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Module 2 - Points to Ponder
Please share your comments on 3 of the following Points to Ponder questions. (Choose 3 of the 5 questions below.)
What are the primary goals of creating a building model? Who are the key stakeholders?
- What do they need?
- What do they care about most?
How much detail should you include in your building model? How do you decide?
- As you develop your initial design? While developing an initial design it could be beneficial to include as much detail as possible. The more detail the more information about the design and its progress is readily available. As the process of building the model continues, unnecessary details can be scrapped. This is also a decision that depends on the amount of available resources and time.
- As you continue to iterate and develop on your design?
- What are the key stages?
- And how much detail should you include at each stage?
How much detail should you include about the composition (layers, materials, thicknesses) of your wall, floor, and roof assemblies at different stages of your design process?
- Conceptual design
- Preliminary design
- Design development
- Construction documentation
Many door and window manufacturers provide Revit families for doors and windows that you can specify for your building design.
- What is the advantage to manufacturers for providing these families? (it's not free to create and provide them...) The advantage to manufacturers is that those building the model may be more likely to get in contact with them once they finalize the design. Those that were involved in building the model might suggest that it is a safer decision to go with the doors or windows used in the model because they know more about what to expect.
- What is the benefit to you as the designer of using these manufacturer-provided families? Is there an advantage to using them versus the families provided in the Revit library?
What are the advantages of getting the Revit component families (for furniture, equipment, and fittings) directly from the manufacturer versus from an online sharing website like RevitCity.com?
Unlike component families that come directly from the manufacturer, the online sharing website would not guarantee that the furniture, equipment, and fittings can actually be incorporated into the design. Component families from the manufacturer are likely to exist and be available for purchase; component families from an online sharing website may just be concepts that were created digitally rather than existing items.