users to build better. Allows users
to view, share, and access project
information from anywhere, at
anytime.

ALLPAN BIMPLUS
Open BIM platform for all
disciplines to collaborate with BIM
data, information, documents and
tasks managed centrally over the
complete building life cycle.

BIMSIGHT
Free collaboration tool to
combine models for 3D navigation,
automatic clash detection, mark-ups,
IFC support, multiple model viewing,
and object or model coloring and
transparency.

DROFUS
Data management tool for
workflow support and access to
building information throughout the
building lifecycle.

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BIM VALIDATION / BIM CHECKING SOFTWARE

When combining 3D models from multiple project teams issues can often be uncovered. These
problems can be solved in the virtual model at a much lower cost compared to after the construction team
has started the work on site. Sometimes there are thousands of issues to track. This is why the following
BIM checking/workflow tools are essential to gain the true benefits of BIM.

BIM TRACK
OpenBIM webapp to
centralize issues and communications
for resolution.

REVIZTO
Real-time issue tracking
software with a focus on collaboration
and BIM project coordination.

BIM ASSURE
Cloud-based software that
helps owners and project teams work
together to create complete, reliable
model data.

NAVISWORK
For opening, combining,
review and navigation of 3D models.
Features includes clash detection and
model simulation.

SOLIBRI MODEL CHECKER

For BIM validation,
compliance, coordination, design
review, analysis and code checking.

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PRECONSTRUCTION BIM 4D/5D SOFTWARE

BIMs can be used to gain efficiencies for contractors in their estimating and scheduling workflows.
Model elements can be scheduled over time to identify phasing and sequencing challenges. Elements can
also be automatically counted and tied to estimating databases to generate more accurate 5D construction
estimates that will update as the model changes.

ASSEMBLE SYSTEMS
Data management tool for
workflow support and access to
building information throughout the
building lifecycle.

VICO OFFICE
Constructability, estimating,
cost management, schedule
planning, procurement and change
management processes.

SYNCHRO PROFESSIONAL
4D BIM tool focussed
on improving the quality, safety,
productivity and efficiency through
the visual sequencing of construction
projects

COSTX
2D & 3D takeoff, estimating
and reporting using measurement
from 2D drawings and the generation
of automatic quantities from 3D
models.

DPROFILER
3D macro modeling and cost
estimating to build a model of your
conceptual design and generate an
early phase cost estimate.

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CONSTRUCTION BIM SOFTWARE

After building the project virtually (in the computer) it’s now time to break dirt and build the real
thing – this is where the rubber meets the road. Many of the collaboration tools previously listed are also
used through the construction phases.

GRIT VIRTUAL
Agile construction schedule
generation with 3D visualization.

ALICE TECHNOLOGIES
Explore millions of scheduling
options in minutes.

VERITY
Helps teams compare
point clouds and models to find
construction mistakes before they
become expensive problems.

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FACILITIES MANAGEMENT BIM SOFTWARE

These tools help building owners quickly find important information at the right time to gain
efficiencies when operating their built assets.

ECODOMUS
Designed for real estate
owners to implement maintenance
procedures, specifically cutting on
energy and labor costs.

ONUMA
An open-architecture BIM
platform with standard tools to
visualize facility data for real-time
informed decision making.

ARCHIBUS
Manage facilities, infrastructure,
and real estate.

YOUBIM
Navigate virtually through a
property to access asset information
and location through an easy-to-
navigate web-based 2D/3D-BIM
interface.

VUEOPS
View and manage facility
operations with intelligent search and
location-based BIM navigation to
manage warranty events for assets.

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TYPES OF BIM USED IN CONSTRUCTION

Building Information Modeling applications allow the extraction of different views from a building
model for drawing production and other uses. BIM goes beyond the planning and design phase of
the project, extending throughout the building life cycle. The supporting processes of building lifecycle
management include cost management, construction management and project management.

GEOGRAPHIC BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

GIS data is necessary for planning all operations regarding
any project. BIM model integration with GIS is vital as it allows
for the graphical understanding of the designing and building
process of geographic conditions where a project is set to
take place. BIM can also provide insight into flood-prone
areas and give designers accurate information to influence
a structure’s location, orientation, and even construction
materials. With BIM, you may design a physical structure at
an object-level through sketching. BIM data is closely tied with
GIS for designing and constructing a specific object, structure,
or shape. It allows design and construction companies to
collect accurate and valuable data that will lead to much
more effective and efficient design and project management.

STRUCTURAL BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

BIM is used for Structural analysis by civil engineers. It supports
over 90 different steel, concrete, timber, aluminium codes. It
provides various features such as Analytical Modelling, Building
Planner, Autodrafter, Physical Modelling, Advanced Concrete,
and Slab Design, Earthquake Mode and much more. It also
comes with functions such as General arrangement drawings,
Steel shop drawings, Robot Structural Analysis interoperability
and many other features. Importing Options helps to take data
from other applications and further maximize the work with
ease. It is a nice way to design Slabs, Foundation, Beams,
Columns, Walls, Ramps, etc with a variety of different shapes
and types matching your needs.

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CONCRETE BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

BIM is now leveraged for accurate, detailed and constructible parametric modeling for component-
oriented concrete design and plan. We can now enhance Dynamic Rebar detailing & shop drawings
and create ‘intelligent’ rebar objects for incorporation. Foundation drawings are provided using assigned
foundation layout, general detail and title blocks. With BIM models, quantity survey and estimation have
become easy with information available such as Unit Costs, Order of Magnitude Estimates, Square Foot
and Cubic Foot Estimates.

PRECAST BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

BIM is used for Structural analysis by civil
engineers. It supports over 90 different steel, concrete,
timber, aluminium codes. It provides various features
such as Analytical Modelling, Building Planner,
Autodrafter, Physical Modelling, Advanced Concrete,
and Slab Design, Earthquake Mode and much more. It
also comes with functions such as General arrangement
drawings, Steel shop drawings, Robot Structural Analysis
interoperability and many other features. Importing
Options helps to take data from other applications and
further maximize the work with ease. It is a nice way
to design Slabs, Foundation, Beams, Columns, Walls,
Ramps, etc with a variety of different shapes and types

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CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION MODELING

BIM solutions allow you to explore and evaluate a

project’s constructability before it’s built. BIM can be
used throughout the building life cycle, beyond the design
and documentation. BIM models support construction
techniques, construction planning, cost and quantity
feedback, fabrication, and facilities management.
Companies can now have better construction cost
estimation by just analyzing the model and both
parties can properly visualize the project without
having it constructed. Through features such as
document management, design collaboration, quality
management and safety management, managing
construction has become customised.

PRECAST BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

Architects can engage with their drawings

and models in the way that they always
have, but the level of collaboration, input
and streamlining of processes dramatically
improves workflows. New options for
assessment are also created, opening
up new prospects for de-risking projects
and delivering superior outcomes and
processes. BIM can display a building’s
analysis of the building’s environmental
impact over time. This helps the architect
find the most energy-efficient materials
and most effective regenerative design
features. Using BIM, one can observe the life-cycle facility management view. This display shows anticipated
operational costs for the building once it’s complete. This allows architects to make wise design decisions
that will lead to greater cost savings and simpler building maintenance for you in the future. Architectural
BIM models for architectures come with features such as Computational design, Space planning, Energy
analysis, Light and daylight analysis, Display complex spatial relationships Virtual conflict detection and
resolution and Extended Reality.

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MEP BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

BIM allows engineers, designers and contractors in
the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) fields
to design building systems in their particular discipline.
These solutions streamline the design, modeling,
documentation, and construction of these systems and
ensure they integrate seamlessly with the building it’s
being placed into. With the correct software can develop
data-rich MEP BIM models of the various MEP systems
and carry out the coordination tasks. One can also
develop data-rich MEP BIM models of the various MEP
systems with 4D models.

INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

Implementing BIM on capital projects can provide benefits across planning, design, delivery, and
operational areas. Access to coordinated and consistent model views by all stakeholders supports: BIM in
infrastructure projects improves outcomes with its ability to investigate multiple scenarios, providing data-
driven assurance that projects can be
delivered on schedule and budget.
Models are designed to cater to all
disciplines within the civil engineering
industry including Road, Rail,
Drainage, Utilities etc. The information
used in this initial stage of planning
evolves in various steps. In the design
part, you will obtain virtual models
that are constructible, and then these
models will serve as the prospective
database to carry out the maintenance
of the asset in a more efficient way.
Implementing BIM on capital projects
can provide benefits across planning, design, delivery, and operational areas. Connecting diverse and
distributed teams to the project requires data continuity: consistently accurate data that is accessible at
any time, by anyone, working anywhere. Using BIM, the information inherent in the model provides the
foundation for today’s web-based and mobile collaboration tools, with a model-centric approach to better
coordinate large, diverse, and distributed team workflows.

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AUTODESK REVIT

Autodesk Revit is a building information modelling software for architects, landscape

architects, structural engineers, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineers, designers and
contractors. The original software was developed by Charles River Software, founded in 1997, renamed
Revit Technology Corporation in 2000, and acquired by Autodesk in 2002. The software allows users to
design a building and structure and its components in 3D, annotate the model with 2D drafting elements,
and access building information from the building model’s database. Revit is 4D building information
modeling capable with tools to plan and track various stages in the building’s lifecycle, from concept to
construction and later maintenance and/or demolition.

From the outset, Revit was intended

to allow architects and other building
professionals to design and document a
building by creating a parametric three-
dimensional model that included both
the geometry and non-geometric design
and construction information, which
is also known as Building Information
Modeling or BIM (1975 Eastman C.).
At the time, several other software
packages—such as ArchiCAD and
Reflex—provided a three-dimensional
virtual building model, and let the user control individual components via parameters (parametric
components). Two key differences in Revit were that users created parametric components in a graphical
“family editor” rather than a programming language, and the model captured all relationships between
components, views, and annotations so that a change to any element automatically propagated to keep
the model consistent. For example, moving a wall updated neighboring walls, floors, and roofs, corrected
the placement and values of dimensions and notes, adjusted the floor areas reported in schedules, redrew
section views, etc.—so that the model remained connected and all documentation was coordinated. The
concept of bi-directional associativity between components, views, and annotations was a distinguishing
feature of Revit for many releases. The ease of making changes inspired the name Revit, a contraction
of Revise-Instantly. At the heart of Revit is a parametric change propagation engine that relied on a new
technology, context-driven parametrics, that was more scalable than the variational and history-driven
parametrics used in mechanical CAD software. The term Parametric Building Model was adopted to reflect
the fact that changes to parameters drove the whole building model and associated documentation, not
just individual components.

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TOOLS & FUNCTIONS OF REVIT

Revit has some tools and functions that work differently from other software. Learn what’s different
and how these functions can help you build faster and more efficiently.

NAVIGATION

You can use the mouse wheel, Project Browser, or ViewCube to open a view and navigate
to different areas of the model.

SELECTING ELEMENTS

Modify tool to select elements and sets of elements in a model.

THE PROJECT BROWSER

Located on the lower left of your Revit screen, the Project Browser acts as a table of
contents for your project. Use it to navigate and open views of the model. You can organize, sort, filter, and
customize the Project Browser to support your workflow.

THE PROPERTIES PALETTE

The Properties palette lets you view and modify parameters for selected
elements. If no element is selected, it displays the properties of the current view. The palette
appears by default to the left of the drawing area above the Project Browser. You can undock
the Properties palette so that it floats anywhere in the drawing area or on the desktop. You can
also dock it to any edge of the drawing window or combine it with the Project Browser to save
space.

VISIBILITY AND GRAPHICS SETTINGS

The visibility and graphics settings of a view determine whether elements and categories are
visible and how they’re displayed (color, line weight, line style, and so on). To modify the appearance and
visibility of individual elements, right-click an element in the drawing area and use the context menu.

TEMPORARY DIMENSION

As you create or select geometry, Revit displays temporary dimensions around the element.

You can use temporary dimensions to dynamically control the placement of elements. Learn more about
Temporary Dimensions in this video.

LEVEL

Levels are finite horizontal planes that act as references for level-hosted elements, such as
roofs, floors, and ceilings.

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REVIT SHORTCUTS & HOTKEY GUIDE

Work faster and more efficiently by using the Revit Keyboard Shortcuts below.

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REVIT SHORTCUTS & HOTKEY GUIDE

Work faster and more efficiently by using the Revit Keyboard Shortcuts below.

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REVIT SHORTCUTS & HOTKEY GUIDE

Work faster and more efficiently by using the Revit Keyboard Shortcuts below.

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REVIT SHORTCUTS & HOTKEY GUIDE

Work faster and more efficiently by using the Revit Keyboard Shortcuts below.

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REVIT SHORTCUTS & HOTKEY GUIDE

Work faster and more efficiently by using the Revit Keyboard Shortcuts below.

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REVIT SHORTCUTS & HOTKEY GUIDE

Work faster and more efficiently by using the Revit Keyboard Shortcuts below.

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REVIT SHORTCUTS & HOTKEY GUIDE

Work faster and more efficiently by using the Revit Keyboard Shortcuts below.

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REVIT SHORTCUTS & HOTKEY GUIDE

Work faster and more efficiently by using the Revit Keyboard Shortcuts below.

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REVIT SHORTCUTS & HOTKEY GUIDE

Work faster and more efficiently by using the Revit Keyboard Shortcuts below.

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REVIT SHORTCUTS & HOTKEY GUIDE

Work faster and more efficiently by using the Revit Keyboard Shortcuts below.

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CONCLUSION

What type of BIM Software would you want to learn and why?

First of all, I have to depend on computer’s specifications because some softwares does not meet
the computer’s requirements, there are times that it causes a problem such as software crash, malware
attack and registry file problem that is corrupt and cause the computer to shut down.

However, based on the question asked, I prefer to learn not only Autodesk Revit but any other
softwares that are available in the market and worldwide such as ArchiCAD, Rhinoceros, Vectorworks, etc,
because architecture nowadays is quite evolving as technology does. We need to engage on multimedia
architecture in all around us technology, revolutionizing the way we live, work, play and communicate. It is
happening so quickly that it becomes hard to remember what it was like before the Internet, smart phones
and wireless data. At the same time, there are significant technologies emerging that are set to enhance our
increasingly digital civilization. As we noticed that architecture is in the middle of its huge transformation
since the introduction of computers. Along with that comes the adoption of new technologies. Advances in
digital design tools, inter-connectedness and computer-controlled fabrication are converging to transform
every phase of the design and build process. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a simple enough
idea, a single digital model of a building that everyone (architect, client, suppliers, builders, environmental
managers) can work on. The technology is more about process than product. But even that could lead to
a different sort of building.

Implementing building information modeling is much more of a business decision than a technical
one. BIM is an enabling technology with the potential for improving communication among business
partners, improving the quality of information available for decision making, improving the quality of
services delivered, reducing cycle time, and reducing cost at every stage in the life cycle of a building.
But while it opens the door to these possibilities, it does not make them happen. The technology must be
deployed as part of a comprehensive business strategy in order to be successful. Many business processes
and workflows must change to take full advantage of the technology.

Therefore, as an architecture student, I literally want to learn, engage practicing on BIM by using
different softwares as much as I want to determine how it works, what are the process, what are the
difference when it comes to use tools in most softwares consisting BIM that are used in different architectural
firms to help analyze and augment in my designs. And to demonstrate how to create robust and accurate
documentation and then a guide through the construction process. Whenever possible.

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REFERENCES

https://www.autodesk.com/solutions/bim
https://www.autodesk.com/solutions/bim/benefits-of-bim
https://www.lodplanner.com/bim-software/
https://www.autodesk.com/shortcuts/revit#View
https://bimstreamer.com/en/
https://www.constrofacilitator.com/different-types-of-building-information-modeling-bim-used-in-
construction/

BOOKS:

Ryan D.,Tobias H., Tessa R., Autodesk Revit Essentials, 2016

Rafael S., Charles E., Ghang L,. Paul T., BIM Handbook, 2018

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