Wiley Mastering Revit Architecture 2009 978-0-470-29528-1 ユーザーズマニュアル
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Chapter 1
Understanding BIM: From the Basics
to Advanced Realities
In this chapter we’ll cover the principles of a building information modeling (BIM) approach
and summarize how BIM differs from a traditional 2D computer-aided design (CAD) process.
We’ll explain fundamental characteristics of Revit, how Revit delivers the benefits of a true BIM
tool, and why Revit is the tool best suited for a process motivated by an integrated and collab-
orative practice.
and summarize how BIM differs from a traditional 2D computer-aided design (CAD) process.
We’ll explain fundamental characteristics of Revit, how Revit delivers the benefits of a true BIM
tool, and why Revit is the tool best suited for a process motivated by an integrated and collab-
orative practice.
In this chapter, you learn how to do the following:
Identify the advantages of building information modeling
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Know what to expect from BIM
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Identifying the Advantages of Building Information Modeling
The production of design documents has traditionally been an exercise in drawing lines to
represent a building. These documents become instruction sets: an annotated booklet that
describes what the building should look like when complete. The plan, section, elevation, and
detail are all skillfully drafted—line by line, drawing by drawing, sheet by sheet. Whether
physical or digital, these traditional drawing sets are composed of annotated graphics—where
each line and text is part of a larger abstraction meant to convey design intent so that a building
can eventually be constructed. By and large, this is still the reality we face today, but the process
of creating these drawings is being fundamentally changed as a result of BIM.
represent a building. These documents become instruction sets: an annotated booklet that
describes what the building should look like when complete. The plan, section, elevation, and
detail are all skillfully drafted—line by line, drawing by drawing, sheet by sheet. Whether
physical or digital, these traditional drawing sets are composed of annotated graphics—where
each line and text is part of a larger abstraction meant to convey design intent so that a building
can eventually be constructed. By and large, this is still the reality we face today, but the process
of creating these drawings is being fundamentally changed as a result of BIM.
Let’s put this into a historical context for a moment and briefly walk through the evolution of
architectural design and documentation.
A Brief History of Design and Documentation
Andrea Palladio’s Four Books on Architecture (trans. Robert Tavernor and Richard Schofield, MIT
Press, 1997) presents an amazing array of drawing techniques that show buildings cut in plan
and section and even hybrid drawings that show elevations and sections in one drawing. You
can even see hints about construction techniques and structural gestures in the form of trusses,
arches, and columns.
Press, 1997) presents an amazing array of drawing techniques that show buildings cut in plan
and section and even hybrid drawings that show elevations and sections in one drawing. You
can even see hints about construction techniques and structural gestures in the form of trusses,
arches, and columns.
These representations were meant as simplified expressions of a project, and often they were
idealized versions of the building—not necessarily how the building was built. The drawings
were communication and documentation tools, themselves works of detailed craftsmanship. In
were communication and documentation tools, themselves works of detailed craftsmanship. In
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