{"id":779,"date":"2020-06-25T18:12:32","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T12:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axiumglobal.com\/dev\/?post_type=articles&p=779"},"modified":"2024-09-03T09:48:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T04:18:49","slug":"onus-on-users-but-component-manufacturers-can-help-update-bim-libraries","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/axiumglobal.com\/test\/dev\/articles\/onus-on-users-but-component-manufacturers-can-help-update-bim-libraries","title":{"rendered":"Onus on Users, but Component Manufacturers Can Help Update BIM Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Libraries have transformed from a quiet haven filled with seemingly endless shelves of books to a virtual environment necessary for modern construction. Residential design drawings<\/a><\/strong> now can be created using Building Information Modelling (BIM), a paradigm-shifting technology that has more than a few aces up its sleeve, or more to the point, uses certain BIM objects up in its BIM libraries. Though the onus is on users to update their BIM libraries, component manufacturers can help them along by providing BIM objects that can be used in Revit 3<\/span>D modelling<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So, what does a BIM library consist of?<\/p>\n

A BIM library typically has an extensive database of generic and manufacturer BIM objects, including building fabric systems, mechanical and electrical objects, which can be accessed by users. A BIM object has detailed information that defines a product and geometry representing that product\u2019s physical characteristics.<\/p>\n

BIM objects are found in library sites, such as the NBS National BIM Library, where the objects are compatible across platforms. Designers will have their own libraries of BIM objects to add to those downloaded from library sites, and a manufacturer\u2019s BIM object will contain detailed product data, according to relevant standards.<\/p>\n

These BIM objects are available in a range of file formats and can be used in software, such as Revit Architecture, Bentley AECOsim, Nemetscheck Vectorworks and Graphisoft ArchiCAD. They can be provided in open exchange, platform-neutral formats, such as IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) files. Generally, projects may have designers using several platforms and may be analysed by contractors, quantity surveyors and facilities managers using different platforms, making it vital to have interoperability.<\/p>\n

An offshoot of the UK\u2019s National Building Specification, NBS is a cloud-based specification system, which has developed a free tool to help sort and filter BIM objects from extensively stocked libraries. The process involves using an NBS plug-in for Revit to star required objects or tag them with a description. Then, objects are grouped into a bundle so that they can be downloaded at one go. The downloaded objects can be checked to see if they have been updated.<\/p>\n

The NBS Object Standard is internationally recognised to define requirements for geometry, information, behaviour and presentation of BIM objects and assures quality and consistency, making it easier to collaborate across the global construction industry. This, in turn, will enable quick, informed decision-making. This standard specifies the quality of a BIM object that can be used in Level 2<\/span> BIM in a consistent, easy-to-use format.<\/p>\n

In addition to enabling architects and designers to integrate real surroundings of a project with its accurate representations, using BIM has a few other benefits, especially with the added advantages of using manufacturer-specific BIM objects, namely:<\/p>\n

Reduced wastage<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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