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. If BIM Explorer is open:
   Show the dashboard by clicking BIMPLUS on the title bar of the Bimplus portal.
   
   
2. Select the project for which you want to create a new specialist model so that it is the current project (see “Selecting the current Bimplus project”).
   
   

3. Go to PROJECT DATA on the navigation menu and click Models.

   You can see an overview of the specialist models in the current project.
   
   

4. Click ADD MODEL.
   
   

5. Select the required IFC file or SketchUp file in the Upload file dialog box.
   
   

6. Click Open.
   
   

7. You can see the Add model dialog box. Enter 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.
   
   

8. Click Upload.

   This uploads the planning data to Bimplus.
   
   

9. As soon as the upload is complete, close the Add model dialog box by clicking CLOSE.

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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. If BIM Explorer is open:
   Show the dashboard by clicking BIMPLUS on the title bar of the Bimplus portal.
   
   
2. Select the project for which you want to update the planning data of your specialist model so that it is the current project (see “Selecting the current Bimplus project”).
   
   

3. Go to PROJECT DATA on the navigation menu and click Models.

   You can see an overview of the specialist models in the current project.
   
   

4. Display the model overview in list view.

   To do this, click (below the username).
   
   

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

6. Select the required IFC file or SketchUp file in the Upload file dialog box.
   
   

7. Click Open.
   
   

8. You can see the Update model dialog box. Decide whether you want to overwrite the existing model or create a new revision:

   Update
   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 on the Bimplus web portal.
   
   

9. Click UPLOAD.

   This uploads the updated planning data to Bimplus.

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