THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURAL TECHNOLOGY
Specialist entrance matting suppliers, INTRAsystems, recently created a
whitepaper titled BIM Vs CAD – The Evolution of Architectural Technology. Here, we share some of the interesting insight they discovered.
Building information modelling (BIM) and Computer Aided Design (CAD) have long been used by architects and the like to plan fantastic pieces of architecture down to the very last detail; but how are these technologies perceived today and what do those within the flooring industry need to know about them?
WHY HAVE 53% OF ARCHITECTURAL EXPERTS SWITCHED FROM CAD
TO BIM? One of the big discoveries to come out of the whitepaper was that 53% of architectural experts surveyed had made the switch from using CAD to BIM. While both these practices have similarities in their outcomes, there are two major areas which have spurred people to move from using CAD to BIM.
VISUALISATION OF DESIGN The survey revealed that 74% of those within the architectural industry felt that BIM offered a better visualisation of a building design than CAD. The main reason for this is that BIM allows for multiple data and information entries to be attached to each individual element within the design. In terms of the flooring industry, this means that designers and architects can quickly answer questions such as “how many square metres of entrance matting are required for this project?”
Not all respondents found that the added information within BIM files enhanced their experience with the platform though, with one respondent saying: “BIM requires too much information from other professions too early on in the design process, which few clients appreciate.” Another respondent said: “BIM requires too much knowledge, which stifles pure artistic creativity; it is also better suited to series production than one-off design as ‘every building is a prototype’”.
SPEED OF DELIVERY Within the survey, ‘speed of the platform’ was chosen as the second most important factor when deciding which architectural design computer technology to use, just behind ‘simplicity of the platform.’ When asked which offers the fastest delivery, BIM or CAD, 53% of respondents stated that BIM offered the fastest delivery, with 37% feeling CAD was faster and 10% finding the two equal in their offering in terms of speed.
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What became apparent in terms of speed is that while BIM can make a project move faster as it incorporates so much more information than CAD, CAD is actually faster for completing a quick, smaller scale project which requires less information. One respondent even stated that “CAD is faster up front, BIM is poor for quick design”.
THE FUTURE OF BIM AND CAD
IN THE FLOORING INDUSTRY Offering free BIM and CAD files is commonplace within the flooring industry, and it is currently best practice to offer both BIM and CAD files, as both platforms are still widely used. INTRAsystem’s survey revealed that 47% of respondents felt BIM would completely replace CAD in the next ten to twenty years, so if you are only offering CAD files and not BIM files, it’s time to start offering BIM as well. There are, however, a lot of opportunities for BIM and CAD to both grow and improve their offering. For CAD, this will mean increasing personalisation, cloud-based collaboration and automation, while BIM is looking to develop into augmented reality and 3D printing integration. All of this creates a real opportunity for the flooring industry, so those within the sector need to keep an eye on BIM and CAD developments to ensure they are providing the most advanced offering. To find out more and ensure your products and services are best designed to suit the technology, you can download the full whitepaper here.
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