Glossary
BIM for structure – A collaborative workflow

API; Application Programming Interface

Programming interface, i.e. a set of functions for accessing the services of an application (software) via a programming language.

ERP; Enterprise Resource Planning

Integrated management software designed to homogenize the company's information system. A single tool for managing purchasing, sales, inventory, production and accounting.

BCF; BIM Collaboration Format

Format for exchanging notes, questions, comments and revision requests between different BIM software packages.

BIM; Buiding Information Modeling

Information modeling. Process for collaboration between all the players in a construction project around a digital model.

The term BIM 3D or 3D digital mock-up is used to specify the three-dimensional virtual model. BIM 4D and BIM 5D indicate that time and cost are taken into account, respectively.