Introduction
With FME you can convert and transform your BIM information to suit the needs of any stakeholder to ensure everyone gets the details they need. Read data from common BIM formats like IFC, Revit, and SketchUp and extract only the details you need like 2D floor plans, 3D shells, or specific attributes.
For a high-level overview of how FME can help you with BIM, see our website.
BIM Terminology
Building Information Modeling (BIM): commonly used in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry (AEC). These models are digital representations of places, containing details about characteristics and geometry.
Building Smart International (BSI): provides standards for BIM data.
Data Views: the Revit reader provides Data Views, which simplify the complex BIM data for conversion to simpler formats. For example, the Floorplan data view extracts 2D floorplan representations of the 3D BIM geometry. These data views give you a headstart on creating conversions from BIM to 3D, GIS, or CAD. For a list of the data views, please refer to the Revit reader documentation. The IFC reader does not presently provide Data Views. However, due to similarities between IFC and the RVZ file produced by the FME Exporter plugin, the Revit reader can be used to read many IFC files using Data Views.
FME Exporter for Revit: supports single and batch exports, creating .rvz files from .rvt to be used in FME Workbench FME 2018 and prior, and Revit 2018 and prior. You can use FME’s IFC with Data Views for Revit reader with Revit’s IFC Exporter with FME 2019+ and Revit 2019+. See this article for more information.
Tutorials
Getting Started Articles
- Revit
- IFC
- Reading from IFC
- Transforming IFC
- Writing to IFC
Other
- How to create a BIM 360 Document Management Web Connection
- Extracting from BIM or AEC models for GIS
- Draping Imagery Textures on Terrain Surfaces
Format Documentation
Autodesk Revit Reader
BIM Collaboration Format (BCF) Reader/Writer
CityJSON Reader/Writer
HERE Venue Map (GML) Writer Parameters
IFC with Data Views Reader
Industry Foundation Class STEP/XML Files (IFC) Reader/Writer
OGC CityGML Reader/Writer
OGC IndoorGML Reader/Writer
Transformer Documentation
AutodeskBIM360DocsConnector
IFCPropertySetDefinitionCreator
IFCQuantitySetDefinitionCreator
SurfaceFootprintReplacer
Top Questions and Answers
Find the roofs of 3D buildings
Additional Resources
Blogs
Active Metadata Platforms for Spatial Data and XML
GIS Users On BIM Adoption (Infographic)
Nuclear BIM: Forsmark Integrates CAD, GIS, BIM, and Non-Spatial
Taking Building Modeling to the next level with Game Engines
"The Great BIM vs. GIS Debate" and 2.5D City Models
The State (+ Future) of BIM and GIS Interoperability
The Why of BIM to GIS: George Washington's Mount Vernon
Visualizing Geospatial Data in a Web Browser with Cesium ion and FME
Packages and Custom Transformers
Autodesk BIM360 Docs
GetRevitServerModels
IFCTemplater
RevitVersionMapper
TraitsToAttributes
Presentations
All your BIM are belong to us - Revit and FME for Enterprise Data Management [21:29]
BIMfy Your PDFs [starts at 1:27:00, 24:15]
FME Experiences with GeoBIM in the United Arab Emirates [23:38]
FME: The Ultimate Missing Link and Workflow for BIM and GIS at Denver International Airport
GIS im BIM-Projekt: Anforderungen und Potentiale [14:12 | German]
How to Use FME in BIM Workflows [13:14]
Videos
Airports Data Integration: BIM and GIS [5:10]
The FME Bridge Between BIM & GIS [8:23]
Webinars
BIM Workflows: How to Build From CAD & GIS for Infrastructure [1:05:00]
Extend the Value of Your BIM Data with FME: Part 1 [1:00:00]
Extend the Value of Your BIM (& Revit) Data with FME: Part 2 [1:10:00]
How to Create GIS and BIM Interoperability [1:11:00]
Your Data in Unreal: How to Bring Data Into Gaming Environments [1:12:49]
Known Issues
For a list of Known Issues, see the following articles: 2021.x, 2020.x, 2019.x, 2018.x, 2017.x
Support
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