Facade: External thermal insulation composite system (ETICS)
An external thermal insulation composite system (ETICS) is used for exterior facade insulation and essentially consists of two components. The first is the insulation core, which...
Excavated material
In the construction industry, "excavation" refers to the removal of soil from a foundation pit required for a building's foundation; in the context of a BIM model, the primary...
Multilayer components
Depending on the software configuration, interdisciplinary scenario, and application objective, three different modeling approaches are used, each with its own advantages and...
Apply filter
"Transfer Filters" transfers view filters—including graphical overrides—from an active or external model to the view templates of the active model. Manually adding filters to...
Shared parameters
Plandata Training Guidelines
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Create walkthroughs
Walkthroughs are used to present, for example, a building model. In this process, a camera follows a predetermined path, resulting in a video.This article provides a clear,...
IFC Overview – Interfaces
As described in the glossary under IFC (Industry Foundation Classes), the IFC format is an open data standard in the construction industry used to describe components in digital...
Linear Family Classification
Fire and smoke compartment (zone)
Strictly speaking, fire and smoke compartments are not standalone model components, but rather a single attribute within rooms that can be visualized in color using appropriate...
Add-ins / Plug-ins
Add-ins (also known as plug-ins) extend the basic functionality of programs. In BIM workflows, plug-ins are frequently used not only to extend core functions but also to...
Export Rooms
"Export Rooms" assists you with a particularly time-consuming step in integrated planning—preparing the architectural model for export to building services and building physics...
Webinar / S1F2 / Quality Control Level 2: Clash Detection in Navisworks
or: "Which program is the fastest/best for performing collision checks?"This webinar describes the workflow that allows the model owner or BIM manager to perform a quick and clear...
Revit Electrical Fundamentals Course
The "Revit Fundamentals: Electrical" training course teaches you BIM workflows using Revit for the electrical engineering field.In just 3 days, you’ll learn how to create and edit...
Construction specifications and planning of slots and openings
In the construction industry, “openings” refer to openings or recesses in walls and floor slabs designed to accommodate pipes and cables. The planning of these “structural...
Emergency call
An emergency call device is a special type of component; the general guidelines for modeling components apply. Emergency call devices are systems designed to alert other people or...
Presentation: BIM Basics, Part 1 – BIM Terminology and Principles
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Solibri Basics
Solibri Model Checker is a world-leading tool for model-based quality management. This software enables users to perform comprehensive model checks, ranging from simple clash...
IFC Link in Revit
The IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) file format is becoming increasingly important in the so-called Open BIM workflow. It is a software-independent file format that can be read...