Site, progress and as-built
Does the site use the model, and does the model learn from site?
Models on tablets, issues and inspections from the workface, progress measured against the programme, and a record model verified against what was built.
Understand
What it is, in plain language
- Pedia · WorkflowsField BIM (models on site)Getting the model and its data to the people building on site, on tablets and in site offices, so they install from current information and report back what they find.
- Pedia · WorkflowsProgress tracking with models and reality captureMeasuring what has actually been built, against the model and the programme, from site updates, scans, photos or drones, so delays show up in weeks rather than months.
- Pedia · WorkflowsAs-built verification and record modelsChecking that what was built matches the model (or updating the model so it does) before it becomes the record that operations rely on for decades.
- Pedia · WorkflowsPoint clouds and scan-to-BIMMillions of measured 3D points captured by laser scanners or photogrammetry, and how they are turned into models of existing buildings and sites.
- Pedia · GlossaryRecord model (as-built)A model updated to show what was actually built, used as the basis for handover information.
Learn
Short lessons with a quick check
- Lesson · 3 min · quizModels on siteSite teams want quick answers for the place they're standing in, from information they can trust. Give them filtered, current views, and a way to send issues back.
- Lesson · 3 min · quizProgress and as-builtMeasure what's built against the programme, and keep the model true to the building before it's covered up, so the record model can be trusted for decades.
Do
Tools that export Excel, PDF and Word
- Tool · Excel · PDF · WordSnag and Punch ListUse it during inspections and before handover to record and close out defects.
- Tool · Excel · PDF · WordRFI RegisterUse it to track questions sent to the design team until they are answered.
- Tool · Excel · PDF · WordModel CompareUse it when a new model version arrives and you need to know what changed since last week.
- Tool · Excel · PDF · Word3D IFC ViewerUse it to look at a model without installing software, or to show where requirements fail.
How it works
The process, at a glance
Record modeltrusted for decades
1InstallTrades build the work
2CaptureScan, measure or record before it’s covered
3CompareModel against capture, within tolerance
4UpdateThe installing trade updates its model and data
5AcceptChecked and accepted into the record
Common mistakes
What goes wrong most often on real projects.
- Putting the full design model on a tablet and expecting site teams to navigate it.
- Issues raised on site that never reach the coordination log.
- Scanning after ceilings close, when services are hidden.
- Renaming the final design model 'as-built' without checking anything.
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