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6 Agency Considerations for Implementing This Guide
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From page 50...
... Based on this analysis, agencies can develop and deploy an education and training plan to upskill their workforce using short- and long-term activities suggested in this section. 6.2.1 Advice for Agencies This section provides suggestions on the core components required to establish appropriate resources, identifies key positions and job responsibilities affected by digital design, and pro poses a change management strategy to methodically and efficiently reskill agency staff and their stakeholders.
From page 51...
... – Engage with software developers routinely to configure and deploy appropriate software for different roles and responsibilities, develop training, provide technical support, and develop automation tools, where appropriate. Stakeholders typically involved in recommended activities include • BIM/CADD or digital delivery group, • Quality managers, • Designers, • Discipline reviewers, and • Methods development or standards engineer.
From page 52...
... – Comparing Appendix B to the Model Element Breakdown Structure from AASHTO Joint Technical Committee on Electronic Engineering Standards and making recommendations for improvements and adoption of a national standard. – Developing national modeling standards based on the concepts of LOD and LOIN following ISO 7817-1 -- Building Information Modeling: Level of Information Need.
From page 53...
... • Documentation: The model elements taxonomy in Appendix B, review documentation prop erty set in Appendix C, and sample quality artifacts in Appendix F can be used as starting points for creating agency-specific documentation for quality management reviews. Each agency will need to resolve issues, such as how to link quality artifacts with the models being reviewed, as well as how to maintain those connections for the proper document retention period.
From page 54...
... However, if an agency has not developed modeling standards or updated its CADD standards for 3D model development, a proper model integrity review cannot be completed. Agencies may use content presented in Chapter 5 to help them create model development standards.
From page 55...
... A well-defined process control framework is likely to result in fewer product controls. This section provides guidance for leveraging modeling software configurations to control the production process, as well as onboarding trainings on the agency's quality management procedures to control product outcomes.
From page 56...
... When utilizing parametric objects within a defined library or con figuration, agencies can provide workflows for using and updating the objects. Configuring the system to set up modeling tools and software design calculations following agency or national standards will make it easier for users to apply model development standards in a consistent and repeatable manner.
From page 57...
... 6.4.2 Existing Automation Tools Existing automation tools can be categorized into three types of checks: CADD standards compliance, design code compliance, and 3D design review and clash detection.
From page 58...
... While not a completely automated tool, these reports provide documentation that reviewers can check against a model; however, some knowledge of the software is required to open dialog boxes and view the parameters of various design elements. 3D Design Review and Clash Detection Checks.   Software like Autodesk NavisWorks and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud can be used to combine 3D models, navigate them in real time, take measurements, and review files using tools that allow users to post redline drawings, post comments, and assign comments to specific users.
From page 59...
... BCF is an open data technology that allows different modeling software to communicate model-based issues with each other, provided that design teams are producing IFC models. The IFC models can be shared and opened using modeling review software that is compliant with BCF technology.


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