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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?
The primary goals that come with creating a building model are project management, sustainability, and the process of design visualization. The key stakeholders are the architects and contractors involved with the project.
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?
I believe that as you develop your initial design it should be free of clutter but also precise. The measurements should be easily visible, but allowing for your imagination to still fill the empty space. The further along your project is the more detailed it should be.
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?
An advantage that comes with these families is that they are made specifically for revit. That comes with an added confidence for the designer. That confidence comes from knowing the provided families are correct and not corrupt.