52 – So… What IS BIM?
Why I cringe when I hear the term ‘BIM’.
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Intro
- Great conference
- Most common question: so… do you do BIM?
- Lot’s of confusion about what BIM is
So… What IS BIM
- Building Information Modeling
- The design spectrum
- BIM is in the middle
- Poor name choice
We need to stop calling it BIM
- Started in Architecture
- CIM is probably a better name
- Information Modeling is probably the best name
BIM Software
- Civil 3D
- Arc GIS
- Navisworks
- InfraWorks
- Sketchup
- Revit
- AutoCAD Map 3D
BIM and Virtual Design
- What role does BIM play in the future of design?
- Is BIM the future of design?
- Where BIM will go in the future