BIM 2021
by: Eric Wing
Coordination
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ow here’s a topic. Coordination. I think I’m supposed to be writing an article about software. Specifically, BIM 360. Yeah, I guess I’ll get to that. Coordination needs to start way before that though. Software isn’t going to coordinate anything for you. You need to at least have a project BIM kickoff meeting. Actually, software generally makes it worse. Why do I say that? Well look at BIM 360. If you use it in a traditional manner it’s great. My model is linked
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into your model, and your model is linked into mine. When you sync your model, I can see the changes the next time I reload your model. Simple. But now there’s model coordination. Some weird timeline where I need to consume your model only after you publish it. It actually goes into a folder called consumed. Or a folder called Shared. Or both. I have to do that for every model. I’m the MEP guy, so yeah, I have to coordinate every trade. We’re using BIM to make our lives easier. That’s not easier. The
AUGIWorld Magazine | April 2021 augi.com
