Startup Location, Project Base Point and Survey Point

Every project has a startup location (true origin), project base point and a survey point, although they might not be visible in all views, because of visibility settings and view clippings. They cannot be deleted.
The startup location is the internal project origin and fixed on the plate having 1 mile (10 miles for 2011) radius. It is equivalent to the WCS Origin in a CAD (.dwg). Based on that origin and coordinate system, you can then have multiple locations in the form of shared coordinate systems with their own origin and orientations. So if you want to move your linked files around, you have to link them by Shared Coordinates and not by Origin to Origin as that will always land them at the same spot.
The project base point defines the origin (0,0,0) of the project coordinate system. It also can be used to position the building on the site and for locating the design elements of a building during construction. Spot coordinates and spot elevations that reference the project coordinate system are displayed relative to this point.

The survey point represents a known point in the physical world, such as a geodetic survey marker. The survey point is used to correctly orient the building geometry in another coordinate system, such as the coordinate system used in a civil engineering application.

Consider the following when working with project base points and survey points:

• To ensure accuracy of the model, be sure the model geometry is less than 1 mile (10  miles for 2011) from the startup location of the project base point. To check this measurement:
1. Use Move to Startup Location from the shortcut menu to move the project base point back to its startup location.
2. Use the Measure tool on the Modify tab to measure the distance from the project base point to the model geometry.
3. If the distance is more than 1 mile (10 miles for 2011), move the model geometry within 1 mile (10 miles for 2011) of the startup location of the project base point.
• Before you export a building site to a civil engineering application that accepts ADSK files, such as Civil 3D:
1. Move the unclipped survey point to the location agreed upon with the civil engineer.
2. Use the Specify Coordinates at a Point tool or enter the coordinates on the Site tab of the Building Site Export dialog, using the coordinates provided by the civil engineer.  
• To ensure that an imported DWG site is positioned correctly in the project: 
1. Using the coordinates you received from the civil engineer, specify the shared coordinates of the survey point.
2. Specify the correct angle for True North. Specify Positioning-Auto by Shared Coordinates to link the DWG file.



From BIM Skills Competition 2011 to buildingSMART Build ASIA Live 2011 international BIM competition

     Building Information Modelling (BIM) Competition 2011 is the first nationwide competition in Singapore, jointly organized by the Building and Construction Authority and buildingSMART Singapore. Held alongside the Singapore Construction Production Week, the event attracted around 140 participants from 47 teams of students and professionals participating in the 24 hours on-site competition held on 25 and 26 April 2011.
There are five categories for the competition, namely:

(a) Students (Architecture) [15 teams],

(b) Professionals (Architecture) [13 teams],

(c) Civil and structural engineering [5 teams],

(d) Mechanical and electrical engineering [9 teams],and

(e) Construction, quantity surveying and facilities management [5 teams].

     The 15 teams in the Students (Architecture) category comprised 44 students

from the Institute of Technical Education, the National University of Singapore,

Singapore Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic.
    

Aedas Pte Ltd                                                             1

Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner (S.E.Asia) Pte Ltd              3

BYME Engineering Hub                                                1

CPG Consultants Pte Ltd                                                4

DP Architects Pte Ltd                                                    5

Housing & Development Board (HDB)                           2

Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd                                        2

RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte) Ltd           1

Squire Mech Pte Ltd                                                   1

ST Architects & Engineers                                          4

Surbana International Consultants Pte Ltd                      2   

Woh Hup (Pte) Ltd                                                  2

Institute of Technical Education

College Central, Tampines Campus                              2

National University of Singapore                                  2

Singapore Polytechnic                                                   9

Temasek Polytechnic                                                      4

Others:                                                                                   2

Freelancer / professionals not affiliated

with any organisation 
Total                                                                                 47
                                              

     The competition has unveiled Singapore’s most skilled BIM users.
(See http://sgbimcompetition.com/)

     In conjunction with the buildingSMART ITM meeting in Singapore from 19 to 21

September 2011, buildingSMART Singapore is kicking off a buildingSMART Build

ASIA Live BIM international competition which we hope will create greater

awareness on BIM and IFC among industry practitioners all over the world.
     The Build ASIA Live@Singapore will be a 48 hour event which aims to showcase the

integrated design and collaborative features of BIM in construction. Teams from all

over the world will be allocated a site in Singapore and design brief just before the

commencement of the competition. The teams will be expected to use the arrays of

features available in BIM to create detailed designs and proposals. Teams will be

given instructions to submit their models and supporting documents at different

stages of the competition to a registered site (to be given at a later date).
 

Competition Registration & Schedule

(a) Registration of interest by 10th August 2011 -Interested teams should register your interest of participation giving your name, the company you are working for and e-mail contact to Mr Eddy Tan at eddy.tan@nova-hub.com

(b) Registration of teams by 31st August 2011 - Teams will register their team members at the registered web-site
(c) Schedule of BIM Competition

Commences on 8th Sep 2011 at 12.00 GMT
Closes on 10th Sep 2011 at 12.00 GMT

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BIM Adoption in Singapore Polytechnic

     Singapore Polytechnic is only one Polytechnic who offers Architecture Diploma in Singapore. Below is the Architecture Education in Singapore.

     The School believes that BIM an important part of challenging the creativity of the students into innovative architectural solutions. In order to formalize the integration of BIM into the curriculum, a pilot program was introduced in 2009 for final year students. A year later, the DARCH course now requires students to be able to conceptualise design ideas and develop into workable design schemes with details using BIM. As an indicator of the success of the BIM Instruction Pilot, DP Architects employed more than 60% of graduates in 2009, based on their possession of Revit skill.