The integration of real-world products into BIM is the key to unlocking 4D (time), 5D (cost), 6D (green) and 7D (FM). BIMSpecify - an innovative specification, costing and collaboration platform for BIM Projects. BIMSpecify brings together the 'World of BIM' and the 'World of Products' into a real-time collaborative environment. BIMSpecify allows manufacturers to publish entire product catalogs and costbooks into Revit, thereby allowing Architects to specify real-world building products directly onto elements within BIM Projects. Moreover manufacturers and other users can simultaneously collaborate with architects and designers on the same project from anywhere in the world. Multiple users can specify products, have real-time discussions, schedule reminders, add photos, snags, files - directly from inside Revit or remotely via 2D or 3D DWF files. Both online and offline – BIMSpecify’s real-time collaboration engine keeps everybody in sync. Bills of Quantities and Product reports such as Ironmongery schedules are generated real time by the BIM project. Where it It can take traditional specifiers weeks to produce an ironmongery schedule for a large project, BIMSpecify takes minutes. BIMSpecify can also allow manufacturers to track building products and their exact quantities as they are specified & updated in BIM projects.

1.  BIM Projects lack direct real-time access to manufacturer building products.
 Likewise, manufacturers have poor to zero visibility into BIM Projects.
 Manufacturers and specifiers lack real-time feedback about products and
product quantities inside BIM Projects.
 Traditional specifying is tedious. On a large project - it can take two weeks
and more to create an Ironmongery Schedule.
 Major project revisions frequently require restart.
 As a result, BIM Projects and product specifications are seldom in sync.
BIM challenges facing Manufacturers
Virtual Real
Two worlds. Digitally disconnected.
BIM and Manufacturers
BIMSpecify Real-time BIM Specification, Costing and Collaboration Platform

2. BIMSpecify
brings together
World of BIM
World of Products
BIMSpecify Real-time BIM Specification, Costing and Collaboration Platform

3. Buildings consume thousands of products, many of
which are never modelled in BIM Projects…
Imagine if BIM Projects could specify, cost and
procure themselves automatically….
What if real-world building products could be
intelligently linked to BIM Projects?
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4. INTRODUCING
BIMSpecify
REAL-TIME
SPECIFICATION
COSTING and
COLLABORATION
PLATFORM for BIM
BIMSpecify Real-time BIM Specification, Costing and Collaboration Platform

5. Products connect BIM to the Real World
Products provide key to unlock all
Products are BIM’s missing link. The integration of real-world products with BIM benefits all stages of the
building lifecycle - including product selection, procurement planning, construction scheduling, material
tracking, installation status, planned versus actual reporting, warranties & asset management.
Virtual Real
Dimensions
Products take BIM to the next level. By intelligently linking real-world products to BIM Objects,
BIMSpecify is able to automatically generate “5D“ cost reports such as Elemental Estimates and Bills of
Quantities. The integration of real-world products with BIM is the key to unlocking 4D (time), 5D (cost),
6D (green) and 7D (asset /facilities management).
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6. “BIM Objects are placeholders that consume real-world products”
BIM Objects consume multiple real-world building products, including products that will never be
modelled. In the example below, the BIM Basin named “Freddy” consumes 1.70m of Silicone Sealant.
The Law of Product Consumption can be summarised as “A consumes B”
where A is a BIM Object and B is the real-world product consumed by A
BIMSpecify Law of Product Consumption
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7. BIMSpecify dynamically links Objects in BIM
Projects to Recipes of building products
BIMSpecify automatically creates Bills of
Quantities directly from BIM Projects
To automate Bill of Quantities, BIMSpecify scans the entire BIM model, applies each Product Recipe,
compiles aggregated list of products (bill items) with quantities, and then lastly - applies costs.
BIMSpecify allows users to attach real-world building products directly to BIM objects. Products can be
assigned to BIM objects at both Type and Instance level.
BIMSpecify Real-time BIM Specification, Costing and Collaboration Platform

8. BIMSpecify Real-time BIM Specification, Costing and Collaboration Platform
In BIMSpecify, BIM Objects only need to specified once. Once specified, BIM Objects function as
“Universal Masters” that teach “future generations” how to specify and cost themselves automatically .
Universal Master Projects
BIMSpecify helps accelerate the rollout of franchise-type building projects. BIM Projects that have
been specified automatically become “Universal Master Projects" that intelligently teach new projects
to specify and cost themselves – including full automation of Bills of Quantities.
Specify One. Automate All.

9.  Easy publishing of manufacturer product catalogs using Excel templates - including product images.
 Manufacturers can publish multiple product catalogs representing different countries.
 Large industry databases such as Craftsman National Construction costbooks can also be published.
 Real-world products are dynamically associated to BIM Objects.
PUBLISH
BIMSpecify directly integrates manufacturer
product catalogs into BIM Projects
BIMSpecify allows manufacturers to make product catalogs and costbooks available inside Revit,
thereby allowing BIM users to specify building products directly onto elements in BIM Projects
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10. Architect shares BIM Project with Manufacturer
Inside the Revit project, Architect specifies building products directly onto Revit BIM Objects, by
simply choosing products from Manufacturer Product Catalogs. Products can be added to Revit BIM
Objects at both Type (global) and Instance (single) levels. BIMSpecify automatically saves each unique
product collection as a Recipe for convenient recall from a Recipe Library.
Architect specifies products directly inside Revit
 Willem shares the BIM project with Hannes@dorma.co.za by adding him as a user.
 Willem exports 2D and 3D DWF sheets of the Revit project and uploads them.
 Hannes downloads the DWF files and opens a floor plan to start specifying products collaboratively.
BIMSpecify (Revit Version) BIMSpecify (Standalone Version)
A key advantage of DWF is that elements maintain their BIM intelligence and can be selected in both
2D and 3D. For example, if Hannes selects a door in the 2D DWF to ask Willem a question, within Revit
- BIMSpecify will navigate to the same door, so Willem can answer the question.
BIMSpecify

11. Architect and Manufacturer
discuss which ironmongery
products to specify on this Door
Manufacturer schedules a reminder to
the Door that the Overhead Door Closer
must be serviced in 6 months time
Manufacturer collaboratively specifies products for
the Revit Project using 2D/3D DWF files
Synchronised navigation allows Architect (working in Revit) and Manufacturer (working in DWF) to
simultaneously zoom to the same BIM Objects they are collaborating on – in either 2D and 3D views.
Collaborate on BIM Projects in real-time!
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12. Manufacturers can track products and quantities
inside multiple BIM Projects real-time as they are
specified and updated
Architects can track products across BIM Projects
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Manufacturer Dashboard
Manufacturer Line of Sight

13. Quickly create preliminary product specifications simply by dragging building products or images from
websites directly onto BIM Objects in Revit projects. Dragged building products can be associated to
BIM objects at either Type or Instance level. BIMSpecify also stores the URL for each dragged product,
allowing you to return to the product’s web page later to capture additional product related information.
1. Select Door in Revit
Specify building products by dragging images from
any website directly onto elements in BIM Projects
2. Drag Product from web page onto BIM Door
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14. BIMSpecify provides BIM Projects with a special “project-email address” to receive and store emails
containing photographs, product information and other data. Mobile users working in the field simply
send standard email messages with photo attachments directly to specific objects, locations and rooms
within the BIM project. BIMSpecify processes the emails and intelligently links the received data to its
actual context inside the BIM project - thereby making photos and other field information immediately
available to Revit users as well as users who access the project using DWF files.
“Project Hilton, Door 3208, Add Geze Overhead Door Closer”
Using mobile devices to collaborate directly with Revit projects is now a reality
Photo of Door Closer
is emailed to Project
Hilton and assigned
to Door 3208 as one
of its products
Users who then select
Door 3208, either
in Revit or DWF,
will see the added
Overhead Door Closer
with its photo
User viewing Revit model User viewing DWF file
Field worker collaborates via smartphone - emails
product photo to Door 3208 in Revit Project
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15. Integrated real-time Collaboration and Messaging
Multiple users can simultaneously collaborate on the same project from anywhere in the world. Add
real-time messages, scheduled reminders, snags, files, photos or specifications to any BIM element in a
project. Collaborate directly from inside Revit or remotely by using 2D or 3D DWF files. Work either
online and offline – BIMSpecify’s real-time collaboration engine keeps everybody in sync.
Collaborative Snagging of BIM Projects
Multiple users can snag BIM projects collaboratively – both online and offline
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16. Automatically generate Product Reports and
Schedules from BIM Projects
BIMSpecify can automatically generate a 120 page Ironmongery Schedule for a 100-bed Revit hospital
in 60 seconds. And as the Revit project changes… the ironmongery schedule is continuously updated.
BIM Project Door Hardware Schedule (117 pages)
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17. BIMSpecify can automatically generate bills of quantities for BIM projects as they are drawn, thereby
providing enhanced cost certainty for owners and stakeholders. Below is a sample page from a real-
time Bill of Quantities. BIMSpecify can also export Bill of Quantities in Excel for tendering purposes or
for import to in-house procurement systems. .
Automatic Bills of Quantities provides enhanced
cost certainty for BIM Projects
BIM Project
Bill of Quantities
Export to Excel
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18. Other applications can easily integrate with BIMSpecify. For example, applications that store Revit
Element IDs can access the BIMSpecify real-word product recipe for that element.
BIMSpecify Platform Overview
BIMSpecify Platform is Extendible
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19. BIMSpecify
KEY BENEFITS
 Access manufacturer product catalogs inside BIM projects
 Specify building products directly onto BIM objects
 Specify products collaboratively with manufacturers
 Drag products from any website into BIM projects
 Attach messages, reminders, photos to BIM projects
 Automatic product reports, schedules & bills of quantities
 Collaborative project snagging
Architects and Designers
 Product catalogs available directly inside BIM projects
 Live tracking of building products and exact quantities
as they are specified & updated in BIM projects
 Specify products collaboratively with architect
 Early access to project and product usage metrics
 Target architects making product selection decisions
 Monitor detailed activity within ongoing BIM projects
Manufacturers and Suppliers
For more information
contact:
Marek Brandstatter
marek@skybim.com
BIMSpecify Real-time BIM Specification, Costing and Collaboration Platform