With the construction industry now more open to adopting new technology, after experiencing the benefits that digital ways of working can offer, what is next for the industry?
Here, Craig Johnson, Regional Account Manager – Steel Division at Trimble, explores the future potential that Artificial Intelligence could bring to the world of BIM.
BIM is an area of constant development, with many in the industry continually looking for ways in which we can further push the efficiency and productivity benefits that technology can offer to detailing, engineering, fabrication and construction workflows. Parametric design, or data-driven design as it is also known, is perhaps one of the most recent developments, with an increasing number of detailers and engineers adopting this way of working.
By using parametric design tools in conjunction with modelling software, designers are able to input the required rules, parameters and design algorithm and have the computer then generate the design output. A natural progression of this is the idea of computer-driven design. Here, you can push technology further by inputting the required parameters and allowing the computer to automatically generate various different design iterations, in an effort to determine the most optimum and efficient design solution.
With an increasing number of people now adopting parametric design within their BIM workflows, allowing the software and technology to have more power while still remaining in control of the inputs and outputs, the question is: what’s next?
