Glossary

  • Annex: Technical document stored in the GED
  • BIM or Building Information Model: digital building model
  • Token: Used for the conversion of a Plan to BIM file, used exclusively on Plans2BIM
  • EDM or electronic documents management: sets of features to manage projects and files
  • IFC or Industry Foundation Classes: BIM file format generated by plans2bim
  • Model: digital building model containing elements defined by their geometry and properties
  • Plan: source file containing the image of the architectural plan in 2D
  • Project: structure containing a set of files for a building modeling process
  • User: Person with an account (Login and Password) to access plans2bim
  • Workarea: interface of Plans2BIM dedicated to conversion and modeling
Glossary