From the course: BIM Manager: Managing CAD Standards
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The VDC (virtual design and construction) manager
From the course: BIM Manager: Managing CAD Standards
The VDC (virtual design and construction) manager
- [Instructor] Let's get into more trade-specific BIM. This BIM turns into VDC Virtual Design and Construction. See now we've added basically everything to the pile for this poor person. The stress of design and the fast pace of getting buildings coordinated with multiple contractors. Also this individual generally has an additional responsibility; that's pointing models at the GAP charts as well as coordinating with scheduling software. Let's look at the typical VDC Manager. As I said VDC stands for Virtual Design and Construction. They are the BIN manager / CAD manager / coordination manager for construction. They should probably know Revit and Navisworks at least. They should also know other 3D CAD programs as well. As I mentioned they should know scheduling software estimating software and project management software as well. This person is a construction professional. They also need to understand the BIM Execution Plan that's been set forth. It's called the BXP I've heard or BEP…
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