BIM Manager

Available from 4.6.0.0

The BIM Manager allows Building Information Modelling documentation and information to be stored and viewed within MRI Evolution

Facilities > BIM Manager

The link will open the BIM Documents grid. It is a grid view which can be searched, sorted and customised as normal.

To add new BIM Documents click New , to edit existing BIM Documents click Edit . A pop up window will appear which will allow the creation or amendment of a BIM Document.

To view any BIM Document click View BIM Document in a pop up window.

Click to view - BIM entity Fields and Descriptions

Field Name	Description
Details
Document Ref	The Document reference.
Author	The author of the Document.
Title	The title of the Document.
Subject	The subject of the Document.
Category	The category of the Document.
Key Words	Enter Key words to aid searching
Class	From the drop down select the Document Class - for more information see Document Classes.
Sub - Class	From the drop down select the Document Sub - Class - for more information see Document Sub-Classes.
Notes	Notes relevant to the Document.
Upload New Document
Document Type	From the drop down select the Document Type: Document - this will allow upload of a Document, if this option is chosen a Repository must be selected. URL - this will allow a URL to be entered, if this option is chosen the full URL must be entered. BIM3DModel - this will allow a BIM 3D Model to be uploaded, for BIM 3D models to be uploaded the Wexbim File Path and Json File Path must also be entered IFC - this will allow the upload of a BIM model IFC file. Once uploaded, the BIM model will be extracted from the IFC file. BIM models added this way are functionally the same as models added via the BIM3DModel option
Repository	From the drop down select the document repository for the entity
Wexbim File Path	If using the Document type of BIM3DModel the Wexbim File Path must be entered to enable visualisation of the 3 D model and point to the BIM model path
Json File Path	If using the Document type of BIM3DModel the Json File Path must be entered to enable visualisation of the 3 D model and point to the BIM model path
File Details
Expiry Date	The expiry date of the Document.
Available on	From the drop down, check the boxes to make the Document available in: MRI Evolution Evolution Connect Evolution Reach
Last Uploaded By	Auto-populated with the User who last uploaded the Document.
Last Uploaded Date	Auto-populated with the last date the Document was uploaded.
File Name	Auto-populated with the file name created for the Document.
File Type	Auto-populated with the file type of the Document.
Number of Times Uploaded	Auto-populated with the number of times the Document has been uploaded.
Document Version	The version number of the Document.
Est. File Size in KB	Auto-populated with an estimated size of the BIM Document in kilobytes.

Complete the fields and click Save and Close .

Viewing BIM 3D models

Any BIM 3D model uploaded in the WexBim/JSON format can be opened in the BIM 3D Model Viewer.

Click View BIM Document in a pop up window . The BIM 3D Model will open in a pop up window.

Note: From 4.7.0 enhancements were made to the BIM viewer

Available from 4.7.0.0

1. Use the menu structure and filters to search for specific entities / areas within the BIM model
2. Drop down the layers and relationships to highlight / remove parts of the model and navigate the model using the control buttons

Note: The model can also be navigated using a mouse to zoom and move

3. The BIM model itself
4. Change the view for window 5:
   • Detail View On will show the detail of a specific Asset within MRI Evolution
   • Grid view On will show the list of Assets in the Building associated with the BIM model
5. View the Asset input panel or a customised Asset grid
6. View the Properties and Attributes of the selected object in the model

Note: BIM Documents can be attached to any MRI Evolution entity and are enabled via Table Register in the same way as standard Documents. By default BIM Documents are only enabled for Buildings. BIM documents can be attached to other entities by enabling "Store BIM Documents?" from the entities Table Register

A Selected Asset in the Model

The image below shows a MRI Evolution hand dryer Asset that has been linked to an object in the BIM model. The arrows indicate the BIM Viewer elements related to the object.