Building Information Models and Model Views – Part 2

Part 1 of this article (published in the Fall, 2007 issue of JBIM), provided some history about Building Modeling and Building Information Modeling (BIM), and ended by introducing Information Delivery Manuals (IDMs) and Model View Definitions (MVDs) as parts of a process
for realizing software interoperability in targeted building industry processes. This part provides more detail about a standard process and tool set for developing BIM-based solutions for the building industry.