© 2010 Autodesk Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013 Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM Building Information Modeling

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Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM

Building Information Modeling

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Building Information Modeling

Building information modeling, or BIM, is a process that fundamentally changes the role of computation in structural design by creating a database of the building objects to be used for all aspects of the structure from design to construction and beyond.

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Key Differences Between Drafting, CAD, and BIM

Figure 1.1. Drafting, CAD, BIM Evolution Table

Hand Drafting CAD BIM

Era Before 1982 1982 to Current 2000 On Tools Triangle and tee square AutoCAD® software Revit Product Hand-drawn technical

artwork Digital-drawn technical artwork

Database of building objects

Method Lines, arcs, circles, hatch, and text

Lines, arcs, circles, hatch, and text

Walls, beams, columns, widows, doors

Format 2D and isometric views 2D, 3D, and some solids 2D, 3D, 4D (plus time), 5D (money and time), Dn (energy, materials, and so on)

Summary of Product

Noncomputable data represented in technical artwork

Noncomputable data represented in technical artwork

Database of structure that can digitally interact with many other BIMs and applications

How Information Is used

Highly trained and skilled professionals must interpret the artwork and manually use the information.

Highly trained and skilled professionals must interpret the artwork and manually use the information.

Highly trained and skilled professionals use the information in an automated format with BIM.

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Interoperability―Online Bookstore

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Interoperability―AEC/Industry

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BIM Coordination Flow Chart

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Cloud Computing

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• Exercise 1.1: Overview of BIM• Exercise 1.2: Coordination: Eliminate Errors

and Omissions

• Exercise 1.3: Saving Time: Increase Efficiency

• Exercise 1.4: Introduction to Structural BIM

• Exercise 1.5: Cloud Computing

• Exercise 1.6: Challenge

Exercises

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Exercise 1.4 Introduction to Structural BIM

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Resources you have available:

1.Autodesk Student Community (students.autodesk.com)

2.The online videos3.Workbook4.Project datasets5.Help files in Autodesk applications

Introduction to Structural BIM

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Overview

Using the knowledge gained in this lesson, the students should read one of the white papers listed in the study guides and Autodesk’s BIM Deployment Plan for them to lead a discussion on the topic.

Exercise 1.5: Challenge

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