#1 - Introduction

Building Information Modeling is a very unique concept. We can actually identify what is going to happen before the execution of any specific process. There are so many things we can do with the help of BIM, such as VR, AR, 4D simulation and 5D simulations, different type of visualization, drone monitoring, Project Lifecycle Management, etc. This list can go on! And this is very captivating. BIM is very promising and the most developing improvements in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry. 

So, what really is BIM?

Some say it is a type of software; some say it is 3D models of buildings; some say it is a process and some say it is nothing but an organized collection of data. Well, they are partially correct. BIM is all of this and more. 

A true BIM model is an equivalence to an actual building to be built or already built. BIM models represent what is actually there in the real world. So, these intelligent models are prototypes of an actual building. BIM allows us to simulate a building and helps us to understand its actual behavior in the real world.

BIM has gone from being a buzzword with a handful of early adopters to the centerpiece of AEC technology, which encompasses all aspects of the design, construction, and operation of a building. Most of the world's leading AEC firms have already left behind their earlier, drawing-based, CAD technologies and are using BIM for nearly all of their projects. 

BIM solutions are now the key technology offered by all the established AEC technology vendors that were earlier providing CAD solutions. In addition, the number of new technology vendors that are developing add-on solutions to extend the capabilities of the main BIM applications in various ways is growing at an exponential pace. 

In short, BIM has not only arrived in the AEC Industry but has literally taken it over, which is particularly remarkable in an industry that has historically been notoriously resistant to change. 

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