Using SMC to Verify Compliance with Guidelines
Solibri Model Checker is widely accepted as the leader in BIM-based quality assurance checking. Quality assurance can also include measuring compliance with Guidelines that have been established at the micro or macro level (process, project, agency or even territory). While there are many examples of BIM Guidelines, the process of checking them, in most cases, will remain the same: a list of requirements for the project is converted to rules that will be consistently applied to validate the model and to verify that it adheres to these requirements.
Using several different rule templates, you can build a ruleset that reflects the BIM Guidelines. Listed below are example requirements from the Massport MPA Bim Guidelines, along with the corresponding template that would be used to convert the requirement to a Rule in SMC.
| BIM Guideline Requirement | Solibri Model Checker (SMC) Rule Template |
|---|---|
| OmniClass Spaces by Function (Table 13) | Property Rule Template with Component Filters Rule + Classification |
| Dimensions of components are accurate | Property Rule Template with Component Filters Rule component dimensions are greater than / less than minimum/maximum values. |
| Model Elements must exist | Model Should Have Components |
| Floor to Floor distances | Floor Distance |
| Space Naming Requirements | Property Rule Template with Component Filters Rule + Classification |
| Space ID/Number Requirements | Components Must Have Unique Identifier |
| Spaces greater than 9 sqft must be modelled | Space Validation: Check Unallocated Space |
| Room spaces are completely enclosed by walls | Space Validation: Acceptable error in space perimeter |
| Gross Area Calculations | Floor and Gross Area Analysis |
| Usable/Rentable Area Calculations | GSA Extension |
| ADA Checks | Accessible Door Rule Accessible Ramp Rule Accessible Stair Rule Accessible Window Rule Free Floor Space |
| FM Data Validation | COBie Extension |
| Clearance Requirements | Free Area In Front Of Components Component Distance |
| Clash Detection | General Intersection Rule Allowed Beam Intersections |