SIAiDOL - Exactly What You Are Looking For!
SIA BIG (Bim Interest Group) spent a good part of 2012 looking for a solution for BIM Design Object Library (DOL). We studied the workflow of various DOL providers, held web conferences with some of them and even analysed the in-house object libraries created by our own local firms from big to small outfits. We eventually arrived at the conclusion that because of our unique authority and submission requirements, we have to create our own DOL from scratch. To make it even more challenging, the goal is to provide the software to SIA Members for free!
SIACAD was assigned the task of collating, creating and developing the software solution to manage this. We started work on 13/02/2013 and completed a working prototype on 13/03/2013. We gave a presentation to BCA on 19/03/2013 and they were excited about the possibilities. So much so that an MOU initiated by BCA will be signed during Singapore Construction Productivity Week in end July between SIA and CIJC (Construction Industry Joint Committee) member institutes to use SIAiDOL as the common platform for BIM DOL. For details about the launch, please click here. |
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