Here is a list of topics covered in my interview with Benjamin Glunz of BIM Smith.

Ben's LinkedIn

Background

• BS & MS in Architecture
• 4 years of employment at architecture firm
• 4th generation of family to be involved with building industry

BIM Smith

• Mission: Make it easier for building product manufacturers to work together with architects, engineers, and contractors
• How the software stays current
• How to handle old & legacy products within digital design
• Web-Based Tool (FREE)
  • Series of applications that allow you to build assemblies and select products for projects
  • FORGE: address different facets of building envelope (wall, floor, ceiling, roof)
  • MARKET: anything that comes in a box (i.e. floor drains, faucets, etc.)
  • MY BIMSMITH: Export products into MyBimSmith for Revit, AutoCAD, cut sheets, product specifications, etc.

Predictions

• Civil 3D & Revit
• Movement towards more collaborative tools beyond bells and whistles software and more towards value added software
• Role of VR
  • Revisto & Enscape