Use BIM for developing high performing architectural,

structural and MEP design!

The overall building design comprises of the design of its main trades which include

architecture, structure and MPE. That means for achieving effective building design it is crucial

that flawless design is created for different building disciplines. And Building Information

Modeling becomes indispensable for design and construction professionals in this case which

empowers them in creating error free 3D modeling Services for multiple trades.

Autodesk has develop software products specially for executing BIM services such as Revit,

Navisworks and 3ds Max, all of which are utilized during preconstruction for elevating the

quality of building design. Revit is optimized for executing architectural, structural and MEP

modeling services for a building project wherein highly factual 3D models are created by BIM

modelers.

Today AEC professionals have the accessibility of different Revit flavors which include Revit

Architecture, Revit Structure and Revit MEP which are used specifically for developing the

design of individual building trades. Suppose architectural design is developed by a team with

the assistance of Revit architecture its design information can be effectively coordinated to other

disciplines. Each Revit discipline incorporates the tools for file linking which allow them to link

other Revit models into them. This means modelers working on Revit architecture can

successfully link Revit structure and Revit MEP models into architectural model for acquiring

comprehensive information. This clears the doubts of architectural design team about structural

and MEP design. Architectural design team can take necessary steps for avoiding errors in their

design and can ultimately prevent the clashes of its elements along with the elements of other

two disciplines.

Similar steps can be taken by structural and MEP design teams they can also link the models of

other two disciplines for obtaining greater clarity on building design. In this way design clashes

can be reduced or minimized to a great extent by multidiscipline design teams accountable for

developing architectural, structural and MPE design.

For further minimizing design clashes between multiple trades clash detection process is

executed by design and construction professionals with the support of Navisworks Manage

during design phase. This improves the quality of 3D models wherein errors are completely

eliminated from them.