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BIM coordination is consequential for developing accurate buildings

What is BIM coordination? Well, BIM coordination is nothing but the clubbing of architecture, structure and MEP models into one single model.  This model is known as BIM coordination model. Building construction is one of the most complicated tasks as the development of different building disciplines remains the responsibility of diverse engineers.  Architects, structural engineers and MEP engineers are jointly accountable for developing building design.  A building’s architecture is totally designed by an architect whereas its structural framework is outlined by structural engineers. And when it comes to the designing of MEP systems they are designed by mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers. Since the design of multiple building disciplines is created by various different kinds of engineers there always remains a question mark in terms of their harmonious coexistence. And to get clarity about design inconsistencies between multidiscipline models in terms of their coexist

Demand for engineering outsourcing services is increasing drastically

In the contemporary period preconstruction engineering services are tremendously outsourced by construction companies and AEC firms from offshore countries. Outsourcing engineering services such as designing, drafting and modeling services for building projects was far from reality a few decades back. Nobody could think of constructing a building by hiring engineering services from a distant country. But all this is an unquestionable reality today, wherein effective buildings are constructed by architects and engineers with the assistance of outsourced engineering services. This unbelievable thing is a reality today only because of technological advancements that have been experienced by the world in the last few decades. Since the time Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry has started to experiment with technology in terms of simplifying project execution it started to touch new heights. Adoption of CAD technology wherein computer software has been used by design a

Tackle positioning issues favorably by sharing coordinates!

Tackling file positioning issues rationally and conveniently remains major problem for Revit users when they link additional file in their model or project. Multiple discrepancies are confronted by Revit users in terms of geometrical positioning of linked files comparative to host model. For example if an MEP engineer working on his model in Revit MEP wants to acquire a thorough understanding of  structural model developed in Revit structure by structural engineer he has to link the model. So when MEP engineer links a structural model in his MEP model, Revit spontaneously displays and alert informing users that linked model does not acquire the same coordinate system as host model. And since they do not share the same coordinate systems, Revit will automatically return back to center-to-center positioning. The alert confronted by users must be cancelled by them at this point of time because positioning associated issues can only be tackled once the file is imported in the model.

BIM’s ascendancy over AEC industry is expanding fast

Building Information Modeling is also referred or addressed as Virtual Design and Construction by Architectural, Engineering and Construction industry professionals. This is such as amazing and constructive technology which helps AEC professionals in defining the physical and functional characteristics of a building. It can never be disowned and renounced that BIM is subjugating and dominating the industry when it comes to producing desired or intended outcomes in context of project execution. A highly collaborative and integrated design approach is facilitated by BIM which includes all the paramount building stakeholders during the design development. These crucial building stakeholders include architects, engineers, contractors and other design professionals. This integrated and non-segregated approach proves totally cardinal and paramount for design development team because exceptional results are obtained after that in terms of design explorations and observations. In oth