BIM 360 Field iPad: Setting Up Locations
BIM 360 Field iPad: Setting Up Locations
Steps:
STEP 1: Navigate to the corresponding location on the iPad using the drop down arrows
in the top middle of the screen. Make
sure you drill down as far as possible in your location hierarchy
STEP 2: Click the
“Pins” option and then the “add from Library” option in the drop down on the
top left side of the page.
STEP 3: Zoom into the correct room location on the drawing that is being linked
STEP 4: Click the blue “appears on report” button in the top right of the screen or
zoom out and use the adjustment tools to surround the area you would like to
link to this specific location and appear on the reports
- Repeat
until all locations in your hierarchy are accounted for.
- Sync
on a regular basis to ensure past work has been uploaded so your work is not
lost should an error occur.
Why this is
important:
This allows all team members to have access to the locations on the
project the day they start using it
Having a logical breakdown of the drawings and locations will make it
easy for team members to document issues and collect relevant information
Breaking the drawings down into different areas and rooms make the
reports very simple to understand and follow
Do's:
The 360 Field Project Champion should setup all locations prior to any
of the other internal or external team members getting access to the project
Make sure to set the blue boundary just outside of the area that it
represents so that pins show up on the reports and don't accidentally get placed
outside the boundary line
Don'ts:
Don't break up the drawings by grid lines because this will cause
confusion with the users onsite unless everyone is comfortable with referring
to gridlines in lieu of rooms names and numbers or areas
Don't use the same project for more than one project. Even if there's a new phase that gets added
to the project, if it's under a separate contract a new project should be
setup. Mixing different contractual
projects could result in difficulty with discovery and legal issues.
Don't setup a location on several different
sheets. This will be confusing for the
users who need to create the issues and will result in inconsistent reports