Assignment Construction CAD and BIM

Learning Outcomes

1. Transfer traditional drawing and detailing skills to the CAD environment and use CAD software to produce drawings and construction details.

2. Recognise the various features and functions of BIM and CAD systems and explore their application in your design process.

3. Understand the role of 3D design software and its use in the professional practice of civil engineering.

Introduction

You have been appointed to prepare an initial conceptual design and implementation report on an office building in a local industrial park near the expressway that links an international airport in the major city in the UK. The Client who is a private investor needs a five-storey framed office building. The building frame provides the structure for a series of high specification office rooms and meeting rooms which are intended to be built in the south of England, around Heathrow Airport. The office block can be developed with steel or concrete or a combination of both.

Assignment Requirement

On behalf of the client, you are tasked with the responsibility of preparing the construction information package that will allow the construction team to build the project. The package of information required includes the following:
• Site plan
• Floor plan
• Elevations
• Section/Details
• Door and window schedules

In your report compare the roles of CAD and BIM in the collaborative production of construction information. Further Give a brief justification for producing specific information, comparing the choices you have made with other potential information types. (min 1500 words).

All drawings are to be on a minimum sheet size of A3 using appropriate scale. They should include a title block, showing project information, and be numbered using an industry standard. Drawings should be produced using an industry standard CAD software package. BIM software may be used, but is not required.