Discussion Outline

What we aim to solve?
• Can IPD & VDC be accomplished without a thorough model?
• Establish best practices for what to model and when to start detailing
• Understand what value the model has downstream and why it may be important to others.
• Understand what role manufactured or pre-manufactured content may be relevant.

Does BIM Mean Revit?
• Other modeling Software?
• Leverage Autodesk Products?
o Civil 3d
o Inventor?
o Navisworks
o ???
• Supporting Software?

What considerations need to be made when developing the model? Key discussion Points
• What does the Contract require?
o Contract types
 Design-Bid-Build
 Design-Build
 CM At Risk
 IPD (Integrated Project Delivery)
 VDC (Virtual Design & Construction)
o Do we just deliver a set of CD’s and call it good.
o How do we differentiate ourselves.
• What would help make design decisions?
o Materials
o Counts
o Proto-typical situations
o Programming
o Etc.
• Are we adding value to our clients?
o Win and keep new work
o Energy Analysis
o Virtual Environments
o Metrics for Decision making
• What does the client need to be informed? (Provide Value as a Master Builder)
o Renderings
o Gant Chart
o Programming Requirements
o Programming Variation
o Maintenance items
o Accessibility
o Simulation (can it be built as designed)
o Staging,
• Informed Model, what does that mean?
o Keynotes
o Descriptions
o FM Considerations
• Content
o Is it Manufactured?
o Is it Pre-manufactured?
o
• Limitations in modeling everything?
o Time
o Model Size
o Nesting objects don’t schedule
o
• Are we developing information for manufacturers?
o Is our information too detailed?
 Casework example (could this be done in Inventor). Owner feels too much time spent on this process. Client doing an Animal Hospital.
o When should we interface?

• What are the different model types?
o Analytical model -
o Constructability model
o As-built / FM model
o Not-categorized
 Presentation Model
 Design options study
 Energy Model
 Manufactured Model


Class Goals

AB104-6

During this class we will discuss the differences between:
• Analytical model
• Constructability model
• As-built / FM model
A discussion on how Architects can become again Master Builders. This will be a collaborative session, be prepared to share and discuss successes and failures in modeling too much and/or too little and the challenges around each. We will discuss and record what the groups opinions are and also what tools we think are missing for aggregating model data and what provide Autodesk Proposals of future areas of improvement. Come discuss challenges, real world problems, missing & proposed tools, and discuss the How & Why we should move towards a true modeling based concept. Discuss the advantages of Autodesk Inventor Interoperability and options for success. Establish a checklist for deciding when we should stop modeling based on project size, scope and contract. Also the discussion of how I leverage all those great AutoCAD Architecture tools for pre-fabrication & manufacturing in Revit and if we should move to interoperability similar to the relationship of Revit Structure and AutoCAD Structural Detailing. How best should the industry leverage Autodesk Inventor without parametric parts?

The result of the discussion will establish criterion for best practices for when to stop modeling and start detailing.

Ground Rules

Remember when discussing this with you Revit leadership team to utilize the ground rules.

Ground Rules
• Everyone is responsible for the success of the meeting, Everyone participates.
• Different opinions are welcome, be willing to share or admit mistakes.
• We learn more from our mistakes than our successes.
• Relax. Be yourself. Be honest.
• Disagree in private; unite in public.
• Share your knowledge, experience, time, and talents.
• Silence is agreement.
• Limit side conversations.
• Only one person at time talking
• No jargon or in-talk
• If you need to be critical; be critical of ideas, not people.
• Encourage full participation from all attendees
• Keep discussion on topic, and focused
• Start on time; end on time.
• If you agree to do something, do it.

Thanks for Attending AU and AB104-6

I will be posting content for the class and provide ability for all to add their feedback on each of the MIND MAP items. I look forward to your feedback.

JB