Since the beginning of programming visual development environments have been already a concept in the computer science world. However, the construction industry has recently recognized the potential of this method. While visual programming in computer graphics is mainly used for modeling of difficult geometries, it brings in the construction sector furthermore the advantage, that non-professionals can make a deep intervention in a BIM-model. At the beginning this work defines the basic concepts about BIM and Visual Programming. After that, it approaches the study of possible uses of the graphical programming language in the construction industry. For this reason practical evaluation scenarios are made on a BIM-model of a building of the Technical University of Munich and assess on the compatibility of the visual programming to civil engineering tasks. The software “Revit 2016” is used for modeling while the Add-In “Dynamo für Revit 1.0 (Pre-Release)” was chosen for the evaluations. This Bachelor’s Thesis finishes with the advantages and disadvantages of this technology, and gives an outlook on future-oriented applications in the building industry.     «

Since the beginning of programming visual development environments have been already a concept in the computer science world. However, the construction industry has recently recognized the potential of this method. While visual programming in computer graphics is mainly used for modeling of difficult geometries, it brings in the construction sector furthermore the advantage, that non-professionals can make a deep intervention in a BIM-model. At the beginning this work defines the basic concepts...     »