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BIM & design automation

BIM Model Checker & Version Control

Every new design version checked automatically against each project’s own rules, with model comparison and full version control built in.

Client
International architecture consultancy
Area
Design review & compliance
Status
In use on the client’s projects
Practice
Robotic Process Automation & Digital Twins

The challenge

Our client’s teams checked every design iteration by hand against the project’s rules and standards: slow, repetitive work that started over with each new version. As models evolved, it was also hard to see exactly what had changed between two versions, or to be sure which file was the latest.

What we built

A model checker with version comparison and version control built in. For each project, the client sets its own rules and standards in the tool. From then on, every design version submitted is checked against them automatically and a report is generated, so reviewers start from a list of issues instead of searching for them.

When a new version is submitted

  • Every check runs: all of the project’s rules and standards, automatically.
  • A report is generated: showing what passed and what needs fixing.
  • Changes are clear: compare it with any earlier version to see what was added, changed or removed.

Every version under control

Design files are version-controlled: each submission is kept with who made it and when, the current version is always clear, and earlier versions stay on hand to compare and review.

Fig. 06 — How it worksSchematic
The client sets rules and standards for each project. Whenever a new design version is submitted, automatic checks run every rule, flag what needs fixing, generate a compliance report and log the version. Any two versions can be compared to see what was added, changed or removed, and every version is kept in the model's history. PROJECT RULES · SET BY CLIENT AUTOMATIC CHECKS REPORT & COMPARISON Rules & standards Set per project by the client Naming conventions Required data Allowed values + Add a rule ON EVERY NEW VERSION Runs every check All of the project’s rules Flags what needs fixing Against the client’s standards Generates the report No manual checking needed Logs the version Who submitted it, and when Compliance report v13 Naming conventions Required data Allowed values Passed Passed 3 to fix Compare any two versions See what was added, changed or removed between them VERSION HISTORY v1 v13 Every version kept The current one is always clear; any two can be compared

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Results

Faster design reviews

Checks run on their own; reviewers start from the report.

Consistent standards

Every version held to the same project rules.

Changes at a glance

What changed between any two versions, made clear.

One version history

Every design file versioned; the latest is always clear.

  • Automated model checking
  • Project-specific rules & standards
  • Compliance reports
  • Model & version comparison
  • Version control
  • Design history
  • BIM quality assurance

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