Worksharing & Datasharing

The evaluation of optimal BIM process depends on the choice of uses and objectives of the model. This chapter aims to describe different strategies of worksharing and data sharing based on collaborative design that may occur in a working group or in a broader sense in a complex project, involving different actors that use different BIM authoring platforms. Some of the most important benefits of using BIM are the following: i) Collaborating between different design discipline; ii) Sharing model data with the involved actors; iii) Delivering useful information for a specific use. For this reason, the ability to support high quality information exchange implies a proper use of graphical/alphanumerical data and project documentation in a highly collaborative environment.