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BIM Goals The trick to a successful BIM process is knowing what the goals of your organization should be to get the best results.  If there is one thing that has been consistent in the various BIM discussions is that the desired results remain the same: shorter project schedules with fewer changes during construction, and digital files at closeout that are useful to the owner for facility management.  Also, in highly renovation prone facilities, the standard results include a Record Model that can be reconciled with the existing facility model. MacCleamy Curves One of the initial concepts of BIM was the idea of frontloading. Patrick MacCleamy from HOK developed the MacCleamy Curves. Building Smart used his concepts to develop the graph in the attached image. These curves show that decisions made earlier in the project cost less and are easier to enact. Therefore, it's more efficient to make major decisions earlier in the process. The idea is that us...

How to publish or plot multiple drawings. You can publish or plot multiple drawing by using the AutoCAD function 'Batch Plot' 1. Select the AutoCAD function ‘Batch Plot’. The window will automatically load all open drawings. 2. To remove drawings from the list use this button. 3. To add drawings to the list use this button (plus sign in green color). 4. Select the drawings by model, layout or both. 5. Check the settings and the page setup before publishing/plotting. 6. When the drawing already has a page setup select the page setup and you can a preview of the drawing. 7. If the drawing doesn’t have a page setup you have to import a page setup before publishing: You can select all the sheet (use CTRL+A) You can import settings with DWG, DWT or DXF