This document discusses the benefits and considerations of using a single central file for multi-discipline collaboration in BIM projects over separate linked files. Key advantages of a central file include automatically updated hosted elements, interference checking, and use of shared parameters and view templates. Regular communication between disciplines is important for success. The author provides an example of their first project using this approach.

2. 1.0. What is multi-discipline collaboration on a single central file? 2.0. Why use a multi-discipline ‘central file’ rather than a multi-discipline linked file? 3.0. Considerations. 4.0. Maintaining the projects central file. 5.0. What to avoid. 6.0. Communication is the key to success. 7.0. Our first multi-discipline central file project. 8.0. The future. Multi-discipline Collaboration on a Single Central File Overview.

3. Definition. Multi-discipline Collaboration on a single central file, requires multiple disciplines within a design team to utilize one central file split into worksets to produce a BIM model and construction documents, rather than using the link and copy/monitor method. Multi-discipline Collaboration on a Single Central File What is Multi-discipline Collaboration on a Single Central File?

35. Multi-discipline Collaboration on a Single Central File Our first multi-discipline single central file project.

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