Lesson 02 Definitions, Dimensions, Levels, and LOD
Lesson 02 Definitions, Dimensions, Levels, and LOD
• BIM Is:
• A Collaborative Coordinated Process That Is Used Through The Building Life
Cycle For Creating 3D Models And Reliable Information Attached To Them.
• BIM Is Not:
• Next Generation Thing.
Shareholders
Operators Architects
BIM
Authorities Engineers
Contractors
Program
Demolition Design
Renovation Construction
Operation
• 3D Models:
• Architecture, Structure, And MEP Models.
• Interior Design And Furniture Models.
• Roads And Infrastructure Models.
• Non 3D Information.
• Documentations.
Acronym Meaning
IE Information Exchange
• Level0:
• Unmanaged CAD (Mostly 2D).
• Level1:
• Managed (Standardized) 2D CAD Or 3D BIM Using A
CDE (Common Data Environment).
• Level2:
• Managed 3D BIM Held In Separate Models (By
Discipline) That Can Be Federated Later And May
Utilize 4D And/Or 5D Dimensions.
• Level3:
• Fully Integrated openBIM Process Enabled By
IFC/IFD And Managed Through A Collaborative
Cloud Server (iBIM).