You might want to double check with your program to see what software you will mostly be using before making a decision. In regards to the MAC discussion, aside from AutoCAD and Revit, just about everything else (in an academic setting) has Mac versions. I don't think I can wrap my head around being used as a design tool though. Not far enough along to be fair although I can see the benefit of using it for documentation purposes. Just start learning Revit as it seems like most offices have or in the process of going in this direction which is easy to understand since it's made by Autodesk.
Although it is without a doubt the most advanced BIM software available I think the reality is that only a small percentage of offices actually do the type of work that would require that hi-end of a software and even then most of those offices just work with GT as a consultant to do the BIM/documentation anyway. Will reiterate the point that Digital Project is extremely expensive and has a very steep learning curve that pretty much starts as soon as you open the program. As models get bigger/more complex you need a minimum of a 64bit OS and 4GB RAM (and probably 8GB) to be able to work on the model without pulling your hair out and getting thumb cramps from twiddling them whilst waiting for the model to load. All of these programs, though, require the right hardware and OS. Digital Project looks good, but it's incredibly expensive. I personally like Revit (my office is currently running it), and have tried ArchiCAD (and think it's overly complicated-layers aren't really necessary with BIM). Sloppy drafting is exponentially more damaging with BIM and using shortcuts (like using walls for beams instead of actual beams) defeats the purpose and promise of BIM.Īnother thing: BIM is 3D so there's no excuse to only draw/think in plan ignoring the sectional properties/consequences of a proposed design. The best thing for being productive and accurate while using BIM is learning how a building actually needs to go together-(BIM) models can get so much more screwed up than 2D drawings when used by someone with little to no actual knowledge. I don't think it really matters which software you use Revit has things that ArchiCAD doesn't and vice-versa.
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