From the course: Revit: Modeling Best Practices for BIM

Why do you have to model differently for BIM? - Revit Tutorial

From the course: Revit: Modeling Best Practices for BIM

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Why do you have to model differently for BIM?

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- [Instructor] Why is it so important to differentiate BIM and Revit and add another level of 3D model and a BIM model? I do not intend to diving into the full definition of BIM but you do need to understand that BIM describes an action and also describes the collaborative process of sharing information throughout the entire building lifecycle. Now another question for you. Was the word Revit in this last sentence at all? Time's up, no because Revit and any other modeling software are tools that helps the BIM process but it does not define BIM. Those who know me know how important that statement is to me. Keep in mind that even though the term BIM has been around for a bit more than 20 years, we're still at the very beginning and to cycle back to our first question, Revit represent a small percentage of what BIM can achieve. Okay, I hope we agree that BIM is first a process. If you don't agree, I'm always happy to debate this subject with you but let's focus on our main goal, using Revit within the BIM process. First of all, what is the difference between a 3D model, a Revit model and a BIM model? If we isolate the acronym or name before the word model, we can understand that the 3D is about shape, Revit is a format, .rvt, and BIM about information with the I. So don't try to look further. That's pretty much it but hold on. Back to my first statements. We forgot about the collaborative process. I'm just making sure you're still with me. We can't talk about BIM model if the object does not contain any data. But not only that, by integrating the collaborative process to the model's needs, it will allow teams in the project to have enhanced communications, faster delivery time and greater efficiencies. This will most likely result in a better project and a happy project team. My second statement is a BIM model is a numeric prototype that contain data representing the project. The BIM model is defined collaboratively during the asset lifecycle phase of a project. A BIM model can be a multitude of fitted area of assembled models per trade, zone, level or cut. Or assembled models per trade, zone or level, for example. From here, I will cover different cases but I won't be able to cover all of your questions. But I will try to show you the thinking process in order to answer them.

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