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BIM - Your Next Step

Martyn Horne Development Manager - Computers Unlimited

Introduction
The Forest of Terminology

Introduction
A Working Definition

BIM is
NOT

A File Format
A Software Application - (Even ours!)

BIM is

A Business Model
Defined by Workflows
(May vary from project to project)
Enabled by Information Technology

BIM Implementation
Seeing the wood for the trees

Government
Construction
Strategy

RIBA Digital Plan

of Work

BIM Level 2

Bew/Richards
BIM Maturity
Diagram

IFC

COBie

Building SMART
& Open BIM

IFC Viewers
(Solibri Tekla
BIMsight)

BS 1192 - 2007
PAS 1192 (2,3
&4)

Uniclass (1 & 2)

AEC UK

NBS National
BIM Library

Common Data
Environment
(CDE)

BIM
Implementation
Plan (BIP)

Employer
Information
Requirements
(EIR)

BIM Execution
Plan (BEP)

Introduction
A Visual Definition

What Do Architects Want from BIM?

led

Design BIM
^

What Do Architects Want from BIM?

Design still drives the process

What Do Architects Want from BIM?

BIM complements the design process

What Do Architects Want from BIM?

Intelligent optioneering and manufacturing

What Do Architects Want from BIM?

More time to design less time documenting

Implementing BIM
Your Next Step

Implementing BIM Your Next Step

Where are you now?

3D Concepts
or
Visualization
2D Only

Integrated
Design
Development
(Lite BIM)

Integrated
Project
Development
(Full BIM)

Implementing BIM Your Next Step

Bew/Richards BIM maturity diagram simplified

Level 0

Drawings,
lines.
arcs,
text etc

Level 1

Models,
objects

Level 2

Associative
plans,
sections,
elevations,
integrated
data

Level 3

Interoperable
data,
open
standards

Implementing BIM Your Next Step

Bew/Richards BIM maturity diagram

Attributed to Mark Bew & Mervyn Richards

BIM Implementation
Building SMART Guidelines

Talk to
Your
Employees
Identify
Suitable
Project

Talk to
Your
Clients

BuildingSMART

Set
Realistic
Targets
Invest in
Training

7 Steps to BIM

Setup & Standards

Start BIM Early
Manage your Data
Intelligent Tools
Replace not
Remodel
Coordinated Views
IFC Data

7 Steps to BIM

Setup & Standards

Start BIM Early
Manage your Data
Intelligent Tools
Replace not
Remodel
Coordinated Views
IFC Data

7 Steps to BIM

Setup & Standards

Start BIM Early
Manage your Data
Intelligent Tools
Replace not
Remodel
Coordinated Views
IFC Data

7 Steps to BIM

Setup & Standards

Start BIM Early
Manage your Data
Intelligent Tools
Replace not
Remodel
Coordinated Views
IFC Data

7 Steps to BIM

Setup & Standards

Start BIM Early
Manage your Data
Intelligent Tools
Replace not
Remodel
Coordinated Views
IFC Data

7 Steps to BIM

Setup & Standards

Start BIM Early
Manage your Data
Intelligent Tools
Replace not
Remodel
Coordinated Views
IFC Data

Vectorworks BIM Implementation

Checklist of aims for each level

Summary

Using
Technology

Adopting
Processes

Moving
Minds

Thank you
Martyn Horne mhorne@unlimited.com

Collaboration using Open BIM / IFC

Architects models to structural models

Keith Evans CADS UK

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Scia Engineer - Materials , Types of Structure

Versatile application
Steel
member design, fire resistance, connections
cold formed, cellular beams
scaffolding, pipeline systems
Concrete
plain/reinforced/prestressed
fire resistance,
hollow core slabs, voided slabs
Aluminium
member design, scaffolding
Timber
Composite
steel-concrete slabs/beams
Pile design, foundation blocks
Masonry walls

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Scia Engineer Loadings

Types of loads
Point, line, surface
On entity, free load
Force, moment, temperature, displacement

Load generators
Wind and snow load for halls
3D wind load for closed buildings
Surface load (distribution to beams)

Advanced input
Mobile load
Loading panels

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Scia Engineer Results

Comprehensive results
Beams and columns
diagrams
resultants
local and global extremes
results on beams in user-defined fibres
redistribution of bending moments

Slabs, walls and shells

isobands / isolines
sections
averaging strips
resultants
local and global extremes
integration strips

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Our Customer Projects

Spartak Moscow Stadium Moscow, Russian Federation

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Our Customer Projects

Melliss LLP - Botwell Green Sports and Leisure Centre

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Our Customer Projects

Broadwater Farm & Learning Campus - London

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Some UK Scia Engineer Clients

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BIM: What we see

Communication between the engineering office and his partners increasingly
important: Architect, Contractor, Fabricator on the basis of a 3D model
Problems when parties dont use the same software as the engineer
Contracts depend on the Engineer being able to communicate with multiple 3D
Modelling solutions or risk losing contracts
Most clients dont want to change their software, they have what they regard as
the best solution for their business
The solution: Open BIM

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BIM: Exchange structural model or analysis model

Two possible approaches for the model exchange between CAD & CAE software
1. Exchanging the analysis model
2. Exchanging the structural model (=Reference model)
1. Analysis model historical first approach
Only possible if the CAD s/w supports an analysis model: Tekla, Revit
The CAE s/w must use proprietary links and maintain them
The user of the CAD s/w creates the analysis model
The analysis model is sent back and forth
2. Structural model current approach, Open BIM
Based on IFC format ISO standard
For all CAD s/w supporting IFC: Allplan, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks, Revit, Tekla,
Bocad, DDS CAD, etc.
Developers focus on supporting 1 quality format, IFC
The draftsman focuses on his model, the engineer focuses on the CAE model
The reference model is sent back and forth

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Open BIM The Vision

Clients can Choose the Best of Breed Solutions

No need for new software for each new project
One design program can be used to collaborate with
other project offices no matter the complexity of the
structure
Independent upgrade cycles
Intelligent Workflow = Less Errors

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Supporting the engineer in BIM

Scia Engineer is the only Structural

Analysis and Design Software to fully
support the Open BIM process.

The following BIM tools are available:

1) Certified IFC 2x3 Import & Export

2) True analysis: Structural model and analysis
model in the same project
3) Member recognizer to convert reference
objects into equivalent analysis objects
4) Alignment to create a clean and connected
analysis model
5) Model Update to support revisions and
coordination

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Arboleda An Open BIM Project

Arboleda Building in Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic (2008)

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Arboleda An Open BIM Project

From IFC to Analytical Model

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Arboleda An Open BIM Project

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Thank You For Listening

Keith Evans
keith@cads.co.uk

http://nemetschek-scia.com/en

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 Pathology scheme won in 2011

Given option to use BIM
Jumped at chance
Full design team (architect/structural
engineer, M&E engineer, contractor)
willing to try BIM
Contractor was kind & stated you can go
back to 2D phew!

Lead-in

BIM Development

Inaccurate

Generic modelling

Masked issues

Low level of development

Visual only

Unintelligent limited data but sufficient to meet protocols

 We became aware very quickly that

the 3D team was ahead of the 2D

team
The images and results from the 3D
model were noticeably quicker and
more accurate
The 3D images were conveying the
design better
We took the decision to stop the 2D

team and apply all resources to 3D

this then delivered the planning
drawings via the model

Did the contractor want IFC? Not really, they wanted native file format but it
soon became obvious there were three authoring platforms in the team.
Common Exchange IFC
Luck?
Learn?

NATIVE MODEL

Feedback?

VW IFC MANAGER

Test prior to issue very important

Was the output useable?
Validation tool FREE Solibri model
viewer

 Contractor BIM Manager

Software Navisworks
Architectural
Structural
MEP

Fortnightly Design Team Meetings

Reports clashes issue by BIM

Manager
Justification it works

 Pre-cast concrete deck

Pre-cast concrete stairs
Pre-cast concrete lift core
Pre-case concrete twin-wall
Did it all work? YES but no.

IFC geometry issues

Demonstrates necessity to
validate
Time needed to fix issues

 Be proactive not reactive

Do not be overly reactive to BIM
Collaborate share learn
Validate
Dont be too hasty
Interoperability testing
Put yourself out there you will be surprised
just how much help is available
Engage with the wider BIM community

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