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Design authoring

Design authoring

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Design authoring

- Design authoring is one of the essential BIM uses. It's also the one that many people in the industry are scared to jump into. But guess what, this BIM use will allow you to be way more efficient in design. Using a 3D model enable transparency of design and improve the communication for all stakeholders. Everyone can better understand a 3D plan, rather than a 2D one. Subsequently, decision can be made much faster and earlier in the design process, before the exploration costs too much time and money. Technically, design authoring is a process in which 3D software is used to develop a building information model based on the criteria that is important for the representation of the building's design intent. Authoring tools creates models, while audit and analysis tools study or add to the richness of information within the model. What is defining a 3D BIM tools for design authoring? First, the ability to draw it in 3D. And then, the possibility to link data. And then, the…

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