Research Article

Methodology for Building Information Modeling (BIM) Implementation in Structural Engineering Companies (SECs)

Table 5

Hardware recommendations for use of BIM software as of 2018.

No.ItemGeneral characteristicsRecommendation, by type of project

1Operating systemThe use of Microsoft® Windows® (not Linux or Apple), higher than 7, 64-bit version, is recommended.IMicrosoft® Windows® 10, 64 bits
IIMicrosoft® Windows® 10, 64 bits
IIIMicrosoft® Windows® 10, 64 bits

2ProcessorSingle or multicore Intel® Pentium®, Xeon®, or i-series processor or equivalent AMD processor (with SSE2). Select version with the highest possible speed.IIntel® core I5
IIIntel® core I7
IIIIntel® core Xeon

3Hard diskPreferably solid state disks (SSD) or traditional HDD disks of 750 GB or higher. 5 GB of free disk space is required.ITraditional 1 TB HDD disk
II128 GB SSD + traditional 1 TB HDD disk
III500 GB solid state disk SDD

4RamRAM of 8 GB or more.I8 GB RAM
II16 GB RAM
III32 GB RAM

5Video (or graphics) cardNVIDIA Quadro cards: 2000 (1024 MB), 4000 (2048 MB), 5000 (2560 MB), 6000 (6144 MB), k-series and above, or similar to the above. The video (or graphics) card must be dedicated, not integrated. AMD counterparts (less recommended) may be used.IDedicated NVIDIA graphics card
IIDedicated NVIDIA graphics card
IIIDedicated NVIDIA graphics card