Autodesk Embrces BIM: Architectural Desktop vs. Revit

摘要

SINCE AUTODESK PURCHASED Revit, a seeming competitor to its flagship Architectural Desktop, the AEC community has been wondering, "Where is Autodesk going?" Both products are intelligent building modelers with similar 3D capabilities. This month, I'll clarify the structure and direction of each of these software solutions, anticipate future paths, and illustrate a recent implementation of BIM (building information modeling, a term coined by Autodesk and popularized by New York architect and industry analyst Jerry Laiserin) using Autodesk software. Conceptually, BIM is a software solution that lets you embed a 3D building model with data such as material quantities and vendor information that pertains to components within the model. Other users later access and use this data throughout the construction and facility management stages of a project.