Application
BIM2FM - BIM in facility management
The native models must be kept up to date during the life cycle of the hospital so that they can be used directly for conversions and always contain the latest information relevant for operation. As a direct, fully automatic interface between ifc model, client CDE and Autodesk Revit was not possible, a simple plugin was developed that can import an attribute export from the CDE and thus update all changed attributes from the operation or from the client CDE within a few seconds.
Fast Facts
Example Excel export from builder CDE and parameters in Revit
challenges
Native formats versus ifc exports of the models
At present, it is not possible to directly edit ifc models created from the native format without incurring high losses of quality and information. Therefore, a central element of the hospital's life cycle is updating the native models in Revit format.
challenges
Mapping of attributes between authoring software and ifc exchange format
The various pSets and their attributes in the native format do not necessarily have the same names as the attributes in the ifc export. Mutual mapping is therefore necessary in all cases, both when exporting to ifc and when exporting from the client's CDE at a later date.
SOLUTIONS
Revit plugin for the automatic parameter update from the builder's CDE.
As the models are used by various systems during operation (e.g. CAFM, navigation, Track&Trace), these models must be updated cyclically. An export of all changed parameters from operation (e.g. due to adjustments to components or repairs that are stored in CAFM) is provided from the client's CDE Libal, including the necessary attribute name mapping. The developed plugin imports the modified data into the native Revit format so that only the geometries need to be updated later in the client's CDE using BCF issues. This creates an efficient process without duplicate information maintenance.
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