Is splitting Revit models by levels/disciplines the actual industry standard, or am I overcomplicating things?
Hi everyone,
I recently finished a basic Revit/BIM postgraduate course (mostly focused on modeling). I already had some basic knowledge, but I wanted to structure it better. During our last class, we spent a lot of time discussing BIM protocols, and since then, I've gone down a rabbit hole I can't get out of.
I’ve been reading through BIM Forum and watching various conferences about standards. I noticed it’s very common to structure projects using a matrix that splits the model by both levels and disciplines, using "Master" files to coordinate everything. This means working with multiple smaller linked files instead of one massive central file.
My question is: Is this the actual industry standard, or am I getting into something that is overkill? It's not strictly required to pass my course, but I want to make the most out of it for my portfolio. The only requirement for my final submission is to write a basic "protocol" explaining my choices and how I organized the files.
If you have any literature, podcasts, lectures, or YouTube channels you'd recommend to deep dive into this, I’d really appreciate it.
Sorry for my English, it's not my first language.
Thanks in advance!