Wiley Mastering Revit Architecture 2008 978-0-470-14483-1 ユーザーズマニュアル
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Chapter 1
Understanding BIM: From the
Basics to Advanced Realities
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 CAD tool. We’ll explain fundamental character-
istics 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 collaborative practice.
summarize how BIM differs from a traditional 2D CAD tool. We’ll explain fundamental character-
istics 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 collaborative practice.
In this chapter, you’ll learn the following:
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The advantages of Building Information Modeling
◆
What to expect from Building Information Modeling
The Advantages of Building Information Modeling
The production of design documents has traditionally been an exercise in drawing lines to repre-
sent a building. These documents become instruction sets: an annotated booklet that describes how
the building is to be built. The plan, section, and elevation are all skillfully drafted—line by line,
drawing by drawing, sheet by sheet. Whether physical or digital, these traditional drawing sets are
composed of graphics—each line 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.
sent a building. These documents become instruction sets: an annotated booklet that describes how
the building is to be built. The plan, section, and elevation are all skillfully drafted—line by line,
drawing by drawing, sheet by sheet. Whether physical or digital, these traditional drawing sets are
composed of graphics—each line 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 of 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. There are
drawings complete with dimensional rules for laying out the relative proportions of rooms. You
can even see hints about construction techniques and structural gestures in the form of trusses,
arches, and columns.
section and even hybrid drawings that show elevations and sections in one drawing. There are
drawings complete with dimensional rules for laying out the relative proportions of rooms. You
can even see hints about construction techniques and structural gestures in the form of trusses,
arches, and columns.
These representations were simplified expressions of a project, and often they were idealized
versions of the building—not necessarily how the building was built. The drawings were commu-
nication and documentation tools, themselves works of detailed craftsmanship. In those days
(14th–17th centuries), the architect was brought up in the tradition of building and had integral
knowledge of how buildings were constructed. Palladio, like many other architects of his day, grew
up as a stone mason. Building techniques were deeply embedded in the construction trades, which
in turn spawned the great architects of the time. Other master masons and sculptors include the
likes of Filippo Brunelleschi, Giovanni Bernini, and Francesco Borromini. These architects are often
nication and documentation tools, themselves works of detailed craftsmanship. In those days
(14th–17th centuries), the architect was brought up in the tradition of building and had integral
knowledge of how buildings were constructed. Palladio, like many other architects of his day, grew
up as a stone mason. Building techniques were deeply embedded in the construction trades, which
in turn spawned the great architects of the time. Other master masons and sculptors include the
likes of Filippo Brunelleschi, Giovanni Bernini, and Francesco Borromini. These architects are often
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