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BIM for surveys?

  • 18-09-2021 10:00am
    #1
    worlds goodest teecher
    Registered Users Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭


    Any assessors out there using BIM software for surveys? Revit or the like? .ifc files?



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  • #2
    Biker1
    Registered Users Posts: 365 ✭✭Biker1


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058209357/bim-for-surveys

    Having tried this route it just adds more time and complexity to the process and seeing the profit margins are very low in this business I can't see the need.



  • #3
    worlds goodest teecher
    Registered Users Posts: 1,107 ✭✭✭worlds goodest teecher


    The initial cost is hard to justify, €8000 per year or something like that for a Revit license. I did a short Revit course a few years back and see the merit of BIM if the properties is fully and correctly inputted in fabric item properties. There are a few free/reasonably priced BIM viewers out there. That said, I feel that there is reluctance from the Design Team to release the files, from our experience anyway. I am currently using Bluebeam Revu, more of a construction based PDF reader. It has the capability to open .ifc files but we haven't really tested it out with a BIM project yet.



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