BIM and Revit are digital representations of functional and
physical characteristics of a building. As discussed in class there are many
issues that arise in the use of these systems. The current BIM technology has
issues with interoperability. As discussed in many of last week’s articles as well
as in class, in the transition from one user interface to the next, some of the
special features are lost. When designing a building, it is necessary to use a
few different modeling systems. Many of
the newer software updates are made so that the building models are able to be
collaborated into one complete model that includes all features. The errors
tend to occur when the model is transferred from one software interface to another.
I think that some future errors in the BIM technology and
Revit software may arise from the amount of reliability that a person tends to
have on it. In the future, there will be many more innovative features in the
newer versions of software. Current updates include the detection of errors in
the collaboration of building models. Many new BIM features are also working to
reduce human error in modeling. If an engineer learns to rely on the system for
error detection rather than reviewing their work on their own, many problems
could arise especially if the system misinterprets the design or glitches. As the capabilities of BIM technology
increases, people will become more reliant on the technology. Aside from the suggested
problem that was previously mentioned, I also think that more innovation in
software systems may cause people to stop learning the basics. As we had previously/discussed
in class on Tuesday, if a person becomes too reliant on the system for information
such as equations and calculations, they may not feel the need to learn the
equations on their own. On the other hand, future software systems may encourage
people to delve deeper and learn more about other design processes that are not
currently integrated into the software and more efficient building styles. This
may in turn increase the current efficiency of building modeling and
construction.
References:
Pniewski, Voytek. " Building Information Modeling (BIM) Interoperability Issues." Building Information Modeling (BIM) Interoperability Issues in Light of Interdisciplinary Collaboration. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.
"Interoperability and BIM. Development and Use of Building Information Model." Interoperability and BIM. Development and Use of Building Information Model. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.
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References:
Pniewski, Voytek. " Building Information Modeling (BIM) Interoperability Issues." Building Information Modeling (BIM) Interoperability Issues in Light of Interdisciplinary Collaboration. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.
"Interoperability and BIM. Development and Use of Building Information Model." Interoperability and BIM. Development and Use of Building Information Model. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2016.
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I found your idea that a major future problem with BIM/Revit is that as we increase our abilities in these programs, engineers will depend more and more on them rather than learning the basic principles and equations interesting, and I agree completely. Especially as the abilities and ease of inputs increase, engineers will begin to have too much confidence in the programs and forget to do the basic checks, or know when a result just does not look right. I think the main problem is that the increased capabilities of the softwares will actually lead to more errors as the more advanced software will account for more variables than we are used to inputting into the program, therefor possibly creating errors in their inputs or the engineer forgetting to define them altogether.
ReplyDeleteLaura,
ReplyDeleteI believe that it is more difficult to find the disadvantages in the future comparing to what I have wrote about the advantages for now. Technological developments can become very unpredictable, especially nowadays when everything is changing so fast. So I agree with what you have mentioned above, stating that we should think twice before totally rely on the software. There is also another issue with Revit in the future. Since it is certainly trying to become THE PLATFORM and the center of the software, it is very likely that many other emerging related software has to be designed in a way must be compatible with Revit in order to fit in, and this is scary. So lets be open minded about technologies and be aware of what actually works for us.
Laura, yes you are right, if the software becomes very intelligent it might not be a good thing for human. It will destroy our ability to think and learn. Even will influence our creativity. So that I think to avoid it we need something like a certificate to compel engineers learn the basic engineering concepts.
ReplyDeleteLaura,
ReplyDeleteI have read a couple different blog’s with your same concern to understand the principles behind the software. As the computer age continues to grow I can see this being a real problem. I fear it may have already become a problem. I hear many students saying “I don’t know why I need to know this everybody uses computer software.” While this is true, and to do tedious hand calculations would not be realistic we must still be able to diagnose an analysis for plausible accuracy with intuition. This is developed over time. And with the limited time new engineers are exposed to this it could become a problem. Hopefully technology will be able to keep up with people in its ability to detect potential errors.
Hi Laura,
ReplyDeleteVery insightful projections of issues with BIM use; I especially agree that heavy reliance on software coupled with a decreasing understanding of hand calculations can lead to issues. Like we've learned in the CIVE 300/400 structural analysis sequence, a computer analysis software (SAP in this case) is "innocent until proven guilty;" we cannot always rely on the computer to completely reduce human error in modeling, and we must be aware of software issues/glitches.