DESIGN & BUILD WITH BIM

BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the foundation of digital transformation in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. As the leader in BIM, Autodesk is the industry's partner to realise better ways of working and better outcomes for business and the built world.

What is BIM? (video: 2:22 min.)

What is BIM?

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the holistic process of creating and managing information for a built asset. Based on an intelligent model and enabled by a cloud platform, BIM integrates structured, multi-disciplinary data to produce a digital representation of an asset across its lifecycle, from planning and design to construction and operations.

Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin

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The BIM tipping point is here

Across the UK and Ireland, 82% of BIM-enabled firms will be using BIM on more than half of their projects by 2024, according to a new report from Dodge Data and Analytics. How will your firm benefit from BIM adoption?

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How 12 outstanding projects used BIM

Get an inside look

According to the NBS National BIM Report 2019, ‘almost two thirds of those who have adopted BIM feel that they have done so successfully’. To learn more, we’ve conducted a detailed analysis on how our customers are using BIM workflows to achieve their business objectives, by reviewing more than 500 projects recently submitted to the AEC Excellence Awards.

BIM software for AEC professionals

  • Powerful BIM and CAD tools for designers, engineers and contractors, including Revit, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Autodesk Forma and more

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  • Plan, design, construct and manage buildings with powerful tools for Building Information Modelling.

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  • Civil engineering design and construction documentation.

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A guide to your first BIM project

  • Building design

    Learn how BIM (building information modelling) workflows automate the ordinary and can help you unlock new levels of creativity.

  • Infrastructure design

    Enhance planning, design and delivery of more scalable and sustainable civil infrastructure with a full range of tools.

  • Construction

    Visually explore project constructability, manage your project cost more effectively and better predict project outcomes.

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