by Lynda Thompson | Mar 26, 2021 | Flex
What does OpenBIM mean to you? BuildingSMART defines OpenBIM as: “a collaborative process that is inclusive of all participants, promoting interoperability to benefit projects and assets throughout their lifecycle… a universal approach to... 
by Andy Ward | Jan 18, 2021 | Vacancies
Position: Software Engineer (C#/.NET/Azure) Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Online, remote working, with occasional travel Hours: 37.5 hours/week (flexible working hours) Timezone: GMT +/- 1 Salary: £30,000 – £40,000/year xbim Ltd is a world-leader in the... by Kay Rogage | Dec 14, 2020 | Flex
One of our co-founders Andy Ward presented an overview of xbim and their cloud platform Flex at the Glimpse of the Future event on 8 December 2020. If you missed the event but want to know more about what we have been working on then you can catch up with the... 
by Martin Cerny | Dec 9, 2020 | Flex, IFC
CAD stands for “Computer Aided Design” but should really be “Computer Aided Drawing” because computers were not providing any great aid to the design until recent times. Most of the CAD systems are merely digitised drawing boards. Instead of drawing lines on a paper,... 
by Martin Cerny | Sep 22, 2020 | Flex
Separation of Concerns (SoC) is one of the common design principles used in software development . In more general terms, it means that “The product should be separated into distinct sections where each section addresses a separate concern. A concern is a set of... 
by Martin Cerny | Aug 25, 2020 | Flex, Revit
Most of us in the industry are aware of the benefits of dry construction, but what about DRY communication?. DRY is an acronym for: “Don’t Repeat Yourself !” Originating in software design and development, it means that : “Every piece of knowledge... 
by Martin Cerny | Aug 10, 2020 | Flex
The key goal of the ISO 19650 series of standards (former BS/PAS 1192) is to help the construction industry to create and maintain “structured repositories of information needed for making decisions during the whole life cycle of a built environment asset”. Common... by Lynda Thompson | Jul 3, 2020 | Uncategorised
Paul Wilkinson of Extranet Evolution talks to Steve Lockley about the challenges of using email to exchange BIM information. E-mail managers do a great job of filing and indexing information sent, but they have little control over how the information stands in the... 
by Steve Lockley | Jun 2, 2020 | Flex, IFC, Revit
One of the main problems I find with BIM technology is that it tends to be self-isolating. Something that I am sure in these days of Covid we are all getting familiar with. What I mean by self-isolating is that as designers and engineers we invest our time and efforts... by Kay Rogage | May 6, 2020 | Flex
Scenario: I’ve received a Flex message from someone, how do I view and respond to Flex messages? Solution: Read the email message, look at the 3D views, drawings, schedules and other attachments in Flex Click on any of the things you’ve been sent, or on ‘See the... 
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