Since its invention, computer aided drafting has continued
to evolve in itself, and it has helped completely revolutionize the entire
construction and design industry. In the beginning, cad programs were
revolutionary because they allowed a user with virtually no drawing experience
to create construction drawings to the same quality as an expert drafter.
Today, computer aided drafting with programs like AutoCad has evolved into
building information modeling with programs like Revit. Just like cad before it,
BIM is in the process of revolutionizing the construction industry to make
processes more efficient.
While they may seem the same to an untrained user, AutoCad
and Revit are very different programs. Their similarities include the fact that
they are both forms of computer aided drafting, and can both be used to plans,
elevations, and 3D views, but at different levels of ease. AutoCad is base on
lines and points that when put together, create the picture of a building or
product. Revit is different in that it uses different virtual building
components to create a building model with information associated to its
different systems. In my experience, AutoCad has been used to produce 2D
drawings and Revit has been used to produce 3D drawings and elevations. This is
due to their current ease of use for those respective tasks, but as time goes
on, it seems that the industry is moving towards using Revit universally. An
additional feature of Revit that is limited in AutoCad is rendering. The
ability to visualize a building or object in a close-to-real-life view is a
major feature of Revit that AutoCad lacks. This is an invaluable tool that has
allowed designers to present multiple visual representations of interior, or
exterior views.
While Revit may seem more complicated and in turn a worse
program than AutoCad, it has much more functionality than the drafting program
and is becoming a more and more widely used tool in design firms. Even though
it may be difficult to transition from the use of AutoCad to Revit, as it was
to transition from paper and pencil drafting to computer aided design, the
result in the end will be a more efficient and intelligent industry.
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Comments:
Hamad Al-Hajri:
Hamad-
Good post. You did a nice job of highlighting the similarities and differences between AutoCad and Revit. I also liked the connections you drew to Solidworks. It was interesting to read about the similarities and differences between an additional program to those required in the rubric. I also agree with what you said about Revit being the superior product to AutoCad, even though it may be more confusing to people to learn at first.
Good post. You did a nice job of highlighting the similarities and differences between AutoCad and Revit. I also liked the connections you drew to Solidworks. It was interesting to read about the similarities and differences between an additional program to those required in the rubric. I also agree with what you said about Revit being the superior product to AutoCad, even though it may be more confusing to people to learn at first.
Maria Ayon:
Maria-
It was interesting in your post to read about the various applications and functionality of BIM. I agree that it is invaluable to have a virtual building model with information about insulating materials within a building in order to conduct in-depth analyses of a building. Something that was interesting in your post that I did not know was that you can combine construction schedules with BIM models to further the depth of the building analysis. Good post.
It was interesting in your post to read about the various applications and functionality of BIM. I agree that it is invaluable to have a virtual building model with information about insulating materials within a building in order to conduct in-depth analyses of a building. Something that was interesting in your post that I did not know was that you can combine construction schedules with BIM models to further the depth of the building analysis. Good post.
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