Global Test Scores Posted by CAD & BIM Managers

CAD and BIM Managers from across the world have submitted a wide range of KS test scores, in recent years. Let’s take a more detailed look at the people behind the headline stats.

We capture some interesting user demographic data at the start of each test session. This includes the following questions:

- Primary Industry/Discipline
- Primary Role
- Country & State
- Self rating
- How many years have you used this tool?
- Where did you learn to use this tool?
- How often do you use this tool? (Daily, weekly, occasional)
- How did you learn to use this tool? (On the job, Formal training, College)

The top 6 tests completed by CAD & BIM Managers are, in order (by volume):

Revit Architecture
BIM Management
Revit MEP
Revit Structure
AutoCAD
MicroStation

The results data comes from a wide range of countries and territories, primarily, US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, HK, South Africa and Middle East regions.

Here are the overall results:

Revit Architecture

Avg score/time for:

Regular users = 81.7% in 2551 secs

Part-time users = 78.3% in 3945 secs

1 to 5 years' experience (all types) = 76.3% in 2940 secs

6 to 10 years' experience (all types) = 82.0% in 2912 secs

11 to 15 years' experience (all types) = 81.1% in 2832 secs

On the job learning (all types) = 82.3% in 3725 secs

Formal learning (all types) = 76.7% in 3317 secs

The average Revit Architecture self-rating score for CAD & BIM Managers is: 4.2.

BIM Management

Avg score/time for:

Regular users = 79.1% in 1767 secs

Part-time users = 71.2% in 2252 secs

1 to 5 years' experience (all types) = 72.3% in 2771 secs

6 to 10 years' experience (all types) = 79.3% in 1682 secs

11 to 15 years' experience (all types) = 78.7% in 1711 secs

On the job learning (all types) = 76.4% in 2248 secs

Formal learning (all types) = 72.5% in 1843 secs

The average BIM self-rating score for CAD & BIM Managers is: 4.3.

Revit MEP

Avg score/time for:

Regular users = 77.6% in 3136 secs

Part-time users = 72.8% in 3316 secs

1 to 5 years' experience (all types) = 70.8% in 2996 secs

6 to 10 years' experience (all types) = 78.7% in 2552 secs

11 to 15 years' experience (all types) = 75.1% in 2732 secs

On the job learning (all types) = 77.6% in 3470 secs

Formal learning (all types) = 74.8% in 3311 secs

The average Revit MEP self-rating score for CAD & BIM Managers is: 4.1.

Revit Structure

Avg score/time for:

Regular users = 78.6% in 3214 secs

Part-time users = 73.3% in 3745 secs

1 to 5 years' experience (all types) = 69.7% in 3640 secs

6 to 10 years' experience (all types) = 81.0% in 2819 secs

11 to 15 years' experience (all types) = 80.2% in 2832 secs

On the job learning (all types) = 80.1% in 2902 secs

Formal learning (all types) = 75.7% in 2493 secs

The average Revit Structure self-rating score for CAD & BIM Managers is: 4.0.

AutoCAD

Avg score/time for:

Regular users = 64.0% in 4230 secs

Part-time users = 62.8% in 4535 secs

1 to 5 years' experience (all types) = 53.2% in 3827 secs

6 to 10 years' experience (all types) = 57.6% in 3621 secs

11 to 15 years' experience (all types) = 59.7% in 4038 secs

On the job learning (all types) = 66.9% in 3782 secs

Formal learning (all types) = 62.2% in 3814 secs

The average AutoCAD self-rating score for CAD & BIM Managers is: 3.5.

 MicroStation

Avg score/time for:

Regular users = 63.6% in 4154 secs

Part-time users = 57.2% in 4766 secs

1 to 5 years' experience (all types) = 55.6% in 4901 secs

6 to 10 years' experience (all types) = 63.3% in 4546 secs

11 to 15 years' experience (all types) = 64.4% in 4527 secs

On the job learning (all types) = 61.8% in 4273 secs

Formal learning (all types) = 58.5% in 4139 secs

The average MicroStation self-rating score for CAD & BIM Managers is: 3.6.

Trends:

Overall, regular users are more accurate and faster than part-time users.

CAD & BIM Managers with 6 to 10 years' of experience with these tools are the most efficient. They reach a plateau in performance after c. 7 years and make no further productivity gains.

CAD & BIM Managers who learn to apply these tools on projects are more accurate than those who have primarily formal training, but less practical experience. Formally trained users are faster overall than self-taught users.

CAD & BIM Managers are generally very confident in their ability to use technical software tools on Construction projects.

CAD & BIM Managers are more confident and more accurate using modeling software than drafting software.

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