April 2017 – BIMAXON

15April2017

BIM object property names: 1st-level classes (and their usefulness)

April 15, 2017Written By Donatas Aksomitas

In my last post about the urgent need to standardize BIM element properties, I promised to help do that. Here I begin to present the classification system for property names that I’m developing. I list my proposed 1st (entry) level of classes. Then I give an example of how they…

10April2017

It’s time to standardize BIM object properties!

April 10, 2017Written By Donatas Aksomitas

Properties are a huge source of confusion and inefficiency in BIM. I was reminded of that at the Eurovent meeting in Paris last week, talking with manufacturers of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment. The HVAC industry’s move to BIM is being slowed by the lack of standards for object…