TGA Template 2019_2: Documentation
View templates
View templates are used to standardize project views. They ensure a consistent presentation of floor plans across multiple stories. This article explains the various options for...
Detailing with Purpose
Determining a practical level of geometric detail for digital building models and their components is a complex task and depends largely on the specific application scenario and...
IFC Import in ArchiCAD
The following article describes what to keep in mind when importing an IFC model into ArchiCAD. For more information on IFC, see the following articles, among others: Overview of...
BIM-related roles and responsibilities
BIM-based collaboration involves new areas of responsibility compared to traditional CAD design. These tasks are handled by personnel specifically designated for this purpose. The...
Quality Management in BIM
In the BIM workflow, model-based quality management refers to the methods and processes used to ensure the content, structural, geometric, and technical quality of a digital...
Simulation
Simulation programs refer to software used for the simulation, calculation, and pre-optimization of digital building models in the fields of building physics, structural...
ARCHICAD
ArchiCAD is a tool for creating digital building models in architecture. It has been one of the leading BIM solutions for over 30 years and offers beginners an easy introduction...
half-timbered
Trusses are open, member-based structural systems. In building construction, they are primarily used in spaces with large spans. Trusses can be designed as linear elements (truss...
Model performance for sprinkler systems in Revit
BIM Levels - Stages of BIM Method Development
The BIM methodology has various levels of implementation, each of which brings different operational benefits as well as challenges. The literature describes three BIM levels*,...
Area and Zone: General
Area tools are often used in the early stages to visually highlight departments, zones, areas, or uses, for example. Areas are generally more expansive than individual rooms.For...
DBD-BIM | 05 Engineering Standards
Inlay work
The installation work includes all electrical components installed in cast-in-place concrete or precast concrete elements (walls, ceilings, floors, foundations, etc.) such as:...
BIM Basics - Terms and Principles in BIM
This course covers the basic concepts, principles, and applications of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the context of digital construction planning. The focus is on the...
BCF Workflow: Solibri - Revit
The BCF format is an ideal data format for the fast and accurate exchange of information between BIM authoring tools and verification programs.In this video tutorial, you’ll learn...
Lighting: General
Lighting refers to all artificial light sources. The required artificial lighting specifications are determined by the intended use of the space. The type of lighting—including...
LINEAR Installation Center
DWG Processing and Use in Revit
Warning: Elements overlapping with walls
This article discusses how to avoid a Revit warning that is generally considered an error. The warning "Overlapping elements with walls" appears in Revit as follows: The...