GENERATING STRUCTURAL MODEL THROUGH AUTOMATIC DATA EXTRACTION USING OPENBIM TECHNOLOGY

BIM is an advanced technique based on information technology that is becoming widely adopted in the AEC industry. The construction industry has started to realize the importance of latest innovative technologies. Various project participants such as planners, designers, engineers and subcontractors are using BIM to improve their project performance. However, successful implementation of BIM is directly measured by the integration and exchange of wealth of information contained in BIM model among different parties and different stages of the project. Interoperability seems to be the major barrier in the successful implementation of BIM. The dependence of the industry on proprietary software for exchange of data constitutes the main cause of interoperability. To achieve seamless interoperability among various team members of a project, it is crucial that we make use of vender neutral tools and software for communication among project team members. In this study open source applications has been used to extract information for generation of the structural model of a building from its architectural BIM model. An integrated workflow is implemented to describe why openBIM includes substantially more than just a standardized fileformat. The principle motivation behind the work is to advance the utilization of open source technology.