BIM Execution Planning
5.07Information Exchanges
Documents the information exchanges created as part of the planning process in the BEP.
- Information Exchange Name: The name of the information exchange.
- Information Exchange: A description of the purpose and general contents of the information exchange.
- Milestone: The milestone that is associated with the information.
- Information Sender: The responsible party for creating the information.
- Information Receiver(s): The organization(s) to receive the file.
- Frequency: The frequency of the information exchange.
- Due Date: The date the initial (if iterative) or final (if one-time) submission is due.
- Information Location: The path to the location of the information exchange.
- Information Modeling Authoring Software: The software used to develop the information.
- Native Information Source Format: Native data source type, e.g., a specific file type.
- Information Exchange Format(s): Information exchange format, e.g., IFC, other open formats, other proprietary formats.
- BIM Use: The name of the BIM Use that develops the information exchange.
- Required by Contract: A value to define whether an information exchange is required by contract.
- Permitted Use: The future BIM Uses that can rely upon this information.
- Required Approvals: The approvals that are necessary for the information exchange.
- Required IE Delivery Procedure: The process to be completed to deliver the information exchange.
- Information Exchange Definition: The location of the information exchange definition requirements, which could be a defined Information Definition Specification (IDS), a Model Element Table (MET) definition, or another information exchange.
- Model Element Table: A table that defines the level of development and level of information required for the content to be included in an information exchange.
- Information Exchange Name: The name of the information exchange
- The categorical breakdown structure for the model elements.
- Model Element Category Table: A table with the LOD, Level of Information (LoI), Level of Accuracy (LoA), information format, and author for each model element category.
- Model Element Category: The categorical number or value for the model elements, e.g., CSI Uniformat, Uniclass, etc.
- Model Element Category Name: The name of the category, e.g., foundations.
- Level of Development: The level of development value from the defined LOD definitions.
- Level of Information: The model information that can be relied upon within the information exchange.
- Information Format: The geometric format for the modeled geometry (2D/3D/data).
- Model Element Author: The model element author for the category of elements.
- Notes: Notes of value for the model planners or developers.
National BIM Standard-United States® (NBIMS-US™) Version 4
The NBIMS-US™ v4 is a consensus-based national-level standard focused on defining standard approaches and guidelines to defining requirements, planning BIM adoption, and exchanging information between project team members. MORE