Building Information Modeling

Link files in Navisworks Manage and see them in Navisworks Freedom

2012-01-24T01:05:00.000-08:00

Link Documents in Navisworks Manage and look the same in Navisworks Freedom for Facility Management.

Keep the files together in one folder, as shown,

Open nwc file, select the object, right click in the properties tab, as shown below, select Edit Links….

This will open Edit Links window, in this hit Add tab,

This will open Add Link window, under this give name and hit browse tab to link file,

In window Choose Link select All for Files of type, this will make you see the required file,

Select the file, hit open; hit Ok of for Add Link and Edit Links windows

Save the file in nwd format so that you can open this in Freedom viewer,
Open the file in Freedom viewer,
Select Link tab, in Home tab

This will show you below link in model, by clicking on this the document will open.

Enjoy Linking file in Navisworks.

COBie Toolkit For Revit 2012

2012-01-23T19:55:00.000-08:00

The COBie Toolkit produces COBie v2 deliverables in conjunction with Revit model development. The template provides a non-automated means to capture COBie development in Revit, export data to a text file, and facilitate eventual intake into spreadsheets. The development of a data-rich BIM model for eventual FM handover necessitates grounded discussions and planning amongst the project team. The realm of digital, non-graphic data development and delivery in the AEC process is new and developing, and will evolve and mature considerably in the next few years. COBie is a general framework for data exchange or delivery. Each project must tailor its goals for the resources and requirements of the project, and for the continuing lifecycle needs and capabilities of the owner/operator.
The toolkit is available for download on the Autodesk Resources website.

10 Truths about BIM (Building Information Modeling)

2012-01-19T01:23:00.000-08:00

1 BIM takes design to the next level.
Technological developments open up new avenues for design, and BIM is no exception. The 3D function enables complex shapes and the software’s ability to handle sophisticated calculations will allow structural engineers to push the boundaries with ever more daring designs.

2 The ‘I’ is more important than the ‘B’.
Pretty pictures might impress, but it is as an information management tool that BIM software really shines. One reason for the slow take-up of BIM in the civil engineering sector is that the BIM community has so far focused on ‘building’ to the detriment of ‘information’.

3 The colour of BIM is green.
Using it properly will cut project time and thereby energy use, as well as cost. BIM will reduce the waste of materials during construction and building management and eventually assist in sustainable demolition. Energy modelling can also minimize energy use over a building’s life.

4 BIM will destabilise the construction industry.
Unlike CAD, which computerized a single activity while leaving macro processes largely intact, BIM will change everything. There’s no point attempting to implement BIM software throughout the industry with the expectation that things won’t change. They will.

5 Governments must take the lead.
The benefits of working the BIM way only come with close collaboration. If one member of a project team is using BIM while the others continue doing things the old way, there will be limited benefit. To make the investment worthwhile, someone has to break the stalemate. That someone is often the government.

6 Companies must work together as one.
Firms and disciplines working separately, interacting only through the exchange of construction documents just won’t do any more. BIM both enables and requires tighter integration.

7 Both the software and the professionals must work together.
But simply working together isn’t enough – habits and routines have to be aligned in order to make cooperation natural. The software will need to be developed to allow seamless integration, and so will the attitudes of professionals.

8 New contracts will emerge.
Both digitalisation and close collaboration challenge the prevailing system of intellectual ownership. There are two possible development routes. One is increased specialisation where ownership resides with modelling specialists. The other is consolidation into giant firms, as companies work increasingly closely, solving ownership issues.

9 The software platform is at a crossroads.
The fight for supremacy in the software world rages on. Depending on the outcome of current power struggles, the digital environment in the new construction industry will conform to one of three types: open standard, closed and proprietary standard, or no/several standards.

10 BIM will become the DNA of future construction.
When the system is sufficiently streamlined we can start to focus on using it. Once the basic information infrastructure is in place and we’ve learned to work with it, numerous technologies, in use or in the pipeline, can be brought in.

Original Post– http://www.wspgroup.com/en/wsp-group-bim/10-truth-bim/

Exchanging data from BIM model for Facility Management

2011-09-02T22:15:00.000-07:00

Background
Use of BIM during design-only or construction-only with little consideration for future uses of the data embedded in the model, are examples of “little bim”

“BIG BIM” is characterized by data that, once created or captured is then reused over and over throughout the life-cycle of an asset, making the entire process more efficient, less costly and more sustainable.

3D + Information = BIM Modeling
3D + Time = 4D Construction Sequencing
3D + Cost = 5D Estimation
3D + F M = 6D Life cycle management

At the financial completion of construction projects the construction manager typically delivers a truck-full of boxes of paper (or CD's containing e-paper) to the facility manager. It is assumed that this information can assist the facility manager to maintain, operate, and track assets within the building. More often
than not, however, this information is delivered months or years after the building has been occupied and placed in a storage room where it is never used…

Today, most contracts require the handover of paper documents containing equipment lists, product data sheets, warranties, spare part lists, preventive maintenance schedules, and other information. This information is essential to support the operations, maintenance, and the management of the facilities assets by the owner and/or property manager.

Gathering this information at the end of the job, today's standard practice, is expensive, since most of the information has to be recreated from information created earlier. COBie simplifies the work required to capture and record project handover data.

What is COBie?
Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie) is a conventional Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet format which allows the exchange of facility management data.

Objective—
Objective is to transform existing, wasteful paper or e-paper deliverables, into a deliverables that contains the same information, but in a new reusable format.

Value creation for the owner…
- Better handover deliverable @ lower costs (labor, printing, +)
- A “usable” handover deliverable (aka, no more “piles of paper or CDs”) = “we can find what we want” – during and after construction
- Data transfer to facility management systems immediately, not months or years
- Lower operations costs
- Improved field efficiency: Finding documents needed to do maintenance adds hours to each work ticket
- Reliable data on systems/equipment results in better energy efficiency,
- Lower risk of failures
- Inventory of items + accurate warranty start dates = better service Management
- Owner facility and operations teams can update data/documents back to model

Procedures—
COBIE2 data can be generated by many different means, depending on the project phase and team capabilities.
The data can be added directly into the COBIE2 spreadsheets.
The Onuma System offers a clear path for building COBIE2 data during planning, schematic design and design development.
Both Tokmo and Vela Systems offer ways to add the data using web-based tools that assist data collection. They make it easier to get proper information in the right fields in a repeatable way during construction.
Vela Systems even lets you barcode components and then use barcode scanning to expedite the process.

With COBie2 it is possible to—
• Have Single-entry of manufacturer's data that remains consistent from design through construction to operations;
• Assign uniquely identified equipment, furniture, fixtures and other objects to specific rooms;
• Produce a COBIE2 Excel file from a Building Information Model;
• Use a COBIE2 Excel file to create a low-level-of-detail Building Information Model;
• Change data in a COBIE2 file and have it automatically change in the Building Information Model
• Change the Building Information Model and have the data automatically update the COBIE2 Excel file
• Have COBIE2 data populate CAFM/ CMMS software and provide many other productivity improvements

Following are BIM software which can help to generate COBie spreadsheet but not limited to
• Autodesk Revit
• Bentley Architecture
• Graphisoft Archicad

At present following Organizations are using COBie
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (www.usace.army.mil)
• U.S. General Service Administration (www.gsa.gov)
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (www.va.gov)
• U.K. Government (http://www.bis.gov.uk) (http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/business-sectors/construction/research-and-innovation/working-group-on-bimm)

References—
• BIG BIM little bim by Finith E. Jernigan
• building smart Alliance www.buildingsmartalliance.org/index.php/projects/cobie
• WBDG - The Whole Building Design Guide http://www.wbdg.org/resources/cobie.php

7 Do’s and Don’ts for a BIM Implementation

2011-08-01T23:36:00.000-07:00

Robert Green’s Project Checklist and Do’s and Don’ts for a Realistic BIM Implementation

1. Choose a BIM test project
Do: Take a typical design task that your team members understand and evaluate how it works using BIM methods.
Don’t: Try to design the next Taj Mahal on your first BIM project.

2. Select your test project staff
Do: Choose your test process staff in a way that gives you the best chance for success.
Don’t: Waste your time trying to convince the “BIM will never work” crowd to join your first BIM project — deal with them later.

3. Identify IT issues
Do: View your test project as an IT readiness test for BIM.
Don’t: Move forward with more BIM implementation if your testing reveals substantial IT problems.

4. Line up reseller resources and other sources of support
Do: Line up reseller or consultant assistance before you need it.
Don’t: Allow your BIM test project to flounder because you’re too proud to ask for help.

5. Use test project staff to evaluate training classes

6. Work with test project staff to build standards and practices

7. Forecast timelines and budgets.

Read Green’s article for a deeper dive into each of these points, but you’ll have to stay tuned for his next CAD Manager’s Newsletter for a deep dive into points 5, 6 and 7.

BIM with Design-Build future of India

2011-07-08T03:11:00.000-07:00

In this, the owner contracts directly with the design-build team (normally a contractor with a design capability or working with an architect) to develop a well-defined building program and a schematic design that meets the owner’s needs.

The DB contractor then estimates the total cost and time needed to design and construct the building.

After all modifications requested by the owner are implemented, the plan is approved and the final budget for the project is established.
FIG-Adapted from workflow and deliverables for LACCD BIM standard on design-build projects (only the BIM-related workflows are shown).

Advantages to Owner:

It is important to note that because the DB model allows for modifications to be made to the building’s design earlier in the process, the amount of money and time needed to incorporate these changes is also reduced.

The DB contractor establishes contractual relationships with specialty designers and subcontractors as needed. These are usually based on a fixed price, lowest bid basis.

DB contractor will be responsible for construction and any changes to design (within predefined limits). The same is true for errors and omissions.

It is not necessary for detailed construction drawings to be complete for all parts of the building prior to the start of construction on the foundation and early building elements.

As a result of these simplifications, the building is typically completed faster, with far fewer legal complications, and at a somewhat reduced total cost.

On the other hand, there is little flexibility for the owner to make changes after the initial design is approved and a contract amount is established.

As design options are confirmed by the BIM model, design contingencies can be reduced and the construction schedule can be solidified. With more accurate scheduling and better cost take-offs, the risk and construction contingencies are reduced and the owner may be able to incorporate green features that did not initially fit the project’s cost model.

Risks Associated With Using Design-build on buildings
The design-builder ends up owning all the risk for the design as well as the construction of the building. Therefore, design-builders that subcontract out the design portion of the work must have adequate protections within their contract documents sharing the design risks with the appropriate parties. They should also examine master contracts with suppliers and other subcontractors to make sure their roles and responsibilities are clearly defined to ensure that the project’s goals are met.

BIM for Owners

2011-07-07T01:45:00.000-07:00

Increase building performance through BIM-based energy and lighting design and analysis to improve overall building performance

Reduce the financial risk associated with the project using the BIM model to obtain earlier and more reliable cost estimates and improved collaboration of the project team

Shorten project schedule from approval to completion by using building models to coordinate and prefabricate design with reduced field labor time

Obtain reliable and accurate cost estimates through automatic quantity takeoff from the building model, providing feedback earlier in a project when decisions will have the greatest impact

Assure program compliance through ongoing analysis of the building model against owner and local code requirements

Optimize facility management and maintenance by exporting relevant as-built building and equipment information to start the systems that will be used over the lifecycle of the facility

Important improvements in Revit New Version

2011-04-24T21:24:00.000-07:00

 Revit now comes with a new point cloud tool that can connect laser scans directly into the BIM process, helping to accelerate renovation and retrofit projects

 Revit 2012 does include some worksharing enhancements, including color-coding which helps to provide greater visibility into element ownership and status to better manage team workflows

 Key development in Revit is the introduction of new tools for construction modeling, which allows contractors, or even architects, to add constructability to design models. It allows construction methods to be added to building components; for example, breaking up a wall into its individual layers or breaking up a single slab into separate parts based on the sequence in which it will be poured on site. While these different parts can be scheduled differently in 4D construction sequencing, thereby enabling a more accurate construction schedule, they still belong to the same building element from a design standpoint

In Navisworks-A new multi-sheet 2D DWF import capability enables users to open, review and explore 2D data sets alongside 3D models

SCAN TO BIM

2010-11-12T20:17:00.001-08:00

IMAGINiT has released an application that appears will greatly streamline and simplify creating BIM from Laser Scans.

In this we can directly import point cloud into Revit and also this application allows the user to snap walls and openings to construction line crated from the point cloud, create pipes and ducts directly from the points. This tool will greatly reduce the time needed to go from scan to as-built BIM

Read more on this at http://imaginit.rand.com/software-solutions/building-architecture/scan-to-bim

Also see the video at http://streaming.avatech.com/edemos/avatech/Scan_To_Bim.wmv

Software for Veterans Affairs

2010-05-12T00:09:00.000-07:00

For 3dBIM - Revit BIM, Bentley BIM, ArchiCAD, Tekla, Vectorworks

For 4d Scheduling - Synchro, Vico, NavisWorks Simulate, Primavera, MS Project, Bentley Navigator

For 5d Cost Estimating - Innovaya, Vico, Tokmo

For Clash/Coordination - NavisWorks Manage, Bentley Navigator, Solibri Model Checker, Horizontal Glue, EPM Model Server, BIMServer

For COBie - Tokmo COBIE exchange

Department of Veterans Affairs releases BIM Guide

2010-05-11T03:54:00.000-07:00

The VA recently released its BIM Guide to the public at a meeting of the Federal Facilities Council's Emerging Technologies Committee. The VA Guide includes an Excel file which is an outstanding advancement over previous guides. To locate the document, select REFERENCES, then select OBJECT ELEMENT MATRIX FILE. It shows what information is to be provided by who and when in the overall planning, design, construction, commissioning cycle.

Also happy to report that VA is requiring construction product submittals to use the COBIE Standard. VA is the first large owner to make COBIE as a requirement versus an option even though the savings reported by firms responsible for populating data in CMMS/CAFM systems is about 80%! There is now a reasonably robust set of software applications , a growing set of commissioning oriented firms, and owner/managers adopting COBIE.

Wiley Publishing to Provide Autodesk Official Training Guides for 2011 Products

2010-05-07T02:19:00.001-07:00

Sybex, an Imprint of Wiley Publishing, Inc. (NYSE: JWa and JWb), a global leader in the publishing of educational materials, has executed a brand licensing agreement with Autodesk, Inc. under which ten titles on leading Autodesk products will be exclusively designated as “Autodesk Official Training Guides.” Five of these titles are from Sybex’s Mastering series and have been enhanced to cover the learning objectives for Autodesk’s certification exams.

The Autodesk Official Training Guides and their availability dates are:

* Introducing Autodesk Maya 2011 (Available)
* Mastering AutoCAD and AutoCAD 2011* (May 2010)
* AutoCAD 2011 and AutoCAD 2011: No Experience Required (June 2010)
* Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011: No Experience Required (July 2010)
* Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011* (July 2010)
* Mastering 3ds Max Design 2011* (August 2010)
* Mastering AutoCAD Civil 3D 2011* (August 2010)
* Mastering Autodesk Inventor 2011* (August 2010)
* Mastering Autodesk Maya 2011 (August 2010)
* Mastering Autodesk Revit MEP 2011 (August 2010)

Wiley Product Site

BIM Execution Guide Version 2

2010-04-30T01:05:00.000-07:00

This revised version of the guide includes the lessons learned from a case study evaluation of the planning procedure, along with a new chapter focused on the tasks that companies should perform to prepare for the planning tasks. There are also many smaller revisions throughout the guide based on the significant feedback received from various industry members along with experience gained through the case study implementations.

BIM Execution Guide is here

Warren Buffett is Bullish on BIM

2010-04-28T06:52:00.000-07:00

Warren Buffett says now is the time for home builders to adopt BIM technology.

Buffett, chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the most successful investors in history, is so bullish on BIM that he acquired software developer and BIM service provider Simpad/Blackpoint Builder Services, now a subsidiary of one of his holdings, MiTek. Buffett also authored a book touting BIM to home builders.

Read entire article at Professional Builder Magazine

4d Scheduling with Navisworks

2010-03-25T06:06:00.000-07:00

Contractor Guide to BIM

2010-03-16T02:49:00.000-07:00

The future of the design and construction industry is going to be driven by the use of technology. The best example emerging today is the use of three-dimensional, intelligent design information, commonly referred to as Building Information Modeling (BIM).

BIM is expected to drive the construction industry towards a “Model Based” process and gradually move the industry away from a “2D Based” process. This “Model Based” process where buildings will be built virtually before they get built out in the field is also referred to as Virtual Design and Construction (VDC).

This guide is for contractors who recognize this future is coming and are looking for a way to start preparing themselves so that when the future arrives, they will be ready.

This guide is intended to help contractors understand how to get started. download it here http://www.agcnebuilders.com/documents/BIMGuide.pdf

Concrete BIM

2010-01-22T02:05:00.000-08:00

Now Revit Structure model can be used for clash check between Rebars through subscription pack,

This Rebars can also be used to generate the Rebar Schedules i.e Tonnage of the Rebars is now possible along with Rebar Detailing.

Learn More with AU2009 Classes

2009-12-08T00:01:00.000-08:00

Click here for AU2009 Classes.

BIM software makes construction more sustainable

2009-11-19T22:41:00.000-08:00

Sustainable development requires that new technology is used to drive the management, distribution, optimization, and consumption of resources. New technology mostly means software. The cleanest and leanest systems and facilities in the world are designed and managed with software. From the perspective of construction, BIM (Building Information Modeling) software can be used to optimize and economize the selection and use of materials and resources in a construction process.

Sustainability means meeting the needs of today without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Most of the advances promoted by the sustainability mega-trend are derived from something very intangible, software. Software is a sustainable product, especially when it comes to supporting other sustainable tools to do more with less.

The sustainability of the construction business can be measured by defining how ‘green’ the building is in terms of energy and material consumption during its construction, usage, maintenance, and demolition. There is no need to invent that much new; a lot can be learned from established practices used in, for example, electricity distribution and the maintenance processes of off-shore structures. Software can be used to optimize material selection, utilize the resources of the construction process more efficiently, and improve the maintenance of buildings by a diversity of applications.

Up to 40% of all solid waste comes from construction

The construction process currently generates significant quantities of waste: about a fifth of all waste and up to 40% of all solid waste is attributable to the construction sector. As much as 10% to 30% of construction material is wasted during construction. The formwork for cast-in-place concrete is one of the biggest sources of construction waste. Working on a temporary site, it is often difficult to arrange recycling logistics, and many subcontractors think it is better to deliver too much than too little. Moreover, mistakes in design can cause unnecessary demolishing and rebuilding.

Delays in construction are considered expensive whereas material is seen as cheap – but is it cheap from the environmental point of view? The question is how to transfer the huge amount of relevant information created during the design and construction in a usable form onwards and how to manage that information efficiently and communicatively. Drawings, tables, databases, schedules and other necessary items are supported by specific applications, the selection of which depends heavily on the buildings to be managed.

The green advantage of modeling

BIM as a process is mostly promoted to the construction industry by explaining how it is possible to build more, build more quickly, and save or make money when doing so. However, working more efficiently does not just have to be about saving or making money. Many successful projects boast an environmental dimension adding to the financial and time benefits. There is a definite green advantage to exact 3D modeling, detailing, and just-on-time delivery: minimizing the use and waste of material, power and transportation, as well as environmentally costly reworking and documentation. It only makes sense to try and reduce one of the most used materials in construction: paper. Using BIM software instead of fragmented documents and tons of drawings allows more precise, efficient and environmentally friendly communications and control for all involved in using and maintaining the building

When properly implemented, building information models can help optimize the use of resources and prevent costly and environment-loading mistakes in many critical phases of the design and construction process. BIM makes it possible to consider alternative designs and evaluate their environmental costs. An error-free process can be achieved by using automatic data transfer instead of manual printout and key-in actions. Another area where accurate modeling creates a huge potential for benefits is interoperability between the construction disciplines: identifying possible problems early during the design and preventing cross-discipline mistakes.

How can BIM help save the environment?

So far BIM has been very much a tool for architects, emphasizing the early part of a building’s life cycle. In the current changing scenario, the models can be used to maximize energy efficiency, optimize material selection, and of course to get the most out of the area and space available. Construction companies have been using numerous 3D tools for a long time but in isolation. True BIM as a process that supports integrated project delivery (IPD) is still in its infancy. It is not about availability of technology but rather the industry’s resistance to change.

An intelligent BIM tool includes libraries of components defined and accepted for use in the industry and is thus ‘forcing’ standardization, also by supporting standardized data exchange formats or methods, such as IFC (Industry Foundation Classes), IBS (Industrialized Building System) and COBIE (Construction-Operations Building Information Exchange). A model created with such a tool can communicate directly with procurement: accurate material lists including scheduling can be derived from the model to financial and material management systems directly. An intelligent model also communicates with machinery, integrating design to production without another error-prone key-in procedure, and enables the transfer of a big part of the construction work from the always temporary construction site to off-site factories. With the help of BIM, much construction is being moved off site, prefabricated parts are brought on site with fewer errors, and all this makes the construction process leaner, with less wasted time, labor effort and materials, and better possibilities for controlled recycling of extra materials in the factory.

Getting there

Spearhead projects have achieved significant savings in both costs and the environmental aspect by using lean BIM-based processes. The Sydney Opera House project used standardized BIM systems as integrated information sources, proving that an IFC-compatible model is extensible to incorporate organisation-specific requirements. It can be used by a variety of different software systems, including facilities management systems. Other related software, such as energy prediction models and on-site monitoring, are also available using IFC data.

A great example of savings on environmentally friendly materials and construction practices by BIM is the Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey, in which the 4D construction model was used to manage workflow integrated with RFID technology to tag and track building materials. Important information about the materials was captured from several vendors’ systems and merged in the 3D structural model in real-time. As a result, the project owner managed to optimize and integrate the complex supply and delivery chain as a whole, saving a million dollars in the use of material and labor resources. “Bringing together RFID, BIM and field software together into a single solution has vastly improved our ability to track materials along the entire process, from the plant to erection in the structure,” said David Campbell, vice president for Skanska USA.

The Adamstown project has been planned as a sustainable community, its buildings designed to achieve in excess of 40% energy savings using 30% renewable energy sources. It has been estimated that through the use of low-carbon concrete, the community will save 7,300 tons of CO2. The project has shown that BIM can benefit both the design and manufacturing process. The manufacturer’s components for precast construction that lower energy consumption by allowing minimal air infiltration and enable internal temperature changes to reduce peak heating and cooling loads were integrated in the BIM. Richard Kowalski, the chief engineer for O’Reilly Concrete, asserts that 3D modeling was essential when designing such complex concrete structures. “The possibility to transform 3D model onto the set of production and construction drawings enabled detailers to assess critical points in the structure and in the design connections, facilitating fewer mistakes in the production.”

The true test of any technology is its ability to endure within a company or organization by being scalable enough. Companies should work with their technology providers to explore whether any existing technology has applications into other areas. In the current economic and environmentally aware climate, they should ask themselves not whether certain software will solve the problems of today but whether it is sustainable enough to solve the problems of tomorrow. Minnesota-based structural steel fabrication company Dynamic Structural Steel is working with Tekla to create a completely paperless fabrication shop. As a first step, the fabricator has installed 32-inch monitors on the shop floor to eliminate paper drawings altogether. Jason Erickson, the company’s president and owner, says: "This is just the start of green initiatives. Since steel is already the most recycled product on the plant, it only makes sense to try and reduce the next most used product in plant, paper."

http://www.tekla.com/international/about-us/news/pages/bim-software-makes-construction-more-sustainable.aspx

Wood Trusses in Revit Structure 2010

2009-11-19T01:18:00.000-08:00

Bentley’s 2009 “Be Inspired” Event

2009-10-29T23:09:00.000-07:00

This article discusses the key business and product-related updates from the executive presentations at Bentley’s recent “Be Inspired” event that was held in Charlotte, North Carolina. It includes a discussion of Bentley’s new “i-model” concept intended to facilitate dynamic collaboration.

URL - http://www.aecbytes.com/newsletter/2009/issue_41.html

Bentley Licenses Pointools’ Point Cloud Engine

2009-10-14T02:44:00.000-07:00

http://sparllc.com/archiveviewer.php?vol=07&num=19&file=vol07no19-01

Understand the Importance of BIM

2009-08-20T21:24:00.000-07:00

BDC has a article on what's happening

www.bdcnetwork.com/blog/1340000734/post/1350047735.html?nid=2073

Revit Help now Online

2009-07-22T04:22:00.000-07:00

I am happy to announce that Revit 2010 Help documentation is now available online to anyone with a web browser!

Revit Architecture 2010 Help

Revit Structure 2010 Help

Revit MEP 2010 Help

BIM Jet announces Schedule Connect DEMO version release

2009-07-21T06:37:00.000-07:00

Boston - July 20, 2009 - Today BIM Jet, INC. announced the release of Schedule Connect DEMO, a new plug-in for Revit Architecture that connects Revit BIM models with Microsoft Project schedules.

This DEMO of Schedule Connect is full featured, the only limitation is in the number of tasks that can be exchanged between Revit and Microsoft Project. You will be able to test the tool for as long as you wish and, when ready, decide to purchase the full version.

They have had a tremendously positive response to Schedule Connect over the past few weeks. Now they are happy to announce a full featured demo version that anyone can install and run. In todays market, everyone is looking for an edge, and this release of Schedule Connect provides orders of magnitude in production efficiency. Tool can do in five minutes what would normally take five hours to do the old way.

Under development the past year BIM Jet sees the Schedule Connector will accelerate 4D production when a BIM model is used on a project. By linking Autodesk Revit and Microsoft Project, the Schedule Connect software synchronizes the building information model and project schedule. First it generates a baseline schedule directly from the Revit model. Schedulers can then add detail and logic to the schedule. Later the schedule information is pushed back to the Revit model where 4D images can quickly be created.

With this connector tool, Architects and CMs (or GCs) will be able to save valuable time, concentrate more on the model and schedule, and less on waiting for the information to bounce from one end (BIM Model) to the other (Scheduling software).

About BIM Jet, INC.: BIM Jet, INC. is a young and vibrant privately held company formed in 2007 with the intent of bridging the gap between the BIM model and the need to retrieving its information in an easy, direct and efficient way. Today, BIM Jet continues to implement tools with the intent to facilitate the retrieval of BIM information directly from the model, and has widened the development of its tools to include applications that ease the link between relevant parts of the construction process. They strive to make technology useful and productive by reducing complexity and focusing on decision support. Often, IPD (Integrated Project Delivery), BIM (Building Information Modeling) and VDC (Virtual Design and Construction) processes and software are complex, difficult to use and hard to implement. BIM Jet's products connect technology with work flow processes, and allow decision makers access to project information, so they can focus on the solution not the technology. More details about their software and business are available at www.bimjet.com