AEC Connection

Using the BIM 360 Platform on a Civil 3D project

In our last installment, we talked about how BIM 360 Docs can help us collaborate by providing tools to address typical “face to face” interactions.

In today’s installment, we will open it up to several additional tools within the BIM 360 Platform.  This includes BIM 360 Design and BIM 360 Build.  We will also look at how the complete project model can be aggregated in Navisworks and BIM 360 issues created where any design problems may exist.

Now I know what you are thinking….  I heard those tools were for Architects and Contractors.  How can they help on a Civil 3D project?

In short they can provide tremendous value!!  For starters, you can work on a Civil 3D project in the cloud.   You can automate existing manual tasks.  You can enhance productivity.  And you can get additional visibility and verification in your projects.

To demonstrate this I have put together a presentation that walks through a "workflow" overview of what this design collaboration could look like.

Click on the video below to see how it works!

-Jerry

Getting Started with Civil 3D Cloud Collaboration

Historically, Civil 3D projects have been created and managed on a local server.  This setup continues to work well for teams that are all working under one roof.  If, however a project team includes stakeholders working in another office, or another state, or even from home, the local server restriction makes it challenging for these workers to access project files and ensure everyone on the team is working from the current design.

Today, using BIM 360, Civil 3D projects can be hosted in the cloud allowing distributed teams to easily access and edit live models.  In addition, cloud based projects are managed virtually the same as traditional projects hosted on a local server making it easy for users to acclimate to the new system.

That being said, this is a brand-new collaboration method for Civil 3D with rapidly unfolding workflows and functionality.  If you are interested, I’ve created a series of videos to help you evaluate the solution in its current form and identify the best way to leverage this technology on your projects.

I've broken the recordings into seven topics.
Total time commitment for all videos is approx. 45 min.

If you'd rather jump directly to a playlist, you can find it here...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0okNBpTH7Qc&list=PLjsw5HrA4MXlwKmjikbVy32y5kh4-0NCY

-Jeff