Almost every employer who comes across the word BIM has a vague idea of a software that is supposed to convert a series of two-dimensional maps into a three-dimensional model. But the truth is much more than these words. BIM building information modeling, which stands for Building Information Management, is not a drawing method, but literally a design and construction process. Simply put, a new construction method. But what made the leading construction industry around the world turn to BIM? Super companies whose goals are profit and quality and plan very carefully and purposefully for it. What have they found in BIM that they do construction in all dimensions (renovation of a 300-meter villa to the construction of a stadium for 80,000 people) with the BIM method (so-called BIM BASE)???
Building zero to one hundred projects without spending material
Almost anywhere in the world, there are no two-dimensional maps of a project where elements of different disciplines do not overlap. It is impossible to imagine that the electrical designer while moving the cable tray and routing the conduits has seen all the twists and turns of the channels, heating cooling pipes… Effects of vendors and changes applied to design drawings can lead to destruction and rework. The first step in BIM-style construction is to make all the elements used in the project in 3D with precise and specific dimensions. From the layering of the wall to even the flange of the channels, from all kinds of lights and wires to even pages, roll bolts or welding connections.All elements are made with exact dimensions depending on the level of detail required. The biggest advantage of this will be the identification of interferences and the prevention of frequent destruction and rework in all projects that have a large volume of facilities due to the type of use.
In the BIM process, two-dimensional maps are the basis of three-dimensional modeling, and then, after removing the interferences and checking all implementation obstacles in the three-dimensional view, the output two-dimensional and three-dimensional maps of this modeling will be the basis of implementation. Far more accurate maps than drafting software such as Autocad. Now, if all the elements used in construction are first modeled with dimensions and sizes, what other uses do they have for us?
The exact meter of the project by type, material, place of use….
Imagine that a project manager can have an accurate and correct meter for all the consumable items of the project. A meter that is the result of a one-time accurate three-dimensional construction of all the elements of the project to its true dimensions. And since the interference has been fixed, you can count on its accurate meter. From the amount of paint used by type and color to the length of wire, cable, and conduit to the number of conversions, elbows… This accurate meter is useful for a project manager when he can estimate the cost of the work fronts based on the schedule. Budget yourself. The BIM process has its own schedule and budget even for this program.
In the eyes of many employers, this elimination of interferences, and revision of design plans and detailed implementation outputs along with valid meters is considered profitable enough. But the science that all the big companies in the world use for construction should be more than just eliminating interference and accurate meters. The BIM process has 7 unique capabilities, which are known as the seven dimensions of BIM, and we will discuss these concepts in the BIM definitions section.
