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Post 4- Project
The
title of my paper is ‘How are the
advancements in BIM altering the standard workflow in engineering and architect
practices?’.
I
am going to write a paper on how the major advancements in BIM, namely REVIT
and AutoCad, have changed the design workflow that small and large companies
adopt. I will then see what those in the field think is going to happen to the
workflow in the future. With the future of BIM potentially requiring much less
man power what will happen to the workflows. Will this differ in large and
small companies. From preliminary research, it appears that projects, in general, are speeding up due to many factors, but most notably due to automatic copying between sheets.
The
main part of my paper is split into two parts, previous changes to BIM and what
may happen in the future. I want to also make note of what is considered a
‘good workflow’ and how this definition may become something different entirely
with advancements in BIM. I will also make reference to how fast these
advancements in BIM are being made, can small companies keep up with these
rapid changes in BIM which ultimately result in new workflows required.
I
am hoping to get opinions from those in large and small architect practices to
establish where workflow is currently at and where they envisage it going.
In the conclusion I hope to be able to answer the following question, what is
changing to common practice workflows and why is this change occurring. Having
done only a small amount of research so far, it appears that workflows are
shifting to be much more computer based, meetings are taking place virtually. There also appears to be much more fluidity between
professions (electric, plumbing architecture etc) as we are leaning towards one master model for the entire project.
Some links I have used are:
Brad,
I like your idea that 3D modeling is not relevant for everything It is important with these new technologies to be extremely sensitive to people who have been doing their trade for many years and are extremely good and efficient at what they do. I had never really considered 3D scanning before, I think this is a really neat idea and could be extremely useful at determining overlaps within mechanical piping.
Allison,
I like the idea of your project due to the completely different challenges that will be faced. The different conditions on Mars and its distance from Earth will make this extremely interesting and extremely relevant due to the increasing population and decreasing amounts of space on Earth. If automated construction can be achieved on Mars, then there is no reason as to why we could not adopt this on earth, to help with the lack of construction workers to meet our current demand on construction.
Sarah,
ReplyDeleteYour ideas of the advancement of BIM in workflow is very interesting. With the development of BIM, the computer or system technologies will perform important roles in a project. I think you can focus on how develop in BIM will affect the workflow currently and in the future. In addition, their application in engineering and architecture areas can be analyzed.
Your paper sounds interesting! I’m interested in seeing what people in the industry say about BIM and what a “good workflow” is. I know in my experience I’ve seen how quickly tasks can be done because of Revit and AutoCAD. I worked for the city and saw the hand drawn plans and how tedious the process was. Now we have BIM and changes can be made with just a few clicks.
ReplyDeleteI find the history of BIM to be a really interesting topic. I think that reading about how its history has made it become what it is now will definitely lend you a hand in predicting what might be to come in the future. I see that you say BIM allows for fluidity but are you worried that if it becomes too renound and user friendly that people in some fields may lose jobs due to being replaced by any of the programs included in a "BIM Environment"? If you do, which do you think they might be?
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