Link files in Navisworks Manage and see them in Navisworks Freedom

Link Documents in Navisworks Manage and look the same in Navisworks Freedom for Facility Management.

Keep the files together in one folder, as shown,





Open nwc file, select the object, right click in the properties tab, as shown below, select Edit Links….










This will open Edit Links window, in this hit Add tab,

This will open Add Link window, under this give name and hit browse tab to link file,

In window Choose Link select All for Files of type, this will make you see the required file,

Select the file, hit open; hit Ok of for Add Link and Edit Links windows

Save the file in nwd format so that you can open this in Freedom viewer,
Open the file in Freedom viewer,
Select Link tab, in Home tab

This will show you below link in model, by clicking on this the document will open.

Enjoy Linking file in Navisworks.

COBie Toolkit For Revit 2012

The COBie Toolkit produces COBie v2 deliverables in conjunction with Revit model development. The template provides a non-automated means to capture COBie development in Revit, export data to a text file, and facilitate eventual intake into spreadsheets. The development of a data-rich BIM model for eventual FM handover necessitates grounded discussions and planning amongst the project team. The realm of digital, non-graphic data development and delivery in the AEC process is new and developing, and will evolve and mature considerably in the next few years. COBie is a general framework for data exchange or delivery. Each project must tailor its goals for the resources and requirements of the project, and for the continuing lifecycle needs and capabilities of the owner/operator.
The toolkit is available for download on the Autodesk Resources website.

10 Truths about BIM (Building Information Modeling)

1 BIM takes design to the next level.
Technological developments open up new avenues for design, and BIM is no exception. The 3D function enables complex shapes and the software’s ability to handle sophisticated calculations will allow structural engineers to push the boundaries with ever more daring designs.

2 The ‘I’ is more important than the ‘B’.
Pretty pictures might impress, but it is as an information management tool that BIM software really shines. One reason for the slow take-up of BIM in the civil engineering sector is that the BIM community has so far focused on ‘building’ to the detriment of ‘information’.

3 The colour of BIM is green.
Using it properly will cut project time and thereby energy use, as well as cost. BIM will reduce the waste of materials during construction and building management and eventually assist in sustainable demolition. Energy modelling can also minimize energy use over a building’s life.

4 BIM will destabilise the construction industry.
Unlike CAD, which computerized a single activity while leaving macro processes largely intact, BIM will change everything. There’s no point attempting to implement BIM software throughout the industry with the expectation that things won’t change. They will.

5 Governments must take the lead.
The benefits of working the BIM way only come with close collaboration. If one member of a project team is using BIM while the others continue doing things the old way, there will be limited benefit. To make the investment worthwhile, someone has to break the stalemate. That someone is often the government.


6 Companies must work together as one.
Firms and disciplines working separately, interacting only through the exchange of construction documents just won’t do any more. BIM both enables and requires tighter integration.


7 Both the software and the professionals must work together.
But simply working together isn’t enough – habits and routines have to be aligned in order to make cooperation natural. The software will need to be developed to allow seamless integration, and so will the attitudes of professionals.

8 New contracts will emerge.
Both digitalisation and close collaboration challenge the prevailing system of intellectual ownership. There are two possible development routes. One is increased specialisation where ownership resides with modelling specialists. The other is consolidation into giant firms, as companies work increasingly closely, solving ownership issues.

9 The software platform is at a crossroads.
The fight for supremacy in the software world rages on. Depending on the outcome of current power struggles, the digital environment in the new construction industry will conform to one of three types: open standard, closed and proprietary standard, or no/several standards.

10 BIM will become the DNA of future construction.
When the system is sufficiently streamlined we can start to focus on using it. Once the basic information infrastructure is in place and we’ve learned to work with it, numerous technologies, in use or in the pipeline, can be brought in.

Original Post– http://www.wspgroup.com/en/wsp-group-bim/10-truth-bim/

Exchanging data from BIM model for Facility Management

Background
Use of BIM during design-only or construction-only with little consideration for future uses of the data embedded in the model, are examples of “little bim”

“BIG BIM” is characterized by data that, once created or captured is then reused over and over throughout the life-cycle of an asset, making the entire process more efficient, less costly and more sustainable.

3D + Information = BIM Modeling
3D + Time = 4D Construction Sequencing
3D + Cost = 5D Estimation
3D + F M = 6D Life cycle management

At the financial completion of construction projects the construction manager typically delivers a truck-full of boxes of paper (or CD's containing e-paper) to the facility manager. It is assumed that this information can assist the facility manager to maintain, operate, and track assets within the building. More often
than not, however, this information is delivered months or years after the building has been occupied and placed in a storage room where it is never used…

Today, most contracts require the handover of paper documents containing equipment lists, product data sheets, warranties, spare part lists, preventive maintenance schedules, and other information. This information is essential to support the operations, maintenance, and the management of the facilities assets by the owner and/or property manager.

Gathering this information at the end of the job, today's standard practice, is expensive, since most of the information has to be recreated from information created earlier. COBie simplifies the work required to capture and record project handover data.


What is COBie?
Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie) is a conventional Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet format which allows the exchange of facility management data.

Objective—
Objective is to transform existing, wasteful paper or e-paper deliverables, into a deliverables that contains the same information, but in a new reusable format.


Value creation for the owner…
- Better handover deliverable @ lower costs (labor, printing, +)
- A “usable” handover deliverable (aka, no more “piles of paper or CDs”) = “we can find what we want” – during and after construction
- Data transfer to facility management systems immediately, not months or years
- Lower operations costs
- Improved field efficiency: Finding documents needed to do maintenance adds hours to each work ticket
- Reliable data on systems/equipment results in better energy efficiency,
- Lower risk of failures
- Inventory of items + accurate warranty start dates = better service Management
- Owner facility and operations teams can update data/documents back to model

Procedures—
COBIE2 data can be generated by many different means, depending on the project phase and team capabilities.
The data can be added directly into the COBIE2 spreadsheets.
The Onuma System offers a clear path for building COBIE2 data during planning, schematic design and design development.
Both Tokmo and Vela Systems offer ways to add the data using web-based tools that assist data collection. They make it easier to get proper information in the right fields in a repeatable way during construction.
Vela Systems even lets you barcode components and then use barcode scanning to expedite the process.

With COBie2 it is possible to—
• Have Single-entry of manufacturer's data that remains consistent from design through construction to operations;
• Assign uniquely identified equipment, furniture, fixtures and other objects to specific rooms;
• Produce a COBIE2 Excel file from a Building Information Model;
• Use a COBIE2 Excel file to create a low-level-of-detail Building Information Model;
• Change data in a COBIE2 file and have it automatically change in the Building Information Model
• Change the Building Information Model and have the data automatically update the COBIE2 Excel file
• Have COBIE2 data populate CAFM/ CMMS software and provide many other productivity improvements

Following are BIM software which can help to generate COBie spreadsheet but not limited to
• Autodesk Revit
• Bentley Architecture
• Graphisoft Archicad

At present following Organizations are using COBie
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (www.usace.army.mil)
• U.S. General Service Administration (www.gsa.gov)
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (www.va.gov)
• U.K. Government (http://www.bis.gov.uk) (http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/business-sectors/construction/research-and-innovation/working-group-on-bimm)

References—
• BIG BIM little bim by Finith E. Jernigan
• building smart Alliance www.buildingsmartalliance.org/index.php/projects/cobie
• WBDG - The Whole Building Design Guide http://www.wbdg.org/resources/cobie.php

7 Do’s and Don’ts for a BIM Implementation

Robert Green’s Project Checklist and Do’s and Don’ts for a Realistic BIM Implementation

1. Choose a BIM test project
Do: Take a typical design task that your team members understand and evaluate how it works using BIM methods.
Don’t: Try to design the next Taj Mahal on your first BIM project.

2. Select your test project staff
Do: Choose your test process staff in a way that gives you the best chance for success.
Don’t: Waste your time trying to convince the “BIM will never work” crowd to join your first BIM project — deal with them later.

3. Identify IT issues
Do: View your test project as an IT readiness test for BIM.
Don’t: Move forward with more BIM implementation if your testing reveals substantial IT problems.

4. Line up reseller resources and other sources of support
Do: Line up reseller or consultant assistance before you need it.
Don’t: Allow your BIM test project to flounder because you’re too proud to ask for help.

5. Use test project staff to evaluate training classes

6. Work with test project staff to build standards and practices

7. Forecast timelines and budgets.

Read Green’s article for a deeper dive into each of these points, but you’ll have to stay tuned for his next CAD Manager’s Newsletter for a deep dive into points 5, 6 and 7.

BIM with Design-Build future of India

In this, the owner contracts directly with the design-build team (normally a contractor with a design capability or working with an architect) to develop a well-defined building program and a schematic design that meets the owner’s needs.

The DB contractor then estimates the total cost and time needed to design and construct the building.

After all modifications requested by the owner are implemented, the plan is approved and the final budget for the project is established.
FIG-Adapted from workflow and deliverables for LACCD BIM standard on design-build projects (only the BIM-related workflows are shown).

Advantages to Owner:

It is important to note that because the DB model allows for modifications to be made to the building’s design earlier in the process, the amount of money and time needed to incorporate these changes is also reduced.

The DB contractor establishes contractual relationships with specialty designers and subcontractors as needed. These are usually based on a fixed price, lowest bid basis.

DB contractor will be responsible for construction and any changes to design (within predefined limits). The same is true for errors and omissions.

It is not necessary for detailed construction drawings to be complete for all parts of the building prior to the start of construction on the foundation and early building elements.

As a result of these simplifications, the building is typically completed faster, with far fewer legal complications, and at a somewhat reduced total cost.

On the other hand, there is little flexibility for the owner to make changes after the initial design is approved and a contract amount is established.

As design options are confirmed by the BIM model, design contingencies can be reduced and the construction schedule can be solidified. With more accurate scheduling and better cost take-offs, the risk and construction contingencies are reduced and the owner may be able to incorporate green features that did not initially fit the project’s cost model.

Risks Associated With Using Design-build on buildings
The design-builder ends up owning all the risk for the design as well as the construction of the building. Therefore, design-builders that subcontract out the design portion of the work must have adequate protections within their contract documents sharing the design risks with the appropriate parties. They should also examine master contracts with suppliers and other subcontractors to make sure their roles and responsibilities are clearly defined to ensure that the project’s goals are met.

BIM for Owners

• Increase building performance through BIM-based energy and lighting design and analysis to improve overall building performance


• Reduce the financial risk associated with the project using the BIM model to obtain earlier and more reliable cost estimates and improved collaboration of the project team


• Shorten project schedule from approval to completion by using building models to coordinate and prefabricate design with reduced field labor time


• Obtain reliable and accurate cost estimates through automatic quantity takeoff from the building model, providing feedback earlier in a project when decisions will have the greatest impact


• Assure program compliance through ongoing analysis of the building model against owner and local code requirements


• Optimize facility management and maintenance by exporting relevant as-built building and equipment information to start the systems that will be used over the lifecycle of the facility