GRAPHISOFT Collaboration Guide GRAPHISOFT® Visit the GRAPHISOFT website at www.graphisoft.com for local distributor and product availability information. GRAPHISOFT Collaboration Guide Copyright © 2017 by GRAPHISOFT, all rights reserved. Reproduction, paraphrasing or translation without express prior written permission is strictly prohibited. Trademarks ARCHICAD® is a registered trademark of GRAPHISOFT. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. Contents Contents Introduction ___________________________________________________________________________________ 7 Internal Collaboration in the Architectural Office _____________________________________________________ 8 Collaboration Requirements of Architectural Firms . 8 Small-Medium Firms: Dynamic Workflow . .10 Large Firms: Controlled Workflow . .10 Solo Architects: Remote Workflow . .11 Collaboration Solutions in ARCHICAD ______________________________________________________________13 The Teamwork Concept . 13 Note on the BIMcloud Solution . .13 Evaluation of the Teamwork Technology . .15 Benefits . .15 Limitations . .16 Suggested Usage . .16 Working on a Shared Model . 17 Element Reservation . .18 Reservation by Selection . .19 Reserve All . .19 Reserve Elements by Criteria . .20 Reserving Other Project Data . .21 Releasing Elements and Project Data . .21 Requesting Elements and Project Data . .21 Assigning Elements . .22 Feedback on Element Ownership . .23 Task-Oriented Instant Team Communication . .25 Simple Text Messages . .25 Element-Based Messages . .25 Task Messages . .27 GRAPHISOFT Collaboration Guide 3 Contents Extending BIM Data and Team Communication to External Stakeholders on Mobile Devices . 28 Customizing the Teamwork Environment . 34 Remote and Central Management of Server Content . 34 GRAPHISOFT BIMcloud/BIM Server . 34 Projects . 35 Users . 35 Roles . 37 Teamwork Library Solutions . 39 Embedded Objects . 40 BIMcloud/BIM Server Libraries . 41 Teamwork Data Safety . 42 Schedule Project Snapshots . 42 Rollback . 43 Project Activities . 43 External Files: Hotlinks and XREFs . 44 Hotlinks . 44 Evaluation of the Hotlinked File Method . 46 Benefits . 47 Limitations . 47 Suggested Usage . 47 Xref . 48 Advantages . 49 Limitations . ..