Training of Architectural BIM e‐ Submission Template (for ArchiCAD Users ONLY) Based on Graphisoft  ArchiCAD v15  Building and Construction Authority 5 Maxwell Road #16-00 Tower Block MND Complex Singapore 069110 www.bca.gov.sg We shape a safe, high quality, sustainable and friendly built environment. Training of Architectural BIM e-Submission Template (for ArchiCAD Users ONLY)   CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 3   PART I: Getting Started .............................................................................................. 4 PART II: ArchiCAD Navigator ..................................................................................... 6 PART III: Project Elevation/ Reference Level ............................................................. 7 PART IV: Site Configuration ....................................................................................... 9 PART V: GFA Tabulation ......................................................................................... 12 PART VI: Annotation & Symbols .............................................................................. 15 PART VII: A&A Works/ Re-submission (URA)/ Amendments .................................. 17 PART VIII: Endorsement & Data Information ........................................................... 20 PART XI: Export/Publish to PDF .............................................................................. 21   ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ........................................................................................... 21   Copyright © 2010 Building and Construction Authority. All Rights Reserved. 2 Training of Architectural BIM e-Submission Template (for ArchiCAD Users ONLY)   INTRODUCTION  The objective of this Document is to assist qualified persons (QPs) in developing BIM models to meet new requirements of Building Information Model (BIM) submission. It describes the features available inside the Architectural BIM e-Submission Template and the step-by-step guide to apply them into the project. The BIM Submission Template creates a basic structure to assist the QPs in preparing the BIM models for regulatory approval according to the Architectural BIM e-Submission Guideline. It is by no means an exhaustive template and QPs are allowed to edit/change accordingly to suit their needs. For any additional requirements that require customisations to a certain extent, QPs are also advised to make reference to the training materials distributed or to consult the respective software vendor for any enquiries on the application. If there are contradictions between this submission guideline and vendor’s instructions, BCA BIM team shall be contacted for clarification. Please note that any BIM Submission Guideline and its Template shall be collected from the BCA BIM team. This training material is meant for Graphisoft ArchiCAD Users reference only. Diagram below summarises the important features available in the submission template.   Copyright © 2010 Building and Construction Authority. All Rights Reserved. 3 Training of Architectural BIM e-Submission Template (for ArchiCAD Users ONLY)     PART I: Getting Started   1   In the Start ArchiCAD dialog box, under section “What would you like to do?” select Open a Project. 2 Choose “Standard Profile 15” as Work Environment. Then select Browse for a Project, click the “Browse” button at bottom left to bring up a file directory dialog box. 3 In the file directory dialog, navigate to the folder where the BIM submission template file (.tpl) resides. Tips: To see the template file in the file directory dialog, you need to select the File of type as ArchiCAD Project     Template (*.tpl).     Note: To ensure originality, please make sure that you get the BIM Submission Guideline & template from CORENET BIM support team    4 Select the template and click Open.  Copyright © 2010 Building and Construction Authority. All Rights Reserved. 4 Training of Architectural BIM e-Submission Template (for ArchiCAD Users ONLY)   5 Once the template is opened, click the Layout Book at Navigator palette on the right. 6 Expand the Masters tab; double click the master layout of BCA-BP with Acceptable Solutions to open.       7   When the master layout is opened in the   drawing area for editing, you may navigate to the titleblock on the right of the sheet/layout (as highlighted in RED) to customise it according to your company’s standard, including your company’s logo. Note: Please try not changing other parts of the sheet/layout (including the top corner of the titleblock), as this will mess up the automated feature available within the template        8 Repeat Steps 7-8 for customising the titleblocks for URA, FSSD and other technical departments. Note: This is a one-time setting ONLY so that you could apply this in all your future projects.  Copyright © 2010 Building and Construction Authority. All Rights Reserved. 5 Training of Architectural BIM e-Submission Template (for ArchiCAD Users ONLY)   9 Once done, click File menu  Save (Ctrl+S) to replace the existing 3D- BIMSubmissionTemplate_Jan2012 (ArchiCAD15) template file. 10 Every time you create a new project (File  New), select the BIM submission template you saved, and click New.  PART II: ArchiCAD Navigator 11 The first thing you see is the navigator palette on the right, which should contain a structure organisation for BIM submission (as highlighted in RED). Tips: In the Navigator, you can click on the different Map’s tab to switch between your working environment and the targeted folders that saved your views for regulatory submission.      Copyright © 2010 Building and Construction Authority. All Rights Reserved. 6 Training of Architectural BIM e-Submission Template (for ArchiCAD Users ONLY)   Note: The BIM submission template creates a basic platform that could help you in preparing your model for regulatory approval. It is not mandatory and you are free to edit according to your needs, as long as the final results presented to the authorities meet the requirements as specified in the BIM e-Submission Guideline.      PART III: Project Elevation/ Reference Level   12 Click Design menu  Story Settings. 13 By default, the template provides 10 storeys for a project and a consistent floor-to-floor height as 4m for all the 10-storeys. You may need to edit according to your project requirements.   Note: This is a one-time setting ONLY that you should do it before starting your project modelling.  Tips: If your project has storeys less than 10, highlight the remaining storeys and click Delete Story button in the Story Settings dialog. If your project has storeys more than 10, click Insert Above or Insert Below to add additional storeys. When new storeys are added, you need to rename the related floor. Copyright © 2010 Building and Construction Authority. All Rights Reserved. 7 Training of Architectural BIM e-Submission Template (for ArchiCAD Users ONLY)   14 To change project reference levels, click Options menu  Project Preferences  Levels & Project North. 15 At the bottom section of Project References dialog, select the “Sea Level”, then type the project datum value you need in the Elevation field. And click OK. Tips: Leave the Relative to marker next to the Project Zero.   The Elevation value follows your   settings for working units in your project (by default it should be mm in the template). When inserting the Elevation value of “Sea Level”, this value needs to be entered as a negative number (below your project level). 16 Double click to open Elevation view E1 from the Project Map of the Navigator palette,   then use the Arrow tool to select the   Elevation marker. 17 Under the Info box, click to open the Settings dialog of Elevation marker. 18 In the Dimension Selection Settings dialog, select “Sea Level” under the Dimension Origin, and click OK. 19 Repeat Steps 17-19 for the remaining Elevation Views E2, E3 and E4 (or other elevation views you may have).   Copyright © 2010 Building and Construction Authority. All Rights Reserved. 8 Training of Architectural BIM e-Submission Template (for ArchiCAD Users ONLY)     PART IV: Site Configuration 20 To import the topographic map (.dwg) given by your land surveyor, click File menu  External Content  Attach Xref. Tips: In the Attach Xref dialog, set the scale as 1:1000 for both x and y axis (if your ArchiCAD working unit is in mm, while your CAD topo map is in meter). Select the Anchor Point as “Drawing’s own origin”, and place the topo map at 1st storey. Then click Attach. If prompted for the location of SHX font and shape files, you should click on Skip All unless you have   specified font substitution in your 21 Click on the origin point of your ArchiCAD 1st floor plan to place the topo map. After the CAD topo map is imported, click Fit in Window at the bottom.  22 Select all the elevation and section markers on the floor plan/elevation and click Drag to move them to the location of your new Tips: To double check if your model file topography map. Similarly, you need to drag shares the same coordinates system as the land surveyor topo map, to move the markers and boundary lines on enable the Coordinates palette by the elevation and sectional views to the new clicking the Window menu  Palettes location.  Coordinates. Then move the cursor on a reference point of the linked CAD topo map (normally the point with indication of numbers given by your land surveyor so that you could verify).   Copyright © 2010 Building and Construction Authority. All Rights Reserved. 9 Training of Architectural BIM e-Submission Template (for ArchiCAD Users ONLY)   23 Click Document menu  Layers  Layer Settings (Model Views). In the Layer Settings dialog, turn on only the layers to which you want to apply elevation points (the CAD layer with points/contours given by your land surveyor), and click OK.    24 To create the 3D terrain, double click the   Mesh tool under the Toolbox, and draw the     boundaries. After the boundaries are set in the plan, set the height (spot elevations) of each node along the edge of the mesh. 25 Select the mesh object you just created with the Arrow Tool under Toolbox and then click on the Mesh tool to make sure it is active. Click the Magic Wand Tool in the Control Box palette. Tips: To enable the Magic Wand Tool, click   Window menu  Palettes  Control   Box.     26   If the CAD topo map you have are spots/points, manually insert the points of terrain with the Magic Wand Tool by clicking on one of the survey points after you see the Mercedes cursor. With the Mesh tool still active, press Spacebar + click on each   survey point and ArchiCAD will auto-insert a   point to the 3D terrain. Each time, a “New   Mesh Points” dialog box will come up and   make sure the “Fit to User Ridges” option is Copyright © 2010 Building and Construction Authority. All Rights Reserved. 10