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Construction Visual Method statement

Communicate a shared understanding of the project location, scope, time and resources, and visual demonstrate the construction methodology.

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Written by Ken Panitz
Updated over a year ago


Login

  • Log into Virtual Builder Client

Create a new Project & Setup Scene

Set-up Project

  • Create a new Project

  • Add Lat, Long, Grid Offset

  • Add Custom Base Maps

Add Users

  • Add new Users

Import GIS layers

  • Add Local GIS Layers

  • Add Cloud GIS Layers

  • Adjust GIS Visibilities/Settings

Import BIM Data

  • Login to BIM360

  • Login to Trimble Connect

  • Navigate Menus and Select a BIM

  • Adjust BIM Settings

  • Trigger conversion

Navigate/Refine BIM Data

  • Re-organize the BIM Hierarchy

  • Add Custom BIM Hierarchy Filter

  • Adjust Model settings

Add in Time to the project

Create or Import a Programme

  • Create Programme

  • Import Programme

Navigate/Refine the Progamme

  • Navigate Programme Menus to find tasks

  • Adjust the Task Settings

Create Custom Tasks or SubTasks in the Programme

  • Create Custom Tasks

  • Create SubTask

  • Create Tasks via TSV

  • Create SubTasks via TSV

  • Edit Tasks via TSV

Link BIM Elements to the Tasks

  • IFC Link to Task

  • Manual Link to Task

  • Search Set Link to Tasks

  • Create Search Sets via TSV

  • Edit Search Sets via TSV

  • Edit Manual Links via TSV

Working with Resources and Prefabs to animate your construction sequence.

Create New BIM Geometry

  • Automation Menu

  • Path/Shape Tool

  • Trigger Conversion

Create BIM/Resource Prefabs

  • Selection of BIMs

  • Prefab Creation

Create Paths and Zones

  • Create Zones

  • Create Path

  • Shape Snapping

Assign Resources to the Project

  • Mobilize Resource to Project

  • Assign Resource to Task

  • Place Resource to World

  • Assign Available Resource to Task

  • Assign Mobilized Resource to Task

  • Place Available Resource to World

  • Place Mobilized Resource to World

  • Scatter Objects in a zone

  • Place Resources along a Path

Animate Resources in Task/s

  • Move Resource Location in the World

  • Rotate Resource Location in the World

  • Create A Keyframe

  • Adjust Animation State

  • Update existing Keyframe

  • Mount Objects to Object

  • Mount Object to Paths

  • Copy Keyframes

Export & Communicate your plan

Annotate different Works/Tasks

  • Place Annotations in the world

  • Adjust Annotation settings

Create Multi-Media output

  • Create Programme Sequence

  • Create ToBe Maps Scene

  • Place Interactive Characters

  • Place Interactive XR Node

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