{"id":39387,"date":"2023-12-04T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T08:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bimandco.com\/bim\/?p=39387"},"modified":"2025-03-27T14:55:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T13:55:55","slug":"impact-of-the-structuring-of-technical-data-in-bim-on-manufacturers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bimandco.com\/bim\/impact-of-the-structuring-of-technical-data-in-bim-on-manufacturers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact of Manufacturer’s Technical Data Structuring within BIM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


Introduction: The progress of BIM and its impact on construction practices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over the last 10 years, BIM<\/strong> (Building Information Modeling) has seen increasing development and has become an integral part of many projects, particularly in the area of manufacturer’s technical data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This revolution<\/strong> marks a significant change in the building design process for clients, architects and design offices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that teams will need to upgrade their skills by adopting new tools<\/strong>, and high quality BIM objects<\/strong> will be required to create relevant digital mock-ups. But what is a quality BIM object?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The Quality of a BIM Object: Beyond Geometry<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We often associate a good object with precise geometry<\/strong> and ease of use<\/strong>. But this ignores the main advantage of BIM, which lies in access to structured data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This data will enable<\/strong> better design and more efficient studies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For manufacturers<\/strong>, it’s a real headache to provide up-to-date data<\/strong> in business applications. However, disseminating BIM data offers real advantages, although it does require adaptation to standards and markets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Onfab software – Technical data management for BIM objects.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


Overcoming Data Structuring Challenges for Manufacturers’ Technical Data in the Electrical Industry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If we take the case of an electrical equipment manufacturer, we can see the advantages<\/strong> of a coherent and rigorous<\/strong> structuring<\/strong> of data for BIM objects and above all how this facilitates collaboration<\/strong> and the exchange of information<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIM objects have a large number of properties, making them a wealth of data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This data is useful for a large number of players in a construction project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Needs<\/strong> vary from one profession to another: design office, architect or maintenance company<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, when designing, the design office needs to know the circuit-breaker rating (current and number of poles), whereas a maintenance company will need to know the maintenance frequency. A circuit-breaker BIM object has several hundred properties, so it is essential to make them legible for everyone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The Importance of Legibility and Data Structuring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Data therefore needs to be centralised<\/strong> so that it can be distributed to the right people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At BIM&Co<\/a><\/strong>, we see the object as a single place to centralise all the data<\/strong> for a product, and deliver just the BIM data and files that everyone needs. Structuring this data in a coherent way <\/strong>has therefore become imperative. Each piece of data must offer a specific service, delivered at the right time and to the right person<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The consequences of poor structuring: a challenge for Manufacturers’ Technical Data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If manufacturers do not structure<\/strong> their objects, they become almost useless to their customers. In addition to poor legibility, the lack of structuring will make it very difficult to automate queries and integrate objects<\/strong> into a collaborative model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A poorly structured object also means very heavy IFC mapping<\/strong>, which increases the risk of error, and in the end the processes become much more time-consuming and the value of BIM<\/strong> collapses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing is more frustrating for a user than having a badly structured object, because it won’t be usable<\/strong> and will have to be reworked. For a manufacturer, this creates several problems:<\/p>\n\n\n\n