Building Construction

Building Design & Engineering

Construction

BIM/VDC Manager

Teacher

Project Manager

Construction Manager

Construction Engineer

Construction Management

Software Training

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Automation, Integration, & Customization

Rendering

Buildings

Animation & Visual Effects

CAD Management & IT

Virtual Design & Construction

Software Development

Visualization

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Architecture. Engineering and Construction; Buildings

BIM/VDC Manager; Teacher/Professor; Project Manager; Construction Manager; Construction Engineer; Building Construction; Software Training; Building Information Modeling

The Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE) at Stanford University has developed a method that allows to group digital model files reflecting different breakdown structures. The CIFE MBS automation tool was developed accordingly. The tool can convert model files created using almost all of the most commonly used BIM authoring tools (including Autodesk Revit®, Tekla®, Microstation®, AutoCAD, etc.) into Autodesk Navisworks® NWD-format files. These NWD files are then automatically nested into a family tree of NWD files using some project breakdown structure (e.g., area, sector, level, discipline, system, etc.). The project breakdown structure categories and the hierarchical order in which these categories will be displayed in every MBS created using the CIFE MBS automation tool, are arranged in a table within a Microsoft Excel® file. From this file the CIFE MBS automation tool pulls the relevant information to create a single Autodesk Navisworks® NWD model, which shows on the 'Selection Tree' window the MBSs corresponding to each arrangement of the breakdown categories. The CIFE MBS automation tool can create as many different NWD files with different MBS just by varying the hierarchical categories grouping criteria included in the Excel file. <br /><br />Theapproaches presented in this class introduces a novel mechanism that can be added to any BIM implementation effort providing a feedback loop from downstream project execution that shall contribute to pull innovative, more simple and effective BIM management approaches.

Automation of the Building Information Model Breakdown Structure Using Navisworks

Instructional Demo

Las Vegas

The Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE) at Stanford University has developed a method that allows to group digital model files reflecting differen

AU Classes

Automation of the Building Information Model Breakdown Structure Using Navisworks