BIM coordination is consequential for developing accurate buildings What is BIM coordination? Well, BIM coordination is nothing but the clubbing of architecture, structure and MEP models into one single model. This model is known as BIM coordination model. Building construction is one of the most complicated tasks as the development of different building disciplines remains the responsibility of diverse engineers. Architects, structural engineers and MEP engineers are jointly accountable for developing building design. A building’s architecture is totally designed by an architect whereas its structural framework is outlined by structural engineers. And when it comes to the designing of MEP systems they are designed by mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers.
Since the design of multiple building disciplines is created by various different kinds of engineers there always remains a question mark in terms of their harmonious coexistence. And to get clarity about design inconsistencies between
multidiscipline models in terms of their coexistence, BIM coordination services are executed. Clash detection process can be understood or considered as the primary step of BIM coordination process. That means architectural, structural and MEP models are examined for clashes between them. Navisworks remains one of the most instrumental tools in the hands of modelers and technicians for carrying out clash detection process. So the first step that is taken by the modelers while conducting clash tests is to import all the vital Revit files belonging to architectural, structural and MEP models in Navisworks. Now the next step is to convert these files into Navisworks file formats which can be effectively read by the model review software. Navisworks has a unique mechanism when it comes to detecting clashes that means when the clash tests are conducted on different model elements and when the software finds any clashes between them it quickly highlights them. Clashes detected between different model elements are highlighted with the use of colors. For viewing identified clashes modelers are required to access Results tab. So once the clashes become familiar to modelers they begin to provide solutions for them. In short when clashes identified between multidiscipline models are provided with suitable solutions, different models are quickly clubbed together. Coordination of different BIM models results into a single BIM coordination model. This BIM coordination model is highly immaculate when it comes to design inconsistencies.