1. © 2010 Autodesk Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013 Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM Building Information Modeling

2. © 2010 Autodesk Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013 Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM Building Information Modeling Building information modeling, or BIM, is a process that fundamentally changes the role of computation in structural design by creating a database of the building objects to be used for all aspects of the structure from design to construction and beyond.

3. © 2010 Autodesk Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013 Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM Key Differences Between Drafting, CAD, and BIM Figure 1.1. Drafting, CAD, BIM Evolution Table

4. © 2010 Autodesk Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013 Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM Interoperability―Online Bookstore

5. © 2010 Autodesk Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013 Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM Interoperability―AEC/Industry

6. © 2010 Autodesk Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013 Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM BIM Coordination Flow Chart

7. © 2010 Autodesk Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013 Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM Cloud Computing

8. © 2010 Autodesk Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013 Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM Exercise 1.1: Overview of BIM Exercise 1.2: Coordination: Eliminate Errors and Omissions Exercise 1.3: Saving Time: Increase Efficiency Exercise 1.4: Introduction to Structural BIM Exercise 1.5: Cloud Computing Exercise 1.6: Challenge Exercises

9. © 2010 Autodesk Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013 Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM Exercise 1.4 Introduction to Structural BIM

10. © 2010 Autodesk Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013 Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM Resources you have available: 1.Autodesk Student Community (students.autodesk.com) 2.The online videos 3.Workbook 4.Project datasets 5.Help files in Autodesk applications Introduction to Structural BIM

11. © 2010 Autodesk Autodesk Structural Curriculum 2013 Unit 1: Introduction to Structural BIM Overview Using the knowledge gained in this lesson, the students should read one of the white papers listed in the study guides and Autodesk’s BIM Deployment Plan for them to lead a discussion on the topic. Exercise 1.5: Challenge

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