As anyone that uses BIM understands, there’s a lot of valuable information that isn’t just quantities. Building Information Models have Phases, Levels, Layers, Room Names and Numbers, Systems, Fire Ratings, Material, Finishes… the list goes on and on. You can even create your own custom parameters to capture information like Occupancy, Level of Development, Component Status or any other information that helps with your design and construction process.
Assemble helps you take BIM to the next level and advance from Quantity Takeoffs to full-blown Information Takeoffs. With Information Takeoffs, you can organize, filter, visualize and report on any information available in your models. Use Information Takeoffs to quality check your model for program or building code compliance. Report quantities and cost by location. Organize and visualize your model inventory by building systems such as UniFormat and MasterFormat. Identify building components that have the biggest impact on cost and schedule. The possibilities are unlimited. With Information Takeoffs in Assemble, you can ask your model virtually anything and get immediate answers to questions that impact your project.
Once you setup your Information Takeoffs the way you like, you can save them as Assemble Views and refer back to them at any time for any model revision. You can share these takeoff views as templates within or across projects to establish standards for your team and other project stakeholders. You can also export your Information Takeoffs to Microsoft Excel and Navisworks Search Sets, making collaboration easier than ever before.
We hope we’ve given you some insight into the power of Information Takeoffs, but there’s much more to learn. We’ll be digging deeper into specific case studies in future blog posts. In the meantime, feel free to reach out with any questions, or better yet, try Assemble and Information Takeoffs for yourself!
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