2D, 3D, BIM – 8: The House P1 – Walls and Floors
In the first blog post in this series we looked how to extrude a simple house layout from a 2D plan. However, there is a…
SITE & TIN surfaces in BricsCAD® BIM
BricsCAD BIM, it works in 3D from the ground up, literally. This week I’m going to show you how to make the most of the…
IFC in BricsCAD® BIM
BricsCAD BIM offers architects the possibility to add IFC data to their models. BricsCAD uses industry standard, open file types which means that you can…
Grids in BricsCAD® BIM
In my last BIM post I talked to you about the wonders of the new Curtain Wall command, but why stop at window creation? This week…
Curtain walls in BricsCAD® BIM
Allow me to introduce you to CurtainWall, a clever little tool, introduced for BricsCAD BIM V19 that automates Curtain Wal creation. Ideal for anyone that’s…
Level of Development in BricsCAD® BIM
The concept of LOD starts at 100 The overall accuracy of a Building Information Model is based on a concept called level of development (LOD). First,…
The Future of BIM at Bricsys 2018!
The Bricsys 2018 conference in London next month has a lot to offer. One of the sessions that I’m most excited about, given my roots…
3D BIM vs 2D Drafting Workflows
In our last BIM article, we discussed the business value proposition of a real, 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) workflow. Next, let’s roll up our virtual…
Why use BIM?
We will make a safe bet that your firm has not yet made the transition to Building Information Modeling (BIM). That’s OK – 4 out…
BricsCAD BIM: The ‘Geometry First!’ Idea
Geometry First? I was wandering the streets of Brugge with Hans De Backer, the head of software development for BricsCAD core. As we are both senior geeks, it…