Documents
Delete discipline and status entries
In BIMcollab Twin, metadata helps you organize and classify your project documents. You can now manage your metadata more effectively by deleting discipline and status values from the options list. This article explains how to delete values and ...
Document events in Twin
Clicking on a document number in the document overview list displays the document's details. These details are organized into several tabs, including: Document, Versions, Attachments, Links, Document Sets, To Do's, Workflows, and Events. The Events ...
Download documents
This article provides a quick guide on downloading and accessing documents in BIMcollab Twin. Start by finding the documents you need. Once you are in the right project and phase (1) , go to the document module (2), filter and search for the needed ...
Preview, annotate, and collaborate on documents in BIMcollab Twin
BIMcollab Twin facilitates document management and communication, by allowing team members to upload any file types, and preview these three file types in the application: images, PDFs, and DWG files. This guide provides quick steps for previewing ...
Document Placeholders
When uploading your documents to BIMcollab Twin, you can choose to use a Placeholder for a document instead of immediately uploading at that point in time. These contain all the relevant information about the document, but allow you to perform the ...
Attach documents to 3D model elements
In BIMcollab Twin, users can attach documents uploaded in their Project phase directly to specific elements within the 3D model. Connecting documents to relevant objects provides context specific information and makes it easier to find relevant ...
Create and add a documents naming convention to a project phase
Within BIMcollab Twin, the document number is very important, because the entire version management depends on corresponding document numbers. Document naming conventions are essential for organizing files in a structured and consistent manner. ...
Customizing columns in a document list and using filters
The document overview displays information organized into columns. The order and visibility of these columns are customizable, so you can define how the information is shown. You can also use filters to customize what information is shown in the ...
Upload list
Uploading documents When uploading documents, BIMcollab Twin asks for document details, which can be filled in automatically using a special upload list, especially when a lot of documents need to be uploaded. This list links the file name to the ...
Version history
On BIMcollab Twin, the different versions of the same file are collected under the document number. If a new file is uploaded with the same document number, it will be considered a new version. Unique and consistent document numbering is therefore ...
Realization
In BIMcollab Twin, 'Realization' refers to the process of reviewing project documentation before receiving final approval for use during the construction phase. Such documents may include various types of information necessary for the construction ...
Documents module
You can find the documents module by going to "My projects", selecting a phase or a project and selecting the "documents" option from the left bar. All types of files can be classified and stored in this module. The system has extensive version ...
Metadata
Documents in BIMcollab Twin are always part of a location, project or project phase (Note: A document linked to a location or project does not have a phase). Many different kinds of documents are included within a project or a phase. A set of data is ...
Upload documents
At the top right of the screen is the button for adding (1) documents to a project phase. The path in the navigation menu (2) determines the space, location, project or project phase where the documents will be placed. Thus, it will be necessary to ...
Document sets
The document sets section (1) lists all document sets. Sets can be used to bundle documents. For example, all documents for a particular permit application. Per document the choice can be made whether a specific version is added to the set, or always ...
Document number
Within BIMcollab Twin, the document number is incredibly important. This is because the entire version management depends on corresponding document numbers. When uploading documents, it is checked whether the document number is already known within ...