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Assigning Status Codes as Sets in BIM 360

When publishing PDF documents in the Plans area of BIM 360 Docs you can assign Document Sets. When the Document Sets are setup these could be anything you like, such as transmittal between project team or members, discipline specific documents, or even the status codes for information containers identified within ISO 19650-2 National Annex NA …

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Autodesk BIM 360

What is Autodesk’s BIM 360 Docs? Well if you read the Autodesk website it is says Construction document management software. I personally feel it is so much more than that. Let me explain. BIM 360 Docs is an electronic document management system which sits in the cloud for all who use it to access their …

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BIM 360 Docs Attributes

As you will see from the below screen shots, you have some default attributes in both plans and projects files area within BIM 360 Docs. You will see there are some differences between the two areas. In the plans area, you have fields like Title and Number which are automatically taken from the PDF drawings …

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BIM 360 Docs – Compare and Track Design Progress

Being able to work from anywhere is a great asset in recent climates and is likely to a become a natural evolution for most organisations. One of the tools allowing organisations to make this happen is BIM 360 Docs from Autodesk. It allows users to access and work on documents and designs from anywhere in …

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How to Perform Plant 3D BIM 360 Model Coordination

In this blog I discuss a technique for using BIM 360 to do model coordination between Plant 3D and Revit models. Exporting Revit to DWG BIM 360 Design can be used to create a collaborative environment to assess models from different platforms such as Revit and Plant 3D. First, all models need to be correctly …

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Showing Revit Options in BIM 360 Docs

This is going to be an overview on showing Revit Options in BIM 360 Docs, which may be useful when communicating initial design to customers or clients. This will be useful to Revit users who are using BIM 360 or potentially on the journey of implementing it and want to know perhaps some tips and …

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Working with Inventor and BIM 360 Design

In this blog I will detail how to work with Inventor models inside BIM 360 Design. Setting Up the Desktop Connector To work with Inventor inside a BIM 360 model first you must install the BIM 360 Desktop Connector, this will give you a space on your local computer that will allow you to work …

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