Leveraging Autodesk Products with FME: AutoCAD to GIS is Only the Beginning

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Autodesk Products FME Supports

AutoCAD Civil 3D Map 3D Revit BIM360

Problem: Automate Building Footprint Extrusion and Upload to BIM360

To

THIS:

How to go from

THIS:

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Solution

Problem: Validate CAD files against a spec

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Solution

Problem: Get your contractors to validate CAD files against a spec

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Solution FME Server running in FME Cloud

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Problem: Transform GIS data to AutoCAD

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GIS data:

● Geometries with attributes

● Relationships

● Dynamic: ○ attribute driven

symbology○ labels

CAD data:

● Geometries with no user attributes

● Static: ○ geometries have

predefined symbology○ labels are text objects

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Solution

Solution

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Solution

Problem: Create GIS data from source CAD data

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CAD data:● Can be interpreted by

human

GIS data:● Can be queried & analysed

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Solution

Solution

Problem: Automate Import of Standardized Design Assets into Business Systems

MMCD Asset Data Exchange Standard

Asset Data Exchange Business Drivers

1. Streamlined and electronic infrastructure asset data creation

2. Facilitates data transfer for TCA reporting and accounting

3. Revised and electronic invoicing

4. SAP Project Systems enhancement

5. Replace Label and Table

MMCD Asset Data Exchange Standard

1. Local Government Submissions▪ Existing recorded assets▪ Survey recorded assets▪ Design recorded assets▪ Construction recorded assets

2. Features and Attributes▪ Standardized feature names

▪ Standardized attribute names and values▪ Attribution occurs during design

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Solution

Special thanks to:Andrew Walther Founder - apwengineering.com

Herman LouieGIS Analyst - Engineering Department, GIS DivisionCity of Burnaby

“It’s all about the data – data governance”

ArcGIS

Microsoft Excel

BIMBuilding Information Modeling

GISCAD

ArcGIS

Microsoft Excel

BIMBuilding Information Modeling

GISCAD

Problem: Extract floorplans from BIM into GIS for routing

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How it’s done...

FME Revit ReaderPlugin

Data Views

Solution

Summary

Map 3D

BIM360

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Revit

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