Historically, project plan sheets have been printed as paper documents. As projects grow, so does the volume of paper used to print them. With each revision, (and stakeholder) the number of printed sheets needed for everyone to stay current becomes a significant challenge. Some of the worst setbacks to projects have been caused by stakeholders designing (or worse yet building) from an outdated set of plans.
Fortunately, BIM 360 Docs represents a cloud-based repository for project plan sheets and supporting files. By making digital PDF plan sets available via. the cloud, BIM 360 Docs represents a “single source of truth”, ensuring all stakeholders are working from a current set of plans. In addition, BIM 360 Docs eliminates the need to transport rolls of paper between the office and job site. Just imagine being able to access (or review) any current plan set for any project using a mobile phone or tablet!
This is just one of the productivity gains you can expect from BIM 360 Docs. If you would like to take Docs for a test drive, please take a look at my new “Getting up to speed with BIM 360 Docs” video series to help get you started. I’ve included a link to the initial playlist below… There’s more to come!
-Jeff