BIM Curriculum Lecture Notes Graphisoft Visit the Graphisoft website at http://www.graphisoft.com for local distributor and product availability information. BIM Curriculum – Lecture Notes Copyright © 2006 by Graphisoft, all rights reserved. Reproduction, paraphrasing or translation without express prior written permission is strictly prohibited. Trademarks ArchiCAD®, Virtual Building™ and Virtual Building Solutions™ are trademarks of Graphisoft. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. CONTENTS Contents__________________________________________________ 3 Complexity . .17 Model Size . .17 BIM Lecture 1: Introduction to BIM___________________________ 7 Big Buildings. .17 Evolution of AEC CAD . .7 Hardware Requirements. .18 AEC CAD Timeline. .7 Software Solutions . .18 Working concept - 2D . .8 Computer Modeling Techniques . .19 Evaluation of the 2D CAD . .8 Working Concept – 3D . .9 BIM Lecture 3: Computer Visualization _______________________ 21 Evaluation of 3D CAD . .9 Technology Timeline . .21 The BIM Concept . .9 Visualization Techniques . .21 Working Concept of BIM . .10 Standard BIM Visualization Workflow . .22 Evaluation of the BIM Concept . .10 Complex Visualization Workflow . .22 Real Architectural Elements - BIM. .10 Photorendering. .22 Model Based Documentation - BIM. .11 Scene Layout Setup . .23 Estimation-BIM . .11 Computer Shading Techniques . .23 External Collaboration-BIM . .11 Computer Rendering Techniques . .24 Internal Collaboration-BIM. .12 Advanced Rendering Techniques . .24 Analysis, Coordination-BIM . .13 Non-photorealistic Renderings . .25 Industry Trends – Construction Coordination. .13 Fly-Through Animations . .26 Virtual Construction Workflow. .13 Animation Basics . .26 Sun Studies . .27 BIM Lecture 2: Computer Modeling___________________________14 Virtual Reality (VR) . .27 Modeling Decision Factors . .14 QuickTime VR . .28 Purpose of the Model . .14 Conceptual Modeling. .14 BIM Lecture 4: Publish Your Work ___________________________ 29 . .15 External Collaboration with BIM . .29 Modeling for Visualization . .15 File Formats . .29 BIM Modeling . .15 IAI. .30 Modeling for Construction Coordination. .16 IFC . .30 Virtual Construction Model. .16 Sharing the BIM Data: IFC . .30 Model Complexity . .16 IFC Implementation Examples . .31 BIM Curriculum – Lecture Notes 3 Contents Sharing model data: XML . 31 Resources . 43 Sharing documents: PDF . 31 The 5D Model . 43 PDF Implementation Example. 31 Benefits: Clash Detection . 44 Sharing Drawings: DWG-DXF . 32 Benefits: Cost Variances . 44 Reviewing: DWF . 32 Variance Estimating© . 44 Reviewing Workflow . 32 Benefits: Design to Build. 45 Trends: Google Earth . 32 Benefits: Build to Design. 45 Trends: U3D . 33 Virtual Construction™ Products . 45 BIM Lecture 5: Collaboration ________________________________ 34 BIM Lecture 7: Calculation __________________________________46 Collaboration in the Office . 34 Calculation with BIM. 46 Office Organization: Small Office . 34 Element Identification. 46 Office Organization: Large Office . 34 Quantity take-offs . 46 Internal Collaboration-BIM . 35 Accuracy. 47 The Teamwork Concept . ..