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Co-founder & CEO @ Plannerly | BIM Management Platform

LOD 500 in BIM is the trickiest Yet could it be one of the most rewarding puzzles you'll solve?😉 Ever found LOD 500 a tad perplexing? 🤯 You're not alone! Many have already given up hope of using LOD all together (some might be back when they realize LOIN requires LOD as a subset).This bit can be crucial for field verification and as-built models in Facilities Management and it often leaves many scratching their heads Here's the kicker: the typical climb from LOD 100 to LOD 500 isn't a straightforward upgrade. Surprising, right? 🤯 LOD 500 doesn't automatically mean more elements, detail, or accuracy than LOD 400 📊 The real deal? 🌟 Customization is key! Defining the specific elements, accuracy levels, info parameters, and geometric details for an LOD 500 model based on the owner's requirements is paramount. 🔑 Crack the code of LOD 500 to ace your BIM game! 🚀💡 #BIM #FacilitiesManagement #LOD500

Matthew Osment

Digital Construction Consultant | Expert in Time-Efficient, Impactful Micro Consulting @ Shift

7mo

Apologies for the daft question, but where do you see the value in LOD500? I have trouble at the top end of the LOD spectrum as it seems like it requires a level of specificity around procurement or product selection that the designer isn't responsible for. So unless we update models post-procurement it seems like it could be misleading.

Ralph Montague

BArch MRIAI, Director at ARCDOX

7mo

In the ideal world, you would have complete, correct, coordinated, resolved information BEFORE executing the procurement, assembly, installation on site - it other words, the installation would be exactly as per the information (like they assemble a car on a production line - they don't make any changes during production). If LOD400, for construction, is complete, correct, coordinated, resolved to allow procurement, assembly, installation in this way, then LOD500 is simply a confirmation that "as-built" occurred "as planned" and there were no changes on site. (check, verify, validate). But of course, construction is often far from "ideal" - people often go to procurement, assembly, installation on site with incorrect, incomplete, uncoordinated and unresolved information, and they have to make significant "adjustments" on site. In that case, LOD500 requires more work, to capture the "as-built" situation in preparation of handover. The mystery of LOD500 is solved by understanding the quality of LOD400, and the ability of the procurement, assembly, and installation team to be able to follow instructions, and execute the work as intended. Lots of "IFS" & "BUTS" there.

Fazil Ahmed Siddiqui

Sr. Engineer - BIM | BIM Coordination | L&Tite | Ex. Afcons | BIMmatics | Revit & AutoCAD | Navisworks | Clash Detection | BIM Automation

7mo

Absolutely agree! LOD 500 can indeed be one of the most challenging yet rewarding aspects of BIM. We can make it easy, if we use the magic of Automation tools.

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