Articles for better-informed engineering decisions
Explore BIM automation, engineering software and AI through the questions that affect day-to-day work. Find perspectives to help you understand an approach before deciding how it fits your organisation.
Read for the problem, not only the technology
The most useful technology discussion starts with the work it is intended to improve. A familiar software name can help narrow the search, but the process context determines whether the idea is relevant.
BIM & Engineering Workflow Automation
How rules, templates and software extensions can support repeated modelling or documentation tasks.
AI & Data Readiness
Where AI may assist engineering work and where reliable source information and human judgement remain essential.
Connected Information & Digital Twins
Integration is valuable when a person can use the connected information to complete a task.
Reading paths from the existing library
Treat examples and technology claims in older articles in their publication context. Use current product documentation and a scoped technical discussion before making implementation decisions.
AI in BIM: Support or Replacement?
Read perspectives on where AI may assist engineering work and where reliable source information and human judgement remain essential.
Scan-to-BIM Automation for Existing Buildings
An introduction to existing-building workflows and where automation can help make sense of captured conditions.
AI vs. Traditional BIM Workflows
A starting point for reviewing changing practices, read in the publication context of the tools and releases discussed.
Read the articles
Existing published content — read in its original context.
Bring the idea back to your own process
That turns a broad technology interest into a question that can be tested.
After reading, identify the task you would change, the people affected and the evidence that would show whether the change helps. For delivered examples, continue to . For a concise reference or recorded discussion, explore the other resource formats within .
Explore the next step
Explore the other resource formats within Insights.
Guides & Handouts
A concise reference to bring into an internal discussion.
Webinars
Hear the reasoning behind an approach through discussion.
Case Studies
Delivered examples, not explanatory reading.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about AI vs. automation and finding implementation evidence.
No. Many tools use explicit rules, templates or APIs. Assess the actual method rather than infer AI from the word automation.
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