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Contact information:
International IDM Coordinator
Jan Karlshøj, jan.karlshoej@gravicon.dk, +45 2463 7721
Date: 2011 07 02
Coordinated
Consistent
Computable
Information
• Methods of working that can be tolerated in CAD are not acceptable in BIM
– WHY?
– Human beings can interpret the geometry in CAD as real world objects. In BIM,
computers cannot manage such interpretation.
• Accuracy is critical
– Downstream applications must be able to rely on the accuracy of work in
upstream applications
– This is the fundamental reason for IDM
• Web: idm.buildingsmart.com