Viewpoint: Common formatting of product data: where are we headed and can we get there quicker?

Author: Andrew Minson

Date published

1 April 2016

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Viewpoint: Common formatting of product data: where are we headed and can we get there quicker?

The Structural Engineer

Author

Andrew Minson

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 4, 2016, Page(s) 48-49

https://doi.org/10.56330/JUIR5233

Date published

1 April 2016

Author

Andrew Minson

Citation

The Structural Engineer, Volume 94, Issue 4, 2016, Page(s) 48-49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56330/JUIR5233

Price

Standard: £9.95 + VAT
Members/Subscribers: Free

Andrew Minson of the MPA describes the work of the UK concrete and masonry industry to encourage common formatting of non-3D product data for BIM models and asks readers how this journey can be shortened.

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Pages:
48-49
Publisher:
The Institution of Structural Engineers

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BIM Opinion Issue 4

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