The National BIM Library - the first four months

It's been a busy four months since the launch of the National BIM Library at ecobuild in March. The quality and quantity of content is now starting to look quite impressive:

• 368 objects in buildingSMART IFC format
• 368 in Autodesk Revit format
• 192 in Vectorworks format
• 190 in ArchiCAD format
• 122 in Tekla format
• 80 in Bentley format
• 218 shared, consolidated, property objects that have been taken from international IFC, COBie UK 2012 and our own National BIM Library objects
• 103 material objects

March 2012 - Launch of National BIM Library with BIM Vendors and UK BIM Task Group

All of these objects can be downloaded for free and are listed at the URL below. Each objects also has associated user guide documentation.

- http://www.nationalbimlibrary.com/Object-Types

An overview of these objects is below. A technical article by Architect/Technical Author Stefan Mordue about the most recently released BIM content may be read at:
- http://www.thenbs.com/topics/BIM/articles/NBLgenericContentRelease2.asp

26 Ceilings

20 Doors

39 Floor finishes

42 Floors

18 Hard landscaping systems

8 Panel partitions

3 Panel cubicles

42 Roofs

12 Accessible sanitary installations

55 Sanitary appliances

21 Signs

31 Wall cladding systems

49 Walls

2 Configurable windows

We're currently working on pulling together a sample building that contains these objects, we'll provide this in a number of different file formats to show the BIM process (including NBS, COBie and IFC) and put the National BIM Library objects in context.

Building built using National BIM Library objects

Finally, stay tuned to this blog and our linkedin group for news on our plug-in developments and also the manufacturer objects very soon. The Revit plug-in in addition to the already available ArchiCAD plug-in is going through final testing now. And we're working on a few case studies to showcase some of the first manufacturer content. So some more good stuff is on its way.
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