{"id":655,"date":"2020-10-13T18:30:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/?p=655"},"modified":"2020-10-13T18:30:55","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T13:00:55","slug":"4-reasons-on-why-to-extract-architectural-construction-drawings-from-a-revit-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/4-reasons-on-why-to-extract-architectural-construction-drawings-from-a-revit-model\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Reasons on why to extract Architectural Construction Drawings from A Revit Model"},"content":{"rendered":"

What are\nArchitectural Construction Drawings? <\/strong><\/p>

Architectural Construction Drawings refer to the technical\ndrawings that are used for building construction purpose by the contractors.\nThese orthographic projections form the very basis of any residential or\ncommercial construction process.  <\/p>

Architectural Construction Documentation lays emphasis on dimensions, slopes and angles. These are the 2D representation drawings providing the complete detailing of the proposed building. Architectural Construction Drawing can be utilized for; statutory approvals, to provide instructions on site, for the procurement of materials with the help of BOM and so on.  <\/p>

BIM for Architectural\nConstruction Drawings: <\/strong><\/p>

It is possible to directly draw Architectural Construction Drawings in 2D. However, nowadays the common practice is to use a Building Information Model, or its software like Revit to make a 3D model and extract these 2d drawings in the form of .dwg or pdf files. Revit BIM Services<\/a> can be used to prepare a 3D model according to the LOD requirement, its accuracy can be checked and ensured that there are no clashes before 2D construction drawings are extracted from it. <\/p>

So why is it important in any project to get good quality and precise Architectural Construction Documentation? Below we list out the major reasons for it: <\/p>

1. Updated Site Plans for Survey Purposes<\/strong><\/p>

 Any architectural project begins by exploration of the location of construction site. For this the architects use a general view which is known as a site plan. Revit helps in increasing the quality and accuracy of these plans. For example, quadcopter photographs of locations can be used as the base for digital architectural drawings, which helps the architects provide a better and easier representation of the site. <\/p>

2<\/strong>. It increases accuracy in the construction process: <\/strong><\/p>

One of the biggest advantage of an accurate architectural construction\ndocumentation is precise dimensions and measurements on which the construction\ncan take place. These 2D drawings not just help in knowing what needs to be\nbuilt but also provides complete space distribution i.e. where all the elements\nwill go in the building. It also delivers information about the co-relation\nbetween different levels of the building and about where pre-fabricated\ncomponents should be installed. Another gain of extracting the 2D drawings from\na 3D models is that all the parameters are calculated using programed formulas\nand thus are 100% accurate. It also makes it possible to transfer from one\nmeasurement system to another if necessary.<\/p>

Additionally, Revit have the function of clash detection which in the pre-planning stage detects any clash in the 3D model. Once all the clashes are resolved only then are the 2D drawings extracted. An inaccurate construction drawing can lead to potential conflicts which would in turn result in unnecessary waste of time, money and labour.<\/p>

3<\/strong>. It is easy to modify: <\/strong><\/p>

When any change is done in the Revit 3D model all the interconnected elements are automatically changed. Without Revit these modifications would be extremely time consuming. Here, the architect or the designer will have to manually make changes in all the architectural construction drawings as well as well its interconnected aspects.  For example: a client might request the change in the location of the door which means changes need to be done in the floor plan, interior\/exterior sections, elevations as well as on other interfering pre-coordinated elements like another door\/window. <\/p>

4<\/strong>. Improves Visualization and Presentation: <\/strong><\/p>

Architectural Construction Drawings extracted from the 3D\nmodel provide better visualization. They allow to cut the sections and lines as\nper the requirement, provides clear prospective views and also enhances the understanding\nof the floor plans.<\/p>

A 2D rendered plan with Photoshop can also be used to convey\nthe architect’s design to the non-professionals who simply do not have the\ntechnical expertise to interpret these drawings. A 2D rendered plan also\nelevates the presentation and shows what the final result would look like. However,\nhigh-quality the digital drafts might be they cannot be more appealing than a\nrendered image. This helps in client or investor presentations. <\/p>

Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>

Thus, Revit Construction Drawings<\/a><\/strong> are reliable assets to speed up the project development process and improves the quality of the result at the same time. However, it is important to state that once the construction documentations are extracted they cant immediately be utilized on site. They need to be given proper tags, annotations etc. so that they can provide the groundworkers the requisite information to carry out onsite construction. This is perhaps one of the main reasons why a lot of leading architects are using advanced 3D technologies in their projects. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What are Architectural Construction Drawings? Architectural Construction Drawings refer to the technical drawings that are used for building construction purpose by the contractors. These orthographic projections form the very basis of any residential or commercial construction process.  Architectural Construction Documentation lays emphasis on dimensions, slopes and angles. These are the 2D representation drawings providing the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_2":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teslacad.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}