The University of Florida: M.E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction Professional BIM Curriculum

Day One Agenda

Autodesk

Construction Management

® Revit® Architecture 2009 for Design &

Schedule:

Introductions

PowerPoint Overview of Building Information Modeling, the National BIM Standard, and BIM

applications in industry (Case Studies, BIMStorm-London, others)

User Interface

Concepts: Value of a Database for Building Design / Construction

Project Browser

Viewing the Model (Navigation)

Predefined Views

View Dependent Controls

Visibility Control of Objects

Creating New Views

Compose Sheets for Output

Autodesk

® Revit® Structure 2009

• Project Browser

• Viewing the Model (Navigation)

• Predefined Views

• View Dependent Controls

• Visibility Control of Objects

• Creating New Views

• Compose Sheets for Output

• Columns, Walls, Beams, and Slabs

Concepts: Quantity Takeoffs, Estimation

Creating Custom Schedules

• Quantity

• Material Takeoff

• Use of formulas

Cost Estimation Workflow

Concepts: Quantity Takeoffs, Estimation

Revit to Excel or ODBC database

Construction Visualization

Concepts: Phasing

Phasing Intro

Establishing Project Phases

Assigning Elements to Phases

Creating Phase specific views of the project

Site Work

Opening Objects

Site Tools (model site)

Placing Site Objects

Rendering Building

Conclusion, Summary of Learned Items

March 10, 2009

Day Two Agenda

Autodesk

Management

® Revit® MEP 2009 for Design & Construction

Schedule

Excerpts from Revit MEP Curriculum

:

Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2009

• Project Browser

• Viewing the Model (Navigation)

• Predefined Views

• View Dependent Controls

• Visibility Control of Objects

• Creating New Views

• Compose Sheets for Output

Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Design

• Zones

• Performing Energy Analysis

• Air Terminals

• Duct Sizing

• Placing Electrical Lighting Equipment / Creating Power Circuits

• Creating Wire Runs

• Mechanical / Electrical System Coordination

• Editing Circuits / Panel Schedules

• Placing Plumbing Fixtures

• Fixture Schedules

Autodesk

® NavisWorks Manage® 2009.1

Model Aggregation and more

Concepts: Interferences, 4-D Phasing, and Construction Visualization

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Clash Detective

o

Hard, Clearance, and Duplicates

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Redline Tools

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Presenter

o

Backgrounds/Foregrounds

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Material Application

o

Rendering

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Timeliner

o

Synchronizing Pre-made schedules with models

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Exporting to GoogleEarth via kml

Conclusion – Quick Summary of Course Content

Note: While attendees will get exposure to BIM and hands on instruction on the use

of the various features of the software used in class, full proficiency will be only

achievable over time, through practice and continuous use.