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Slides are made based on Autodesk BIM Curriculum, Greenwold, S., and D. Driver. (2007). Building Information
Image courtesy of: Modeling with Revit Architecture: Lecture Notes, with some additional content created by Wei Yan, Texas A&M
Ryder Architecture Limited
University.
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
OWNERS
BUILDING
INFORMATION
BUILDERS
MODELING ARCHITECTS
CIVIL
ENGINEERS
MEP SYSTEMS
ENGINEERS
STRUCTURAL
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Building Information Modeling
Integrated Project Delivery
Explore real world design scenarios with different disciplines
interfacing with the data differently (from different data views).
MEP Engineers can use the same data to layout, design and
perform analysis on the HVAC systems.
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Building Information Modeling
Managing Change
BIM solutions manage iterative changes in a building model
throughout the design process all the way through to the
design, construction, and operational phases.
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Building Information Modeling
Bidirectional Associativity
Definition: Changes to any part of the design are immediately reflected
in all associated parts. Bidirectional associativity is applied automatically
to every component, view, and annotation
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Building Information Modeling
Parametric Relationships
Components
Components
Parametric
Change Views
Views
Engine
Annotations
Annotations
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Building Information Modeling
Examples
Examples of bidirectional associativity:
Flip a section line and all views update.
Draw a wall in plan and it appears in all other views including
material takeoffs.
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BIM: Features and Benefits
Object-based Modeling
Database of semantically-rich building objects and properties
Computability: cost estimation, energy consumption, etc.
3D Modeling
Design visualization
Generating 2D construction documents
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BIM (Revit) Data Structure and
Organization
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Working with Revit Elements and Families
Building Element Types
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Working with Revit Elements and Families
Building Element Types
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Categories, Families, Types, and Instances
Types: All design objects have a type. (A type is the same as a class.)
The type defines what properties (values) an object has, how it
interacts with other objects, and how it draws itself into each different
kind of representation. (with a family, different types have the same
set of parameters but different values).
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Wall:
Wall:
Working with Revit Elements and Families
Families
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Working with Revit Elements and Families
Families
A door can easily be swapped for a different kind of door because they
are in the same category. You cannot make a wall and then change it
into a window because they are in different categories.
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