BIM 360 Glue "How To's"
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BIM 360 Glue: Building Coordination Time into Your Project Schedule
BIM 360 Glue: Building Coordination Time into Your Project Schedule Champion and Pursuit Team Steps Involved: STEP 1: Begin with Step 7 (Setting Up the Correct Coordination Phasing for Your Project) STEP 2: What’s your start date for coordination? Did the PM and or Superintendent already include durations for your coordination? This is important to know what you have to work with STEP 3: Work with the Scheduler to place coordination phasing into the baseline schedule STEP 4: Based on the Coordination Phasing, incorporate each of the 5 stages per phase into the baseline schedule STEP 5: A good baseline is 3 weeks per Stage Detail – Week 1 Coordinate – Week 2 Finalize Stage – Week 3 STEP 6: Week 3 in some cases can overlap with Week 1 of the next Stage Why this step is important: 1. By breaking out the coordination schedule by phase to stages provide the project team with a great perspective on how long it will really take for coordination. 2. This ultimately leads to fabrication and layout, critical to follow in the schedule. Do's: 1. Get Feedback from the subcontractors as necessary. Be sure they buy into the coordination schedule early. 2. Be sure to provide coordination schedule as early as you can, this drives MEP rough in. 3. Be detailed with your schedule, helps staying on target. Don’ts: 1. Create a generic schedule
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BIM 360 Glue: Updating Models Due to Design Changes
BIM 360 Glue: Updating Models Due to Design Changes Champion and Pursuit Team Steps Involved: STEP 1: Information received from design team on design changes which require modifications to 3D coordination model STEP 2: Project Engineer in-charge of the scope of work (may require several engineer’s input). Determine required changes/impact to SB own models based on responded RFI, issued bulletins, etc. STEP 3: Identify changes/impacts from subcontractors’ models STEP 4: SB to make changes on critical, affected elements and upload them in Glue in order for subcontractors to use a basis for changes to reduce potential rework. STEP 5: Establish deadline where all models will be updated to reflect design changes STEP 6: Subcontractors to make changes to their models accordingly. STEP 7: Inform subcontractors to continue coordination based on updated models. Why this step is important: 1. Our internal and subcontractor shop drawings are being produced directly from the 3D coordination effort using 360 Glue 2. If the coordination model is not up-to-date with the latest changes, the shop drawings may not be correct and thus could result in wasted material and schedule delay as corrections are fabricated, shipped to site and installed 3. It ensures that our internal team understands the extent of every change and what is affected Do's: 1. Make modifications to the background Structural and Architectural files immediately upon receiving a change 2. Notify subcontractors which RFI’s, ASI’s, and other design changes will require their attention and for them to make adjustments to their model 3. Keep track of which design changes require model adjustment and which ones have been posted to the model Don’ts: 1. Don’t wait until the last minute to make the model changes or the work will be fabricated and the change and cost will increase 2. Don’t allow subcontractors to make “red line” markings on their shop drawings to reflect the change because other subs may need to know the changes other subs are making to adjust their work
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BIM 360 Glue: Roles and Responsibilities of Project Team for Coordination
BIM 360 Glue: Roles and Responsibilities of Project Team for Coordination Champion and Pursuit Team Steps Involved: STEP 1: Fill out the Deliverables menu and Construction Technology Checklist to identify the scope of work the Construction Technology will need to support for the project STEP 2: Using the Construction Technology Execution Plan identify the champions that will support each CTx tool STEP 3: Additionally, determine the scope of work that each individual is responsible for from a project scope stand point STEP 4: Setup reoccurring meetings for internal and external coordination STEP 5: Ensure that Project Manager, Superintendent, and Design Team attend certain meetings Why this step is important: 1. Without a team understanding the roles, it will be difficult to obtain desired results 2. Putting down responsibilities on paper allows all team members to see what their roles are and who to contact regarding a question or issue Do's: 1. Setup the roles early in the project so it is a part of the team member’s scope of work from the beginning and not something that is added onto their responsibilities 2. Gain buy-in from the owner and design team so that they can attend some of the coordination meetings and make real time decisions in lieu of waiting for an RFI to be drafted, submitted and responded to 3. Get buyoff from internal and subcontractor General Foreman and Management team on the 360 Glue process so that the shop drawings produced from them is adhered to. 4. Include the 360 Glue process in every pre-work meeting with subcontractors to ensure they understand that they need to follow the shop drawings Don’ts: 1. Don’t wait until the project has started to assign responsibilities for 360 Glue 2. Don’t allow a subcontractor to install their work where it’s convenient for them just because they are the first sub on site
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BIM 360 Glue: Running a Coordination Meeting
BIM 360 Glue: Running a Coordination Meeting Champion and Pursuit Team Steps Involved: STEP 1: Coordinate a weekly meeting day and time; i.e. Wednesdays at 8:30 am. Ensure all team members can make it. Frequency as needed. STEP 2: Before the meeting review all “Mark-Ups” from subs and add comments as necessary. Be sure to move the fixed Mark-Ups to close so you are not spending time reviewing non-issues STEP 3: Scan the model for any new issues that have not been covered by the subs. Create Mark-Up to be reviewed during the meeting. Update Clash tests as necessary. STEP 4: During the meeting it’s good to get an update from the subs on their progress and provide to the team an update of the project i.e. schedule, RFI’s, ASI’s etc. STEP 5: Before beginning review of the Mark-Ups, open the table to the subcontractors for any critical issue that they want to discuss. STEP 6: Review Mark-Ups and add comments, assign responsibility. Follow up later in the week and ensure these have been resolved. Let’s not wait till next coordination meeting to find this hasn’t been resolved. Create new Mark-Ups as needed. STEP 7: Before final comments, open table of discussion again. It’s important to give subs encouragement to communicate. STEP 8: Quick review of actions items and due dates; including Swinerton’s action items. STEP 9: Meeting to a close Why this step is important: 1. Being consistent with coordination workflow and allowing the team to come together to discuss issues, etc. will ensure coordination will be complete and ready for fabrication. 2. Coordination meetings is also a good way to ensure everyone is up-to-speed with current documents, issues, RFI’s, ASI’s, schedule, etc. 3. Swinerton can effectively gauge the schedule and ensure we will make our RTS layout date and material on job date. Do's: 1. Follow a consistent workflow, day of the week and time 2. Update the team with schedule and construction 3. Give yourself time before the meeting for review of the BIM Don’ts: 1. Don’t be afraid to take initiative during the coordination meeting. Being a strong lead will get the job done. 2. Don’t cancel meetings; be sure to have someone from the Swinerton team to run. Keep coordination on track.
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BIM 360 Glue: Producing Shop Drawings from Coordination Process
BIM 360 Glue: Producing Shop Drawings from Coordination Process Champion and Pursuit Team Steps Involved: STEP 1: Begin with the same model you used for coordination STEP 2: Create a layout plot view; Revit is Views by level then produce a Sheet with the Swinerton border. STEP 3: Ensure your model objects have the correct line weights, colors, etc. for clarity STEP 4: Always include your grid and any dimensions needed for layout and or ATS points for layout. STEP 5: Produce a PDF as well as a hard copy to the field crew for layout. Why this step is important: 1. Produce shops drawings from the model ensure we are laying out per the model. 2. 2D shop drawings are typically easier to layout than navigating through a model. Do's: 1. Be sure to have the shop drawing legible 2. Include the layout crew on what they would like to see on the shop drawings. Need their input Don’ts: 1. Produce a separate plan, use the model as it is intended to be used. The model updates, so does the shop drawing
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BIM 360 Glue: Using 360 Glue and Field to Manage Equipment Tracking and Commissioning
BIM 360 Glue: Using 360 Glue and Field to Manage Equipment Tracking and Commissioning Project Engineer (BIM) “BIM 360 Glue and BIM 360 Field administrators can share models between Glue and Field to facilitate efficient collaboration among the extended project team. Before the data can be shared, in BIM 360 Glue, a Glue administrator must set up a BIM model for sharing by creating Equipment Sets for groups of model objects that share properties, such as a pipe or duct type. After the model is shared with Field, a Field Administrator can then open the model in Field, and associate the Equipment Sets data to Equipment Properties in the Field Project. See Managing Equipment Sets. After the equipment sets and Field properties are mapped, the team in the field can update the model with installation status and commissioning information. Team members using BIM 360 Glue can view equipment properties that have been added to the model in BIM 360 Field.” From Autodesk Steps Involved: STEP 1: Determine what types of equipment sets need to be created in BIM 360 Glue (see the available default equipment types in BIM 360 Field). STEP 2: First, equipment sets need to be created in BIM 360 Glue merged model to be integrated with BIM 360 Field. Create equipment sets in BIM 360 Glue using: Objects: Properties: When equipment set is created from a property of an object, all objects matching the same property in the merged model of BIM 360 Glue will be placed into the equipment set. Created equipment sets can be seen here: STEP 3: Now equipment set has been created in BIM 360 Glue, manual mapping of the particular model with the equipment sets to BIM 360 Field project is required to enable data integration. To map, model must be enabled to share with Field in BIM 360 Glue. In Glue:On the BIM 360 Glue toolbar, click Models More Actions Share with Field. In the Share with BIM 360 Field dialog, click Yes to overwrite any existing versions of the model, or No to cancel sharing. A message appears when the model has been shared with Field. After sharing a model with BIM 360 Field, a notification will appear in Latest model activities on the Project Dashboard. This indicates the version of the model that has been shared, and whether it is currently in use by Field. An orange icon indicates that the model is in use by Field, and includes version details. If the model is not in use, the icon is grayed out. Once the model is shared with Field, the model must be mapped to the desired Field project On the project page of BIM 360 Field web version, click Setup Click Equipment and choose the merged model that was Shared with Field in BIM 360 Glue STEP 4: Manage equipment sets: After you’ve added a Glue model to your Field project, you can map model object properties. Use the Manage Equipment Mapping wizard to map the equipment sets created in Glue to with corresponding Field properties. Only Field administrators can manage equipment sets. NOTE: In the Manage Equipment Mapping wizard, click ? (Help) for quick tips to help you get started. 1. On the BIM 360 Field home page, in the upper-right, click Setup. 2. In the navigation panel on the left, click Equipment. 3. Click the Models tab. 4. Hover over a model's thumbnail and click Manage Equipment Mapping. 5. In the Manage Equipment Mapping wizard, the first step is to select the equipment sets to map. You are informed if the model doesn't have equipment sets. NOTE: Equipment sets need to be created in BIM 360 Glue by a Glue administrator. 6. For Select Sets, select one or more Glue equipment sets to map and click Next. In the wizard, click Help to display tips for each step. 7. (Optional) For Select Type, select an equipment type and click Next. 8. The next step is to select the object identifier (ID). For Select ID and Properties, select Standard to use the default properties. This is recommended for most workflows. Select Advanced to create a custom unique ID and model properties. 9. (Optional) If you selected Advanced, for Select a Unique ID, make your selection and click Next. The next step is to associate Model properties with Field Equipment Properties. Select a model property on the left. Then select Chose Field to select an associated Field equipment property on the right. When done, click Next. 10. For Select Equipment Fields, you can optionally select equipment properties to add to the model. Any equipment properties that you add can be viewed in the model's properties in BIM 360 Glue. Click Select Field and in the drop-down select fields to add. When done, click Save Mapping. 11. In BIM 360 Glue, in the shared model, equipment properties that have been added in Field can be reviewed. Select a model object and right-click > View Properties. In the Properties dialog, select the Equipment tab to view the Equipment properties that were added to the model. Below is Autodesk’s resource on equipment sets using BIM 360 Glue and Field—includes a short video: http://help.autodesk.com/view/BIM360/ENU/?guid=GUID-55CEE35A-F24A-45A5-B6BF-B10F01E40DF6 Portion of Information in this except extracts directly from Autodesk.
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Tricks & Tips: Opening Merged Models from Glue in NavisWorks
Tricks & Tips: Opening Merged Models from Glue in NavisWorks NavisWorks release 2014 and higher allows you to open and append models from BIM 360 Glue. This can be an effective way for Swinerton or Subcontractors to still utilize NavisWorks for coordination. This is also an effective way to close out the project in Glue by opening the final Merged Model in NavisWorks; then save to NWD. Keep in mind it shall be 2014 or higher and you must install the Glue Add-ins. 1.0 Opening Merged Models in NavisWorks from BIM 360 Glue STEP 1: First Install the NavisWorks Glue Add-ins, be sure to select the appropriate version and operating system. Once downloaded, please put in a helpdesk ticket to get this installed. STEP 2: You should now see the BIM 360 Glue Add-in Tab in your Ribbon Toolbar. STEP 3: To Open a Merged Model, simply click the Open icon in the Projects Panel from the BIM 360 Tab. You may get prompted to log into BIM 360, please do so. When logged-in you should see Swinerton Incorporated Glue Dashboard. Please select your project and then click next. STEP 4: Please navigate to the folder location to which the merged model is located. Switch to “models” please change the pull down option from Merged Models to Models. Then click open STEP 5: NavisWorks will now download and open all the models from the Merged Model. Please note this session of NavisWorks will be an NWF file. The individual files will sit on your BIM 360 storage account. To save these files into an NWD locally, please “save as” NWD to your local drive. Also note that each file will be downloaded and converted to an NWD, they will not be native. This is the same for Glue “models”. This workflow is an effective way to save milestone merged models; i.e. sign off.
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Tricks & Tips: Downloading Native Files of a Merged Model for Use in Other Programs
Tricks & Tips: Downloading Native Files of a Merged Model for Use in Other Programs BIM 360 Glue is also similar to a standard FTP site. All files that are hosted in Glue can be downloaded. To do so, please follow the steps below. Also note that these files will be downloaded natively or as they were uploaded. STEP 1: Download using Thumbnail view STEP 2: Download using List View STEP 3: Downloading while in a Merged Model
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Tricks & Tips: Using X,Y, and Z Keys and Measurement Tool in Web Based Module
Tricks & Tips: Using X,Y, and Z Keys and Measurement Tool in Web Based Module The BIM 360 Glue measurement tool works in 4 ways: Point to Point Shortest Distance between two points “X” Direction - East and West Directions “Y” Direction - North and South Directions “Z” Direction – Elevation
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Tricks & Tips: Accessing Glue Models on your iPad without an Internet Connection
Tricks & Tips: Accessing Glue Models on your iPad without an Internet Connection To view NavisWorks models on your iPad you must have it in your email box or using ShareFile app. To view using your email please follow the steps below: STEP 1: Open your email. STEP 2: If the model is embedded in your email, please press and hold on the file and open in BIM 360 Glue app (see step 4). If you have a ShareFile link please follow this step. Click on the link in your email and log in or fill in your information and then click Continue to download page. STEP 3: Simply click “Download” to begin the download process. STEP 4: Once the file is downloaded, please click “Open in BIM 360 Glue” STEP 5: Your model will now begin to load in BIM 360 Glue App. STEP 6: Your model should now be loaded and able to use the standard navigation, views (only if they were embedded in the original file) and measurement. STEP 7: To view this model at a later time please go to your “Local Models” link from the Glue iPad App Dashboard