eminusx343020
2013-01-17, 02:08 PM
Hi,
Ive worked on a number of large, live Revit projects over the past 3 or 4 years, but I'm looking to really push the theoretical boat out and create a single, overlapping 'Jenga style' mixed-use, mega complex that I can use to compliment my upcoming BIM msc.
My idea, setting up the project using Revit, is that the site will use a Master Site File as the anchor for shared co-ordinates, this M.S.F will act as the container for the overlapping jenga blocks/building models (retail A, retail B, retail C, resi A, B, C, leisure A, B, C and so on... ) to plug into and will publish the global co-ords to each building. So there will be perhaps 10 - 15 individual isolated building models in total, plugged into a Master Site File so that separate 'teams' could work on each one individually. Isolating the models to then plug them into the central model when I want to see the project coming together in its entirity should also keep them trim and more manageable...
so. . . .
. . . As this is somewhat uncharted territory due to its size and complexity, ive been considering the most viable way to go with regards to setting up the project, this does however raise some interesting points:
1) Since the model itself will be split into 10 to 15 interlocking jenga blocks, Hierarchically im assuming each building will actually BE a central model, which will then be linked into the master scs and acquire its co-ordinates from there? Each building will have its specific project base point but be linked via the Master Sites shared co-ords?
2) If the blocks are interlocked in both the vertical and horizontal planes, how would be the best way to manage the interfaces between two vertically or horizontally adjacent blocks?
Been thinking about this for a while so im interested to hear your views.
Cheers
Ive worked on a number of large, live Revit projects over the past 3 or 4 years, but I'm looking to really push the theoretical boat out and create a single, overlapping 'Jenga style' mixed-use, mega complex that I can use to compliment my upcoming BIM msc.
My idea, setting up the project using Revit, is that the site will use a Master Site File as the anchor for shared co-ordinates, this M.S.F will act as the container for the overlapping jenga blocks/building models (retail A, retail B, retail C, resi A, B, C, leisure A, B, C and so on... ) to plug into and will publish the global co-ords to each building. So there will be perhaps 10 - 15 individual isolated building models in total, plugged into a Master Site File so that separate 'teams' could work on each one individually. Isolating the models to then plug them into the central model when I want to see the project coming together in its entirity should also keep them trim and more manageable...
so. . . .
. . . As this is somewhat uncharted territory due to its size and complexity, ive been considering the most viable way to go with regards to setting up the project, this does however raise some interesting points:
1) Since the model itself will be split into 10 to 15 interlocking jenga blocks, Hierarchically im assuming each building will actually BE a central model, which will then be linked into the master scs and acquire its co-ordinates from there? Each building will have its specific project base point but be linked via the Master Sites shared co-ords?
2) If the blocks are interlocked in both the vertical and horizontal planes, how would be the best way to manage the interfaces between two vertically or horizontally adjacent blocks?
Been thinking about this for a while so im interested to hear your views.
Cheers