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Linking a Building Information Model (BIM) to your project

The BIM is vital to your Collegium experience. The Collegium platform treats the BIM as a database, and ties all the procurement workflows and reporting to actual modelled objects, so we preserve data fidelity all through the process. To link a model, simply navigate to the project overview, and click Link to or Update BIM.

Link a Model

Step 1: Authorise BIM360​

For security reasons, you must be authorised to link the model stored in BIM360 to Collegium. After you click Link To Or Update BIM, click Authorise BIM360 and follow through the Autodesk login procedures.

Authorise BIM360

Once you are logged in with Autodesk, click Allow to grant permission to Collegium.

Allow Collegium

Step 2: Navigate to the Model File​

When successful, the Collegium window will say Connected Successfully then will show a navigation tool. Expand the root folder (in this example, NextArch) and select the folder you want to open. You can also type into the search if you know exactly what you need.

Navigate To The Model File

Step 3: Select the Model File and Set It​

Your file structure will vary, but navigate through the file structure, locate your model, select it, then click Set Project Model.

Set The Project Model

Click Confirm in the resulting pop-up. Then wait a few seconds while the system updates.

Set The Project Model

Step 4: Confirm the Model is linked​

The model should now be linked to the project. On the project overview tab, you should now see the model, selectable by Uniformat division.

Project Overview Model

In the project Model View tab, the data table should be populated with the model elements and their data.

Project Overview Model

Troubleshooting​

If you run into trouble executing these steps, contact your steward. Your BIM360 project may need to be set up to accept a Collegium connection