COLLECTUS FOR ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS AND CONTRACTORS
A COMPLETE BIM LIBRARY AND INTEGRATED BIM EXECUTION PLAN
Collectus is a cloud based, BIM Standards library package that now includes an Integrated BIM Execution Plan (BXP) within Revit® 2020 to 2024. As a complete and vetted package of over 36,000+ online components (per Revit version), Collectus defines the project modeling and parameter data requirements, team coordination meeting schedules and required BIM deliverables.
Collectus is the first of its kind to provide a commercially available BXP tied directly to a multi-trade Revit library of imperial and metric standards, components, graphics, and templates. As a Revit application providing AEC firms a ready to use, office wide BIM Standards, Collectus alleviates the need for BIM Managers to create, manage and maintain their own office Revit standards and instead, focus on billable project work. Measuring ROI in general terms, Collectus typically pays for itself in about 3 to 4 months by reducing or eliminating non-billable time on overhead for BIM management needs. Collectus also saves time in deliverable production on every project while ensuring BIM consistency across all projects, firm-wide.
The editable Collectus BXP defines the project-specific required BIM model and parameter data deliverables for all AEC BIM team members, through all phases of the work. From Pre-Design through SD, DD, and CD’s into Pre-Con, Construction, Post-Construction, and into Operations, the Collectus BXP can be viewed in an instant by all team members at any time during the project.
Representing the culmination of 20 years of CDV Systems’ Revit consulting services to the AEC/O markets world-wide, Collectus is not just a BIM library. Designed for ease of use, minimizing model complexity, and conducive to facilitate the AEC modeling needs, Collectus is a set of best BIM practice workflow solutions that synthesize modeled components, visibility settings, shared parameters, and Revit schedules. In addition, Collectus allows the AEC firms the ability to host their existing BIM standards within the Collectus cloud at no additional charge.
Collectus includes Revit schedules for all content to ensure AEC model and parameter data requirements AND a multi-category, Audit feature (see image above) to “flag & locate” all non-compliant content per model. This Audit feature provides a fast & effective model review for any BIM Project Execution Plan needs, providing the optimal environment for model review, compliance, and delivery.
Here are some Collectus highlights
Collectus can now represent an AEC firms’ cloud based, complete and ready to use Revit standards package, which is fully documented, easy to learn and has a minimal learning curve.
Collectus an integrated BIM Execution Plan tied directly to the content, schedules and deliverables .
Collectus is designed using project tested, best practice BIM workflows to streamline the creation of Revit models ensuring a consistent and predictable modeling structure across all design disciplines.
Collectus to date includes 36,000+ architectural, FF+E, structural, MEP and landscape architectural Revit components for imperial and metric projects.
As a cloud-based, BIM management and delivery tool, Collectus content & BXP can be downloaded and used by any Revit user with internet access from any location in the world.
As a remote BIM management service, Collectus allows Revit staff to spend less time on BIM management and more time on BIM project needs.
All Revit content in this package is based on the CSI’s (Construction Specifications Institute) Masterformat specification classification. Collectus is integrated with CSI’s Crosswalk to automatically convert the MasterFormat classification parameter data into UniFormat and OmniClass classification parameter data. Read More…
The Collectus “Audit” feature flags and locates all non-compliant / non-compatible Revit model elements to ensure consistency and project uniformity for validating the modeling requirements.
The pre-built Collectus Revit architectural & engineering schedules and the contractor & sub-contractor schedules within each model allow for validation to ensure consistency and project uniformity of the parameter data requirements.
Technical support is available with a 24-hour response time.