GRAPHISOFT Collaboration Guide GRAPHISOFT® Visit the GRAPHISOFT website at www.graphisoft.com for local distributor and product availability information. GRAPHISOFT Collaboration Guide Copyright © 2016 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 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 9 Internal Collaboration in the Architectural Office _____________________________________________________________ 10 Collaboration Requirements of Architectural Firms . .10 Small‐Medium Firms . .12 Dynamic Workflow . .12 Large Firms . .13 Controlled Workflow . .13 Solo Architects . .14 Remote Workflow . .14 Collaboration Solutions in ARCHICAD ______________________________________________________________________ 15 The Teamwork Concept . .15 Note on the BIMcloud Solution . .15 Evaluation of the Teamwork Technology . .18 Benefits . .18 Limitations . .18 Suggested Usage . .19 Working on a Shared Model . .20 Element Reservation . .22 Reservation by Selection . .22 Reserve All . .23 Reserve Elements by Criteria . .23 Reserving Other Project Data . .25 Releasing Elements and Project Data . .25 Requesting Elements and Project Data . .26 GRAPHISOFT Collaboration Guide 3 Contents Assigning Elements . 27 Feedback on Element Ownership . 27 Task‐Oriented Instant Team Communication . 30 Simple Text Messages . 30 Element‐Based Messages . 30 Task Messages . 32 Extending BIM Data and Team Communication to External Stakeholders on Mobile Devices . 33 Customizing the Teamwork Environment . .40 Remote and Central Management of Server Content . 40 GRAPHISOFT BIMcloud/BIM Server . 41 Projects . 42 Users . 43 Roles . 46 Teamwork Library Solutions . 48 Embedded Objects . 49 BIMcloud/BIM Server Libraries . 49 Teamwork Data Safety . .51 Schedule Project Backups . 51 Rollback . 51 Project Activities . ..