Open BIM Cost Estimator

Automatic cost estimates

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• Description
• Open BIM workflow
• Details
• More information
  
  

Description

Open BIM Cost Estimator has been created to automatically estimate the execution cost of a construction project during its preliminary phases, in a simple and practical way, using a fast, efficient and precise design model, by taking into account the built surface, height of the building, and typological, construction, geographic and socioeconomic factors.

The Open BIM Cost Estimator user interface is divided into three tabs, which correspond to the preliminary phases of the project that are contemplated by the application:

• Phase I: Preliminary analysis


• Phase II: Draft project


• Phase III: Design project

Open BIM workflow

Open BIM Cost Estimator is integrated in the Open BIM workflow via the BIMserver.center platform. The program currently has the following exchange of information with the linked BIM model:

• Imports
  
  
  • All the 3D models
    Open BIM Cost Estimator reads the geometry of all the BIM models of the building from the BIM project to which it is linkedand displays it in its 3D view.


• Exports
  
  
  • Execution cost
    Open BIM Cost Estimator exports the execution cost of the project to the linked Open BIM project in PDF format.
  • More documents
    Open BIM Cost Estimator exports the documents that Open BIM Memorias CTE requires to the Open BIM project.

Details

• Program download, available languages...
  
  
• User license
  The permits that must be included in the user license to be able to use Open BIM Cost Estimator depend on the value of the execution cost that is calculated by the program:
  
  
  • Up to 1,000,000 €
    Users can use the program for free.
  • Up to 5,000,000 €
    The user license must include the Open BIM Cost Estimator Pro permit.
  • More that 5,000,000 €
    The user license must include the Open BIM Cost Estimator Expert permit.

 

More information

More information on Open BIM Cost Estimator can be found by clicking on the following links:

• General information


• Aim of the program


• Scope of application


• User interface


• Method used to calculate the cost of the building


• Factors contemplated during price applications (geographic, socioeconomic, typological, construction, climatic and seismic)


• Integration in the Open BIM workflow


• Results, checks and generated support documents