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BIM modeler

1. Accurate 3D Modelling According to Project Standards

  • Model elements according to LOD (Level of Detail) and company/project templates.
  • Follow naming conventions, worksets, and category usage precisely.
  • Use the correct families, types, and parameters—don’t fudge things “just to get it done.”

📌 Why it matters: Garbage in = garbage out. Everything from quantity take-offs to clash detection depends on the model being correct and structured.

2. Data Input and Parameter Management

  • Populate and maintain key parameters (e.g., type marks, material codes, fire ratings, system classifications).
  • Understand shared vs. project parameters, and maintain data consistency across views and disciplines.

📌 Why it matters: A BIM model is a data model, not just geometry. Incomplete or inconsistent data screws up schedules, reports, and handovers.

3. Worksharing and Model Coordination

  • Manage links, worksets, phasing, and collaboration models effectively.
  • Sync regularly, resolve sync conflicts, and follow clash resolution protocols.

📌 Why it matters: Poor coordination leads to rework, delays, and annoyed engineers. BIM is a team sport.

4. View Management and Sheet Setup

  • Create clean, consistent views with proper templates, filters, and annotations.
  • Ensure sheets are ready for publishing with correct scales, titles, and naming.

📌 Why it matters: Poor views slow down everyone—reviewers, engineers, contractors. Good views = clarity = fewer mistakes.

5. Issue Resolution and Clash Management

  • Actively participate in clash detection (e.g. using Navisworks or Solibri) and resolve issues in the model.
  • Track and document fixes using tools like BIMcollab, BCF, or issue trackers.

📌 Why it matters: You’re not just drawing—you’re solving problems in the digital space before they become real-world mistakes.

6. Exporting and Sharing Models/Data

  • Export IFC, DWG, NWC, or schedules per employer's requirements or exchange information requirements (EIR).
  • Follow correct coordinate systems, layer standards, and data drop protocols.

📌 Why it matters: BIM isn’t just internal—it feeds the rest of the supply chain. If your export is wrong, you mess up the next link in the chain.

🔧 Bonus Skill: Problem Solving and Revit Hacking

  • Understand workarounds, scripting (Dynamo, Python), and plugins to solve unexpected issues quickly and consistently.

📌 Because in reality, Revit doesn't always play fair, and you need to outsmart it.

Summary

Task Why It Matters
1. Accurate Modelling Foundation for everything downstream
2. Data Management Enables automation, schedules, and exports
3. Coordination Avoids clashes and chaos
4. Views & Sheets Delivers readable, usable output
5. Issue Handling Reduces risk and rework
6. Export & Sharing Enables collaboration and compliance

Let me know if you want a checklist version or tailor this to a specific discipline (e.g. MEP, architecture).