"The future of Building Information Management (BIM) is now. With the increasing acceptance of BIM in the architectural-engineering-construction (AEC) industry, it has moved past the buzzword phase and has hit, and likely passed, the all important 'tipping point.' Though you may still be resistant to the idea of having to 'waste' time modeling your work in 3D, at some point in the very near future, you will not have an option. Making such a disruptive change in your production process can be scary..."