BIM COMMENT

A brief guide to the AEC (UK) BIM Protocols

With the release of the AEC (UK) BIM Protocol v2.0, this month the BIM Brief takes a look at what it covers and how it relates to British Standard documents...

31st of August 2012

Next stop: Level 3?

10th of August 2012

Adopting Revit pt V: How is drawing production affected by Revit?

One of the main outputs from a BIM model is the drawings. Revit fundamentally changes the approach you take to building sheets and managing them. Part 5 of the Adopting Revit "BIM Brief" looks at what you need to think about...

4th of July 2012

Around the World with BIM

There is no doubt that BIM adoption in the AEC industry has come a long way since the term was introduced in 2002—most of the larger firms are using BIM on many of their projects, and it has come part of the standard lexicon of the AEC industry. We would be hard-pressed to find anyone working in the industry who has not heard of BIM. But most of us have a rather myopic view of BIM; we are aware of what’s going on with BIM implementation in our own countries, but not that much about what is happening in other countries. This article attempts to capture the key developments in BIM implementation in different countries around the world, so that we have a better global perspective on BIM

by Lachmi Khemlani, 1st of June 2012

Adopting Revit pt IV: Do you need to adjust your procedures?

Continuing The BIM Brief on Adopting Revit, this month Nigel looks at how your workflows and procedures might be affected...

30th of May 2012

Club 2012 Knowledge Challenge

Club Revit and KnowledgeSmart invite you to put your Revit knowledge into action, by participating in our global Revit knowledge challenge. There are three different challenges Revit MEP, Revit Structure and Revit Architecture. Each challenge has 24 questions and you have 30 minuts to answer them. Club Revit members from all over the world are expected to participate. Updates will be posted each week so you can see how the challenge is going. Winners of the challenge receive $100 Amazon gift cards.

23rd of April 2012

Adopting Revit pt III: Is Revit capable of producing your models?

This third part in a mini-series on migrating to Revit, specifically for Bentley users, looking at whether your buildings can be modelled using Revit's tools...

25th of November 2011

Adopting Revit pt II: Financial Considerations

This first part in a mini-series on migrating to Revit, specifically for Bentley users. Part I looks at the overall importance of understanding how your business might be affected (adversely or advantageously) by the switch.

Over to Nigel...

21st of October 2011

Adopting Revit pt I: Considerations when migrating from Bentley products

This first part in a mini-series on migrating to Revit, specifically for Bentley users. Part I looks at the overall importance of understanding how your business might be affected (adversely or advantageously) by the switch.

Over to Nigel...

5th of October 2011

Independence Day pt II - Disaster Movies

The traditional release of the year's blockbusters is summer, so this month the soapbox stays at home to watch a DVD...

22nd of August 2011