Although most of today's contractors have BIM tools that make fabrication possible, many haven't fully adapted their design ...

Faith in the quality of structural-steel building-information-model file transfers between different BIM platforms increased recently, thanks to a series of digital-data-exchange validation tests ...

On Sept. 22, Autodesk launched a new model coordination workflow between two of its most popular clash detection and design review tools—Autodesk Navisworks and BIM 360 Model Coordination. The ...

SketchUp recently released its native Revit Importer feature, creating a quick and seamless translation from Revit to SketchUp. Available for SketchUp’s studio subscription and as a trial for the Pro ...

The model structures between Revit and SketchUp are preserved meaning families and layers from Revit are neatly translated into groups, components, and tags in SketchUp. This saves hours or even days ...

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) ...

The Dalux BIM Viewer mobile app is a free way to share BIM models with internal and external colleagues. The free version of this app can handle multiple large and complex BIM models with the option ...

In early 2008, as a storm approached northern Michigan, a 19-year-old construction worker raced to the rooftop of a multifamily building to clear the area of construction debris. Unaware that a metal ...

This old adage is one that craftsmen understand well and never question. Careful measurement and planning is essential in producing any quality product, and when it comes to the building industry, a ...