BIM Collaboration System for Interoperability and Analytics
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Building Information Modeling (BIM) software faces issues with interoperability, ease of extension for new products, compatibility between different modeling programs, creation of composite 3D models, collaboration among users, tracking changes, and collecting analytics, which hinder efficient use and collaboration on 3D models.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for native object collaboration, revision, and analytics that allows real-time and static collaboration on native and composite 3D models within existing BIM programs, enabling collaboration analytics and using cloud computing to create 3D objects from 2D data, and convert between different 3D modeling formats.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If proprietary 3D modeling programs are used, then modeling functionality is provided, but interoperability between different programs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a cloud-based intermediary service that acts as a mediator between different proprietary 3D modeling programs. This service receives models from various sources in different formats, converts them to a unified cloud representation, and then exports them to different target formats as needed. This intermediary layer resolves the interoperability problem without requiring the original programs to directly communicate with each other.
Solution Approach 2:
The cloud-based platform provides universal functionality that can handle multiple 3D modeling formats simultaneously. The system can import from various proprietary formats, process the models through common operations, and export to different formats, making the platform universally applicable across different software ecosystems without requiring format-specific specialized tools.
2Adaptability or versatility
If existing 3D modeling programs are used, then modeling capability is provided, but ease of extension for new products deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the 3D modeling process into distinct phases: data collection from various sources, cloud-based processing and standardization, and export to target formats. This segmentation allows new products and data sources to be integrated at the cloud processing stage without requiring changes to the original modeling programs, thereby improving extendability while maintaining ease of model creation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds a cloud-based dimension to the traditional local 3D modeling workflow. By moving complex processing operations to the cloud, the patent enables new products and functionalities to be added at the cloud layer without complicating the user interface or operation of existing modeling programs, thus improving extendability while maintaining ease of use.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple 3D models from different sources are combined, then comprehensive modeling is achieved, but difficulty in creating composite models worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The cloud-based platform serves as an intermediary that automatically handles the integration of multiple 3D models from different sources. It receives models in various formats, standardizes their representation in the cloud, and then combines them into composite models, eliminating the need for users to manually manage format conversions and integration complexities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple 3D models from different sources into a unified cloud representation, then combines them into composite models. This merging process is handled automatically by the cloud system, which manages the complexity of format conversions and model integration, thereby achieving comprehensive modeling capability while reducing user-side complexity.
4Productivity
If real-time collaboration is enabled, then productivity is improved, but tracking changes and determining user actions becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the cloud-based platform automatically tracks all changes made to 3D models during collaboration. The system records who made what changes, when they occurred, and what the state of the model was before and after each modification. This feedback information is then made available to all collaborators, improving productivity while preventing loss of change tracking information.
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AI summary
A method and system for native object collaboration, revision and analytics for Building Information Models (BIM) and other design platforms. The method and system provide X-dimensional (XD) models for building information modeling (BIM) with collaboration and analytics. The method and system allows real-time and static collaboration on native and new composite XD (e.g., 3D, or lower or higher dimensional) object models from within existing 3D modeling BIM programs (e.g., AUTODESK REVIT, AUTOCAD, VECTORWORKS etc.). Collaboration analytics are collected and displayed.