B3 - Current Advantages of Revit/BIM - Santiago Uribe

Current advantages of Revit/BIM

Revit and BIM have many advantages. As a relatively new technology that is getting increasingly more important for engineering businesses, BIM software provides companies with something that they haven’t always had.
Even though I could go on for days talking about all the benefits and advantages that software’s such as Revit have, I will narrow them to what I consider to be the 5 most relevant advantages;

1.       Improved visualization

The fact that we can bring projects into life without having to build it first is probably the biggest advantage of BIM. Being able to visualize how the project is going look can help in all processes of the design. It also helps when it comes to checking in with a client.

2.       Improved productivity

Computers have made completing tasks easy and fast, that is no different when it comes to BIM. With these software’s companies can get projects done quicker and with better accuracy. BIM software makes it easy to modify, delete or add information to projects without ever worrying about having to start over.

3.       Coordination with construction documents

Revit and other BIM make it easier than ever to set up construction documents. By simply working on one view, Revit will automatically create the different plans and elevations needed. This speeds up the task of creating all the necessary components for a set of construction drawings.

4.       Increased speed of project delivery

Similar to improved productivity, BIM software will allow companies to deliver projects to their clients faster. This will make the clients happy and may lead to more work coming from them. That is why companies want to have this technology.

5.       Reduced cost

All of these advantages help build up to this one. By making everything faster and easier, BIM also reduces the amount of money needed to complete a project. By being able to things fast you are saving money in extra wages of employees having to work longer hours to accomplish the same tasks they can now accomplish with BIM.

Comments:

1.       Addressing Future problems with Revit by Kaili Yue; You’re saying that Revit or other BIM software is not yet capable of designing more complex buildings but I have to disagree with you. I have been exposed to Revit for some time now and I still find new things every time I use it, The extent of the capabilities that this software possess goes beyond what me and you can imagine. I believe Revit software would surprise you if you could see everything it can do. I’m not saying there’s no room for improvement, there always is, but I just think Revit is a much more powerful tool that what we give it credit for.

2.       Addressing Future advantages of BIM/Revit by Kevin Saldivar; I agree with you in that the area where Revit will become more advantageous in the future is in user interface and organization. Right now, the software is pretty straight forward to use in order to make simple designs but as rookie users, a lot of us don’t have the capability to create the more complex designs. As the software develops more, users will be more capable of designing these complex structures with more ease.