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