73940 - BIM Modeling M

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student has developed an innovative approach to the AEC world, extended to the entire life cycle of a building product. Critically knows the most widespread IT tools, the characteristic elements of integrated modeling (intelligent parametric objects), the principles of software interoperability and teamworking. In particular, at the end of the course the student will be able to: effectively interface between 2D and 3D; master the work environment; manage project output.

Course contents

The course aims to train students on the panorama of BIM modeling tools by providing the lexicon of this new form of representation and the related methods.
The course will examine the basic steps of BIM Technology and the innovations introduced by it with respect to the approach to design, control and management of the construction process. An overview of the set of BIM applications on the market will be provided in order to provide the critical tools for evaluating the most suitable applications for design needs.
The didactic program is divided into theoretical frontal lessons, accompanied by communications of an application type on the software used; informative lessons on BIM applications will be held in in-depth seminars.
The lessons will trace a grid of interpretation of BIM in the contemporary context of design. The diversification in the use of these applications at an international and local level will also be examined. The training will also focus on the theoretical definitions and on the numerous acronyms of the professionalism developed for the introduction of BIM in the construction industry.
The general concepts of the organization and management of the BIM model creation process will be introduced and analysed: initial settings; creation and modification of parametric primitives; elaboration of graphic works; use of the model for the purpose of calculating and disseminating the project.
Finally, synthetic applications of BIM techniques to models from digital photogrammetry will be carried out, created within specific training workshops.

Readings/Bibliography

M. Docci, D. Maestri, M. Gaiani, Scienza del disegno, UTET, Torino 2011;
A. Osello, Il futuro del disegno con il BIM per ingegneri e architetti, Flaccovio Editore, Palermo, 2010.
C. Eastman, K. Liston, R. Sacks, P. Teicholz, BIM Handbook: A guide to Building Information Modeling for Owners, Managers, Designers, Engineers and Contractor, Hardcover, 2008.
L. Cipriani, Esempi di disegno dell'architettura. La didattica del disegno nella Facoltà di Ingegneria di Bologna, CLUEB, Bologna 2005;
P.F. Aubin, A. Milburn: Renaissance Revit: creating classical architecture with modern software, Oak Lawn, IL: G3B Press, 2013
M. Gaiani, S. Garagnani, A. Gaucci: ArchaeoBIM theory, processes and digital methodologies for the lost heritage, Bononia University Press, 2021

In the individual lessons, texts will be indicated for the in-depth study of more specific topics (articles, reports, etc.), available on the internet.

Teaching methods

The course proposes an operative approach divided into lectures and direct applications of the theoretical contents to a reference case study.
In this sense, the BIM model of an example building will be developed to be created in small groups (maximum 3 students), using the Autodesk Revit software.
Examples of the development of the work, together with technical tables created, will be illustrated in a summary power point presentation.
The "annual exercises" will allow the theoretical contents to be applied to specific study topics; they will have to be elaborated continuously and periodically checked with teachers and tutors, in periodic reviews of the work carried out which will contribute to the final evaluation.

The type of activity and the teaching methods adopted require the prior participation of all students in modules 1 and 2 of training on safety in the places of study, in e-learning mode.

Assessment methods

The course ends with a scrutiny of the graphics produced by the student during the course. The preparation and presentation of practice works is needed for admission to the exam. The completeness of the documentation will be verified at the end of the course in a "final review" required for the admission to the exam.
The exam consists of a practical BIM test and oral exam on the contents of the course with presentation and discussion of the final papers related to the exercises.
All the tests must be taken in the same exam session.
For students who will successfully attend reviews and ongoing tests of the course, and who will take the exam in the first session (sessions of June-July 2024), the exam will consist in the public presentation and discussion of the graphics made during the course.

The evaluation grade is available on student request.

Teaching tools

The main theme of the exercise involves the modeling of a multi-storey residential building, with its inclusion in the urban context. It is aimed at BIM representation integrated by executive insights. A second exercise concerns the BIM implementation of 3D models built through photo-modeling survey.
Exercise A
The exercise involves the construction of the BIM model of the assigned building, starting from general planimetric and distribution indications, with any dimensional characteristics in elevation assigned by the teachers. The objective is to obtain a series of technical drawings, necessary for the complete description of the building under investigation.
The documents to be created, which can be developed in different tables, will include the following contents:
A0. Presentation – Conceptual representation of the modeled building and visualization of the study models; studies and comments on the basic documentation; brief explanatory report on the information modeling processes performed. Distribution schemes for rooms and functions obtained from the 3D model.
A1. Three-dimensional model - drawings composed with axonometric and perspective views obtained from the 3D model, of which at least one exploded to illustrate the connection of the parts.
A2. Overall drawings (derived from the 3D model and subsequently integrated)
- Floor plan with general external arrangement
- Plans with verification of the furnishings and geometric characteristics, 1:50
- Significant sections, 1:50
- Elevations with customized materials and finishes, 1:50
A3. Detail drawings (derived from the 3D model and integrated at the executive level)
- Details and particulars of some specific construction nodes;
- Example of detailed calculation for components (doors, windows, etc…)
Exercise B
The exercise involves carrying out an intensive guided workshop relating to the survey by three-dimensional photo-modelling of a cultural asset of Ravenna, which will be communicated during the course.
The documents to be created, which can be developed in different tables, will include the following contents:
B0. preparatory studies - photographic survey - sketches - direct survey
B1. digital photogrammetry
- photogrammetric shooting for the reconstruction of the three-dimensional model
- three-dimensional model: external views; sections and orthogonal views of the model
B2. BIM model
- BIM applications for the model coming from the survey.

Office hours

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