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Ryder Architecture Limited
ARCH 653
Building Information Modeling
Slides are made based on Autodesk BIM Curriculum, Greenwold, S., and D. Driver. (2007). Building Information
Modeling with Revit Architecture: Lecture Notes, with some additional content created by Wei Yan, Texas A&M
University.
2. Building Information Modeling (BIM)
A BIM is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a
facility. As such it serves as a shared knowledge resource for information about
a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its lifecycle from inception
onward.
- National Institute of Building Sciences, National Building Information
Modeling Standard™(NBIMS), 2008
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a new approach to design, construction,
and facility management in which a digital representation of the building process
is used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information in digital
format. BIM is beginning to change the way buildings look, the way they
function, and the ways in which they are designed and built.
-Eastman, C. et al. BIM Handbook: A Guide to Building Information
Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and
Contractors, Wiley, 2008
9. BIM: Features and Benefits
Modeling not Drawing or Drafting
• Increasing accuracy and efficiency in the design, construction, and operation
processes
Object-based Modeling
Database of semantically-rich building objects and properties
Computability: cost estimation, energy consumption, etc.
3D Modeling
Design visualization
Generating 2D construction documents
Parametric modeling engines
Design intent
Design change and options: quick, interactive, early and late design phases
19. Working with Revit Elements and Families
Families
Families are groups of similar elements.
A family integrates elements that have the same parameters,
identical use, and similar graphical representation.
Every family can contain multiple types.
1. Double glass door
2. Overhead-sectional
glass door
3. Single-flush vision
door
4. Single-flush door
A door can easily be swapped for a different kind of door because they
are in the same category. You cannot make a wall and then change it
into a window because they are in different categories.
“By adopting BIM, architects, civil, structural and MEP engineers, contractors, and owners can easily create coordinated, digital design information and documentation; use that information to accurately predict performance, appearance, and cost; and reliably deliver the project faster, more economically, and with reduced environmental impact. “ (Autodesk)
Geometry parametric modeling
BIM based parametric modeling: geometry model change based on BIM rules created with design knowledge and design intent.
Design the rules instead of the final form of the product. A set of forms can be generated using the same rules but different parameters and formulas.
Before colon: family
After colon: type
Before colon: family
After colon: type
Families of walls:
Basic Wall
Stacked Wall
Curtain Wall