A comprehensive note on bim

A comprehensive note on BIM’s efficacy in construction business Virtual Design and Construction is often used as a synonym for Building Information Modeling is a comprehensive process that is used by AEC professionals for the design and construction of buildings. And VCD is an acronym that is used for Virtual Design and Construction in the landscapes of Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry by design and construction professionals. The entire purpose of implementing Virtual Design and Construction in building projects is to digitalize the attributes of a building in making. In other words Virtual Design and Construction is the process of digitally representing physical and functional attributes of a building in question. For representing physical and functional attributes of a building, design and construction professionals have to develop 3D BIM models.

In most simple terms Building Information Modeling technology is used by design and construction professionals for developing an effective information database for the building in question. This information database which is created during preconstruction stage is used throughout the project lifecycle and can be optimized even after construction phase for facility management. The entire planning for actual construction is based on the information that is stored in BIM models.

Potential building stakeholders such as architects, engineers, contractors, BIM modelers and owners etc make use of BIM models for taking effective decisions which can enhance the productivity of the project.

So, when it comes to implementing BIM in construction projects architects and engineers focuses on developing 3D models at the very beginning. Once immaculate 3D models are developed for architecture, structure and MEP disciplines the next step that is taken by AEC professionals is to determine clashes between the models. And clashes are determined by AEC professionals by running clash tests between model elements of multidiscipline models in Navisworks and effective solutions are provided for them as per project requirement. This indicates that after the accomplishment of clash detection process the design accuracy of multidiscipline models is elevated to a next level.

AEC professionals can obtain most precise construction drawings from these models as all kinds of design errors have now been successfully sorted out by them by conducting clash detection process. In this way BIM leads to effective construction.