Summary: - Briefly about the relevance of BIM;
- Automation of design processes using BIM software complex;
- Symbiosis of BIM and electrical design software complexes;
- Practical data exchange function application between software complexes.
In this article, we won't list the benefits of using Building Information Modelling (BIM) for both Designers and Customers. We just want to point out that the building of an information model for a capital construction object, as a set of interrelated information, documents and materials generated in a digital form, is a movement in step with the times and an unconditional requirement imposed by the Client on the Designer today. This requirement is confirmed by practice and justified by the need to apply a BIM model of a capital construction object at different stages of the life cycle: preparation for design - design - operation - repair / reconstruction / modernisation - demolition of a capital construction object.
Computer-aided design software complex Autodesk Revit used by
ENECA implements the principle of Building Information Modelling (BIM).
The advantages and opportunities of this complex are widely described on the Internet and we won't be dwelling on them. However, it is difficult to imagine successful development of an Automated Control System project without the use of third-party plugins.
Please, draw your attention to plugin "BIM ElectricalDesign" by Schneider Electric Fig. 1. This plugin gives an opportunity to design electrical systems through digital 3D modelling and performs: electrical engineering calculations according to GOST, automatic routing and selection of cables, automatic selection of electrical equipment based on circuit characteristics, batch creation of documentation according to GOST, model analysis.