Penn State BIM purposes

Taken from: (Kreider, Ralph G. and Messner, John I. (2013). “The Uses of BIM: Classifying and Selecting BIM Uses”. Version 0.9, September, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. LINK)

Penn State BIM purposes#

In this section we look at the BIM Use purposes. These are not explicit [use cases] but reasons or motivations for certain use cases.

[mapping of purpose to use case]

Gather#

This is an initial stage of BIM analysis.

  • Capture

  • Quanitify

  • Monitor

  • Qualify

Generate#

This could also be thought of as the process of constructing the model

  • Prescribe

  • Arrange

  • Size

Analyse#

This includes botht eh classic BIM analysis and also how the gathering of data supports disciplinary analysis.

  • Coordinate

  • Forecast

  • Validate

Communicate#

This could also be thought of as the guidance that the BIM provides the members of the design team and or asset manager.

  • Visualise

  • Transform

  • Draw

  • Document

Realize#

This is a traditonal focus of BIM - to proved a model to support construction.

  • Fabricate

  • Assemble

  • Control

  • Regulate