#Multipatch escha series#

The method I choose depends on what the source of my BIM data is, and how I intend to use it in ArcGIS. These include converting individual BIM elements to GIS features, using a BIM file as a single complex GIS feature, or using BIM-derived data as s complex point marker symbol.

#Multipatch escha series#

In a series of blog posts I will share three practical ways to attack GIS and BIM data integration. Getting CAD and BIM data into ArcGIS is the first step in this type of integration. A significant hurdle to achieving BIM-GIS integration is the nuts and bolts process of integrating BIM data, often in the form of an assortment of proprietary file, web, and database-based information stores with GIS.įrequently, engineers and facilities managers want to reuse information from BIM in GIS analytical and visualization tools.

By using BIM and GIS together with time information, project participants can better understand the impacts of decisions before, during and after the construction of a project. The integration of BIM and GIS enables deeper insight for better decision making, communication, and understanding. GIS extends the value of digital Building Information Modeling (BIM) design data through visualization and analysis of structures in the context of the natural and built environment.