Andrew Waring

We have a brand-new look. digital-guerrilla.scot While on the surface it may seem a small update to our previous website, there has been significant development in the background to support the planned expansion of our digital presence and training platforms in the coming months

Very Excited to lead @DGuerrillaScot Guerrilla into the future as Managing Director, hopefully living up to the legacy that Graham has forged. I'm humbled by the support and guidance from Graham as a mentor and friend. Long may it continue!

@for59j54 What's your standard bribe these days? Haha

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@a_shilliday @theNBS Only code I can think of would be SL_45_10  Living spaces. A group of spaces generally is a zone but the default zone categories are fairly vague, would just be occupied Theres no specific code as far as I can tell. Interesting question though

What @theNBS #Uniclass codes are folk using to define a flat or apartment within a larger complex? Each space can be defined, but need a group name. This isnt for drawings or models BTW. It is likely a defined Zone on a model and/or COBie....

@snowyweston @dgsimpson74 The other thing with morta is pulling contractor data down for filling in on revit or room data or something.

@Digital_Waring @dgsimpson74 curious what you'd both be wanting to pull (it feels more like a push kinda thing) disclaimer: I've never once seen an exhaustively itemised TIDP

Do any of my #BIM contacts have experience of linking a Morta TIDP directly to Revit drawing sheets, so we're not manually re-entering the same information? Previously we've used Ideate BIMLink to import sheet parameters from an XLSX TIDP.

@snowyweston @dgsimpson74 Probably just some sheet auditing. Cause we can pull info from the CDE in morta, we can probably flag on a sheet if it has the wrong description against the CDE. Currently Doing it on a dashboard but a big bit of red text on the titleblock is hard to ignore

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@for59j54 @Studio_Bim We are in the early stages of engagement for this. Still trying to get to an agreed installed cobie definition to then map to procurement. Doing it retrospectively right now which is a pain

@Digital_Waring @Studio_Bim Absolutely agree. Again depends on the workflow. In a Native>IFC>FedCOBie workflow the checks would focus on the SPF. This workflow usually wouldnt force commissioning data into IFC, so would need to to manage the CPD install data QC e.g. database. Be good to see your workflow

43 EIRs reviewed in the last 3 months 32 received during tender, rest after. 23 still refer to 1192. 11 were obvious find-replace from 1192 to #ISO19650. 37 were not project or appointment specific 37! So they were not #ISO19650 compliant They wont add value! They are #BIMWaste

@for59j54 @Studio_Bim We are working with some contractors at the minute and the marrying of components against suppliers is the tricky bit. Getting integrated with buyers would help but it's not often the design is done early enough to catch the data prior to subby tender!

@Digital_Waring @Studio_Bim We covered two common workflows in our COBie for contractors book. But the focus is mainly on handover as the power of COBie over anything else, including IFCSPFF is the spreadsheet format and the ability to extract and transfer into CAFM or their asset register sheets

@for59j54 @Studio_Bim I'm thinking more stage 4 tenders. Contractor led definitely helps from the outset though and is what we recommend if possible

@Digital_Waring @Studio_Bim I guess it depends on what stage your refering too. We as main contractor are typically engaged between stages 1-2, and develop stage 3 & 4 ourselves, typically under 2 stage tender. Stage 2 or 3 COBie output is useless. Still easier for me 2 extract data I need from the source

@for59j54 @Studio_Bim Yeah, I think cobie within ifc or at least some sort of validation and assurance is needed. Does the model match the design and the reality of procurement. Alot is left on the table pre contract that should be sorted

@Digital_Waring @Studio_Bim But no, never get any COBie outputs from early design teams. Not in past 2 years anyway. A few from the PM who populates the facility/space sheet only which again I found doesnt tally with the drawings or revit/IFC model because it was meddled with. So not reliable.

@for59j54 @Studio_Bim The transition across contract and integrating CDP is especially difficult though.

@for59j54 @Studio_Bim Interesting. I'd disagree with you there. Ifc for sure. Geometry and data, but trying to collate supply chain info against a fragmented and inaccurate target is problematic. Needs to be strong link between definition of maintainable assets and procurement for it to be efficient.

@for59j54 @Studio_Bim Yeah. It's an issue as well when it comes to actual lists of things. Has it been reconciled with the actual design. How often do you receive a fully complete design stage cobie that is *gasp* accurate, as part of the tender, not half way through stage 5!

@Digital_Waring @Studio_Bim Even the really good database list approach is that its still not tailored to the project. Its certainly leaner than the current doc prattle approach but we still find they are used as templates, & they still ask for stuff the client/PM or AM/FM dont want because not unticked.

@for59j54 How many pages total? I've had to wade through about 160 pages today and about 90 percent, I just skipped as filler

@for59j54 I'll be quoting you a bit John (with your blessing) at digital construction north BIM waffle. Or is it Prattle? The best document is one that folk actually read and use. Most of the time it isn't a document but a succinct list of requirements that can actually be validated.

@Studio_Bim @for59j54 We've gotten to the point where all of it is in bits. We can pull it all together into a bep that no one will read for contracts but really, everything is its own thing based on bim use. And even then, we now advocate a dB and to the point approach. Like rob is demoing at DCN.

@for59j54 Sounds like Lord of the Templates... one template to rule them all... Would it be more advantageous to have building blocks that you can pull together to create the document you really need, template-ish perhaps?

Any of my connections a Power BI service, Azure application, Python API wizz that can maybe help with a query i've been bashing my head against? relates to trying to work around the Report.Read.All Delegated permissions only in azure.

@ThreeUKSupport Nope. Cancelled in time. Wonder how many folk didn't manage to or didn't notice. Given I didn't consent to or was informed of the free trial to begin with, I'm wondering how legal this practise is!.

@Digital_Waring Sorry to hear this happened, Andrew. We understand it'll be concerning. It's true that the initial stage is free but you'll need to pay later. Have you already been charged? -Fraser

hey @ThreeUK. Whose idea was it to add a "free" subscription to @paramountplus to my contract. Not tell me and then have it auto renew to £7.99 a month that I have to cancel or get charged. Bit shady signing folk up to paid subscriptions without asking