Will Ikerd maintains it will take less than 10 years for building information modeling to transform structural engineering. He’s helping that happen as co-chair of the BIM committee, formed last year, ...

The next preferred method of transfer to SDS/2 is via the CIS/2 file. The next preferred method of transfer to Tekla is via the IFC file, said Cobb. Transfer of information is not as simple as pushing ...

Like the weather, everyone in the AEC industry is talking about using BIM models for operations and maintenance, but no one—well, almost no one—is doing anything about it. That’s because there’s a ...

In 2008, the American Institute of Architects released its first BIM contract document—AIA E202 Building Information Modeling Protocol Exhibit—which outlined five “levels of development” (LOD 100-500) ...

While mass timber and off-site construction remain in the foreground, the associated digital technologies for architects have had a quieter evolution. Aiming to bring these issues to the architectural ...

Discover BIM software costs with a detailed Revit, Tekla, and Archicad pricing guide, including licensing models, hidden ...