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Using 4D Simulation for Materials Planning and Management

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This video demonstrates how to use 4D simulation for materials management using the Autodesk Revit
platform and Navisworks Manage software. The video shows techniques for: adding parameters to
construction models to track building elements; creating schedules for planning and managing materials;
using 4D simulation to identify materials availability problems; adjusting construction plans and
sequences.

In this exercise, students will learn how to:

Add shared and project parameters to a construction model to track the status of building
elements.
Create schedules in Revit for planning and managing materials acquisition.
Use 4D simulation to identify materials availability problems.
Adjust construction plans and sequences based on materials availability.

Student Exercise

Unit7_Lesson2_Exercise3_Start.rvt

Run a 4D simulation on the model file contained in the dataset to identify the construction tasks
planned for a specific time period – for example, week 11 of the project schedule.
Create a search filter to isolate the building elements required for this set of tasks.
Refine the search filter and viewpoint settings to highlight these elements based upon their
availability – green for elements that are available, and red for elements that are not available.
Identify the building elements that are not available and require expediting to allow construction as
 planned.

Files:
Imperial Unit Datasets for Lesson 2 Exercise 3 [1] Metric Unit Datasets for Lesson 2 Exercise 3 [2]

Source URL:
http://auworkshop.autodesk.com/library/bim-curriculum-construction/using-4d-simulation-materials-planning-and-manage
ment

Links
[1] http://auworkshop.autodesk.com/sites/default/files/core-page-files/unit7_lesson2_exercise3_start_imperial.zip
[2] http://auworkshop.autodesk.com/sites/default/files/core-page-files/unit7_lesson2_exercise3_start_metric.zip

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