BIMcloud Basics - The Teamwork Concept

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Welcome to your journey in Archicad with BIMcloud, where collaboration on architecture and construction projects is taken to the next level. In this article, we'll explore the concept of Teamwork, an essential tool for working as a team efficiently and without conflicts.

1. What is Teamwork in BIMcloud?

Teamwork is an Archicad feature that allows multiple users to work simultaneously on the same project. Using a reservation system, Teamwork ensures that each user can work on different parts of the project without interference, maintaining the integrity of the model.

2. Reserving Elements

• Reserving elements: To work on a model element, you must first reserve it. This prevents other users from making changes to the same element at the same time.

• Reservation methods: You can reserve elements from the Teamwork Palette or by using the context menu with a right-click.

• Creating new elements: You don't need to reserve in advance to create new elements; these are automatically reserved for you.
  
  

3. Modifying and Deleting Elements

• Reservation requirements: To modify or delete an element, attribute or other type of data, you must first reserve it.

• Releasing elements: Once you finish working on an element, you must release it so that other users can reserve it.
  
  

4. Reservation Status

• Constant updates: The reservation status of any element is continuously updated while you are connected, ensuring that all users have up-to-date information on element availability.
  
  

5. Requesting and Assigning Elements

• Requesting elements: If you need to work on an element that is reserved by another user, you can request it. The owner of the element will receive a notification with your request.

• Assigning elements: You can assign elements you have reserved to other users if necessary.
  
  

6. User Interface

• Teamwork Palette: This central tool lets you manage element reservations. You can dock it in the Archicad interface according to your preference for quick and easy access.
  
  

Basic Principles of Teamwork

• Conflict-free collaboration: The reservation system prevents unexpected changes and conflicts in the shared model.

• Element availability: Unreserved elements are available to other users, facilitating collaboration and workflow.
  
  

Conclusion

The concept of Teamwork in BIMcloud is designed to optimise collaboration and efficiency on shared projects. By understanding and correctly using reservations, requests and assignments, you can ensure that your team works in an orderly manner and without conflicts, maintaining the integrity of the project.

We hope this article has given you a clear understanding of the fundamentals of Teamwork in BIMcloud. If you have any questions or need more details, please don't hesitate to contact SIMBIM at +34 800 000 143 or email us at support@simbim.es..