Increasingly one of the largest costs for smaller practices is the I.T. infrastructure that enables them to work competitively in the marketplace. The drive towards BIM level three will only compound this issue. Looking online only causes confusion, advice like “model your specifications around Movie Editing Software or Gaming Applications” is not always helpful, neither is the suggestion that vast amounts of memory is required.

The construction industry is moving inexorably to the cloud. Driving Vision’s own BIM process as well as the wider collaborative requirements of BIM make this inevitable. Architects often talk about creating an experience with their buildings and the first step is to convey this experience to the client. Developments in virtual reality (VR) enable you immerse them into the project and capture their imagination. VR allows you to engage with them as you direct them through the experience of their proposed building, and lets you share the excitement you have for the project.

Architectural software becomes more powerful with each generation, mostly to facilitate improved design processes. That design however needs to take into consideration more than just layout, as workflows, analyses, and project management tasks often also need to be integrated with any design element. This requires more powerful infrastructure to allow it to operate at its best with the attendant need to upgrade regularly.

This means that anything that allows the practice to work with hardware that would otherwise require costly replacement is welcome.

• The Driving Vision BIM process is built upon cloud computing principles, meaning that your storage and much of your processing requirement are not held on local hardware.
• The increased security of working in the cloud is also worth keeping in mind, reducing the need for time consuming back-ups, this is an automatic function in the cloud, and making cyber attacks far less likely to become a problem.
• Scalability of cloud computing is a benefit particularly for the smaller practice. You pay for what you need, and increase or decrease your capability as projects demand

Driving Vision are now providing a service offering high powered graphics workstations based in the cloud to work on BIM projects. So, regardless of your location or project size you have access to the high performance you need to run demanding graphical software. Get in touch to learn more or have a demonstration of any of Driving Vision’s BIM related applications.

Implementing BIM can be daunting, but Driving Vision is here to help you at the pace you are comfortable with. Get started by getting in touch now