Why to BIM producer of building materials

Changes which are born with itself by BIM generally affect customers, designers and builders. It they need to learn to use the program, in a new way to build interaction and to configure processes. Transition to new model of work has however not less impact also on producers of construction materials, they deliver data with which then architects work.

In Russia KNAUF was entered by a possibility of use of the products for BIM modeling in 2015 (in Europe - in 2013). Data libraries are created by developer company on the basis of the packaged software. Now data libraries are available ^[1] to such products as constructions with gypsum cardboard, gypsum-fiber plates, plates of Akvapanel and others^[2].

During creation of a BIM product family it is necessary to consider that each country has the features on technologies of use of materials, on construction and regulations of security. And fire protection. For example, the commonly accepted step of racks of a framework of partitions is equal in Germany to 625 mm (it is correlated with a width of gypsum plasterboards of 1250 mm). For Russia the step of 600 mm (width of sheets of 1200 mm) is commonly accepted. In Germany the standard on thickness of mineral wool makes 40 (80) mm, and in Russia - 50 (100) mm. Such differences - a set.

When choosing software for the libraries selected AutoDesk Revit from KNAUF. Also the company can predostaivt data in the open IFC format using which any program will be able to read them.

As well as other participants of the market, producers of construction materials for comfortable interaction with BIM lack regulation and first of all, requirements to BIM objects (parameters, extent of detailing, formats, etc.) precisely to understand what to use. Now there are requirements for individualization of BIM components for specific objects.

The company hopes that Sets of rules on BIM will give the chance to all participants of process to understand rules. In particular, in the joint venture by description of model components (library objects) requirements to geometrical parameters, levels of geometrical study and graphic display of components, to formats, etc. are already specified.