Taking a slight side-step from the intended contents of the next IFC guide, it’s worth mentioning some considerations when working with the COBie Extension, part of the BIM Interoperability Tools in Revit, and the effect that it may have on your IFC output. One of the...
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Revit IFC Export #2: Category Mapping
Export Classes When converting to IFC, Revit categories need to be converted into IFC entities. This is controlled at the top level by the mapping table found in File > Export > Options > IFC Options. The principle is that, for each Revit category, an IFC...
Revit IFC Export #1: Updates
The first in a short series of posts explaining the settings when exporting from Revit to IFC.
Setting up a model and exporting to IFC has been better integrated in Revit 2023 & 2024. In versions prior to Revit 2023 the mapping process requires the inclusion of specialist parameters to overcome problems where category mapping is not suitable….
THE GAME OF BIM (ISO 19650 EDITION)
Evolve Consultancy has published a fully updated edition of their best-selling The Game of BIM book. The pocket book now includes the international standards in the ISO 19650 series, along with helpful tips on all the other UK BIM Framework documents. Presented in a...
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COORDINATION AND CLASH DETECTION
BIM has brought a lot of improvements to the consistency of project deliverables. The project team are agreeing how they plan to exchange information, at what regularity and for what purpose at the project outset before commencing work. Having access to this...
FROM LEVEL 2 TO STAGE 2 (BS1192 TO ISO19650)
It's coming whether you like it or not. And we're not talking about Christmas. Although that's almost here as well it would seem! You've spent the last two years implementing BIM Level 2, you may even be contemplating certification and now it's all change. With the...
CIC BIM PROTOCOL 2ND EDITION
Released on 10th April 2018, the CIC BIM Protocol is updated and now “is closely aligned with PAS1192-2”. It is presumed that this extends beyond just PAS1192-2 to include the newer additions to the 1192 suite… The changes and their implications can be summarised as:...
THE WINFIELD ROCK REPORT: A SUMMARY
This report has been commissioned by the UK BIM Alliance to present the current understanding of legal and contractual BIM issues amongst the legal community and their clients. The document is divided into 6 sections that give some excellent explanations (and a few...
PAS1192-6 OVERVIEW
PAS1192-6 provides guidance on how Health & Safety information is generated and flows throughout the project and asset lifecycle progressively from the outset in order to: Provide a safer and healthier environment for end-users; Mitigate the inherent hazards and...
ISO19650 PART 1 & 2 OVERVIEW
The ISO19650 Organisation of Information about construction works – information management using building information modelling is divided in two parts: ISO19650-1: Concepts and Principles Sets out the concepts and principles for the business processes across the...