Communication
Communication is a special type of component; the general guidelines for modeling components apply.Communication is the exchange or transmission of information. The term...
Distribution list
During this phase of the project, only distribution boxes that are relevant to the building shell will be installed—that is, those that require their own spaces or niches. The...
MVD - Model-View Definition
Model View Definitions describe specific filter presets for exporting IFC data sets. Essentially, the goal is to transfer subsets of a digital building model into an IFC file...
Revit Advanced Course: Building Services Engineering: Quality Management
The "Revit Advanced Course: Building Services Engineering and Quality Management" provides an introduction to the fundamentals, processes, and methods of model-based quality...
Structural column
Structural columns are typically vertical, load-bearing components that primarily absorb and transfer loads along their longitudinal axis. They are part of a building’s primary...
General: Components
"Component" is a general term used to refer to all electronic components that are not included in the categories of electrical equipment, cable trays, conduit, and lighting. No...
Navisworks Basics
Navisworks is a tool for reviewing integrated models and data in collaboration with all project stakeholders to better manage project outcomes. It is part of the family of review...
Detailed planning using a data model (BIM)
Detailed drawings with a higher level of detail supplement standard drawing documents—such as floor plans, sections, and elevations—by using a larger scale (1:25, ..., 1:1) and...
Real-time visualization with Enscape
Enscape is a powerful tool for interactive real-time visualization directly from Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, or Archicad. Thanks to its direct integration with Revit, for example,...
Variants - Design Options
Before beginning the planning process—which involves variations, options, alternative solutions, and the like—there are a few fundamental organizational considerations to keep in...
Guidelines and Standards for BIM Practices
This course explains the key guidelines and regulations governing BIM practices, with a particular focus on the precise specification of digital requirements, information needs...
IFC Translator for ARCHICAD
This article contains important information about IFC conversion in ARCHICAD for export or import. Keywords: data transfer, communication, handover, translation, integrated...
Coordination Model
Coordination models form the data foundation for interdisciplinary, model-based collaboration. They are composed of submodels contributed by the various project participants and...
Handling Shared Components
For many design professionals in the construction industry, the BIM approach represents a new way of working in that, while certain building components are created in the model by...
General Information About BOA Templates
The key to successful BIM implementation and efficient processes lies in the comprehensive presets that control the software’s internal automation and workflows. These are...
Wall: General
From a structural engineering perspective, walls are defined as vertical partitions within a building that may be load-bearing or non-load-bearing. They can therefore form part of...
Navisworks
Navisworks is a tool for reviewing integrated models and data in collaboration with all project stakeholders to better manage project outcomes. Keywords: software, program, tool,...
Revit Advanced Course: The Family Editor
The "Revit Advanced Course: The Family Editor" training course provides instruction on the available component library (i.e., content) and how to use the "Family Editor"...
Template: Units
In a computer drawing or BIM model, a unit is the digital equivalent of a real-world value. For example, we refer to the unit of length "meter" when 1 unit in the digital tool...
Issue Organizer in ArchiCAD
In model-based quality management, errors and issues in review tools such as Solibri are identified and then communicated via specialized formats such as the BCF format. These...