Lets Build

MAY 9, 2017

CAD drawings are used during Level 0, but there is no sharing of the generated information models. Softwares like Aconex or Viewpoint can be used as the CDE. It’s the 4D (GenieBelt) which is related to time management and the 5D (Aconex) which is linked to the calculation of the budget. 4D : It is linked to time management.

BIM 168

BIM Aconex Aconex Construction 168

DebunkTheBIM

APRIL 17, 2012

Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the Great Pretenders. Something is fundamentally wrong with the way AEC manages its information: We have numerous solutions available to handle large amounts of paper-based (flat) drawings in a reasonably sophisticated way. Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the 'G.

Drawings 48

Drawings Aconex Aconex BIM 48

DebunkTheBIM

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

It is the ‘drawing based’ approach that is causing us trouble. Drawing based is centred on the ‘projection technique’ (i.e. orthogonal projection – what 2D technical drawings are ‘made’ from) a risky solution that requires high level of skills from the operators. Going drawingless is a a step towards it!

Aconex 48

Aconex Aconex BIM Drawings 48