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BIM Viewer: Overview

During the design and construction phase of a building, facility managers develop a 3-D BIM model with a wealth of information about the building's systems, walls, space, and assets. Facility managers working with Archibus can use the BIM Viewer to access this building information in the Archibus environment.

Use the BIM Viewer task (ab-bim-viewer.axvw) to access information in your Revit models. Built on integration with Autodesk Forge API, the BIM Viewer enables you to review, edit, highlight, and locate the assets stored in your Revit model right from a task on the Archibus Navigator.

The BIM Viewer is one of the Forge Viewer views and requires the Archibus Digital Twins license. It is offered in both SaaS and non-Saas deployments, and is available as a Navigator task at the locations listed at the top of this topic.

Note: To review demonstration BIM models that contain cataloged assets stored in the Equipment table, work with building NB in the HQ sample project. Note, however, that not all equipment in the NB model is registered in the Equipment table.

Use the BIM Viewer to perform such tasks as:

• view the assets from your Revit model in a 3-D, ghosted rendering of your building. This enables you to see inside the building.

• visualize equipment systems and how they connect throughout multiple floors in the building

• review assets in terms of their equipment systems, and trace dependencies

• examine mechanical and plumbing systems

• view the assets on the individual floors (levels) of the building

• review the details of an asset, including maintenance work

• see the diagnostics and maintenance work for an asset

• search for assets within the model by several criteria, including location, status, condition, model, replacement cost, and more

• highlight assets according to criteria such as condition, status, age, active work, or standard

• export your queries to XLS

Help Topics

Basics

• The Forge Viewer

• Explore the BIM Viewer

• Load a Model

• Control the Display of the Model

• Export your Query

• Show Labels in the Model

• Work with Rooms

• Examine Mechanical and Plumbing Systems

Assets

• Review the Asset List

• Locate Assets in the Model

• Search for Assets

• Review and Update the Details of an Asset

• Highlight Assets by a Property

• Work with Equipment Systems

• Example Sequence: Use the BIM Viewer to Analyze Assets

Maintenance Features

• Overview

• Review the Work Request List

• Search for Assets that have Active Work

• Locate Assets with Active Work

• Review Details for an Asset with Active Work

  • Active Work for an Asset

  • Maintenance KPIs

  • Preventive Maintenance

  • Diagnostics

• Highlight Assets by Maintenance Work

• Example Sequence: Use the BIM Viewer to Analyze Assets with Active Maintenance Work

Set Up

• Prepare a Model for Display in the BIM Viewer (Demo Environment)

• Forge Viewer: Onboarding (System Management Help)

• Catalog BIM Models task

• Connect BIM Viewer to Autodesk task