Creating a new specialist model

When you add your own planning data to a construction project for the first time by uploading the data to Bimplus, you usually create your own specialist model in the relevant Bimplus project. You maintain this model over the course of the construction project.

To create a new specialist model in a Bimplus project

1. Click BIMPLUS to open the main page of the Bimplus portal.
   
   
2. If you are a member of several Bimplus teams:
   Select the Bimplus team to which the project is assigned.
   
   
3. Click the project to which you want to upload the planning data.
   
   

4. Click Models on the left sidebar.

   You can see a list of the current specialist models in the selected project.
   
   

5. Click  ADD MODEL.
   
   

6. Select the required file in the Upload file dialog box.
   
   

7. Click Open.
   
   

8. You can see the Add new model dialog box. Type a name for the specialist model in the Model name box.

   This is the name by which you can identify the planning data after import in Bimplus.
   
   

9. Click Upload.

   This uploads the planning data to Bimplus.
   
   

10. Click Close to confirm the prompt.

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Updating the planning data of a specialist model on Bimplus

To keep the planning data of your specialist model up to date over the course of the construction project, you must update the planning data saved on Bimplus at regular intervals.

Every time you do this, you can decide to overwrite the current data or to create a new revision.

To update the planning data of a specialist model or to create a new revision

1. Click BIMPLUS to open the main page of the Bimplus portal.
   
   
2. If you are a member of several Bimplus teams:
   Select the Bimplus team to which the project is assigned.
   
   
3. Click the project including the specialist model of which you want to update the planning data.
   
   

4. Click Models on the left sidebar.

   You can see a list of the current specialist models in the selected project.
   
   

5. Click Upload model or create new revision in the Options column of the model you want to update.
   
   

6. Select the required file in the Upload file dialog box.
   
   

7. Click Open.
   
   

8. Another dialog box opens. Choose to overwrite the existing model or to create a new revision:

   Update model
   Overwrites the current model with the planning data in the file.

   New revision

   Creates a new revision of the model, keeping the original version. You can still display and edit the old version using the Bimplus web portal.
   
   

9. Click Upload.

   This uploads the updated planning data to Bimplus.
   
   

10. Click Close to confirm the prompt.

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