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BIM 360 is an Autodesk cloud-based solution that allows project teams to effectively work in a collaborative environment. In the AEC industry, it connects all project stakeholders to execute projects from conceptual design through construction and ultimately project turnover. BIM 360 is the overarching concept that is comprised of various modules focusing on different aspects of the project lifecycle:
While utilizing the entire BIM 360 Collection can result in project success, this article focuses on the benefits of executing BIM 360 Design Collaboration on a project comprised of multidisciplinary teams across five organizations.
In 2015, Collaboration for Revit changed the way project teams across various organizations worked together. With Collaboration for Revit, users could co-author workshared Revit models in real time, hosted to the cloud environment. The common link that provided all team members access to these models was an Autodesk account. This workflow became highly desirable for teams to collaborate both within and outside an organization.
To execute this workflow, a project needed to be first established in the project hub, also known as BIM 360 Team. Revit central models were then initiated, allowing users to access local Revit files via C4R and download/view in the BIM 360 Team hub. After initial creation, Revit model access and syncing remained live in the C4R environment but required a separate publishing function to view in BIM 360 Team. Integrating directly with Revit, BIM 360 Team was intended to be a repository for sharing published models with the entire project team. This tool featured model versioning, web viewing/navigation, and markups/comments for enhanced collaboration.
With the C4R/Team approach, Revit model sharing was an open source environment. All central models could only be hosted to a common root folder, preventing a controlled folder structure. Because of these limitations, the following applied to all C4R projects:
While these two concepts were innovative and can still be applicable to projects today, Autodesk sought to improve this workflow by giving more flexibility and control to project teams. C4R/Team was retired in Revit version 2018.3, although Autodesk still supports legacy projects established in the C4R/BIM 360 Team environment.
In Revit version 2018.3, the next generation of C4R was introduced: BIM 360 Design Collaboration. While BIM 360 Design Collaboration is optional in Revit 2018.3 (C4R/Team as the alternative), it is the only form of cloud worksharing available for Revit 2019 and higher. Autodesk introduced this improved method to give project teams more control over model access, permissions, and sharing capabilities.
The general BIM 360 Design Collaboration concepts are similar to C4R/Team. First, a project must be established in the project hub now known as BIM 360 Document Management (Docs) with both Docs and Design Collaboration modules activated. Project teams still co-author workshared Revit models hosted to the cloud environment and collaborate via Autodesk account. After initial creation, Revit model access and synching remains live in the Design environment but requires a separate publishing function to view in BIM 360 Docs.
One of the key features that sets BIM 360 Design Collaboration apart from its predecessor is its foundation in BIM 360 Docs. C4R/Team was formerly part of a set of modules, including BIM 360 Glue and Field, that functioned independently of each other. To better connect various project phases and improve project delivery, these modules migrated into one single source of truth within the Docs platform.
As it relates to BIM 360 Design Collaboration, BIM 360 Docs is intended to be a repository for sharing and exploring published models with the entire project team. The improved features of BIM 360 Docs combined with the new Collaboration module has allowed project teams to work more collaboratively and efficiently:
Folder Permissions: Adopted from BIM 360 Docs, folders associated with teams can be assigned permissions. Establishing permissions gives more regulation over Revit model access, visibility and sharing across other teams. Up to six levels of folder permissions can be granted to team members by user, company or role. For more on folder permission settings, see Folder Permissions.
Model Viewer and Explore Features: The explore features found in the Design Collaboration module allow project teams to visualize model packages directly in the web viewer. These tools include standard model viewing and navigation features, selection by level and phasing and the ability to identify model changes between shared packages.
Integrate Issues: Issues can be utilized to identify areas in need of coordination or further attention. At one time, issues could only be created in plans in BIM 360 Docs. With the development of the next generation tools, issues now span across BIM 360 Docs and Design Collaboration (along with Field Management). Now, issues created in the Docs module model viewer can be seen in Design Collaboration and vice versa.
Based on the concepts of BIM 360 Design Collaboration and Docs, there are four different ways project teams can collaborate on a project. Before diving into the different workflows, it is important to understand what happens when a team is created in the BIM 360 Design Collaboration module and how that affects the Docs environment. Upon creation of a team, the following Docs folders are automatically created as a result:
This workflow is similar to C4R/Team in that models are live linked together. In this scenario, teams are created either by organization or discipline and corresponding folders are generated in Docs. Each Revit model resides in its associated team folder and externally linked from the same location. To see live linked models in Revit, team members only require view permissions to other team folders (see Folder Permissions). This workflow restricts Revit model across teams while still giving live linked visibility. Because teams are established in this workflow, the enhanced Design Collaboration module features are also available.
As the design and construction manager, CRB piloted BIM 360 Design Collaboration for a design-build and design-assist project. While there were external design partners, the goal was to also collaborate with trade partners during design to mitigate risk and accelerate the fabrication process to deliver and build the project quickly and more efficiently. Overall, there were multidisciplinary design and trade partners involved that covered a wide range of Revit modeling scope:
Keeping in mind the four possible BIM 360 Design Collaboration workflows, CRB developed a plan that best suited this project. Note that a single workflow does not need to be followed by all teams. A hybrid approach can be implemented, allowing some teams to live link while others to publish and consume. CRB utilized this type of approach based on the needs and scope of each team. At a minimum, teams were created per organization, eliminating Workflow 1. The workflow breakdown for all teams was as follows:
Bi-directional publish/consume: CRB, mechanical, plumbing, and structural publish models to be consumed by Interiors; interiors publish models to be consumed by CRB, mechanical, plumbing, and structural. To prevent Interiors from reacting to working design changes, control was set to choose when models should be released. Because interiors scope did not have a significant impact on the balance of the team, publish/consume took the bi-directional approach.
Uni-directional publish/consume: CRB, mechanical, plumbing, and interiors publish models to be consumed by structural. To prevent Structural from reacting to working design changes, control was set to choose when models should be released.
After the BIM 360 Design Collaboration workflows are determined and documented in the project VDC/BIM Execution Plan, project setup can begin. This section takes the administrator through all steps required to successfully set up a BIM 360 Design Collaboration project.
Only BIM 360 account administrators have access to the Account Admin page and can add companies, members, projects and invite other admins at the account level. An account administrator can be added from the Account Admin page.
Vince Naviello has 10 years of experience in the AEC industry. He spent the first few years of his career practicing structural engineering and developed a true passion for BIM and VDC technology. In 2014 he transitioned his career to focus full time as a project BIM manager. For the past five years, Vince has implemented BIM/VDC technology and workflows to support both design and construction. Vince is currently the VDC Northeast regional manager at CRB where he facilitates innovative technology solutions in a collaborative design environment focusing on the biotech and pharmaceutical industry.
Every time I open ANY of our central files I get the error "You do not have permission to edit the element". I am also unable to sync, getting the error "Unable to write to Project_xx.rvt, it is read-only or opened by someone else."
I am the only one with this problem in our group. I can make a new central file, but then someone else in the group are usually thrown out of the project. We are currently working with Revit 2017, but the same problem occurs in Revit 2016.
To do this, open a detached model, click on Manage>Inquiry Panel>Select by ID. Enter the ID number(s) that the error message gives you, delete those elements, and save the model down as a central again.
How did you "save the model down to a Central File"? How did you replace the broken file on the collaboration site? Did you have to delete the existing model on the collab site and then re-upload from scratch or were you able to overwrite it somehow?
Follow up: I downloaded the source file of the detached model that was having the problem. It happened to be my MEP folks' model. I then moved the corrupted model to a new folder on the cloud and re collaborated the source file model to the same spot as the original file on the cloud.
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