bim技术在建筑设施管理中的应用

BIM技术在建筑设施管理中的应用1建筑设施管理FACILITYMANAGEMENT的定义FACILITYMANAGEMENTISANINTERDISCIPLINARYFIELDPRIMARILYDEVOTEDTOTHEMAINTENANCEANDCAREOFLARGECOMMERCIALORINSTITUTIONALBUILDINGS,SUCHASHOTELS,RESORTS,SCHOOLS,OFFICECOMPLEXES,SPORTSARENASORCONVENTIONCENTERSDUTIESMAYINCLUDETHECAREOFAIRCONDITIONING,ELECTRICPOWER,PLUMBINGANDLIGHTINGSYSTEMSCLEANINGDECORATIONGROUNDSKEEPINGANDSECURITYSOMEORALLOFTHESEDUTIESCANBEASSISTEDBYCOMPUTERPROGRAMSAUTODESKFMDESKTOPEXTENDINGBIMTOFACILITIESMANAGEMENTWHILETHECONCEPTSBEHIND“BUILDINGINFORMATIONMODELING“ORBIMHAVEBEENAROUNDFORALMOSTTWODECADESGRAPHISOFTSARCHICADSOLUTION,FOREXAMPLE,WASDEVELOPEDONMODELBASEDPRINCIPLESFROMTHESTARTITWASEXACTLY4YEARSAGOWHENAUTODESKEMBARKEDONASERIESOFEVENTSINMAJORCITIESACROSSTHEUS,DESIGNEDTOEDUCATEITSCUSTOMERSABOUTTHEBENEFITSOFTHEBIMAPPROACHEMBODIEDINITSRECENTLYACQUIREDREVITPRODUCTIHADATTENDEDONEOFTHESEEVENTSHELDINJANUARY2003INSANFRANCISCOANARTICLEIWROTEABOUTTHATEVENTCANBESEENHEREEVENATTHATTIME,THEVISIONOFBIMTHATAUTODESKPRESENTEDWASNOTRESTRICTEDTOTHEDESIGNPHASEITWASANTICIPATEDTHATTHEBENEFITSOFBIMCOULDEXTENDTOTHECONSTRUCTION,ANDOPERATIONANDMAINTENANCEPHASESASWELL,MAKINGBIMTHECORNERSTONEOFANINTEGRATED“BUILDINGLIFECYCLEMANAGEMENT“PROCESSFOURYEARSLATER,WEAREFINALLYSTARTINGTOSEEAPARTIALREALIZATIONOFTHATVISION,ATLEASTINTERMSOFTECHNOLOGYOFCOURSE,WIDESPREADIMPLEMENTATIONOFTHETECHNOLOGYBYINDUSTRYPROFESSIONALSISANOTHERMATTERANDWILLCONTINUETOLAGBYAFEWYEARSBIMASATECHNOLOGYHASDEFINITELYMATUREDFORTHEDESIGNPHASEANDHASREACHEDSOMEDEGREEOFSTABILITYMULTIPLEVENDORSNOWOFFERMULTIDISCIPLINARYBIMSOLUTIONSFORBUILDINGDESIGNWEHAVEALSOSEENSOMEDEFINITEPROGRESSMADEONTHENEXTSTEP,BIMFORCONSTRUCTION,WITHGRAPHISOFTSSUITEOFVIRTUALCONSTRUCTIONSOLUTIONSNOWINITSSECONDMAJORRELEASE,THEADDITIONOFFEATURESSUCHASTHEMATERIALTAKEOFFINREVITBUILDING9,ANDSUPPORTINGTECHNOLOGIESSUCHASSUCHASINNOVAYASVISUALESTIMATING,WHICHIEXPLOREDINDETAILINADEDICATED“BUILDINGTHEFUTURE“ARTICLELASTYEARANDNOW,WEARESTARTINGTOSEESOMEBIMACTIVITYALONGTHEFINALFRONTIERFACILITIESMANAGEMENTFM,OPERATION,ANDMAINTENANCEASEVIDENCEDBYTHERECENTABILITYOFFMDESKTOP,AUTODESKSDEDICATEDFMTOOL,TOREADDWFSPUBLISHEDFROMREVITBUILDINGANDAUTOMATICALLYINTERPRETROOMDATATHISISACRITICALDEVELOPMENTINTHEREALIZATIONOFTHEBIMVISIONFORTHEENTIREBUILDINGLIFECYCLEIBRIEFLYMENTIONEDITINMYARTICLEONAUTODESKUNIVERSITY2006PUBLISHEDINDECEMBERLETSTAKEAMOREDETAILEDLOOKATFMDESKTOPANDITSNEWBIMINTEGRATIONCAPABILITYINTHISISSUEOFTHEAECBYTES“BUILDINGTHEFUTURE“SERIESOVERVIEWOFAUTODESKFMDESKTOPAUTODESKFMDESKTOPISASUITEOFPRODUCTSBASEDONAPPLIEDSPATIALTECHNOLOGIESFLAGSHIPFMPRODUCT,FMDESKTOP,WHICHAUTODESKACQUIREDINJANUARY2006AUTODESKEXPANDEDITSCAPABILITIESANDRELEASEDVERSION70OFTHEFMDESKTOPPRODUCTSUITEINOCTOBERTOADDRESSTHEPRIMARYFUNCTIONSOFFACILITYMANAGEMENT,INCLUDINGSPACEANDASSETMANAGEMENT,PROJECTMANAGEMENT,EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT,ANDMAINTENANCEMANAGEMENTFMDESKTOPISBUILTONTHEDWFPLATFORMANDCOMPRISESFOURMAJORCOMPONENTSTHATAREAVAILABLEASSEPARATEBUTRELATEDAPPLICATIONSFACILITYMANAGER,FACILITYLINK,FACILITYWEB,ANDFACILITYREQUESTANOVERVIEWOFTHEMAINAPPLICATION,FACILITYMANAGER,ISPROVIDEDHEREALONGWITHABRIEFSUMMARYOFTHEOTHERTHREETHEFACILITYMANAGERAPPLICATIONISTHECORNERSTONEOFTHEFMDESKTOPPRODUCTSUITE,PROVIDINGTHEABILITYTOMANAGEALLFACILITYDRAWINGSANDDATAINADATABASEENVIRONMENTTHEINFORMATIONCANBEMANAGEDINATRADITIONALTABULARFORMATORGRAPHICALLYTHROUGHTHEINTEGRATIONOFFACILITYDRAWINGSANDDATAITALLOWSFACILITIESMANAGERSTOVIEW,QUERY,PAN,ZOOM,PRINT,ANDSHAREFACILITYDRAWINGSWITHOUTNEEDINGCADORBIMSOFTWAREITALSOINCLUDESTOOLSFORPLANNING,TRACKING,ANDMANAGINGPROJECTANDMOVEINFORMATIONASWELLASPROJECTRELATED,DEMAND,ANDPREVENTIVEMAINTENANCEWORKREQUESTS,CREATINGANDISSUINGWORKREQUESTSMANUALLYORAUTOMATICALLYGENERATINGTHEMFROMAFACILITYDRAWING,ASSIGNINGWORKTOMAINTENANCESTAFFANDVENDORS,ANDATTACHINGRELATEDDOCUMENTSTODATABASERECORDSFACILITYMANAGERISAMICROSOFTACCESSBASEDPRODUCTSEEFIGURE1,ANDREQUIRESMICROSOFTACCESS2003ORHIGHERTORUNFORTHOSEWHODONOTHAVETHISAPPLICATION,ARUNTIMEVERSIONOFMICROSOFTACCESS2003ISINCLUDEDONTHEFACILITYMANAGERINSTALLATIONCDTHATISWHATIUSEDTOINSTALLANDTESTFACILITYMANAGEROTHERBACKENDDATABASEPLATFORMSTHATFACILITYMANAGERCANWORKWITHARESQLSERVER2000ORHIGHERANDORACLE9IORHIGHERTHEDATABASECOMPONENTOFFACILITYMANAGERSTORESALLOFTHEFACILITYDATAASWELLASLINKSTORELATEDDOCUMENTSANDDRAWINGSITALSOINCLUDESANOBJECTSTORAGECOMPONENT,WHICHSTORESTHEACTUALDRAWINGS,GRAPHICS,MARKUPS,REPORTS,ANDOTHERDATABOTHTHESECOMPONENTSARESHAREDBYTHEOTHERAPPLICATIONSOFTHEFMDESKTOPSUITEASWELLTHEFIRSTSTEPINVOLVEDINRUNNINGFACILITYMANAGERISTOLINKITTOTHECORRECTDATABASEFILETHATCONTAINSTHEFACILITYINFORMATIONYOUNEEDTOWORKWITHFIGURE1SHOWSTHEDATALINKTOOLBEINGUSEDTOESTABLISHTHELINKTOASAMPLEDATABASEFILETHATSHIPSWITHTHEAPPLICATIONTHESAMEDIALOGALSOALLOWSANEWDATASOURCETOBECREATEDFORANEWPROJECTFORTHEPURPOSEOFTESTINGTHEAPPLICATION,IWORKEDWITHTHESAMPLEDATABASEFILEANDEXPANDEDITTOBRINGINDATAFROMREVITBUILDING,WHICHWILLBEDESCRIBEDINTHENEXTSECTIONFORNOW,LETSFOCUSONEXPLORINGTHEMAINFEATURESOFFACILITYMANAGERFIGURE1THEUSERINTERFACEOFFACILITYMANAGER,BUILTONTOPOFMICROSOFTACCESSTHEDATALINKOPTIONISB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