| In the automobile and aerospace industries, Paper | | | | used for the entire building life cycle, including the |
| drawings have been virtually eliminated. | | | | facility operation and maintenance. The elements |
| Unfortunately, due to the nature of construction, | | | | of the project created for the BIM model can be |
| paper drawings are likely to be with us for the | | | | used by the constructor to explore, design and |
| anticipated future. Current BIM software | | | | optimize the sequence of construction. By |
| technology provides interoperability between the | | | | comparing different construction sequences and |
| paper drawings and the BIM model. If the design | | | | methodologies, the contractor can have a much |
| is changed in the 3-D model, the drawing is | | | | clearer understanding of the time required and the |
| automatically updated. If the design is changed in | | | | associated risks before deciding the total price of |
| the 2-D drawing, the 3-D model is automatically | | | | that construction. Only contractor can determine |
| updated. This saves time, reduces errors, and can | | | | in advance what effect these changes will have |
| provide advantages to the designers. | | | | on the outcome of the entire sequence. |
| While other packages may provide support for | | | | BIM electrical services includes following services in |
| some elements of electrical design, CAD Electrical | | | | BIM industry:o Electrical site planso Cable |
| provides the widest set of functionality available | | | | Drawingso Wiring Diagramso Structural foundation, |
| on the market today for BIM services. It provides | | | | roofing planso Electrical Schematicso Plans of |
| all information about power distribution and | | | | Electrical power and lighting |
| containment, lighting, fire, security alarms, data | | | | These all services are used for electrical design |
| and telecoms, EIB bus-system and audio-visual | | | | requirements of building construction which can |
| speaker systems. This means that the building's | | | | help us to make perfect building information |
| entire electrical installation can be designed and | | | | model. Electrical drafting and electrical design |
| fully documented from a single source to boost | | | | services are also popular for all types of buildings, |
| up your productivity. | | | | substations and electric rooms in construction |
| Building information modeling (BIM) technology is | | | | industry. |