BIM-BASED FILE SYNCHRONISATION AND PERMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN COLLABORATION

Abstract

In building information modelling (BIM), the amount of information increased and architectural design processes became more complex as projects expand. This is because while a collaboration environment is important for smooth communication among experts, this has not been realised because of unclassified file synchronisation and permission settings among team members. Therefore, this study aims to support cooperation in BIM modelling projects by synchronising BIM data from different computers and rendering BIM project management easier by providing a BIM model viewer and data through the Web. The proposed technology, which is a construction projecttype, purpose-tailored browsing technology, provides BIM information related to construction environments and planning processes only to the relevant experts. © 2016 All rights reserved and published by The Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia.