COLLECTUS® BIM STANDARDS LIBRARY integrates a bim execution plan and SURPASSES 36,000 COMPONENTS
December 1, 2021, Windham, NH: CDV Systems and 26 Degrees Software, makers of ViewAQC, are proud to announce that Collectus, their cloud based, BIM Standards library package now includes an Integrated BIM Execution Plan (BXP) within Revit® 2020, 2021 and 2022 and has over 36,000+ online components (per version). Collectus is an all-disciplines Revit library of imperial and metric standards, components, graphics, and templates that are remotely managed and maintained across multiple Revit release years.
Collectus is the first of its kind to provide a commercially available BXP tied directly to a multi-trade BIM Library. The editable Collectus BXP defines the project-specific required BIM model and parameter data deliverables for all AEC BIM team members, through all phases of the work. From Pre-Design through SD, DD, and CD’s into Pre-Con, Construction, Post-Construction, and into Operations, the Collectus BXP can be viewed in an instant by all team members at any time during the project. To see an intro video of Collectus: click here.
The Collectus BXP shows all project-specific BIM responsibilities, dates for all scheduled recurring BIM team meetings, and dates of required BIM deliverables. The Collectus BXP is a single, living document set available to all AEC+O BIM users at any time during their Revit project work. This workflow is far superior to sorting through multiple versions of stagnant, printed, or electronic documents stored in a folder on the network that may never be found by the end users who need it most.
As a remote BIM management library product for all disciplines, Collectus provides a clear BIM solution to Facility Owners and AEC firms overwhelmed with trying to introduce, create, and maintain BIM Standards internally. This Revit application is a documented set of best practice workflows and a BXP that defines multi-model, multi-discipline, BIM standard requirements and model deliverables for any Revit project.
Facility Owners using Collectus can also allow their AEC Consultant teams access to these BIM standards and BIM Execution Plan for their project design and documentation modeling needs:
Collectus provides two features which allow the AEC teams and Facility Owners the ability to review and validate the models to ensure model consistency, project uniformity and compliance with the BXP. The first is the Collectus “Audit” feature (see image above) which identifies and locates all non-compliant system, component, and annotation families. The Collectus Audit can be run by all AEC+O team members at any time during any phase of the work to check for compliance.
The second model review feature are the Collectus pre-built Revit schedules which are to be filled out by the AEC team members through the project time-line as defined in the BXP. The BXP clearly delineates which AE BIM teams are required to fill in their specific Level of Development (LOD) 300 Revit schedules for their SD, DD, and CD submissions.
The BXP defines LOD 400 “As-Built” model requirements for Contractors, Sub-contractors, and Fabricators which include “Manufacturer” asset parameter data for model elements to be maintained during Operations. Using pre-built Collectus LOD 400 schedules, this data can be exposed and modified with ease. The LOD 500 “Digital Twin / Record Model” model requirements augment this asset parameter data with “Maintenance” requirements, also via pre-built schedules. Data for model elements to be maintained during Operations by Facilities Maintenance groups is readily made available for entry and quick consumption downstream.
“These LOD 300, 400 and 500 Revit schedules allow the Facility Owner the ability to review the submitted Revit models for compliance with the BXP parameter data requirements” writes Cyril Verley, RA Founder of CDV Systems.
These same Collectus schedules include all required parameters for COBie submission requirements including a batch parameter conversion feature from MasterFormat® into UniFormat® and OmniClass®. With the integration of Crosswalk® from the Construction Specification Institute (CSI), Collectus users can now update all Revit families using MasterFormat parameter data to Uniformat and OmniClass with a single click. See AEC Business for a recent podcast showcasing the Collectus / Crosswalk integration.
The shared parameter structure for all Collectus families and their associated design, documentation, as-built, and digital twin schedules provides a fully coordinated shared parameter schema across all model disciplines from Pre-Design to Operations. The Revit models submitted by the AEC BIM teams provide the Facility Owner a more coordinated modeling and parameter data structure streamlining the transition from Digital Twin models into Operations for BIM to FM and GIS.
Collectus represents the culmination of 20 years of CDV Systems’ Award-Winning Revit consulting services to the AEC+O firms and institutions shown below. As a BIM library designed for ease of use, minimizing model complexity, and maximizing parameter data structure, Collectus is a set of best BIM practice workflow solutions that synthesize model components, visibility settings, shared parameters, and Revit schedules. Collectus and its integrated BIM Execution Plan provides AEC consulting BIM teams clear direction for modeling and parameter data requirements which tie all projects from all disciplines into a single and coherent BIM product ready for the Facility Owner’s transition from BIM to FM and GIS.
Measuring ROI in general terms, Collectus typically pays for itself in about 6 months by reducing or eliminating non-billable time on overhead firmwide BIM management. Collectus alleviates the need for firms or institutions using BIM to create and manage their own Revit standards, allowing BIM Management staff to assist project teams with more billable hours. Using Collectus saves time in deliverable production on every project while ensuring consistency across all projects.
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ABOUT CDV SYSTEMS
CDV Systems has been a BIM project partner to AEC+O firms across the US and around the world since 2002. These award-winning BIM services include Revit and CodeBook project implementation, training, modeling and project management consulting services. As a global BIM industry leader, CDV Systems is partnered with the finest AEC+O firms, providing a full range of project-centric BIM services for thousands of architects and engineers worldwide. For more information, please visit: https://www.cdvsystems.com/. For a live (videoconference) demonstration at your convenience, contact Cyril Verley by phone: +1 617-719-7474 or by email: cyril.verley@cdvsystems.com.
ABOUT 26 DEGREES SOFTWARE
26 Degrees Software provides comprehensive, project-centric and experience-based BIM software and application services to the global architecture, engineering, construction and operation (AEC+O) market. Using streamlined interfaces and tools, 26 Degrees Software is always looking to improve the end user experience with ease of operation and shallow learning curves. For companies looking to integrate best practice workflows and content in pursuit of a more sophisticated end product, visit us at https://26degreessoftware.com. For more information about Collectus® and ViewAQC®, please contact Cyril Verley by phone at +1 617-719-7474 or by email at cyril.verley@26degreessoftware.com.