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BIM in a Browser

• 4BIM - Collaborative BIM


Who are 4Projects? Why are we sponsoring this event?

• Collaborative solutions provider – Focused on Construction

• - 71,000+ Projects • - 300,000+ Users • -41,000+ Organisations

• Use our web hosted technology to help people from different organisations and locations to work together more effectively

• Help people to manage their information / communication processes :

• - Mitigate Risk • - Increase efficiency

• - Deliver Cost Savings • Viewpoint are100% focused on construction software. We don’t do anything else.

• Founded in 1977 with construction accounting product.

• 500+ employees focused on developing and supporting software for construction.

• Primary locations in UK, US, Canada, Australia.

• Products include construction focused integrated ERP suite, ECM, mobile resource management, and Project Collaboration.


Content

• UK Government BIM mandate • Where is the industry now?

• Where does the industry have to get to by 2016?

• Construction project lifecycle – BIM needs collaboration

• Traditional project v 4Projects collaborative BIM project

• What does collaborative BIM need to succeed?

• 4BIM functionality


BIM - what does the industry have to deliver by when?


BIM : The need for collaborative control Common Data Environment

• Traditional Project communication and information management

• Problems:

• Multiple channels of communication

• ‘Where is the latest’ model?

• ‘Too late, we’ll re-design’

• “Cant send it by email – too big”

• “ I can’t read that file format”

• Complexity

• Uncertainty

• Mistakes

• Duplication

• Inconsistency

• Compliance difficulties

Client

Architect

Engineer

Project Manager

Facilities Manager

Sub-Contractor

Main Contractor

Supplier

Traditional project


BIM : The need for collaborative control Common Data Environment

• 4Projects collaborative BIM solution

• Benefits:

• Common Data Environment

• PAS1192

• One version of truth

• Workflow - Control the model distribution

• ‘Always the latest’

• ‘Simplified communication

• Reduce mistakes

• Automated audit and compliance

• Consistency

Client

Architect

Engineer

Project Manager

Facilities Manager

Main Contractor

Supplier

4Projects Collaborative BIM project

Sub-Contractor


BIM : The need for collaborative control

Common Data Environment

Traditional Project 4Projects Collaborative BIM project

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Architect

Engineer

Project Manager

Facilities Manager

Sub-Contractor

Main Contractor

Supplier

Client

Architect

Engineer

Project Manager

Facilities Manager

Sub-Contractor

Main Contractor

Supplier

Project Lifecycle: Phase A, Phase B, Phase C, Phase n... Project Lifecycle: Phase A, Phase B, Phase C, Phase n...


• Lots of different organisations

• Lots of people in different places

• Lots of specialist tools – for

specialist roles

• High risk of duplication and error

• Need to share and control project

team information , communication

& process

• Need for a Common Data

Environment

4BIM

CDE: Model Serving

Model Viewing

Collaborative control

COBie

Reporting

API & Integration

4Projects

Drawings

Document

Project Controls

Procure

Contract

CDM

BIM software Eco system and 4P positioning

Main

Contractor

PM/CM

Client Stakeholders

Sub

Contractors

FM

Contractors

Design

Consultants

Design

Revit Graphisoft

Tekla

ArchiCaD

Bentley

Planning

Syncro Primavera

Navis

Asta

Cost &

estimating VICO

Rapid 5D

Costex

AceCad

Validate /

Clash

Solibri

Navisworks

FM Tools

Maximo

Manhatton bespoke

Field

Bim360

Artra

Viewer only

Tekla Bim

Sight

Solibri

Navisworks

Analysis

Ecotect

Visari

Robot

Suppliers



Design / Authoring Tools

Review / Coordination

Tools

Model Server / Collaboration

Services, Utilities and

Software

FM Tools

Model Server/ Collab-oration

Design/ Authoring

Review / Coordination/

Tools

Data Reporting & COBie

FM Tools

Services and Utilities

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4BIM – Collaborative BIM needs ……

• Easy/cost effective to roll out beyond

organisational barriers across a diverse supply chain

• No limits on users

• No need for IT or procurement departments

• “Software as a Service”

• Simple to use BIM services that work across browsers and platforms

• No plugins or additional software, firewall

configuration

• Anyone can use it, anywhere


4BIM – Collaborative BIM needs ……

• Agnostic of tool choice

• Using IFC and COBie standards

• Unlocking the data that’s previously been lost /

hidden in the design process

• “Open” collaboration solution

4BIM Capabilities

• 100% Browser-based

• Model Viewer (IFC)

• Collaborative co-viewing

• Record Saved Views

• Task Collaboration

• COBie generation and editing

Cobie and model tree


4BIM

4BIM 1.0

Properties and Screen Shot display

Link Attachment


4BIM Functionality today


4BIM Functionality roadmap


Where 4Projects is today


Where we want to be

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