Activate service coordination spaces

00:01

DEEPAK MAINI: Welcome to the first objective

00:02

of this course, where we are going to activate the BIM 360

00:06

Model Coordination Service.

00:08

And we'll also create coordination spaces.

00:13

Now, when it comes to activating the BIM 360 Model Coordination

00:17

Service, it is important for you to remember

00:20

that you need project admin permissions to be

00:22

able to do that.

00:24

If you do not have project admin permissions,

00:26

then you cannot activate a service.

00:30

The other thing that you want to keep in mind

00:32

is services like model coordination could actually

00:35

be automatically activated, if you applied

00:39

a template project with this service active,

00:42

while activating the document management service

00:44

for the current project.

00:46

So please bear that in mind.

00:49

Let's now go straight to the Browser Interface

00:51

to activate the model coordination service.

00:54

As you can see here, I'm currently

00:56

logged in as project admin for this medical laboratory

00:59

project.

01:01

You will also notice that I'm currently on the Services tab.

01:04

And from the Left panel, I've got Overview options selected.

01:09

You can see that I've got the document management

01:11

service already active, which is the bare minimum to activate

01:15

any BIM 360 project.

01:17

This project also has design collaboration service active

01:21

because it is a multidisciplinary project.

01:25

Now I'm going to activate the model coordination service.

01:28

And for that, I'll simply click on the Activate button.

01:34

It now starts the process of activating this service.

01:37

It takes a few seconds to activate the service.

01:40

Now as you can see, the service is active.

01:43

This is also a good time now for us to go to the Members tab

01:47

and make sure that we provide access to this service

01:49

to all the required members.

01:56

And you can see here currently none of these members

01:58

have got access to BIM 360 model coordination service.

02:02

I'll first click on the icon for my name,

02:05

so I get the admin access to the service.

02:09

For the rest of them, I'll click on the icon

02:11

and give them the user access.

02:14

As you can see here, I'm the only one

02:16

who has got the admin access to this service.

02:20

Let's go back to our Services page.

02:25

And we can straightaway see that the model coordination

02:28

is one of the services here.

02:30

Also, if I click on the Module Selector,

02:35

I can see model coordination as one

02:37

of the items in the module selector as well.

02:40

The next thing that we want to do

02:42

is create the Coordination Spaces.

02:44

But before I do that, let's switch over to the slide deck

02:47

and talk about a couple of important things

02:50

that we got to know before we create coordination spaces.

02:55

Let's first understand what is a coordination space.

02:59

A coordination space is nothing but a folder that

03:01

hosts the files that will be used for automated clash

03:05

detection.

03:07

This folder can be in the plans area or the project files

03:10

area of the BIM 360 document management interface.

03:15

The coordination space could also

03:16

have subfolders and the files inside those subfolders,

03:21

and you would still be able to view clashes between them.

03:25

You can have a single coordination space,

03:28

or you could have multiple coordination spaces.

03:32

Let's now talk about a couple of important things

03:34

that we need to keep in mind, like selecting folders

03:37

for creating coordination spaces.

03:41

So the first thing that you got to keep in mind is,

03:43

is this a BIM 360 design-enabled project?

03:48

If yes, then you can use the Shared Folder

03:51

as one of your coordination spaces.

03:53

And this is my favorite features.

03:55

That's because as soon as any discipline shares

03:58

their package, the shared packages are automatically

04:01

copied in the shared folder, which

04:03

means that we'll be able to detect clashes automatically

04:06

on all the released files sitting in the shared folder.

04:10

You can also select any other folder

04:12

as your coordination space.

04:14

So for example, you might have some IFC files coming

04:17

from programs like Tekla, and you

04:19

want to check the clashes of those files

04:22

with other IFC files.

04:25

The next thing is if the BIM

04:28

is not a BIM 360 design-enabled project,

04:31

then you can select any folder you want as your coordination

04:35

space.

04:36

But please keep this in mind that you'll

04:38

have to manually copy or upload files into those folders

04:43

to be used for automatic clash detection.

04:46

Let's now switch over to our web interface

04:48

to create coordination spaces.

04:51

The first thing I'm going to do is

04:53

click on the Module Selector.

04:57

And then I'm going to display the document management

04:59

interface.

04:60

But what I'll do is instead of changing

05:02

this browser to document management,

05:04

I'll right click on it.

05:05

And I'll open that in a new tab.

05:12

So in my case, as you can see, I've

05:14

got the shared folder because this

05:17

is a BIM 360 design-enabled project,

05:19

so I'm going to use that as one of my coordination spaces.

05:23

But I also have an IFC coordination folder

05:26

where I've got some IFC files that I've copied.

05:30

These files also need to be checked for clashes.

05:33

Hence, I'm going to create another coordination space

05:35

for IFC clashes using this folder.

05:40

Let me now switch over to the other tab.

05:43

And from the left panel, I'm going

05:44

to click on Model Coordination.

05:50

And now I'm going to click on Create to create

05:53

the coordination space.

05:55

Call it as Shared Files Coordination.

05:60

And now I'm going to select the folder

06:02

for this, which is in Project Files, Shared Folder.

06:07

Please note that although the files are copied

06:10

in the subfolders inside the shared folders,

06:13

we'll still be able to see the clashes between all

06:15

those files.

06:19

It now starts to create that coordination space.

06:24

I want to create another coordination space

06:26

for the IFC files.

06:32

And as I showed you earlier, I'm going

06:33

to go to the project files area, and then select the IFC

06:37

coordination folder.

06:41

So that's pretty much it.

06:42

I've created the two coordination spaces.

06:45

At any point of time, you can also

06:46

go and deactivate a coordination space

06:49

and create additional coordination space if required.

Video transcript

00:01

DEEPAK MAINI: Welcome to the first objective

00:02

of this course, where we are going to activate the BIM 360

00:06

Model Coordination Service.

00:08

And we'll also create coordination spaces.

00:13

Now, when it comes to activating the BIM 360 Model Coordination

00:17

Service, it is important for you to remember

00:20

that you need project admin permissions to be

00:22

able to do that.

00:24

If you do not have project admin permissions,

00:26

then you cannot activate a service.

00:30

The other thing that you want to keep in mind

00:32

is services like model coordination could actually

00:35

be automatically activated, if you applied

00:39

a template project with this service active,

00:42

while activating the document management service

00:44

for the current project.

00:46

So please bear that in mind.

00:49

Let's now go straight to the Browser Interface

00:51

to activate the model coordination service.

00:54

As you can see here, I'm currently

00:56

logged in as project admin for this medical laboratory

00:59

project.

01:01

You will also notice that I'm currently on the Services tab.

01:04

And from the Left panel, I've got Overview options selected.

01:09

You can see that I've got the document management

01:11

service already active, which is the bare minimum to activate

01:15

any BIM 360 project.

01:17

This project also has design collaboration service active

01:21

because it is a multidisciplinary project.

01:25

Now I'm going to activate the model coordination service.

01:28

And for that, I'll simply click on the Activate button.

01:34

It now starts the process of activating this service.

01:37

It takes a few seconds to activate the service.

01:40

Now as you can see, the service is active.

01:43

This is also a good time now for us to go to the Members tab

01:47

and make sure that we provide access to this service

01:49

to all the required members.

01:56

And you can see here currently none of these members

01:58

have got access to BIM 360 model coordination service.

02:02

I'll first click on the icon for my name,

02:05

so I get the admin access to the service.

02:09

For the rest of them, I'll click on the icon

02:11

and give them the user access.

02:14

As you can see here, I'm the only one

02:16

who has got the admin access to this service.

02:20

Let's go back to our Services page.

02:25

And we can straightaway see that the model coordination

02:28

is one of the services here.

02:30

Also, if I click on the Module Selector,

02:35

I can see model coordination as one

02:37

of the items in the module selector as well.

02:40

The next thing that we want to do

02:42

is create the Coordination Spaces.

02:44

But before I do that, let's switch over to the slide deck

02:47

and talk about a couple of important things

02:50

that we got to know before we create coordination spaces.

02:55

Let's first understand what is a coordination space.

02:59

A coordination space is nothing but a folder that

03:01

hosts the files that will be used for automated clash

03:05

detection.

03:07

This folder can be in the plans area or the project files

03:10

area of the BIM 360 document management interface.

03:15

The coordination space could also

03:16

have subfolders and the files inside those subfolders,

03:21

and you would still be able to view clashes between them.

03:25

You can have a single coordination space,

03:28

or you could have multiple coordination spaces.

03:32

Let's now talk about a couple of important things

03:34

that we need to keep in mind, like selecting folders

03:37

for creating coordination spaces.

03:41

So the first thing that you got to keep in mind is,

03:43

is this a BIM 360 design-enabled project?

03:48

If yes, then you can use the Shared Folder

03:51

as one of your coordination spaces.

03:53

And this is my favorite features.

03:55

That's because as soon as any discipline shares

03:58

their package, the shared packages are automatically

04:01

copied in the shared folder, which

04:03

means that we'll be able to detect clashes automatically

04:06

on all the released files sitting in the shared folder.

04:10

You can also select any other folder

04:12

as your coordination space.

04:14

So for example, you might have some IFC files coming

04:17

from programs like Tekla, and you

04:19

want to check the clashes of those files

04:22

with other IFC files.

04:25

The next thing is if the BIM

04:28

is not a BIM 360 design-enabled project,

04:31

then you can select any folder you want as your coordination

04:35

space.

04:36

But please keep this in mind that you'll

04:38

have to manually copy or upload files into those folders

04:43

to be used for automatic clash detection.

04:46

Let's now switch over to our web interface

04:48

to create coordination spaces.

04:51

The first thing I'm going to do is

04:53

click on the Module Selector.

04:57

And then I'm going to display the document management

04:59

interface.

04:60

But what I'll do is instead of changing

05:02

this browser to document management,

05:04

I'll right click on it.

05:05

And I'll open that in a new tab.

05:12

So in my case, as you can see, I've

05:14

got the shared folder because this

05:17

is a BIM 360 design-enabled project,

05:19

so I'm going to use that as one of my coordination spaces.

05:23

But I also have an IFC coordination folder

05:26

where I've got some IFC files that I've copied.

05:30

These files also need to be checked for clashes.

05:33

Hence, I'm going to create another coordination space

05:35

for IFC clashes using this folder.

05:40

Let me now switch over to the other tab.

05:43

And from the left panel, I'm going

05:44

to click on Model Coordination.

05:50

And now I'm going to click on Create to create

05:53

the coordination space.

05:55

Call it as Shared Files Coordination.

05:60

And now I'm going to select the folder

06:02

for this, which is in Project Files, Shared Folder.

06:07

Please note that although the files are copied

06:10

in the subfolders inside the shared folders,

06:13

we'll still be able to see the clashes between all

06:15

those files.

06:19

It now starts to create that coordination space.

06:24

I want to create another coordination space

06:26

for the IFC files.

06:32

And as I showed you earlier, I'm going

06:33

to go to the project files area, and then select the IFC

06:37

coordination folder.

06:41

So that's pretty much it.

06:42

I've created the two coordination spaces.

06:45

At any point of time, you can also

06:46

go and deactivate a coordination space

06:49

and create additional coordination space if required.

Try it: Activate Service Coordination Spaces

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