BIM + GIS = InfraWOW! Using InfraWorks and Revit to Make Stunning Presentations

No building exists in a vacuum. From conceptual energy analysis and shadow studies to neighborhood design motif and materials pallet, the importance of understanding and responding to a building relationship with its surrounding environment cannot be overstated. Yet showing Revit-based software models in their contextual environment has traditionally been a difficult process, often consisting of nothing more than a few white boxes manually extruded from CAD surveys. Using the ability of InfraWorks 2014 software to import and render massive datasets in real time, architects can present and analyze their designs with the surrounding terrain features, transportation networks, and buildings fully modeled at the block, neighborhood, city, or regional level. Through an examination of real-world case studies, this class explores workflows and sources of free GIS data to unlock the full potential BIM and GIS collaboration, creating stunning presentations along the way.