BIM Survey 2014

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Thank you for your time to complete our survey on our Building Information Modeling (BIM) initiative. The survey should only take about 5 minutes. Everyone who completes the survey is eligible to receive a $250 free credit for FME Cloud.

Your answers will be used to help guide future FME development. If you have any questions about this survey, please email info@safe.com or call 604-501-9985.

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* 1. Who are you?

Name:

Company:

Job Title:

Country:

Email Address:

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* 2. Which application category do you most associate with?

BIM - Building Information Modeling

CAD - Computer-Aided Design

GIS - Geographic Information Systems

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which industry vertical are you from?

Architecture

Civil Engineering

Construction

Electrical Engineering

Energy

Facilities Management

Government

Mechanical Engineering

Military

Telecommunications

Transportation

Utilities

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How important is BIM to your workflows in the calendar year of 2014?

Very important

Important

Somewhat important

Not very important

None - zero importance

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* 5. Which BIM applications and formats do you use and / or receive data from?

	I use it.	I receive data from it.
ArchiCAD	ArchiCAD I use it.	ArchiCAD I receive data from it.
AutoCAD Architecture	AutoCAD Architecture I use it.	AutoCAD Architecture I receive data from it.
AutoCAD MEP	AutoCAD MEP I use it.	AutoCAD MEP I receive data from it.
Autodesk Revit	Autodesk Revit I use it.	Autodesk Revit I receive data from it.
Bentley AECOsim Building Designer	Bentley AECOsim Building Designer I use it.	Bentley AECOsim Building Designer I receive data from it.
CATIA	CATIA I use it.	CATIA I receive data from it.
IFC	IFC I use it.	IFC I receive data from it.
SketchUp	SketchUp I use it.	SketchUp I receive data from it.
Tekla	Tekla I use it.	Tekla I receive data from it.
Vectorworks	Vectorworks I use it.	Vectorworks I receive data from it.
None	None I use it.	None I receive data from it.

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Please rate the following data exchange paths in terms of their value to you. (1 = Not Important, 5 = Very Important)

	1 (Not Important)	2	3	4	5 (Very Important)
CAD to BIM	CAD to BIM 1 (Not Important)	CAD to BIM 2	CAD to BIM 3	CAD to BIM 4	CAD to BIM 5 (Very Important)
BIM to CAD	BIM to CAD 1 (Not Important)	BIM to CAD 2	BIM to CAD 3	BIM to CAD 4	BIM to CAD 5 (Very Important)
Databases to BIM	Databases to BIM 1 (Not Important)	Databases to BIM 2	Databases to BIM 3	Databases to BIM 4	Databases to BIM 5 (Very Important)
BIM to Databases	BIM to Databases 1 (Not Important)	BIM to Databases 2	BIM to Databases 3	BIM to Databases 4	BIM to Databases 5 (Very Important)
GIS to BIM	GIS to BIM 1 (Not Important)	GIS to BIM 2	GIS to BIM 3	GIS to BIM 4	GIS to BIM 5 (Very Important)
BIM to GIS	BIM to GIS 1 (Not Important)	BIM to GIS 2	BIM to GIS 3	BIM to GIS 4	BIM to GIS 5 (Very Important)
Spreadsheets to BIM	Spreadsheets to BIM 1 (Not Important)	Spreadsheets to BIM 2	Spreadsheets to BIM 3	Spreadsheets to BIM 4	Spreadsheets to BIM 5 (Very Important)
BIM to Spreadsheets	BIM to Spreadsheets 1 (Not Important)	BIM to Spreadsheets 2	BIM to Spreadsheets 3	BIM to Spreadsheets 4	BIM to Spreadsheets 5 (Very Important)
One BIM application to another BIM application	One BIM application to another BIM application 1 (Not Important)	One BIM application to another BIM application 2	One BIM application to another BIM application 3	One BIM application to another BIM application 4	One BIM application to another BIM application 5 (Very Important)

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Please rate the following capabilities in terms of their value to you. (1 = Not Important, 5 = Very Important)

	1 (Not Important)	2	3	4	5 (Very Important)
Automation of BIM workflows (including import/export, reporting, etc)	Automation of BIM workflows (including import/export, reporting, etc) 1 (Not Important)	Automation of BIM workflows (including import/export, reporting, etc) 2	Automation of BIM workflows (including import/export, reporting, etc) 3	Automation of BIM workflows (including import/export, reporting, etc) 4	Automation of BIM workflows (including import/export, reporting, etc) 5 (Very Important)
Add geographic location to BIM models	Add geographic location to BIM models 1 (Not Important)	Add geographic location to BIM models 2	Add geographic location to BIM models 3	Add geographic location to BIM models 4	Add geographic location to BIM models 5 (Very Important)
Clash detection	Clash detection 1 (Not Important)	Clash detection 2	Clash detection 3	Clash detection 4	Clash detection 5 (Very Important)
Combine attribute or tabular data with existing models	Combine attribute or tabular data with existing models 1 (Not Important)	Combine attribute or tabular data with existing models 2	Combine attribute or tabular data with existing models 3	Combine attribute or tabular data with existing models 4	Combine attribute or tabular data with existing models 5 (Very Important)
Create reports, maps, and PDFs from your BIM software	Create reports, maps, and PDFs from your BIM software 1 (Not Important)	Create reports, maps, and PDFs from your BIM software 2	Create reports, maps, and PDFs from your BIM software 3	Create reports, maps, and PDFs from your BIM software 4	Create reports, maps, and PDFs from your BIM software 5 (Very Important)
Estimating / costing	Estimating / costing 1 (Not Important)	Estimating / costing 2	Estimating / costing 3	Estimating / costing 4	Estimating / costing 5 (Very Important)
Municipal code and plan review	Municipal code and plan review 1 (Not Important)	Municipal code and plan review 2	Municipal code and plan review 3	Municipal code and plan review 4	Municipal code and plan review 5 (Very Important)
Perform volume calculations	Perform volume calculations 1 (Not Important)	Perform volume calculations 2	Perform volume calculations 3	Perform volume calculations 4	Perform volume calculations 5 (Very Important)
Process very large BIM files	Process very large BIM files 1 (Not Important)	Process very large BIM files 2	Process very large BIM files 3	Process very large BIM files 4	Process very large BIM files 5 (Very Important)
QA / Check quality of data	QA / Check quality of data 1 (Not Important)	QA / Check quality of data 2	QA / Check quality of data 3	QA / Check quality of data 4	QA / Check quality of data 5 (Very Important)
Space extraction (e.g. extract rooms from a model as 3D geometries)	Space extraction (e.g. extract rooms from a model as 3D geometries) 1 (Not Important)	Space extraction (e.g. extract rooms from a model as 3D geometries) 2	Space extraction (e.g. extract rooms from a model as 3D geometries) 3	Space extraction (e.g. extract rooms from a model as 3D geometries) 4	Space extraction (e.g. extract rooms from a model as 3D geometries) 5 (Very Important)
Synchronize BIM data in a central location for sharing with other stakeholders	Synchronize BIM data in a central location for sharing with other stakeholders 1 (Not Important)	Synchronize BIM data in a central location for sharing with other stakeholders 2	Synchronize BIM data in a central location for sharing with other stakeholders 3	Synchronize BIM data in a central location for sharing with other stakeholders 4	Synchronize BIM data in a central location for sharing with other stakeholders 5 (Very Important)

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Which standards do you use? Select all that apply.

BCF - BIM Collaboration Format

CityGML

COBie - Construction-Operations Building Information Exchange

gbxml - Green Building XML Schema

IFC - Industry Foundation Classes

LandXML

NBIMS - National Building Information Model Standard

OCCS - OmniClass Construction Classification System

None - I do not use any BIM standards

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What are you using BIM for? Select all that apply.

As a data source for other non-BIM workflows (e.g. GIS, CAD, Reporting, etc)

Analysis

Code review

Conceptual design

Construction 4D/5D

Construction logistics

Demolition

Detailed design

Documentation

Emergency response

Energy efficiency

Fabrication

Operation and maintenance

Programming

Renovation

None - I do not currently use BIM

Other (please specify)

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* 10. What is your greatest BIM data problem? Please describe the problem, and how a software tool could help you with that problem.

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* 11. Have you ever used FME before?

Yes

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* 12. If you’ve transformed or translated BIM data using FME, do you have any feedback or suggestions for improvement?

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* 13. Any other comments?

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* 14. Thanks! Would you like a $250 free credit for FME Cloud? (Note: It can be applied to existing accounts, or in addition to the $250 voucher for new accounts, for a total credit of $500. For full rules and details, see www.safe.com/bim-survey-rules).

Yes