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,...
Model preparation for structural design in ARCHICAD
Data transfer from architecture to structural engineering can be made much easier with the right settings in ARCHICAD. Whether you plan to use 2D-based workflows with DWG data or...
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...
Quality assurance on the model
This article describes the key steps for successful quality assurance in modeling. The focus is on the tasks that model owners should perform on a regular basis within a project,...
Revit for Project Managers
The focus is on quick navigation, assessing model quality, identifying structural issues, and selecting specific information.The necessary commands and functions will be explained...
Facade
Facades are a special type of interior wall. They form the vertical boundary of a building and are therefore part of the building envelope. Unlike solid exterior walls, for...
QM Dashboard
This tool is designed to analyze projects and their models and provide insights into their model size, quality, number of drawings, and so on. Quality assurance in BIM projects...
Revit Advanced Course - Architecture: Quality Management
This training course provides an introduction to the fundamentals, processes, and methods of model-based quality management. Participants will learn how to analyze BIM models for...
gbXML Export Settings
Green Building XML (gbXML) is an open, XML-based industry standard that facilitates data exchange between CAD systems, technical calculation programs, and analysis tools in the...
Roof
From a structural engineering perspective, a roof is defined as the horizontal spatial enclosure of a building’s vertical envelope. Due to their diversity and wide variety of...
Security Technology
The safety-related system is a special type of component; therefore, the general guidelines for modeling components apply. The term "security system" specifically includes burglar...
Revit Advanced Course - Architecture: Complex Components
The "Revit Advanced Architecture Course: Complex Components" training course teaches BIM workflows for creating components that require specialized modeling skills in Revit due to...
Support: Non-load-bearing support, temporary support
Non-load-bearing supports, or decorative supports, are primarily used for design and decorative purposes. They are also used to conceal elements such as conduit runs. Regardless...
Building structure for government agency plan (1)
A building envelope refers to the three-dimensional outer shell of a building, which can be used to verify compliance with regulatory size and spacing requirements—such as...
BOA Template for Building Construction
The BOA template and the associated family catalog are based on an attribute classification system that has been developed over many years and coordinated across disciplines. This...
QS Live
With QS Live, a Revit add-in designed for targeted error detection, you can isolate faulty elements and correct them immediately. This prevents lengthy workflows that typically...