Wellington City Council are trying to automate getting data from bim Preliminary Design/ Tender Docs & As-Built Docs (data put in remotely in Designers/Contractors offices), validating that data and then putting it into WCC Asset Management Information System (AMIS).
We have been developing some solutions for doing this.
The YouTube videos (7-8 of them) show how far we have got at the moment. We are also using them on Bridges for extracting data.

First one is a bit boring as its setting up models to align with data extraction
Vid 1
Vid 2
Vid 3
Vid 4 a & b


Vid 5
Vid 6 (broken)
Vid 7
Vid 8
Vid 9

The idea is that we can send the tools out to consultants & contractors so that they do the input into the Revit Model & we extract this information to an intermediate database and then send the data on to the AMIS via a .CSV file.
The RTV Tools started with a Revit Drawing Management system (Upreving/drawing sheets/ Doc transfer) and also as a reporting tool for what was in the Revit model. This has been adapted to WCC needs and we have been further developing it.
We have also had success with extracting information from ArchiCad files- via IFC's to Revit files for data extraction.
Our main focus so far has been on Social housing units and main room quantities such as floor./wall/ceiling/door /window areas to check actual surveys that have been done on these properties.
We are looking to use this across our wider asset base of offices, halls, sports centres , swimming pools etc, so wish to expand it to capture MEP data and possibly structural data.
We have tested Dynamo and use it for some scheduling of putting Views on sheets.
We started with Revit5 Schedule exports.
We then went onto DB Link
We are now using the RTV tool that works with the Revit API & defines & pushes in Shared parameters into Revit. These can be assigned to a built in Revit parameter or a 3rd party parameter (that has a value/quantity attached to it eg wall area by orientation in room). It can also do calculations and functions.
This is an open process so different companies can write different shared parameters and assign their own chosen Revit BuiltIn Parameters or 3rd party parameters.
In NZ BIM is used for construction of buildings only- We are trying to extend this to the AM/FM part of the Building/BIM life.
kind regards,
Max Drake