What are the primary goals of creating a building model? Who are the key stakeholders?
The primary goals of creating a building model are to convey and illustrate the architect's vision, provide detailed specifications for construction, and facilitate clear communication among stakeholders. It helps architects organize their designs, ensuring clarity in spatial relationships and material choices. Construction teams benefit from precise measurements and placements, minimizing errors during execution.
Key stakeholders are architects, engineers, contractors, and end users. A building models enable to visualize the final product, fostering the decision making of each stakeholder.
How much detail should you include in your building model? How do you decide?
- As you develop your initial design?
- 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...)
- 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?
Manufacture provided families are advantageous because they provide accuracy. Manufactures specify accurate dimensions, materials, and performance standards for families, ensuring they align with real world applications. On the other hand, families from online may contain inconsistencies or errors. Additionally, manufacturer families are regularly updated to reflect the latest industry standards. They often include product specifications, enhancing the design process and ensuring compliance with regulations.