Revit versus ArchiCAD: Making the Right Choice When Shifting to BIM
The significance of choosing the right software for BIM (Building Information Modeling) lies in the fact that BIM is not only used in the planning and design phase of the project, but all the way...
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Solibri Model Checker Version 9: Quality Assurance at Your Fingertips
Solibri Model Checker Version 9, being a model checker tool, inherits the basic function of checking BIM model for potential problems, conflicts, or design code violations. From its previous versions,...
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What’s New in ArchiCAD 17 and Revit 2014?
The much hyped release of both the new versions of ArchiCAD and Revit has fuelled various predictions being made with respect to the future of the BIM authoring tools. It would be better not to get...
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Why ArchiFM Has Gained Popularity
Nearly 17.24% facility management / operations firms in the AEC industry used BIM in 2007, according to a survey conducted by ACEbytes. This number has increased significantly over the years. With the...
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Why Bother Converting 2D Drawings to BIM
2D drawing is a layout of the design on a plane surface, drafting done on paper in forms of blueprints by a draftsman sitting at a drafting table. Digital 2D CAD incorporates the same drafting...
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The usage of building information modeling (BIM) had increased from 28% to 71% in the construction industry, according to a McGraw-Hill Construction survey. These statistics show a paradigm shift of...
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BIM Implementation Tips: How to Cut Down On Waste (Part 1)
Although it has been more than twenty years since the advent of Building Information Modeling or BIM, AEC companies are still discovering how best to use BIM tools. One of the primary areas currently...
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BIM Implementation Tips: How to Cut Down On the Waste (Part 2)
Our previous article had elaborated the ways in which waste can be minimized in the process of BIM implementation during the beginning stages of a project. Let’s take the process further and take a...
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BIM Implementation Tips: How to Cut Down on Waste (Part 3)
In our previous articles, we discussed ways in which you can reduce waste through different stages of the design and construction process while using BIM. To be able to maximize gains from BIM...
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Review of BIMx Docs in AECbytes
AECbytes,a trusted name in the construction industry, has reviewed the newly launched BIMx Docs from GRAPHISOFT, the new interactive BIM viewer. This is the next gen app to follow BIMx, which was...
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