And I really hope you're not trying to say that AECOsim is the ferrari of the BIM world. The only reason anyone in the US uses Bentley is because of government mandate, i.g. Nothing in the Bentley arsenal can even compare to revit. Problem is Autodesk evolved and bentley is about 10 years behind right now. I would draw in Microstation before I would use AECO sim.īack in the 90's dwg and dgn were very compatible and did very similar things. I would draw by hand before I would use AECO sim. I would take Rhino 100 times over AECO sim. "I've been told, but I can't promise.that's not my department and I don't work in tech".
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Ask them for a release date of when the new update is coming with all the promised improvements and they'll tell you. Good luck finding any training for any Bentley product that doesn't cost you $20k. You sound just like them, but when you ask them for the answer they have no clue. Ha! Obviously you've never used dynamic blocks or sheet sets. "You can import and export Autocad files to and from Microstation without any problem." (think Ferrari / Ford, Apple / Microsoft, Betamax / VHS!!!) But that doesn't necessarily mean its better. It doesn't compare with Rhino, SketchUp etc as they are simply 3d modelling programs, and while they both have their uses, they are not BIM.īecause of the wider client base, Autocad has always had a bigger market share than Bentley, and Revit will continue to have a bigger market share than AECOsim. You can import and export Autocad files to and from Microstation without any problem.īentley's AECOsim is also being used successfully in our office, and i'm not clear about why anyone would think it 'shite'. Engineers, Furniture Manufacturers and Interior designers all tend to use Autocad. Foster, Rogers, Grimshaw, Hopkins, SOM, KPF, MAKE, Wilkinsn Eyre, HOK etc all use it, some since the 1990's, as well as many smaller practices, who often used Minicad / Vectorworks to start with and then 'grew up' to Microstation. Microstation has been used by major London architectural practices for years.
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Simply a stellar deal! Again, not perfect, none of them are, but I have over thirty years using various CAD and BIM software and for me, at this time, AECOsim is it. If you compare it to Revit, it would be like getting AutoCAD, Revit, 3D Studio/Maya, and Grasshopper all in one package for the same price. It is very flexible from a database perspective. It is simply the easiest of the three that I've worked for modeling (not easy to learn, but once you have mastered the software, it is simply the easiest to use hands down). Not that it is perfect, but I design and produce construction documents. I can say, that I personally prefer Bentley AECOsim to all of the others. All of the BIM packages are "parametricized 3D CAD" with a high level of information (database). It's more of a parametricized 3D CAD than a true BIM platform." then they are talking trash. Turn a blind ear on them because they are just talking to hear themselves. I hear folks say, I like blah, blah cause it is sooooo easy to learn and I don't like bah, blah because it is too complex. If you any of these software systems to their fullest, then you quickly learn that these are complex pieces of software. There are four main BIM packages Today: Revit, AECOsim, ArchiCAD, and VectorWorks. However, Bentley markets AECOsim (in the past it was called Bentley Architecture or Tirforma). This is DEFAULT and you should turn it off, or your file is always saved. Because Microstation saves your progress for each line/change you make to the drawing. IMMEDIATELY go to the options setting to turn off the "autosave". When you first get the software installed and running. IMPORTANT: One VERY IMPORTANT thing to note when using Microstation. I never used the BIM offering by Bentley. You have to hit enter to enter into "prompt mode" then enter your command, which disrupts your workflow. It's not made that way, although you certainly can - it's just tedious. You have to memorize the number combinations. (Also, instead of pressing Esc to default "selection" mode, you press "1") Icons are not as fast because you need to get into a sub-menu in the icon to draw a line. The problem is finding the tool to do what you want it to do. 1 day is even possible (my ex-office gave us that long to adapt before they threw us into the deep end of the pool)
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