BIM acronyms
I was working in a Science illustration using Socrates portrait and his quote “I know that I know nothing”, thinking about how beautiful and complex Science is, when I realised there was a better subject for this particular quote… yes, I’m talking about BIM.
Why?, because the more I know the more I feel I have to keep learning. And how to measure it’s complexity, by reading one of the most popular books about it: BIM Handbook. I just counted acronyms you can find inside the book… sounds crazy, there was around 500!
BIM (2110),IFC (230),CAD (184),MEP (99),IPD (86),AEC (81),XML (67),HVAC (61),USCG (45),LEED (39),ISO (38),DP (35),GSA (33),OPS (32),DPR (31),IFOA (31),STEP (31),ETO (29),CIS (28),OSHPD (25),FM (24),DWG (22),WSP (22),PDF (21),CFD (19),DWF (19),IAI (19),ID (19),OCCSU (19),DB (18),DXF (18),API (16),RFID (16),AIA (15),MS (15),BOM (14),CNC (14),IES (14),CM (13),GC (13),IGES (13),LPS (13),NBIMS (13),DGN (12),CIP (11),CSG (11),DBB (11),MVD (11),AGC (10),AP (10),BPMN (10),CA (10),CMMS (10),CSI (10)…
So I’m pretty sure Socrates was ahead of its time 2500 years… He saw this coming! 😀
Revit Icon Madness
Despite of the title., I love Revit. For an architect is the door to BIM world but something is like riding a tiger… beautiful, powerful but you have to take care of his jaw!.
In my regular work I usually look under it’s skin (talking about the API) and amazes how complex and deep it can be. And I think that showing all the icons inside Revit could be a good way to visualize it.
So I extracted 388 icons of Revit 2014 and spread over “revit” name in order to create this illustration. Click to get a high resolution of it!. By the way Revit is registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. Hey AU, it’s just a tribute!
I will come back soon with BIM acronyms.