BIM Training: No BIM without know-how

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Meanwhile, the BIM training program offerings are widespread – ranging from BIM software training programs to BIM management courses

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It is vital that the training contents are closely aligned with the needs of the target group, for example those of TGA planners

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Group training programs with a limited number of participants are ideal, however; in view of the demand these may well be the exception

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3D modeling already requires BIM know-how: Wall material, where does it begin, where does it end? What does the wall corner or the wall connection look like in detail, etc.?

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Whoever models has to know which specifications and BIM standards to observe

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Adherence to agreements and inspection of models are the Alpha and Omega of the BIM planning method

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Modeling rules also
affect the building structure, as do the nomenclature or the level of detail of the objects

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There are also specifications you need to know for the model check and the merging of specialized models

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Above all, the interdisciplinary exchange of BIM models requires professional knowledge along with the right tools

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Working with BIM design, control and collaboration programs should also be part of the training program

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Building Information Modeling has arrived in the construction industry – but there is a lack of professionals. For this reason, BIM training providers are experiencing a boom. Which criteria and contents are important in BIM training, who offers it and how much does it cost?

You cannot buy BIM, you have to learn BIM. Even if many construction software providers are now marketing their products under the BIM label – Building Information Modeling is a planning method, which requires above all knowledge, know-how and experience (BFT International 06/2014: Little or big, closed or open, 3D or 7D?).

Of course, good training takes time and costs money. Anybody who is looking for BIM professionals is going to have a hard time finding them, because experienced BIM experts are rare, permanently employed and well paid. On the other hand, graduates with BIM know-how lack...