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Your Guide to Achieving the Extraordinary with BIMIn your quest to stand out from the competition and win and retain business, BIM (building information modeling) processes can help. BIM tools facilitate data continuity and accuracy, help designers discover optimal designs and unlock new levels of creativity and innovation. This guide to BIM technologies and workflows can help you use BIM to automate the ordinary and achieve the extraordinary.

ARCHITECTURE

01Making the Move from 2D to BIM

04Iterating to Optimize Your Design

02The Power of 3D Collaboration

05Communicating Design and Intent

03Connecting Design to Fabrication

06Capturing Reality: Incorporating As-Built Data into Design Models

Your Guide to Achieving the Extraordinary with BIMARCHITECTURE

Your Guide to Achieving the Extraordinary with BIM ARCHITECTURE 01

Learn, evolve, and invest in your workflows by moving from CAD to BIM. While it’s natural to have concerns about the investment and learning curve associated with moving from CAD to BIM workflows, most architects today simply cannot afford to continue working in two dimensions.

Competency in BIM can help architects compete for more projects, accelerate the design process, and increase client satisfaction. Increasingly, owners are either requiring model-based designs or stating a preference for them, and BIM capabilities qualify firms to compete for these projects, meet mandates, and participate in collaborative project delivery.

According to industry stakeholders, firms that adopt BIM can expect to outperform previous practices after just three projects.

Discover the workflows that will help smooth your firm’s transition to BIM.

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CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

If you’re working in 2D and you make the change to BIM, your life is going to change in ways you can’t even imagine.

Jill NeubauerFounder and Principal ArchitectJNA

01 Making the Move from 2D to BIM


Any successful building project requires collaborative input from multiple teams with different areas of expertise. Those teams might be spread across different cities, states, or even continents.

Cloud-based collaboration tools let architects and extended team members work together in real-time on a single design, ensuring that all stakeholders have the latest information. Through cloud-connected BIM collaboration, designers can access plans in an instant, rather than waiting for large files to download. Managers can even monitor work being done by teams across the country or the world in real time – helping to catch mistakes in the moment, prevent time-intensive rework, and create a more cohesive design.

Seventy-four percent of architects say that BIM leads to better multiparty communication.

Learn more about how BIM and cloud-connected tools enhance design collaboration.

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CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

BIM breaks down barriers by embracing information mobility, making everyone use the same set of standards and processes.

Trieu Nguyen LauBIM Integration SpecialistAtlas

02 The Power of 3D Collaboration


For an architect, there’s perhaps no more satisfying feeling than seeing a design become reality. But breakdowns in communication between teams, or complicated design plans, can lead to designs being altered during construction.

BIM tools help architects know that their design can be developed to a level that supports fabrication – making it more likely that design continuity will be maintained by others later in the development process. When all stakeholders are able to work from the same BIM model, the final project more closely follows the original intent of the designer.

Connecting design with fabrication in this way can increase client satisfaction, too. In a SmartMarket report from Dodge Data & Analytics, 90 percent of project owners said that BIM produced better construction documents, and 70 percent said it improved their ability to plan construction.

Discover how model-based workflows can better support connections between the design and build phases of complex projects.

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03 Connecting Design to Fabrication


Three-dimensional workflows are well-suited for concept design and rapid prototyping, making it possible for architects to use these processes to explore a full range of design options.

Using a model created in BIM, architects have the ability to use computational design to quickly explore dozens of possibilities and use analysis tools to provide data-based insights that inform design decisions. This allows designers to create and test multiple iterations of a model and instantly see any larger impacts. For example, an architect can see the impact of building positions on lighting and overall building performance.

With sustainability goals top-of-mind, testing these iterations early on in the design process can vastly improve building performance. According to Dodge Data & Analytics, 93 percent of project owners say that BIM tools improve design quality.

Learn more about how BIM capabilities are helping architects to optimize their designs.

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We’re able to explore several options and identify an optimal approach early on.

Brandon GarrettArchitect/AssociateDekker/Perich/Sabatini

04 Iterating to Optimize Your Design


When architects present plans to stakeholders and the public, two-dimensional drawings can appear lackluster – and, sometimes, downright mystifying to those without a design background.

By contrast, the 3D models produced using BIM tools allow designers to create stunning, intuitive visualizations that convey their design intent. These 3D renderings bring future projects to life for clients and can help architects win bids and sway public opinion in favor of their proposals. And, according to Dodge Data & Analytics, 91 percent of project owners say that BIM tools have increased their ability to understand architects’ designs.

Referencing visualizations during the design process contributes to better project outcomes. For example, a firm designing a new hospital might show a 3D model or an immersive experience of a nursing station to the actual nurses who will staff the facility, and then be able to incorporate well-informed feedback.

Discover how BIM capabilities – including virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) – can help architects clearly communicate their design intent.

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05 Communicating Design and Intent


Capturing and inputting data from conventional topographical surveys can be both time-consuming and costly. As a result, architects can struggle to gain a clear picture of existing conditions to use as foundation for design.

Using reality capture tools, however, designers can gather data on existing spaces and incorporate point clouds into BIM software. A point cloud provides detailed ground-surface measurements and accurate representations of assets such as lampposts, surface water drains, signs, and vegetation. With point cloud data pulled into BIM, designers can base a model on existing conditions, and enable clients to stand in an unbuilt space and visualize how their final project will look in the context of the existing environment.

Firms can even provide clients with as-built records of constructed buildings as projects wind down, helping clients operate and maintain their infrastructure more efficiently.

Learn more about how reality capture and BIM tools are helping designers incorporate as-built data into their workflows.

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CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

It is easy to visualize a project, this helps as well to have a better vision and make better decisions and see things quicker before work starts on the site.

Adrien TruwantCo-founder at ATFF

06Capturing Reality:Incorporating As-Built Data into Design Models

Discover how the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Collection equips you to meet any project challenge – now and in the future. Use powerful BIM and CAD workflows enabled by a comprehensive set of software and services to deliver your best work and stay competitive. Move from 2D to BIM and extend your Revit workflows with the AEC Collection.

ARCHITECTURE MEP STRUCTURERevitSoftware for building information modeling

Revit LiveService that turns Revit models into immersive experience

ReCap ProReality capture and 3D scanning software and services

Navisworks ManageProject review software with 5D analysis and design

Dynamo StudioProgramming environment that lets designers create visual logic to design workflows and automate tasks

RevitSoftware for building information modeling

Navisworks ManageProject review software with 5D analysis and design simulation

Fabrication CADmepMEP detailing and documentation software


Advance Steel3D modeling software for steel detailing

Robot Structural Analysis ProfessionalAdvanced BIM-integrated structural analysis and code compliance verification tool


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MEP DESIGN AND DETAILING

01From 2D to BIM: Making the Leap

04Iterating to Optimize Your MEP Design

02Creating Cross-Team Connections with BIM

05Improved Understanding: Communicating Design Intent Through BIM

03Connecting MEP Design to Fabrication

06Capturing Reality: Incorporating As-Built Data In 3D Models

Your Guide to Achieving the Extraordinary with BIMMEP DESIGN AND DETAILING

Your Guide to Achieving the Extraordinary with BIM MEP DESIGN AND DETAILING 01

An increasing number of architects and structural engineers are designing and detailing in three dimensions. To continue to win work and keep up with other project stakeholders, MEP designers and detailers must consider a move to BIM.

With BIM capabilities, MEP professionals can work more efficiently with all project teams, engage more effectively in design workflows, avoid duplications of effort, and eliminate unnecessary re-work. This improved level of efficiency helps firms meet challenging deadlines and maximize their profit margin. The added value can lead to more satisfied clients and repeat business. For example, MEP designers and detailers using BIM solutions often receive more accurate design models earlier in the process, allowing them to ensure that building systems will fit within the architect’s design.

Learn more about how BIM capabilities can make MEP firms more efficient and competitive.

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CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

We have a 100% success rate on all of our units that were delivered to the jobsite and the only way that we’re able to have that success rate is by having the information delivered by Autodesk and BIM through Schneider Electric.

Alan CreelVice PresidentMiller Electric Company

01 From 2D to BIM: Making the Leap


The coordination of services with the building structure is crucial for MEP professionals to ensure sufficient space can be secured early in design, and then later for the routing of real-world components for installation. This requires close collaboration with other disciplines.

BIM facilitates collaboration by aggregating all design components in a common data model. This ensures that MEP designers and detailers always have reliable, up-to-date information from the architectural and structural disciplines – enabling them to make immediate changes to their own plans.

Using 2D processes, many MEP firms are forced to rely on multiple documents (including sections, plans, and details), and lengthy meetings to hammer out details with project teams. Despite these efforts, they still face extensive rework in the field. With BIM, the team can collaboratively address issues before fabrication and construction begin.

Discover how BIM facilitates seamless collaboration between MEP designers and detailers and other project teams.

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CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

By working from the models provided by the consultants, we saved considerable time on the project construction documentation phase, enabling a wide range of lean construction strategies to be leveraged. In addition, it provided more time to identify and present the best options for improving client value.

Warwick StannusGroup Engineering ManagerA.G. Coombs

02 Creating Cross-Team Connections with BIM


Design engineers have historically been separated from the design process, using disparate tools to perform various calculations. Today, they can leverage the architectural model to quickly perform early stage load calculations to aid with downstream equipment sizing and systems network calculations.

Working in BIM, mechanical designers and detailers can convert a design-intent model into a detailed fabrication model that is ready for shop drawing, procurement, ductwork manufacture, and installation. Reducing the re-work and number of steps between design and fabrication allows MEP firms to manage materials, labor, and costs more efficiently. The design model can also be used by trade contractors for estimating during the bidding phase of a project, and after the project has been awarded. It can also be used for sheet metal manufacture – exporting directly to the coiled lines and plasma cutters.

Additionally, the intuitive nature of 3D modeling helps mechanical designers to quickly detect potential collisions between mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems and other design elements. This means that necessary re-design of MEP systems can usually be completed before construction ever begins – eliminating the hassle and pressure of reconfiguring systems when a building project is already underway.

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03 Connecting MEP Design to Fabrication


Traditionally, MEP designers and detailers create multiple drawings (plan, sections, details) throughout the design and detailing process as teams work to resolve spatial and functional clashes. With BIM, everyone can see their plans in three dimensions, using a common model authoring platform. Changes made by one stakeholder are instantly available to another, enabling issues to be identified and resolved early in the project life-cycle.

MEP designers and detailers can explore the best constructible design of building systems before settling on a decision. They can also take advantage of design calculations to optimize systems and fabrication content to derive optimal layouts.

Discover how BIM tools can help MEP designers and detailers to arrive at the optimal design.

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CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

During design, the engineering consultants had charge of the models, allowing innovative analysis-based design solutions to be developed in response to the many challenges presented by the project owner’s requirements.

Warwick StannusGroup Engineering ManagerA.G. Coombs

04 Iterating to Optimize Your MEP Design


When architects, structural engineers, and other project stakeholders use 3D modeling tools, this not only creates a mandate for MEP firms to do the same, but it also creates an opportunity for MEP designers and detailers to better understand and visualize a building’s design, and to react to changes in the design and structural models.

In the past, when changes were made to architectural designs or structural detailing plans, teams needed to manually add those changes to all project documentation, introducing the possibility of human error. But with BIM, changes are instantly available to all project collaborators – vastly improving inter-team communication and reducing the risk of on-site errors.

Learn more about how BIM processes reduce misunderstandings and help project teams to clearly communicate their plans.

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05 Improved Understanding: Communicating Design Intent Through BIM

CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

It’s really important that we get construction knowledge integrated with design knowledge early on in the project.

Jim MeachamSr Project Manager Southland Industries


In renovation and retrofit projects, MEP designers and detailers must work around existing features, and the absence of accurate as-built records can create significant problems. But manual documentation of existing conditions is tedious, time-consuming, and subject to errors.

Using BIM and reality capture tools, MEP firms can work with confidence in the knowledge that they have accurate as-built data. These same tools can even be used to automatically generate installation points based on as-built structural and design data.

Reality capture tools can help MEP firms to create post-installation documentation for owners, giving them a record of how the final build-out of systems differs from initial design plans.

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06Capturing Reality: Incorporating As-Built Data In 3D Models















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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

01A Step Up: How BIM Capabilities Help Engineering Firms Win More Work

04Iterating to Optimize Your Structural Design

02Anytime, Anywhere: Connecting Structural Teams with BIM

05Communicating Design Intent

03Connecting Design to Fabrication

06Capturing Reality: Incorporating As-Built Data in Structural Models

Your Guide to Achieving the Extraordinary with BIMSTRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN

Your Guide to Achieving the Extraordinary with BIM STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 01

Increasingly, project owners are making use of building information modeling (BIM) a requirement for working on building projects – with some studies showing that more than four-in-five owners require or encourage BIM use. These requirements and preferences impact the entire building project.

Making the shift from 2D drafting to 3D modeling can help firms to stand out in the bidding process, meet project mandates, and qualify for more projects.

Using model-based workflows also supports design and detailing processes that improve collaboration, reduce design clashes and re-work, optimize structural models, and streamline fabrication. Half of engineering firms cite the ability to maintain repeat business as a top BIM benefit, while more than 40 percent say that BIM capabilities help them market new business and offer new services.

Learn more about how BIM workflows can take structural engineering firms to a new level.

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CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

It’s really easy to build big square boxes. But when you have a roof that is elliptical in nature, the geometric challenges are many. The manner in which the steel has to provide a framework for all of the other trades and finishes requires a lot of precision, and it’s more difficult to be precise along an ellipse.

Lance RichardsonCOORichardson Steel, Inc.

01 A Step Up: How BIM Capabilities Help Engineering Firms Win More Work


Building project teams are often spread out across different offices, different countries, or even different continents.

With BIM tools, structural engineers, designers, and detailers can work together in a common data model, no matter their location. This helps ensure that all team members have the most up-to-date information – preventing clashes and rework, and even helping firms to meet accelerated deadlines.

Model-based collaboration tools can also improve communication between structural engineers and the extended project team. Sixty percent of contractors cite multi-trade coordination as a top benefit of BIM. Structural trades are ready to improve collaboration with the design team, and are benefiting by better managing design changes that impact their deliverables for the project. It’s clear that BIM collaboration tools help to reduce the impact of design changes on the trades.

Discover how BIM tools enhance collaboration.

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CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

The deadlines were very tight, and several teams architectural, structural, and MEP engineers—needed to work on the same model at the same time.

Giacomo BergonzoniBIM ManagerOpen Project

02 Anytime, Anywhere: Connecting Structural Teams with BIM


By connecting structural design to detailing design for structural steel, rebar, or precast concrete fabrication, firms can significantly shorten project timelines.

BIM tools not only help to speed up the design and detailing processes, they also provide the ability to store and process data in a centralized structural model – data that can easily be converted into machine files for fabrication.

This streamlined approach can reduce waste and inefficiencies in the shop and on site, helping teams design and detail structural components in less time, with less rework. In fact, around half of architecture, engineering and contracting companies using BIM processes say they’ve seen noticeable reductions in both project schedules and final construction costs.

Learn more about how BIM tools can keep projects on track – from design and detailing, all the way through fabrication and construction.

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03 Connecting Design to Fabrication

CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

With Revit, we were able to do everything digitally before the first panel was even produced. It all worked beautifully.

Bryant LukeVP of Operations Gate Precast Company


When designing in 2D, structural engineers can be limited by time constraints, and can only explore a handful of different approaches. But 3D BIM tools make it easy to quickly analyze multiple options and arrive at an optimal design in less time.

A rich data model allows engineers to address competing design parameters, quickly test the viability and structural integrity of different options early in the design phase, and easily adjust structural models based on design changes.

With traditional design and detailing workflows, it’s almost impossible for engineers to catch and correct every mistake in real time. And when glitches go unnoticed, they can result in extensive rework or additional expenses. BIM processes can prevent costly and time-consuming errors.

Learn more about how BIM tools are helping structural engineering firms to optimize their designs.

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CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

There is a definite advantage in being able to cycle through design iterations and produce information that can be used very quickly by the rest of the team.

Cristobal CorreaAssociate Principal Buro Happold

04 Iterating to Optimize Your Structural Design


2D drawings can seem indecipherable, and often prevent project owners from fully understanding structural engineers’ work. This can cause confusion that can lead to delays and change orders late in the design process.

BIM tools bring project designs to life in 3D, giving all stakeholders the ability to visualize the intent of designers’ and engineers’ work. This clarity is also important in the field when construction teams are working from structural plans to erect steel, precast concrete, or place rebar on site.

More than 90 percent of project owners say that BIM models increase their ability to understand designs, and 70 percent say BIM tools improve their ability to plan construction.

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05 Communicating Design Intent

CUSTOMER SPOTLIGHT

With Revit, we were able to do everything digitally before the first panel was even produced. It all worked beautifully.

Bryant LukeVP of Operations Gate Precast Company


For teams creating a structural model for retrofit and renovation projects, accurate data on current site conditions is essential. But manual documentation and traditional survey methods are tedious, time-consuming, and prone to error.

By incorporating reality capture tools such as light detection and ranging (LiDAR), teams can capture point clouds that provide comprehensive information about existing built and environmental features. By incorporating this data into BIM tools, structural engineers can create models to perfectly fit the project site.

Discover how reality capture and BIM tools can help structural engineers incorporate accurate as-built data into their models.

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