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Credits Courtesy of GRAPHISOFT BIM Implementation Guide Page2 2 Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Introduction .......................................................................................... 8 Chapter 2 - Preparations ......................................................................................... 9 BIM Implementation Strategy ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Office Evaluation .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 BIM Implementation Plan ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................11 Chapter 3 - The Pilot Project ................................................................................. 12 Type of Project ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Management Commitment .......................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Project Team ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Potential Project Risks .................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 Chapter 4 - Human Resources ............................................................................... 14 Structure of the Teams ................................................................................................................................................................................................................14 Typical Structure of a Large Practice ..................................................................................................................................................................................14 Roles and Responsibilities ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................15 Setting up the Project Team ......................................................................................................................................................................................................16 Chapter 5 - Project Setup ....................................................................................... 18 Project Templates .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................20 Project Template Strategies ..................................................................................................................................................................................................21 Content of the Project Template File .................................................................................................................................................................................22 Starting to Create Your Own Custom Project Template ..............................................................................................................................................23 Naming and Path ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................24 Project Structure (Navigator, Organizer) ...........................................................................................................................................................................25 Story Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 Element Attributes........................................................................................................................................................................................................................34 Building Materials .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................36 Layers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................37 Layer Combinations .................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 Layers vs. Layer Combinations .............................................................................................................................................................................................41 Pens and Pen Sets .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................42 Line Types ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 BIM Implementation Guide Page3 3 Fill types .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................47 Surfaces ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................48 Renovation Styles ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 Attribute Management ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................50 Favorites .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................50 DXF-DWG Translators ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................53 IFC Translators ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................54 Libraries ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................55 Attributes and Third Party Libraries ....................................................................................................................................................................................56 Converting Symbol Libraries .................................................................................................................................................................................................56 Object Catalog ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................56