With the open and standard IFC format, it is possible to add information relating to the bill of quantities directly to the 2D/3D model produced by any IFC-Certified software. In addition to 2D and 3D geometrical dimensions, construction phase timing and realization costs also become immediately available.ĥD BIM is, therefore, a specific view that exposes project estimate and cost analysis data referring to the BIM model.īIM Authoring software (Revit ®, ArchiCAD ®, ALLPLAN ®, VectorWorks ®, Edificius, etc.) all create a 3D BIM model with a proprietary file format (DWG, RVT, EDF, etc.).

5D BIM with the addition of material cost information and construction site building tasks.

4D BIM with the addition of information regarding the duration of works (time).

The interface has drag-and-drop customization as well.The geometric model is usually in 2D or 3D, but by adding further information we can also obtain additional views that relate to the BIM model: PriMus also has a synchronization feature where documents made and accessed in PriMus can be synchronized with each other across a variety of devices or PCs, including the PriMus for iPad. The software can also sort the price lists and bills of quantity into categories (depending on the user), and can export such documents into other types such as PDFs or XLS. However PriMus users enjoy some special functions such as obtaining useful measurements directly from the drawings, and the ability to insert images and other graphics, annotations and markups to a measurement row. Like Excel, PriMus can create and insert formulas.

Because PriMus is more specific and particular about these kinds of purposes, it has more power and options than what a standard spreadsheet can provide. ACCA Software’s PriMus is a program that integrates the creation and management of bills of quantities, price books, and rate analysis, and can import price lists from relevant Microsoft Office products such as Excel spreadsheets or Word documents, or even from the Internet or any web-based source.

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