The practical toolbox and knowledge base for BIM professionals
Made by the community to help people do the job. Pick what you’re working on, learn it in a short lesson, get it done with a tool, and ask on the forum when you need more.
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One pattern, every topic
Learn it once and you know how to find anything on BIMpedia.
- 00Pick a topicStart from the job in front of you — MIDP, clashes, handover…
- 01UnderstandA plain-language Pedia entry and a diagram of the process.
- 02LearnA five-minute lesson with a quick check and flashcards.
- 03DoThe tool for the job — export Excel, PDF or Word.
What are you working on?
Ten topics, in the order you meet them on a project.
- ISO 19650 basicsWhat does ISO 19650 actually ask of my project?
- BEP and rolesHow will our team deliver the information the client asked for?
- MIDP and TIDPWho delivers which information, and when?
- Naming and the CDEHow do we name, share and approve files so everyone trusts them?
- CoordinatesDo all our models sit in the right place in the real world?
Documents you issue every week, ready in minutes
Branded Excel, PDF and Word exports with your logo, document number and revision table.
BEP Builder
Use it when you need to write or update the BIM execution plan.
Assemble a BIM execution plan from editable sections, with your tool outputs as appendices.
LOD / LOIN Matrix
Use it to agree how developed each element must be at each stage.
Set the level of development per element and stage, with responsibilities and information requirements.
Clash Test Matrix
Use it at the start of coordination to decide which clash tests to run.
Define which disciplines are tested against each other, with tolerances, priorities and owners.
Coordination Meeting Pack
Use it every week: agenda, attendance, issue log, actions and minutes.
Agenda, attendance, issue log, actions and minutes. Roll open issues into the next meeting.
Clash Report Importer
Use it after a clash run to turn thousands of clashes into a few issues.
Turn a Navisworks clash report into a short list of grouped issues, then send them to the Meeting Pack.
RFI Register
Use it to track questions sent to the design team until they are answered.
Numbered requests for information with due dates, responses, impacts and an overdue watch.
IFC Inspector
Use it when you receive an IFC file, before you federate or share it.
Open an IFC file in the browser: structure, elements, properties and required-property checks.
ISO 19650 Naming Validator
Use it to check file names before they go into the CDE.
Check file and container names against your project's naming convention, field by field.
Short lessons, one concept at a time
21 five-minute lessons with diagrams, a quick check, flashcards and your own notes.
Standards and terms in plain language
19 entries, from ISO 19650 to IDS — each linked to the lessons and tools that use it.
Made by the community. Ask for what you need.
BIMpedia started in the BIM community to help people do the job: coordinators, information managers, modellers, anyone who works with models and project information. It isn’t a company product. If you need something, ask on the forum.
- More content
A lesson, a Pedia entry or a topic that isn’t here yet.
- An explanation
Something on a page isn’t clear, or doesn’t match how your projects work.
- A new tool
A document or a check you still do by hand.
- A full or custom tool
The tools are kept simple: no login, your work stays in your browser. If you need one with an account and saved data, or one made for your team, ask.
All you have to do is ask, and join in when you can: answer a question, share how your projects do it.