Always thought BIM was overhyped till I had to coordinate MEP on a 5-story project

I used to roll my eyes every time someone brought up Building Information Modeling. Figured it was just AutoCAD with extra steps. But last year I got stuck on a job where the ductwork kept clashing with plumbing risers on 3 different floors. Spent a whole weekend fixing it in Revit before anyone touched a pipe on site and it saved maybe 20 hours of rework. Im a convert now. Anyone else have a tool they dismissed at first that ended up being worth it?

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kai_brown2313d ago

Guilty, I once mocked laser levels until I dropped my tape measure off a ladder.

lucasking13d ago

Used to think they were unnecessary until I borrowed one from a neighbor. Now I won't go up a ladder without mine.