Location, Location, Location, Location

50 Models, 50 Contributors, 20 Companies, 5 Buildings, and 1 Site Jon Anunson

BIM Coordinator, URS Corporation

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50 Models, 50 Contributors, 20 Companies, 5 Buildings, and 1 Site Jon Anunson
BIM Coordinator, URS Corporation

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LF5038 Class Summary

Location can become a big issue in an
Autodesk Revit

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How do we collaborate between multiple offices? How do we exchange data, coordinate building position, link models, and keep the chaos away when everyone is working in multiple companies, locations, platforms, and units? We will look at lessons learned, and the management tools and techniques used to settle issues of model linking, central file sharing, shared coordinate systems, Revit Server, and model content.

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Learning Objectives
At the end of this class, you will be able to: List the capabilities of Revit Server and Autodesk Project Bluestreak Mobile to aid with inter-company communication Plan model contributions for multiple offices to collaborate successfully on a multi-firm project Explain how the shared locations and other file formats are affected by the use of Revit Server Describe how Revit Server can function within a multi-location company to help share models
This is a big-picture topic, concentrating on the options, the pros & cons, and some advice from experience. While the support materials include specifics regarding technical approach, the true focus will be on the decisions made while planning a project and their effect on the teams success.

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Presenters
Jon Anunson

BIM Coordinator, URS Registered architect, AIA, NCARB Projects in commercial, education, aviation, healthcare, retail and residential. 20 Years architectural practice 30 years 3D Modeling and animation experience Computer programmer and database engineer Written over 500 training tutorials on Modeling, Animation, Construction drawings and BIM Clients including ACOE, VA, NCG, NFL, GSA, NASA, Starbucks, Yum, MSU, Southern University, Siggraph, Tulane University, House of Blues, Turner Construction B. Arch and M. Arch from Tulane University, New Orleans

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Marla Caserta

BIM Coordinator, URS Registered architect, AIA, NCARB Projects in commercial, education, healthcare, retail and residential. 13 Years architectural practice

Clients including US Coast Guard, GSA and Universities BIM Management of VLP (Very Large Projects) NEORUG board member

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URS Corporation

47,000 employees in more than 40 countries in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific Our professional staff includes engineers, architects, planners, scientists, information management specialists, program and construction managers, and construction contractors We offer full-service capabilities for infrastructure projects complete life-cycle services from front-end studies through engineering, procurement and construction to facility management and production maintenance Top-tier contractor to the U.S. federal government URS provides expertise in the management of threat reduction and chemical weapons demilitarization programs We are a major environmental contractor to the U.S. Department of Energy URS designs, builds, operates and maintains power generation facilities development and installation of clean-air technologies URS serves as a leading mining contractor, developing and operating industrial, energy, minerals and metals mines

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Welcome. Questions are encouraged

Introductions & Case Studies

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Introductions, agenda
Location 1 (Where is your team?) Location 2 (Where are your Files?) Location 3 (Where is the Data?) Location 4 (Where is the Building?) Conclusion (Where is your plan?) Q&A Thank you for attending! 0:10 0:20 0:30 0:40 0:50 0:55 0:00 0:10 0:10 0:10 0:10 0:05 0:05 1:00
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4 Why Location is still so critical in a digital project

Disclaimer: These are real project examples, however names have been omitted and some details generalized or combined with those of other projects for the purposes of illustrating this discussion.

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Municipal Hospital

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Municipal Hospital

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Municipal Hospital

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Multi-Use Fast-Track Block Development

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Multi-Use Fast-Track Block Development

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Multi-Use Fast-Track Block Development

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Multi-Station Transit system + Track Alignment & GIS

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Multi-Station Transit system + Track Alignment & GIS

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Location (Where is your team?)

Understand how the team will communicate and collaborate on models from different locations, networks and cultures.

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Team Location: Implications

Communication

Common Meeting Times Scheduling Updates Maintaining project Standards

Kickoff

All Hands Define Parameters, Goals Define success for the phase

Round

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Team Requirements Design Goals Evaluate/Steer

Team Requirements Design Goals Evaluate/Steer Team Requirements Design Goals Evaluate/Steer Team Requirements Design Goals Evaluate/Steer

Round

PD

SD

DD

CD

BC

C O
Round

QC
*Continued:
Commissioning, Occupancy, Renovation, Reuse, Closing, Demolition

All Hands Closeout Prep for next phase

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Collab

Communication issues Coordination Issues

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PM

CM/GC

work

STR

Construction Site Access

E

Pair

Consultant freedom Multiple Projects Best employee for the job

Pair

Staffing Flexibility

ARCH

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Team Location: Organizational Points

Plan to talk often

Force frequent updates SCRUM Standing Meetings What if your consultants dont deliver

Consider Enforcement

Remember Training and Standards

Verify that theyre the same or Coordinate them ahead of time Plan to change standards and train new staff

Plan to Transfer Files

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Location (Where are your Files?)

Understand how the files will be transferred and/or shared. How the whole projects data must be assembled from information from multiple locations
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File Location - Implications

Multiple Locations

Single Locations

Synchronizations

File Size Schedule TTL (time to live) Management

Email and FTP are unlikely to work with 500 MB files. Dropboxes

Hoteling Cloud (where? Worksharing?) Revit Server (Access control?) VPN Remote Workstations Citrix (Thin Clients)

Careful directory planning Single Point of Synchronization per-location

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File Control/Management

User Access Control File locking, history Naming, Directory structures, links Age of reference files Availability of new files Servers (Citrix, Revit Server) Bandwidth (all) WAN Acceleration (WAN, Revit Server) Services (collaboration websites
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File Accessibility, currency

System/infrastructure cost

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File Locations Organizational Points

Organizational Points

What mechanisms allow files to be accessed by a distributed team? Controlling Access will be important who has permission and how is it enforced? Model communication, borrowing, updating, and linking. Security Concerns Managing versions

Construction Documents
Accurate, Synchronized 3D Information Staging/Scheduling Clash Detection Shop Drawing Verification

SharePoint Buzz saw Project Wise Etc. Renderings

Design Intent Client Buy-In Public Support Fundraising

NavisWorks Solibri Archibus FM Systems Vela HG Robot Ecotect Radiance IES

Delivery
IFC Facilities Management

Radiance 3D Studio Maxwell

BIM
model

Revit

Technical points

Database Plugins
Structural Validation Energy Modeling System Sizing Design Analysis

QTO
Live Costs/ Quantities

UNC and Mapped Paths, Bandwidth Saving to Central Firewalls and VPNs Hardware Requirements

Internal Exports QTO

GBXML
Energy Model Lighting Levels Comcheck

Ecotect GBS Hap/Trace IES

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Location (Where is the Data?)

Creating data that is compatible across multiple files from multiple sources, and with the end deliverable can be a challenge. Understand how data must be organized within individual files.

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Data Location - Implications

Break Points & File Size Finding the data Locating the data, by the team members (or within access)

2D Construction / Bid Documents Energy Analysis / Predictive Modeling

Finite Element Analysis

VRML walkthroughs 3D Massing And Analysis Automated LEED Scheduling Exterior CFD Airflow Analysis

Interior CFD & Comfort Levels

Construction Phasing & Scheduling Visualization

Rendering Visualization Rapid Prototyping

Solar Radiation Studies Weather Envelope / Site Analysis

BIM
Revit model

Clash Detection & 3D Coordination

Acoustical studies

Artificial Lighting Analysis Daylighting Analysis

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Data Locations - Tradeoffs

Multiple Models
Fast Small Simple
Focused Direct PurposeDriven

Multiple

Waste

Models
Single model
Large Size Extra Computer Hardware Advanced Techniques

Duplicated Effort Manual Coordination User Error Excessive Cost

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Data Locations Organizational Points

Data Types Units, Coordinates Translation*

MODEL-BASED QTO AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT FACILITY MANAGEMENT

4D/5D CONSTRUCTION PLANNING

Pre-Planning Data Delivery

DIRECT FABRICATION

INTERACTIVE, 3D DESIGN REVIEW

FULLER PROJECT UNDERSTANDING

A MORE EFFICIENT AND PRODUCTIVE DESIGN PROCESS

<<BETTER VALUE>>

ENHANCED CLIENT INVOLVEMENT

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Geometric alignment, Units, Significant Digits

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Location (Where is the Building?)

Locating model data relative to other model data when involving multiple software/file formats, coordinate spaces, units, and size/flatness limitations can be very tricky!
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Project Location - Implications

Revit still has usable coordinate space issues Shared parameters are often misunderstood, easy to mess up, and can create domino-effect problems in many linked files. Many file types dont support shared coordinates at all. Multi-unit dimensions arent available in all applications.

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Project Locations - Tradeoffs

Visible topography in Revit for very large sites will require significant file translation. Updates are difficult.

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Project Locations Organizational Points

Pick a single Coordinate Master file that everyone will acquire coordinates from. Determine file types early so you can plan for other unit and location systems

Embedded linked files Coordination marker

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Location (Where is your plan?)

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BIM Execution Plan, Project Technical Plan

Elements to be addressed in a complete Execution Plan
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3. 4. 5. 6.

7.
8. 9. 10. 11.

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13. 14.

Project Description Team List Deliverables List & Delivery Schedule Training Needs Modeling Guidelines File Setup File List File Coordination Plan Standards and Procedures 3D Coordination procedure & Schedule Cost Estimation Plan Model Progression, Level of Detail & Responsibility Matrix Client Submittal Requirements Model Sharing Agreement

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1 Project Description & 2 Team List

Goals Team, Including Locations, Networks, Companies File Sharing Sites, Services Bluestreak Group Names

Do all participants get all notifications?

Multiple Bluestreak Groups, Permissions

Project Project Name Main Name Design Bluestreak Groups Project Project Name URS Name Internal Design Assist Partners X X

Company

Project LEADER Design Partner 1 Design Partner 2 Client CA/CM Design Assist 1

X X X X X

X X X

Design Assist 2

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5 - Modeling Guidelines

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14 - Level of Detail / Responsibility

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Questions , Discussion

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Thanks!
For more information, contact Jon.Anunson@URS.com Marla.Caserta@URS.com

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