Analyze

to ensure the efficiency and harmony of the relationship of facility elements

Synonyms

Detect, avoid.

Description

The coordinating purpose of BIM Uses include those uses where facility elements are analyzed to ensure their relationship to other elements is effective and in harmony. This purpose of BIM Uses is often called clash detection, collision avoidance, design coordination, and interference management, among others. Ultimately, all of the facility elements should work in conjunction with one another. This can include coordinating design intent of various systems during design, coordinating fabrication and installation during construction or coordinating existing operations while renovations are underway. Overall this purpose of BIM uses ensures that the facility will fit together as it is planned and that all the various systems have been considered.