Workflow and Site Modeling - Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015 Essentials - page 300

barrier to many projects successfully adopting BIM. Project managers need to
be able to predict staffing and time to complete tasks throughout the project
phases and have relied on the past precedent of staff and project types to do this.
Because a BIM-based project can significantly alter the project workflow, many
of the historic timetables for task completion are no longer valid. However, a
BIM-based project can be broken down into a few primary roles that will allow
you some level of predictability through the various project phases. Although
the specific effort and staffing will vary between offices (and even projects),
some general roles will need to be accounted for on every project.
There are three primary roles on every BIM project.

architect Deals with design issues, code compliances, clear widths, wall types,

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and so on

On a large project,
these roles could also
represent individual
people, whereas in a
smaller project they
might be all the same
person, or one person
might carry multiple
roles.

Modeler Creates content in 2D or in 3D

Drafter Deals with annotations, sheet layout, view creation, and detail creation

These roles represent efforts and general tasks that you need to take into
account on any Revit Architecture project. We'll now cover each of these in a bit
more detail and discuss how these roles interact with the project cycle.

architect
The role of the architect is to deal with the architectural issues revolving around
the project. As the model is being created, you will naturally have to solve issues
such as constructability and wall types, set corridor widths, deal with depart-
ment areas, and deal with other issues involving either codes or the overall
architectural design. This role will be the one applying standards to the project
(as in wall types, keynotes, and so on) and organizing the document set. This
role will need to be present on the project from the beginning to ensure consis-
tency of the virtual building creation and isn't necessarily limited to only one
person.
This role also might or might not be a “designer.” Although it is possible to
do early design in Revit Architecture, many project teams prefer to utilize other
tools such as Trimble SketchUp or even pencil and trace paper. The job of the
architect is steering the creation of the building in Revit Architecture. Tasks for
this role include the following:

▶ Leading the creation of massing (if used) and major architectural ele-
ments and then building from within the model

▶ Designing around code requirements and other building logistics

▶ Ensuring constructability and detailing aspects of the design