CAD/BIM (LB)
- Faculty
Faculty of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture
- Version
Version 1 of 20.08.2025.
- Module identifier
44B0830
- Module level
Bachelor
- Language of instruction
German
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
only summer term
- More information on frequency
once a year
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
In the planning and construction process, representatives of landscape architecture and landscape construction are in close contact with specialists in structural engineering, civil engineering and infrastructure construction. The exchange of digital data is an essential basis for this.
CAD (Computer Aided Design) makes it possible to create the construction drawings required for object planning with the help of computers and to adapt and modify them during the planning process. The focus is on the digital tools for creating plans as well as the fundamentals of construction drawing. This course uses 2D and 3D models to teach the basics of designing in the plane and in space as well as generating construction drawings. Plan comprehension is the focus and will be practiced.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a working method that makes it possible to ensure a holistic view of the building object over its entire life cycle on the basis of 3D models. In this process, planning, construction and management data are digitally networked in a common model. Participants receive an initial introduction to BIM and learn about the potential of BIM using typical applications in landscape architecture as examples.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
1 CAD 2D Modeling and Technical Drawing
1.1 Introduction to standardization of construction drawing
1.2 Projection methods and their representation in construction drawings, development of plan views, floor plans, elevations and sections
1.3 Landscape architecture planning (e.g. overview plans, site plans, elevation plans (representation of the terrain in 2D - working with contour lines), planting plans, object planning)
1.4 Specialist planning by other planning parties (e.g. representation of drainage plans, surveying plans, road construction plans, etc.)
1.5 Design with CAD 2D, design principles
1.6 Plan creation and editing with CAD based on analog and digital planning data
1.7 Plan output and layout according to scale
1.8 Techniques for efficient working with CAD
1.9 Graphical data formats and data exchange2 CAD 3D Modeling
2.1 Creation of 3D models
2.2 Output of isometrics and perspectives as well as floor plans, views and sections
2.3 Basics of shadow analysis
2.4 Terrain modeling and representation3 Introduction to the BIM working method
3.1 Presentation of the planning method as basic knowledge.
3.2 Basics of project processing with BIM CAD software
3.3 Visualization and animation of the BIM model
3.4 Outlooks into the execution planning with BIM (creation of construction drawings)
3.5 Understanding and practically applying BIM work processes (specialist model and collaboration model)
3.6 Outlook on the potentials of the BIM method for processing in LP 5-9 and maintenance of the construction measure during the entire life cycle
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Seminar Presence - 30 Practice Presence or online - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Preparation/follow-up for course work - 60 seminar paper -
- Graded examination
- Homework / Assignment
- Remark on the assessment methods
The house work includes several subtasks.
- Exam duration and scope
Construction drawings (general plan, floor plan, sections, views, details) are created or sections of them are detailed.
- Recommended prior knowledge
Basic knowledge from the module Geoinformation
- Knowledge Broadening
Students who have successfully finished this module will be familiar with digital tools and workflows for object planning as well as the basic principles of technical representation in the form of construction drawings.
- Knowledge deepening
Students who have successfully studied this module are familiar with the use of 2D/3D CAD and know the relevant graphic formats and interfaces for the planning process. They are able to create, layout and present construction drawings.
- Knowledge Understanding
Students who have successfully studied this module are able to understand and evaluate construction results in the form of construction drawings and to incorporate them into their own planning processes. They are able to explain construction drawings to other planning participants and to visualize the results in relation to the situation.
- Application and Transfer
Students who have successfully studied this module use the acquired analog and digital skills in a professional and targeted manner in the planning and construction process. On the one hand, they are able to create construction drawings as part of the planning process and, on the other hand, to implement these requirements in the construction process as part of construction management.
- Academic Innovation
Students who have successfully studied this module are familiar with the current innovations in digital representation.
- Communication and Cooperation
Students who have successfully studied this module understand the digital models and construction drawings generated from them as a means of communication in the planning and construction process. They develop an understanding of careful planning as a basis for other specialist planners and as a basis for implementation in the construction process.
- Academic Self-Conception / Professionalism
Students who have successfully studied this module experience digital work as a connecting element across borders. They recognize and reflect on the opportunities of a shared data base.
- Literature
- BENFELDT, K.-D., BENFELDT, J. (2002): Zeichnen und Darstellen in der Freiraumplanung: von der Skizze zum Entwurf. 3. erw. Auflage, Parey.
- BIM in der Landschaftsarchitektur, FLL-Tagungsband 2019
- BORRMANN et al. (2021): Building Information Modeling. 2., aktualisierte Auflage, Springer Vieweg Wiesbaden.
- HAUSKNECHT, K., LIEBICH, T. (2016): BIM-Kompendium. Fraunhofer IRB Verlag.
- Herdt-Verlag: Schulungsmaterialien zu AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign. http://www.herdt-campus.com
- HOLDER, E., PEUKERT, M. (2002): Darstellung und Präsentation: Freihand und mit Computerwerkzeugen gestalten; Ein Handbuch für Architekten, Innenarchitekten und Gestalter. Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt.
- LAY, B.-H., HORNOFF, E. (2016): Bauzeichnen im GaLaBau. Ulmer Stuttgart.
- WILK, S. (2016): Zeichenlehre für Landschaftsarchitekten – Handbuch und Planungshilfe
Die Literaturliste wird laufend durch aktuelle Veröffentlichungen ergänzt.
Schulungsunterlagen zur Anwendung von CAD-Software und BIM-Software in Form von Tutorials und Videos sowie als begleitendes Skript zur Vorlesung und Übung werden zum Selbstlernen bereitgestellt.
- Applicability in study programs
- Landscape Engineering
- Landscape Engineering B.Eng. (01.09.2025)
- Landscape Engineering Dual
- Landscape Engineering Dual B.Eng. (01.09.2025)
- Person responsible for the module
- Hornoff, Elke
- Further lecturer(s)
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