The 1960’s marked the beginning of the CAD Revolution with
the invention of “Sketchpad” by Ivan
Sutherland, the CAD industry continued to flourish by leaps and bounds over the
next five decades with the creation of BIM software such as Autodesk Revit
(originally created in 1998 by the Charles River Software company). As architects and engineers latch on to this
BIM technology to help improve the process of constructing and designing
buildings; manufactures must be able to keep up with new demands of 3D
material. And that is where Advanced
Cabinet Systems comes into play.
In June 2012, Advanced Cabinet Systems released its first
ever Advanced Cabinet Systems Revit Catalog.
Up to this point, architects were responsible of creating “generic”
casework as “fill-ins” for specifications in their 3D projects. Manufacturer-created 3D
models, also known as Revit Families, help remove this trouble for architects
by allowing them to easily download and drop them into their project.
Easy accessibility is just one benefit of having
manufacturer-created material; there are many more reasons why it’s
beneficial. One of the big benefits
would be that each cabinet is to the standards of Advanced Cabinet
Systems. Every size that is available is
easily accessible through a “type catalog”.
A type catalog gives all of the size options available through a pick-list
without bogging down the model, thus keeping a relatively small file size. Finally, another great benefit is that
specifying the cabinets in a project is easier because the matching product
number associated with the physical catalog is included with each model. By loading in the “custom casework tag”,
every floor plan would include the product number by being placed over the
matching cabinet.
By having the manufacturer create their own Revit models, it
creates a more stream-lined process for designers and architects in the overall
build process.
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