PIM in the UK

I am sure you have all experienced that it is almost impossible to read a magazine or webpage today without mention of the BIM word - and of course this post just goes to support that fact ;)
In many cases it is for very valid reasons that BIM is being promoted so hard, but BIM does tend to be focused on the benefits that can be obtained from the model (or models). What about the huge amount of project information that is generated outside...

Newforma Project Center Tips & Tricks #3
Following on from my last Tip & Trick, I promised some more information on how Newforma Project Center can help with managing external reference CAD files.
One of the common ways for critical errors and uncertainties to be introduced into a set of project drawings is for somebody to edit a CAD file that is referenced by one or more other CAD files without checking on the implications of the changes being...

Newforma Project Center Tips & Tricks #2
If you are a regular user of Newforma Project Center then you will no doubt appreciate its ability to understand both AutoCAD and MicroStation CAD files. Project team members know that they can easily search for and find text within these CAD files ...

In a recent post I referred to firms such as HOK and PCS Structural Solutions who are using Newforma Project Center alongside Revit to manage their BIM projects.
As well as the opportunities for using Newforma Markup Sessions as part of the BIM design review process described in my previous post, there is also an opportunity to use Newforma Project Center's rugged search capabilities to track the information...