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BIM Modeling
BIM Modeling focuses on creating and maintaining the digital building model.
BIM-100BIM Model
BIM Modeling Services
Structured Building Models for Design, Documentation and Coordination
FirstPass provides BIM modeling services for projects that benefit from model-based building documentation.
Scope, level of development and deliverables are defined up front, so the model matches how it will actually be used.
Quick Answer · BIM-100.QA
BIM modeling is the creation of a structured digital building model used for design, documentation and coordination. It serves project teams that need architectural, existing-condition or MEP models for drawing production, design development, visualization or record documentation. FirstPass defines the scope, level of development and deliverables up front, then builds the model around its intended uses rather than a fixed package.
For
Project teams that need model-based building documentation
You receive
A building model built to a defined scope, LOD and file standard
Depending on scope, models can support:
- Architectural documentation
- Existing-condition modeling
- MEP modeling
- Design development
- Drawing production
- Coordination
- Visualization
- Record documentation
NoteModel scope is defined per project around the intended uses, not a fixed package.
BIM-101Scope
BIM Scope Should Be Defined by Use
A model created only for visual context is different from a model created for construction coordination.
The scope decisions on the right shape the modeling effort, the file structure and the deliverables, so they are settled before the first element is placed.
Before modeling begins, define:
- 01Disciplines
- 02Required Level of Development
- 03Model uses
- 04Deliverables
- 05Coordination expectations
- 06File standards
- 07Software version
- 08Existing/proposed phases
- 09Family requirements
- 10Sheet-production requirements
BIM-102Scope Split
BIM Modeling vs. BIM Coordination
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BIM Coordination
BIM Coordination focuses on reviewing multiple models or disciplines together for spatial and system conflicts.
NoteThey are related but distinct services.
RFIClarifications
BIM Modeling FAQs
Response
The required platform and version should be specified based on project needs. Revit-based workflows can be accommodated where appropriate.
Response
Yes, based on appropriate source information such as CAD files, measurements, scans or other verified data.
Response
No. A model and drawing set serve related but different project needs.
Response
Yes, where the model is developed to support the required documentation.
SUB-001Submittal
Start With the Project, Not a Package
- –Send the address and a description of the work.
- –We help define the drafting scope before work begins.