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Essential BIM Terminology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Often just considered 3D design, building information modeling (BIM) also acts as a collaborative work platform. Viewpoint’s software integrates with BIM to enhance collaboration. To harness BIM to its fullest potential, it’s important to know what each party is taking about. BIM Levels. BIM Glossary.

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BIM Dimensions 101: 3D, 4D, 5D,6D, 7D, 8D, & Beyond

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We don't always throw around the word "revolutionary," but building information modeling (BIM) has truly been that over the last few decades. At its core, BIM represents an all-encompassing strategy for creating and managing information about a built asset. If you're feeling perplexed with all things BIM, this guide has you covered.

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Custom 3D Views When You Need Them with Autodesk BIM Collaborate 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Studies show the volume of project data has doubled in the last three years, so getting useable insights from all that information has become increasingly difficult—especially when you’re working in a fast-paced jobsite environment. . This is usually done with a well defined BIM execution plan. .

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BIM Pioneers: From 2D to 3D with Rodio Swissboring

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In Central America, a BIM implementation team led by Oliver Contreras, Regional Construction Director for Central America and Ernesto Calzia, General Manager and Digital Transformation Co-ordinator for the Iberoamerican region, paved the way for pioneering the use of BIM.

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Issue Resolution and Clash Avoidance with Autodesk BIM Collaborate

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The combination of Autodesk BIM Collaborate (part of the Autodesk Construction Cloud platform), Navisworks, and Revit makes all that possible. . By surfacing and resolving issues in a CDE, you create a lasting history of decisions made for downstream stakeholders for future reference. Autodesk BIM Collaborate.

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Collaborative Construction Cost Estimating 2021

Job Order Contracting

In order to provide current, actionable information and best support associated decision-making, construction cost estimating and cost analysis must be a collaborative process using a common data environment. Integration with planning, procurement, and project delivery professionals and domains is equally critical.

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Revit OpEd: Reference Plane IsReference Parameter

Revit OpEd

Reference Plane IsReference Parameter. This post reiterates concepts I wrote about many years ago, regarding the IsReference parameter assigned to Reference Planes. IsReference settings break down like this: Not a Reference - ignored by Revit in the project environment, still useful in a family to create "the bones".

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