Behind enemy lines
Next week I am lucky enough to be visiting Autodesk University (or AU as its more commonly known) which takes place at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, USA! Of course I am ‘lucky’ for three reasons.
Monthly Archives: November 2013
Analysis of IFC 2×3 CV2.0 Import Certification
Introduction
Before I begin, I should explain for those who don’t know me that I am a passionate supporter of IFC, COBie and BCF formats commonly referred to collectively as Open BIM formats. These formats are developed and maintained by the international organisation buildingSMART. Continue reading
Speaking a common language
In order for BIM (Building Information Modelling) to be adopted across our industry it is important that we all understand clearly the terminology and language we use to communicate with each other. Collaboration is far more straightforward where we are all have the same understanding of the language we are using to communicate with. The idea of common and open standards is something we are passionate about but this extends beyond file formats and into all aspects of collaborative working. Continue reading
SketchUp to IFC (and COBie) via ARCHICAD
Introduction
Before diving into this blog piece i wanted to explain first that whilst i am an ArchiCAD user i always try to look at the bigger picture of BIM, particularly with regards to data. In fact i am becoming more and more uninterested in what can be done in ARCHICAD. There are already plenty of users focussed on asking Graphisoft for ARCHICAD feature improvements that are primarily designed to benefit the model author. My focus is all on the data and how we can use it and export it. For me, my simple mantra is if you can’t export it from an authoring package, and generate a benefit to others, it doesn’t exist. This perhaps may seem a little extreme but with this thought pattern it allows me to focus on the bigger picture of BIM. Continue reading