She concluded that the AEC industry is still very much reliant on drawings for conducting its business of designing and designing and constructing as evident from the survey results. At the same time, AEC professionals also realize the power of BIM for more efficient and intelligent modeling by placing a high premium on smart objects that maintain associativity, connectivity, and relationships with other objects and the availability of object libraries. She pointed out that users want a
BIM application that not only leverages the powerful documentation and visualization capabilities of a CAD platform but also support multiple design and management operations. BIM as a technology is still in its formative stage and solutions in market are continuing to evolve as they respond to user’s specific needs.