However, with looming legislation and technically savvy firms investing, the time seems ripe for the software companies to provide a lower point of entry to BIM. Having had such a dire market for the past five years (thank you for the debt bubble dear bankers), many architectural firms have been operating on very low margins and the idea of re-equipping and investment in BIM has often been put on the back burner. It is true that many firms are actively learning about BIM, considering how to run pilot projects and deal with the cultural issues of conversion.
The reality is that we are still in the early adopter stage and the mass market has yet to make that move. Price: £1,100 stand alone, £1,500 as a suite with AutoCAD LT includedįree trial: /revitlt/trialīuilding Information Modelling (BIM) software providers would have us believe that the technology is widely adopted and spreading fast.