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4D BIM
4D BIM links the 3D model to the construction programme, adding time as a fourth dimension so the…
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5D BIM
5D BIM adds cost information to the time-linked model, associating quantities and prices with model elements so budgets…
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AutoCAD Drawing
An AutoCAD Drawing is a two-dimensional or three-dimensional drawing created in Autodesk AutoCAD, stored in the DWG format…
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Autodesk Construction Cloud
Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) is Autodesk's integrated cloud platform for design and construction, combining document management, model coordination,…
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Basis of Design Report
A Basis of Design (BOD) Report is the engineering document that records the design intent, assumptions, criteria, standards…
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BEP
BEP stands for BIM Execution Plan, the document defining how Building Information Modelling is managed and delivered on…
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BIM 360
BIM 360 is Autodesk's cloud-based construction and design collaboration platform, providing a common data environment for sharing models,…
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BIM Execution Plan
A BIM Execution Plan is the document that defines how Building Information Modelling will be delivered on a…
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Block Attribute
A Block Attribute is a piece of editable text data attached to an AutoCAD block, allowing variable information…
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Builder’s Work Drawing
A Builder's Work Drawing shows the holes, chases, plinths, bases, ducts and other provisions the building trades must…
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CAD Standards
CAD Standards are the defined rules and conventions governing how CAD drawings are produced, covering layers, text, dimensions,…
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CDE
CDE stands for Common Data Environment, the centralised, controlled repository for a project's models, drawings and documents, managed…
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Central Model
A Central Model is the master Revit file in a worksharing setup that stores the definitive version of…
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Clash Report
A Clash Report is the output of automated interference checking that lists conflicts between model elements, such as…
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COBie
COBie (Construction Operations Building Information Exchange) is a structured, spreadsheet-based schema for delivering asset data, such as equipment…
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Common Data Environment
A Common Data Environment (CDE) is the single, managed source of information for a project, where models, drawings…
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Concept Design
Concept Design is the earliest design stage that establishes the overall approach, major systems, spatial arrangement and key…
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Coordination Drawing
A Coordination Drawing overlays the routes and locations of multiple services, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical and ICT, to…
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Design Criteria Matrix
A Design Criteria Matrix is a structured table that consolidates the quantitative and qualitative parameters a design must…
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Design Development
Design Development is the stage in which the schematic design is refined into coordinated, detailed systems with confirmed…
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Design Narrative
A Design Narrative is a written description explaining how a building system is intended to work, the concepts…
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Drawing Register
A Drawing Register is the controlled list of all project drawings recording numbers, titles, revisions, statuses and issue…
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DWG File
A DWG File is the native binary drawing file format used by AutoCAD and compatible CAD applications to…
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DXF File
A DXF (Drawing Exchange Format) File is an open, largely text-based CAD file format developed by Autodesk to…
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Dynamic Block
A Dynamic Block is an AutoCAD block containing parameters and actions that let a single block definition change…
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Equipment Layout
An Equipment Layout is a drawing showing the placement, orientation, clearances and access requirements of equipment within a…
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Federated Model
A Federated Model is a combined model assembled by linking or aggregating separate discipline models into one coordinated…
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General Arrangement Drawing
A General Arrangement (GA) Drawing presents the overall layout of a building, floor or system, showing the arrangement…
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Hard Clash
A Hard Clash is a direct physical overlap between two model elements that occupy the same space, such…
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Industry Foundation Classes (IFC)
Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is an open, vendor-neutral data format for building information models that lets software from…
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Issued for Construction
Issued for Construction (IFC) is a drawing or document status certifying that the deliverable is approved and released…
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Issued for Construction Drawing
An Issued for Construction Drawing is a specific drawing carrying the Issued for Construction (IFC) status, approved and…
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Issued for Permit
Issued for Permit (IFP) is a drawing or document status indicating the deliverable is released to the authority…
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Issued for Review
Issued for Review (IFR) is a drawing or document status indicating the deliverable is released for comment and…
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Issued for Tender
Issued for Tender (IFT) is a drawing or document status marking the design as released to contractors for…
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Layer Standard
A Layer Standard is the defined convention governing how drawing information is organised onto named CAD layers, controlling…
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Level of Development (LOD)
Level of Development (LOD) specifies how much geometric detail and reliable information a model element carries at a…
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Linked Model
A Linked Model is an external model referenced into a host Revit model so its geometry and data…
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Model Space
Model Space is the AutoCAD environment where geometry is drawn at full (real-world) scale, as opposed to the…
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Model-In-Place
A Model-In-Place element is a custom Revit component created directly within a project rather than as a reusable…
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Navisworks Model
A Navisworks Model is an aggregated review model created in Autodesk Navisworks by combining files from multiple authoring…
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Paper Space
Paper Space is the AutoCAD layout environment representing the printed sheet, where title blocks, annotations and scaled viewports…
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Penetration Drawing
A Penetration Drawing documents where services pass through fire-rated or other walls, floors and barriers, and specifies the…
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Plot Style
A Plot Style is a CAD setting that controls how drawing objects appear when printed or plotted, mapping…
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Point Cloud Survey
A Point Cloud Survey uses laser scanning to capture a dense set of measured 3D points representing existing…
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Project Parameter
A Project Parameter is a Revit parameter added to a specific project and applied to chosen element categories,…
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Revision Cloud
A Revision Cloud is a cloud-shaped annotation drawn around an area of a drawing to highlight where a…
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Revit Family
A Revit Family is a group of parametric elements sharing a common definition and set of properties, with…
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Revit Model
A Revit Model is a Building Information Model authored in Autodesk Revit, containing intelligent, parametric objects with associated…
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Schematic Design
Schematic Design is the stage that develops the concept into defined systems, layouts and single-line arrangements, establishing sizes,…
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Shared Parameter
A Shared Parameter is a Revit parameter defined in an external file so it can be used consistently…
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Sheet Set
A Sheet Set is an organised, managed collection of drawing sheets within AutoCAD that streamlines creating, numbering, publishing…
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Shop Drawing
A Shop Drawing is a detailed fabrication or installation drawing produced by a contractor, subcontractor or manufacturer showing…
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Sleeving Drawing
A Sleeving Drawing shows the position, size and type of sleeves, pipe or duct sections cast or fixed…
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Title Block
A Title Block is the bordered information panel on a drawing sheet that records details such as project…
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Viewport
A Viewport is a framed window, typically in paper space, that displays a scaled view of model-space geometry…
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Workset
A Workset is a named collection of elements in a worksharing-enabled Revit model that can be owned, edited…
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Worksharing
Worksharing is the Revit collaboration method that lets multiple users work simultaneously on one model through a central…
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Xref
An Xref (External Reference) is a drawing attached into another AutoCAD drawing as a live reference, so changes…