Transcript S13 Collaboration Supercharge your Revit workflow
“Supercharge Your Revit Workflow and Performance and Make Collaboration "Dynamic“ with ProjectWise”
Joel A. Rosenbaum
Agenda
• ProjectWise Overview • Overview – ProjectWise Integration for Revit • Details – ProjectWise Integration for Revit
ProjectWise Overview Some background information
Infrastructure Project Information Needs Effectively utilize many large inter-related files, distributed among functions and locations using disparate software Owners Designers Constructors Inspectors Drawings Data Models
Is This Your Situation Today?
Network Drive Network Drive Share Point Site Network Drive FTP Site FTP Site Network Drive Network Drive Network Drive
Is This Your Situation Today?
Missing Information = Errors Distributed Staff Travel FTP Site Network Drive Broken References Network Drive Time Wasted Searching Network Drive Network Drive Share Point Site Inconsistent Standards FTP Site Large File Transfer Lost Feedback Paper-Based Review Network Drive Manual Design Review Network Drive Different Apps and Devices for Viewing
ProjectWise Core Capabilities Multi-Vendor Software Support Accelerated Access for Distributed Teams
ProjectWise V8
i
Engineering Project Collaboration Platform Business Collaboration Platform
Project Security and Permissions
• Login Based – Folders – Files • Workflow
Based
Project Security and Permissions
• Login Based – Folders – Files • Workflow
Based
Project Security and Permissions
• Login Based – Folders – Files • Workflow
Based
Project Security and Permissions
• Login Based – Folders – Files • Workflow
Based
Version Control
Workflow Management
• Linear Timeline
of a Document
• Quickly Obtain
Design Status
• Notification
Messaging
Audit Trail
• Provides
Accountability for Project Team Members
– When was the
file Modified?
– Who Modified
the File?
Advanced Search
• Search By: – Application – Attribute Data – Status
Full Text Searching
• Search By: – Full Text – Wild Cards
Web Portal
• We Access for External Consultants or Project
Managers
Application Association
• AutoDesk – AutoCAD – Revit 2010,12, 13
later this year
• Bentley • Many more !
Application Association InRoads Promis*e Navigator MicroStation Bentley BIM GEOPAK
Why ProjectWise and Revit?
• User Demand – From the Building and Architectural Practices of Current
ProjectWise Users
– A/E, EPC, Owners and Contractors – Standardize on Work-Sharing Platform • Bentley ProjectWise Product Strategy – Be the Best Work-Sharing Platform for the AEC Industry – Multi-Office, Multi-Application, Multi-Discipline – Format, Application Agnostic – Invest Heavily in “Application Integration”
The ProjectWise Integration for Revit Overview
Integration for Revit
• Enables Distributed Revit Worksharing with Large
Models
– Allows Revit Users to Collaborate with the Same Central
Files Regardless of Location
– Available to Entire Project Team – Eliminate FTP/Robocopy Model • All Users Use Revit the Way You Want them to • Provides structure to your standards – Eliminate Redundant Data and Servers – Powerful Search Capabilities to Find Content – Control Updates to Families, Details, and Templates
How it Works
• Integration Server – Manages Central Files – Core of ProjectWise “Brain”
“Main” Office Texas
WAN
“Regional” Office Michigan
How it Works
• ProjectWise Caching Server – Serves File(s) from Office(s) to Office(s) – Reduces/Eliminates Trips Across the WAN to Access Files – Passive and Active Caching
“ Regional” Office Los Angeles “Main” Office Texas
WAN
“Regional” Office Michigan
How it Works
• Delta File Transfer (DFT) – Enables WAN team members to work at LAN-like speeds – Only transfers the changes to the file over the network – Reduces the overall network – Works from anywhere, no appliance needed – Works for all ProjectWise users DFT WAN
“ Regional” Office Los Angeles “Main” Office Texas “Regional” Office Michigan
Effect of Delta File Transfer
• Value of DFT to Revit Users – Available to All Users – Eliminates FTP\RoboCopy • Revit workflows where DFT is used includes: – Synchronize to Central – Reload latest – Reloading changed linked files – Subsequent file open (non-worksharing mode) – Import/Export
DFT Impact on Revit Files
• Tested Revit Synchronize with Central operations
over a WAN between 2 cities 4,400 miles apart
– Average 135 ms latency • Examined the performance with and without WAN
hardware acceleration
• Tested performance of a large change – 60 MB Central file -> synchronized 7 MB of data
Test Results Tests
Revit over WAN ProjectWise-integrated Revit over WAN
7 MB change synchronized with a Revit Central file 4,400 miles away with a network latency average of 135ms
Synch Time (min)
~6.5
~1.5
Test Results Tests
Revit over WAN Revit over WAN with hardware acceleration ProjectWise-integrated Revit over WAN
Synch Time (min)
~6.5
~2.5
~1.5
PW “Speed Up”
4.5x
1.75x
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7 MB change synchronized with a Revit Central file 4,400 miles away with a network latency average of 135ms
Results Interpretation
• ProjectWise Delta File Transfer provided ~4.5x
performance improvement compared to working on the WAN
• ProjectWise DFT provides 1.75x performance
improvement compared to working on the WAN with a hardware network accelerator
• ProjectWise is compatible with pre-existing
hardware accelerators
The ProjectWise Integration for Revit The Details
ProjectWise Integration for Revit
• An Extension to ProjectWise that allows interaction
with the Revit Applications and Revit Data
• Supports Worksharing and Non-Worksharing
Projects
• Brings Well-Established ProjectWise Technologies
for Revit Users
– Delta File Transfer (DFT) – Link/Reference Management – Centralized File Management – Security and Access Control
Working in Revit from ProjectWise
Revit Data Managed by ProjectWise
• The User Workflows are almost the same as when
working without ProjectWise
• ProjectWise provides a Structured Environment for
managing Revit Data
– Everyone access the data from the same place – No file shares to manage – Ensure only the intended people have access to the
project data
– Use ProjectWise project templates to accelerate project
creation
Creating a Central File in ProjectWise
Project Insight for BIM Coordination and Management
• Central File Audit Trail • Linked file display • Dependency Management
Audit Trail Events
• ProjectWise Audit Trail – When was the File
Modified to be a Central file?
– Who has taken a Local
Working copy of the Central file?
– Each Synchronization
With Central event
• Who?, When?, From
What Computer?
Model Dependency Management
ProjectWise for Managing Standards
• ProjectWise has been used for years to manage
CAD standards:
– Control access and updates to MicroStation cells and
AutoCAD blocks
– Search for content by document name, metadata, or
project properties
– Provide document naming controls • Avoid re-work or rejected work due to standards
compliance issues
• Save time finding the correct content
ProjectWise for Managing Standards
ProjectWise for Managing Content
• Manage and access Revit families (RFA files) and
Revit templates (RTE files) in and from ProjectWise
– Use integrated search dialog in the load family process – Controlled access to standard details • ProjectWise Explorer functionality valuable for
Revit content management
– Thumbnails – Custom environments and interfaces – Views – Access control
ProjectWise for Managing Content
ProjectWise for Revit Content and Detail Management Benefits
• Manage one copy of each RFA – Eliminate managing duplicate files throughout your
organization
– Allows for server consolidation • Search tools make it easy to find the right
content
• Maintain your content as your competitive
advantage
• Simply security and control updated for content
and details
Collaboration Between Revit and AutoCAD Users
Large Projects Can Use Multiple Platforms
• CAD and CAD-based products are still used for: – Survey – Site design – MEP – Roads and rail – Hydraulics – Landscaping design • Need a structured process for Revit-CAD
workflow data exchange and interoperability
ProjectWise for Revit-CAD Interoperability
• Focus on AutoCAD and Revit users working together • Eliminate: – – – –
Design conflicts between CAD and Revit users Email, DVD, FTP file transfers Accidentally using “stale” data Missing deadlines due to communication problems
• Integrated Revit commands with ProjectWise: –
Export to CAD
– –
Import CAD Link CAD – with notifications on changes
CAD/Revit Interoperability
Additional Functionality
• Disable ProjectWise Integration option • Manage RFA-type catalogs as sets – Ensure type catalog set is not broken by move or rename – Scan Reference discovers and builds RFA catalog sets • Decal Type Images stored in ProjectWise • Background Images from ProjectWise when
rendering the open project in Revit
• Export rendered image to ProjectWise • Notification messages include the user name who
has locked the file.
Extending Revit Data
• Integrated ProjectWise viewer – Displays digital photographs,
Microsoft Office documents, PDFs, and any other content that can be viewed by an ActiveX viewer control
• Allows for model view and
review as a 3D PDF from ProjectWise Explorer without opening the file
Extending Revit Data
• ProjectWise Web Server – Integrates ProjectWise
content with Microsoft SharePoint
• Set of Web Parts that
expose ProjectWise content
– Can be deployed in a non-
SharePoint environment
• ASP.NET web page • Surfaces Revit data to the
project portal
Extending Revit Data – Bentley Navigator
• i-Model Creation Directly
From Revit
Summary
Summary of Benefits 1. Enable all project users to work with the project data the same way 2. Speed up Revit file synchronizations 3. Provide structure processes for managing, updating, and distributing Revit content 4. Easy to collaborate with and exchange data with CAD teams 5. Know everyone that accesses and updates the Central file (and when)
Summary of Benefits 6. Know immediately when linked files change 7. Easily incorporate Revit models with project data into Project Web Portals 8. Control updates to construction details – and easily make them available to everyone 9. Eliminate FTP and other creative file transfers 10.Launch the file with the correct Revit application – every time
ProjectWise: Broad Industry Adoption
• Used by 71 of the ENR Top 100 Design Firms • Used by 34 of the ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms • Used by 220 of the top 500 infrastructure owner-
operators
• Used by 25 of the 50 U.S. DOTs
““ We’ve made ProjectWise our global work-sharing platform to streamline team collaboration on projects of all sizes and complexities. We're really happy with the way it allows widely distributed project teams to confidently share and manage project data. In addition, our strategic partnership with Bentley enables us to develop and implement world-class solutions that meet the needs of our integrated project teams around the globe.”
Bruce A. Strupp/ATL CPE-Design Technology Director CH2M HILL
What Users are Saying
“We currently utilize ProjectWise in 32 projects, across more than 1300 users, representing $3 billion in construction costs alone. As most of the design data we currently manage is Revit based, ProjectWise V8i (SELECTseries 2) with Revit integration, as well as Delta File Transfer, will further enhance our Revit community by incorporating their workflows with supercharged network performance. ProjectWise has been tremendous in helping us collaborate with our business partners. ” – Radhika Menon, CIO
Joel A. Rosenbaum