BIM - The methodology complete course - AulaGEO

Trace the evolution of BIM from CAD-based 2D drawing to complex, parametric 3D models and cloud-based, real-time information sharing across project teams.

Explore how parametric elements in BIM create one type used for many instances. See how internal parameters and metadata define geometry, performance, and computational design with Dynamo.

BIM is a digital, centralized model of a building's physical and functional traits that supports lifecycle information and cross-disciplinary exchange, linking design, time, and cost.

Define the BIM execution plan through four steps to align team roles, data flow, information exchanges, and required resources across projects.

Identify BIM goals and uses by examining downloadable guides, translated resources, and use analysis tables that map project objectives to lifecycle planning and owner responsibilities.

Design the BIM execution process by creating unified process maps with business process modelling notation, defining level one macro processes and level two detailed maps, and aligning data and responsibilities.

Develop information exchange within BIM by mapping input and output data across schematic design, defining responsibilities, and linking levels of detail to coordination and cost estimation.

Define the support infrastructure for BIM by detailing goals, macro and detailed processes, information exchanges, collaboration procedures, and facility data requirements, culminating in the BIM implementation plan.

Prepare for BIM implementation by four project meetings to identify BIM goals, define the BIM execution process, establish information exchanges, and finalize the BIM execution plan.

COBie enables robust information exchange from construction to operation, ensuring complete data for facility management and saving costs by avoiding data loss and rework.

Differentiate level of detail from level of development to distinguish information quantity from information reliability. Apply this across project stages, from schematic design to construction, to guide model reliability.

Explore classification systems in BIM to organize building elements into codes and classifications, from foundations to spaces, using international and country-specific coding for cost estimation and procurement.

Use the model checker to verify BIM models against levels of development, classification codes, and attributes, then run automated interoperability checks in Revit to produce reports and fix issues.

Learn how the COBie extension in Revit enables interoperable data export by configuring mandatory COBie parameters, mapping to Kavi fields, and exporting Excel schedules for project information.

Explore the Autodesk BIM interoperability tools' classification manager, configure a base (US, UK, or custom), assign classifications to model elements, and apply COBie parameters to streamline coding.

Discover how a common data environment (CDE) enables cross-discipline BIM collaboration from work in progress to published shareable files, with coordinated review and non-editable exports like DWF or PDF.

Learn how to use worksets to collaborate on a central BIM model, manage editing rights between owners and borrowers, synchronize changes, and link external models for integrated design.

Learn how to share a discipline's model as a linked external reference, manage visibility and coordinates, and perform interference checks to coordinate architectural and structural designs.

Organize six main folders in a project structure, manage work in progress and published stages, and enforce naming with underscores or dashes for easy sharing in a networked environment.

Learn to manage interoperability and teamwork in building projects using online collaboration tools like the GCF manager and the DCF manager to report clashes, assign deadlines, and share issues online.

Explore traditional, design-build, and integrated project delivery methods for BIM, highlighting early collaboration, risk reduction, and cost control through joint design, construction, and operation phases.

Explore how BIM contracts and addendums shape responsibilities, information exchange, and the BIM execution plan, with guidance on traditional vs integrated project delivery and legal considerations.

Manage projects using Revit and Navisworks through four key points: constructability, piping simulations, cost estimation, and stakeholder coordination.

Adjust column offsets, slab thickness, and beam placements to reflect real construction, trim and split elements, and improve modeling realism in this buildable steel models class.

Buildable models of concrete structures to closely match real construction, using Braby algorithms to auto-handle element intersections and ensure shared material properties are reflected and joined in drawings.

Apply 2 cm and 20 mm offsets in section views to position wood beams and straps flush with the structural system.

Leverage BIM methodology: divide elements by level and copy walls to align with each target level for separate floor calculations.

Master Revit extensions for structural models to automatically create wood framing, configure wall openings, and use frame generator extensions for efficient detailing in concrete, steel, and wood structures.

Learn to use design options in a BIM model to create three structure types: reinforced concrete, steel, and wood, and manage them with option sets and restricted edits.

Create three structural models—concrete, steel, and wood—by placing columns, bands, and beams across grid levels, using concrete design options and wood framing tools to resemble constructible systems.

use the parts division tool to subdivide elements for more accurate metric computations, including custom divisions and per-part material assignments.

Create material takeoff schedules for walls and floors, sorting by material name to capture area and volume, then convert objects to parts and compare schedules for accuracy.

Learn to use view-based BIM tools—call-outs, keynotes, tags, sections, and exploded 3D views—to divide parts, annotate parapet details, and enhance cross-team communication.

Explore module 02 in this practical BIM course, guiding you through step-by-step exercises and encouraging you to practice independently while receiving instructor support and access to forums for questions.

Learn to use the Navisworks timeline to build a project schedule by aligning tasks with model elements. Import data from Excel and link Revit data to enable simulation.

Use parts to improve estimation accuracy by dividing walls into parts, calculating area and cost per part, and ensuring unit-compatible currency to refine material take-offs and totals in BIM.

Master the work breakdown structure (EDT) for construction management, using codes to organize tasks. Create EDT parameters, group data, and link to elements, then export to navvies and project tools.

Segment elements by location in the model using filters to group columns, beams, girders, and foundations into sectors a, b, and c in Revit, then validate with EDT.

Apply 4D simulation to manage procurements by organizing parts and assigning codes for interior and exterior finishes. Learn to use filters, build level parts, and export to Navisworks for sequencing.

Explore the conceptual design stage and estimate preliminary costs by building and comparing multiple design alternatives in Revit using design options, masses, and site masses.

Add parameters to conceptual masses using reference planes, creating new parameters like width and north or west, so changing values updates the geometry and allows design options.

Divide each mass into levels using an elevation tool, create mass floors at three-meter spacing, and view properties like perimeter and area to extract computations.

Extract data from created levels, view the floor area and volume for each mass, and calculate totals by level to estimate cost by square meter.

Learn to estimate costs from floor area using a cost per square meter, create calculated parameters, and refine estimates by use type and design options.

Transform massing surfaces into building elements with Revit tools, creating floors, walls, and roofs, adjust system types and orientations to fit foundation and vertical configurations.

Analyze schedules to compute total area by level, totaling 2404 square metres, then duplicate a view to create a space use summary and add an assignable parameter to mark rooms.

Master material takeoffs from construction elements by calculating area-based costs with currency parameters, and generate grouped tables with headers, footers, and per-meter totals across element types.

Divide walls into parts to improve material estimates, compute quantities by parts, and sum areas and estimated costs to reveal how small differences accumulate into larger budgets.

Apply conditional formats to highlight door replacement years, using a rule that flags years less than or equal to 2017 with yellow to show what needs immediate attention.

Use internal parameters to compare design options across material categories, showing how cost changes propagate to total estimates and enabling automatic updates as external parameters change.

Move from conceptual estimates to precise quantification in Navisworks by configuring the project, selecting a cargo catalog, setting units, and creating a quantification workbook for the work breakdown structure.

Use catalogs to build a vertical structure and assign objects in interiors. Create pre established object groups with sets, export to sets, and allocate resources in the quantification workbook.

Extract quantities from the model by selecting foundations and slab on grade, then use quantification to create level-based groups in the workbook and drive primary quantity calculations.

Quantify missing objects by creating catalog items, using takeoff views, and adding annotated images to associate exterior doors with a quantification viewpoint.

Track material quantity changes by using the change analysis tool in the quantification workbook, override the base model, and export updated Navis models to update computations.

Export metric computation reports by exporting quantities to Excel or a catalogue to other programs, save as a new quantity report, and open to review extracted data for further calculations.

Utilize constructive quantification in navvies to manually quantify elements, with no automatic quantification, using show and take off to reveal what can be quantified, and update quantification workbook until complete.

Define parameters for facility management using a parametric model to program necessary data and assess space usability for building allocation metrics.

Create and assign a share parameter in the facilities management group to indicate if a room is assignable, using identity data and a type parameter, and prepare for scheduling.

Display GI information in plant views using labels by creating a legend, assigning colors via a parameter, and applying color changes on floor plans.

Develop and apply floor life-cycle parameters to calculate replacement years and costs based on area, unit cost, and currency, with shared parameters for export.

Apply conditional formats to highlight elements in tables that cost more than usual. Set the threshold to 1000 thousand dollars to trigger yellow highlighting and identify highlighted items.

Export Revit project data and parameters to a facility or database management system, and troubleshoot exports via the Adits Revit Devia link option, including installing the database engine redistributables.

Export BIM model data from a Revit file to a Microsoft Access database, creating a connection, naming the database, and reviewing doors and parameters in Access before reloading into Revit.

Learn building information modeling methodologies by applying software such as Revit to projects and organizations, create a beam execution plan, and use conceptual models and simulations to inform cost estimates.