The Next Big Thing in Visualization

The transition from CAD to BIM.

Published August 2005 Wisdom from Tradeline's Management Models for Capital Projects and Facilities Management conference.

The next big thing in visualization is the transition from CAD to Building Information Modeling (BIM), which is intelligent 3-D modeling linked to specifications, schedules, estimating and contracts. BIM is where CAD was 10-15 years ago. To learn more about this "Google" Building Information Modeling.