BlenderBIM has been around for quite sometime. But it seems the digital footprint of BlenderBIM (now Bonsai) within the quantity surveying / cost engineering world is small, as a google search for the best BIM tools for quantity surveyors did not bring up BlenderBIM. Aside @steverugi, do we have Quantity Surveyors / Cost Engineers here? What can we do?
Hi @iosvarms
BlenderBIM has been around for quite sometime. But it seems the digital footprint of BlenderBIM (now Bonsai) within the quantity surveying / cost engineering world is small, as a google search for the best BIM tools for quantity surveyors did not bring up BlenderBIM. Aside @steverugi, do we have Quantity Surveyors / Cost Engineers here? What can we do?
glad more QS are coming aboard, the more the merrier :)
PS I would add Primus IFC from Acca Software to that list in the image..
"glad more QS are coming aboard, the more the merrier :)"
We need it.
"PS I would add Primus IFC from Acca Software to that list in the image.."
At least PriMus Takeoff got a shot. ACCA would be happy I guess :)
hi @iosvarms :
"glad more QS are coming aboard, the more the merrier :)"
We need it.
Even if we QS maybe represent a niche on this platform I personally think quantities are a crucial aspect in the BIM and AEC space, so please allow me to share the following with you (and the rest):
Often, the focus in projects is on the final cost, without realizing that it is simply the outcome of two underlying elements—quantities multiplied by item rates for every component that contributes to the overall price.
This may sound straightforward, but I wish the same emphasis given to drawings, models, and renderings were also applied to the accuracy of quantities and reliability of pricing.
Relying solely on squeezing contractors or suppliers to cut costs shouldn’t be the default approach, but in my personal experience it's what happens most of the times.
I started using them just recently but I strongly believe BIM, and more specifically our beloved Bonsai, can actually make a tangible difference here.
While large projects are adopting BIM through expensive software solutions, smaller projects—often the backbone of any economy—could greatly benefit from free, accessible tools like Bonsai.
These projects are by far the key drivers of local employment and economic resilience, especially in developing regions.
It's a huge market, and it's everywhere..
Now, let's be practical if you will, how would you like to take it further? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this :)
Thanks
S.
@steverugi I would like a live dashboard displaying a running dollar total so every dumbass design idea that waste money can immediately show that impact. Preferably with physical feedback, maybe some high voltage low current type of feedback 😜
@Nigel said:
@steverugi I would like a live dashboard displaying a running dollar total so every dumbass design idea that waste money can immediately show that impact. Preferably with physical feedback, maybe some high voltage low current type of feedback 😜
I wouldn't dare to write it, since you did I can only support it, metaphorically speaking of course.. ;)
While large projects are adopting BIM through expensive software solutions, smaller projects—often the backbone of any economy—could greatly benefit from free, accessible tools like Bonsai.
These projects are by far the key drivers of local employment and economic resilience, especially in developing regions.
It's a huge market, and it's everywhere..
Great thoughts @steverugi ! At the moment, I would add that the opportunities Bonsai offers AEC practice are still elusive to many (especially in developing economies). In the meantime, as the costing/ scheduling, documentation and visualisation capabilities are getting better (more productive) the critical mass of the present users needs to begin to showcase those capabilities to the common user who needs evidence.
Bonsai opens up the accessibility of bespoke technologies to smaller practitioners that are affordable only to big firms and makes the market competitive.
That's why I was alarmed when heard here on LinkedIn that the future release of IFC 5 will be dropping ("for now") some capabilities including textures, cost and scheduling among many other functionalities. In that case, would we have to be stuck in IFC 4 until the later versions of IFC 5 begin to re-implement them?
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