Sketchup and BIM
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hi there , anyone know use sketchup and BIM (revit , archicad...) , plz share your experience with me
I think sketchup can work good with BIM
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Take a look here
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@unknownuser said:
Take a look here
thanks man , but I wanna to know how to "combinative" work with Ssketchup and Revit (or ArchiCAD)
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Our office has been using Sketchup for some time. Recently we have explored the Sketchup to BIM relationship as part of the LEED energy modeling process. I have experimented with importing Sketchup into both Revit and Archicad. We successfully converted a Sketchup model into an Archicad, BIM model. From Archicad the model was exported to Green Building Studio and then to Bequest for our consultants to run energy simulations. Between Archicad and Revit I found that Archicad works more seamlessly than Revit. In Archicad Door & Window Components convert to user specified doors and windows in Archicad. On importing you can specify wall floor and roof assemblies. There are some bugs. I found that that if a window component in Sketchup had an origin at the center of the window only half the window imported. Triangles in gable roofs also required some editing. In Revit the Sketchup model is imported as a mass. You have to manually go around and 'paint' surfaces according to their assembly. You will find there is an ongoing debate over which is better Revit or Archicad. Everything I hear is that Revit is better and it is becoming the industry standard. On the energy modeling front, Autodesk is buying everything up to presumably make proprietary with Revit. That said, I found Archicad's interface much more intuitive and user friendly, especially for someone who has been using cad for years and is new to BIM. Archicad definitely works better with Sketchup.
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@jdagen said:
Our office has been using Sketchup for some time. Recently we have explored the Sketchup to BIM relationship as part of the LEED energy modeling process. I have experimented with importing Sketchup into both Revit and Archicad. We successfully converted a Sketchup model into an Archicad, BIM model. From Archicad the model was exported to Green Building Studio and then to Bequest for our consultants to run energy simulations. Between Archicad and Revit I found that Archicad works more seamlessly than Revit. In Archicad Door & Window Components convert to user specified doors and windows in Archicad. On importing you can specify wall floor and roof assemblies. There are some bugs. I found that that if a window component in Sketchup had an origin at the center of the window only half the window imported. Triangles in gable roofs also required some editing. In Revit the Sketchup model is imported as a mass. You have to manually go around and 'paint' surfaces according to their assembly. You will find there is an ongoing debate over which is better Revit or Archicad. Everything I hear is that Revit is better and it is becoming the industry standard. On the energy modeling front, Autodesk is buying everything up to presumably make proprietary with Revit. That said, I found Archicad's interface much more intuitive and user friendly, especially for someone who has been using cad for years and is new to BIM. Archicad definitely works better with Sketchup.
very useful information, thanks man , I 'm trying archicad now ^^
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This is a very old forum.. however if anyone is still interested in SketchUp and BIM, here is a solution: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=41840
The plugin provides an easy way to create parametric primitives like walls, beams, columns etc inside SketckUp. It follows a standard process-flow similar to popular BIM software like Revit.
best!
Dex
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