ArchiCAD or Revit: Even Octopus Prefers Both!

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A group of students aspires to become architects. As part of school
curriculum they formed design teams, designed a building and presented
it to a room full of practicing architects. One of the design team
leaders was describing how they designed their project. He started
talking about BIM - the whole project was designed with BIM. An
architect in the back of the room raised his hand to ask “Why didn’t
you design in CAD?” The design team’s response was “What’s that?” and
the room became quiet. The very incident suggests that the landscape
in design and construction industry is changing rapidly. As
revolutionary as BIM is, there are some architects, designers,
students who believe the old way of designing and constructing
buildings is better. This belief often comes from those who haven’t
been part of the BIM revolution. We will unveil the hidden treasure of
BIM modeling and explain why transitioning to the BIM process is a
worthy decision for architects, designers, structural engineers and
construction professionals (read Building Information Modeling: A
Valuable Tool for Home Builders).

BIM is a bigger leap. BIM is a revolution in the AEC industry. Perhaps
the biggest change in architectural design and construction management
since computers became available for common office use. In these
economic times, we need to focus on innovation not retrenching into
old traditions if we want to sustain. BIM is inevitable in AEC
industry. If you haven't been able to use it yet, don't worry, you
will. But, before transitioning to the process, read a couple things
that might help you - (a) Don’t equate BIM with BIM utility; (b) Don’t
think Revit is only player in the BIM world. There are many players
available. Selection of right and suitable software contributes to the
BIM process.

There are two biggest BIM players in the market - ArchiCAD by
Graphisoft and Revit Architecture by Autodesk. From an architectural
production and coordination perspective, we have tried to endorse a
comparison between ArchiCAD and Revit. It will enable architects,
owners and contractors to make more informed decision.

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