Planning and estimation using BIM technology

How can one plan and estimate project cost? Key functionality of 5D BIM Services is to work on project planning is integrating the costing application to Revit. The software helps in capturing all the relevant information from Revit and putting it in a structured way. This helps in budget meetings, presentations and reports that needs to be shared within a team. There are many software application available which helps in integrating costing with the complete Revit models. These applications can help in extracting bill of materials, quantity take off in excel or spreadsheet formats from BIM model or installation drawings set up in Revit. This happens seamlessly without any overlapping or erroneous processes. Best part of 5D BIM services is that irrelevant and dubious information is filtered out automatically and relevant changes are reflected across the model. Such seamless integration of data from Revit model and plug ins gives user real relief while working on costing. He saves lot of time and energy. It is very rightly said “Well planned is half done”.

How can one get success with 5D BIM Services. This requires an extremely skilled and experienced BIM technician along with an experienced estimator. This estimator need to have good knowledge of Revit along with the ability to foresee the items that will change, that will increase cost or items that may reduce cost. BIM technician can help in entering data within the 5D BIM model and estimator can extract the data in excel or spread sheet format from the model using the plug in or add on for Revit software to extract costing data. One can also track materials, quantities and other important information.

Many contractors are trying to adopt 5D BIM Services, while many are still struggling to see and understand this wonderful technology. This is a customized solution and varies from project to project. However, one can surely experience quick turnaround and exceptionally sorted project delivery methods using 5D BIM modeling. Collaboration between two interfaces needs to be optimized in the start of the project to track progress effectively. One should treat this as a onetime investment that will pay dividend slowly and gradually for years to go.