How many offices are using REVIT / BIM?

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Author Message Dale Roberts CSI, CCPR, CTC, LEED Green Associate Senior Member Username: dale_roberts_csi Post Number: 95 Registered: 10-2005 Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 12:27 pm:    How many offices are using REVIT / BIM? How important is it to have our products available in this format? Wayne Yancey Senior Member Username: wayne_yancey Post Number: 512 Registered: 01-2008 Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 12:43 pm:    Dale, My firm uses REVIT/BIM in specific project types. We produce the usual project manual using the time tested Q&A with team members. As a specifier I am not party to creating the model. This is left to grunt intern architect. Many products are not included in the model such as thin film products (air barrier membranes, sheet metal copings, other flashings, etc). They cloud the issue with facts. At this point in our REVIT/BIM evolution it not important to have every product in the model. Perhaps in the future. Marc C Chavez Senior Member Username: mchavez Post Number: 448 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 01:20 pm:    we are essentially 100% revit, we just dumped 1/2 of our AutoCAD stations. AutoCAD will be for existing jobs and rework of existing documents only EVERYTHING is revitized PS We use the lemon freshened, super green version. In fact we are so green that all of our buildings are eatable. Even I'm eatable. But that is called cannibalism, my dear children, and is in fact frowned upon in most societies. Lynn Javoroski FCSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 1421 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 01:52 pm:    But with a good Chianti... We're still using both as far as I know. Some small simple projects, like remodels, just don't merit anything beyond AutoCad. (you could almost draw them on the proverbial napkin). David Axt, AIA, CCS, CSI Senior Member Username: david_axt Post Number: 1289 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 02:27 pm:    We have several Revit projects and a few AutoCAD projects.......and hand drafted projects. Yes I said "hand drafted"! We even have some hand drafted details incorporated into our CAD/BIM projects. Don't ask me why. I am just the specifier. Sheldon Wolfe Senior Member Username: sheldon_wolfe Post Number: 555 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 03:53 pm:    Mostly Revit for some time, but still use AutoCAD for smaller projects, and felt tip and napkins for the real important stuff. ken hercenberg Senior Member Username: khercenberg Post Number: 180 Registered: 12-2006 Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 - 03:58 pm:    We've decided to tatoo the construction managers so they'll be less prone to require changes. Marc, as Firesign Theater said in the 70's, "It's good to eat a friend my friend."