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CHAPTER 1 UNDERSTANDING BIM: FROM THE BASICS TO ADVANCED REALITIES
The Bottom Line
The advantages of Building Information Modeling The traditional architectural design
tools you’ve mastered are probably serving you well. New software and a new conceptual
model of the building process will inevitably involve some adjustments, so they need to provide
significant benefits.
Master It What are some of the advantages of using BIM over traditional CAD tools?
What to expect from Building Information Modeling A BIM project is based on a single,
centralized database of information. You need to anticipate how that change can affect work-
flows based on more independent functions.
Master It How can the work process be affected by the adoption of BIM?
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