Scalability: This is the ability to handle combinations of a large project

scale and modeling at a high level of detail. This involves the ability of the
system to remain responsive regardless of the number of 3D parametric
objects in the project. This capability can be important at the tool level,
but the scope of a tool at any one time is usually limited. The scalability
of a design becomes critical when hierarchical parameters are used to
manage large sections of façade or the whole building envelope. A fundamental
issue is the degree that the system is disk-based, in terms of data
management, rather than memory-based. Disk-based systems are slower
for small projects because of disk read/write speeds, but their delay time
grows slowly as the project size grows. Memory-based systems are usually
quicker under light loads, but performance drops quickly once memory
space is exhausted. Scalability is partially limited by the operating system;
Windows XP, 32-bit version, without special settings, only supports
up to 2 gigabytes of working memory for a single process. Sixty-four-bit
architectures for Windows and Snow Leopard eliminate the memory use
restriction and are becoming inexpensive. The requirements of a
BIM platform have grown in import