BiM Everyone

using and

BiMUp SketchUp
as a

BIM platform
www.BiMUp.co.uk info@BiMUp.co.uk

BiMUp 5D
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BiMUp Limited
424 Lee High Road London SE12 8RW United Kingdom

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About BiMUp 5D
BiMUp Ltds first product, is called BiMUp 5D which directly relates to the day-to-day use of BiM. It is simple, but quite remarkable, software that enables quantities to be taken off any SketchUp model (The technicalities of this are contained in the product details and demonstrated in the video presentations). We have brought this to market because it is the crucial missing part of the jigsaw that enables BiM using SketchUp to become a reality. It means that cost-modelling can be auto-generated from the earliest design models and that each time there is a change, the spreadsheets are also updated automatically. We are aware that this is quite a provocative step. It may mean that 95% of construction projects can be BiM Compliant without the need for the expensive software, hardware and training implications of the alternatives. Because of the inherent adaptability of SketchUp and the millions of intelligent users, we consider that it will only be a matter of time before the missing 5% is also covered.

Summary...
So, BiMUp Limited is focussed on construction, through its name and through its software product, BiMUp 5D. But we do not see that as the end of the story, because we think that SketchUp will increasingly be used to model all sorts of products and installations in other industries.

As John Bacus (SketchUp Project Manager) said about our ideas...

...I really like your use of the term day to day BIM. I think youre really onto something there. This is how buildings really get built.

SketchUp is a registered trademark of Trimble

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For that reason, BiMUp 5D will also be used as a quantifying tool on a widespread basis.

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The company was set up in 2012 to take a full part in the rapid changes occurring in the construction industry and to seize the opportunities offered by the growing use of SketchUp as a 3D modelling software. All the directors have direct business experience in the construction and property sector as well as selling software to the construction professionals going back to the 90s.

Counter-Culture
We see great potential in the development and use of clever, simple and lower-cost solutions to problems. This is something that we have observed, and we think that there is a growing counterculture in this direction. This is not just a trend for smaller organisations who do not have access to the same level of capital. It is increasingly taken up by larger companies who want more speed and effectiveness from the deployment of their resources. We have observed that there are many individuals and organisations engaged in new, creative ventures, driven by the almost limitless horizon of possibilities that results from technology. We think that current economic conditions (particularly in the West) will mean that this energy is vital to the success of all sorts of commercial activity. This will certainly not be limited to construction, but it is to that industry that we have given our initial focus.

BiM for Everyone

We have made this commitment for a number of reasons but the primary source is that we have been users ourselves. We have experienced the speed and functionality of SketchUp. It is possible to model almost anything in 3D using the platform whole buildings, the detail of a steelwork junction, etc. because we have done it. We have also been checking what remarkable progress other people have made in SketchUp, particularly in the USA. Of course there are other reasons which are less personal, for instance, is free, that there are already millions of SketchUp users across different industries, that SketchUp is an easy to learn, perfect tool to start the journey into the 3D modelling world, etc. This is why we have had the confidence to claim that BiM can be achieved, in a way that is straight-forward and successful, by using BiMUp and SketchUp.

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Accordingly, BiMUp Limited is concerned directly with Building Information Modelling using SketchUp as a platform.

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About BiMUp Limited Team

Ipeng Kiang BA (Hons) BArch ARB, RIBA

Ipeng is a member of the BIM product development team. He is also an Architect and former Partner of a multi-disciplinary Professional Consultancy, with responsibility in design and production information, working with Developers, Local Authorities, Social Housing Providers and House Builders. He was responsible for leading the Design Team on larger Masterplanning schemes on both new build and refurbishment developments.

Jeremy Lodge MA (Cantab) DipArch ARB, RIBA

Jeremy is responsible for the BIM business development strategy. He is also an Architect and former equity partners in a large multi-disciplinary practice with offices in London and Birmingham, with over 30 partners and 200 staff. He was responsible for all design functions including managing all aspects of that process projects, business, development, recruitment, management systems, design standards.

Gregory Malek MSc (Arch) ARB, RIBA

Gregory is responsible for all aspects of the BIM product and the technical side of the project. His long track record in IT and software implementation for professionals goes back to the 90s, where he was at the heart of the first BIM products like MicroStation, ArchiCAD and ArchiTECH.PC. He has over 20 years of experience using CAD systems. He is also an Architect with extensive experience in project and construction management acquired at the Top 100 worlds largest multi-disciplinary architectural practice and through his own construction company.

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1. BiMUp5D - Downloads and Installation11
1.1 1.2 1.3 Downloads and Installation BiMUp 5D - Trial and Full Version SketchUp Versions

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BiMUp 5D - Introduction14
2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 BiMUp 5D Toolbar Attributes and Reports Component Placement Problems - Contact Us - Dont Give Up First Steps

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BiMUp 5D - Attributes 16
3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Pre-defined Attributes Special $ Attributes BiMUp 5D Bespoke Attributes Dynamic Component Attributes

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Attributes 16
4.1 4.2 4.3 Adding Attributes Edit Attributes Advanced Techniques

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BiMUp 5D - Define Attributes  21

5.1 How to Define Attributes in BiMUp 5D using a CSV editor.

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BiMUp 5D - Report Wizard23

6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 Attribute Settings Special Attributes Metric and Architectural Calculations Special Layers Attribute Filters Attribute Selection Text Substitutions PDF Text Formatting PDF Page Layout PDF Properties Other Options Other Buttons BiMUp 5D Report Format

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7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Reports Folder / Output Folder Styles Folder - *.bus Attributes Folder - *.bua Default Attributes

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8.1 8.2 8.3 Set on Instance is a setting for attributes in BiMUp 5D Setting default values Setting Instance values
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9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 Assign Attributes to Components Report on Dynamic Component Attributes Create a Report or *.CSV file of Attributes in the model Create a *.PDF Report Save Attributes in SketchUp model for Component Calculate Area No Limit on number of Attributes Include an image of the SketchUp model in the Report Define Attributes based on size of Component instances Calculate extended cost or total weight of Components Perform calculations on Attributes Filter Components for Report Drill into Groups and Components for nested Components Place multiple Attributes in a Report Cell Add custom Report rows Filter Components for Report Assign Attributes to Components

10. BiMUp 5D - Advanced Features 56

10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 Report Format Number Formatting Calculations and Substitutions Pricing PDF Properties Filtering - specifying components to include in the report List Attributes - displaying multiple attributes in a single cell Define Attributes - define attributes for components in a CSV file Custom Report Rows - adding calculations and additional information to report based on component totals

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11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Calculations - setting attribute values based on size of components, or other attributes. Area - report on the area of a face in a component. Number Formatting - Database and Currency formatting List Attributes - creating a list of sub-attributes Filtering - filtering which attributes to include in report Auto Generate Attributes - define and edit attributes in an excel spread sheet

12. BiMUp 5D vs SketchUp Report Features Comparison57

12.1 12.2 Overview Main Differences

13. BiMUp 5D - Basic Features57

13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Report on Dynamic Component attributes Add your own attributes and report on them Define new attributes to be used in editing and reporting Edit Attributes for components Perform calculations on attributes

14. BiMUp 5D - Only Features57

14.1 14.2
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Include an image of the SketchUp model in the report Report on both Groups and Components
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Define which attributes you want to include in your report Combine and count components with similar attributes Extend cost and other fields (multiply by quantity) Total extended cost and other fields Report of areas and volumes

15. BiMUp 5D - Advanced Features57

15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Define order and format of report columns Use Excel with *.CSV file to define attribute values Add custom report rows Show multiple attributes in a single column

16. BiMUp 5D - Video Tutorials 64

16.1 16.2 BiMUp 5D - How to extend Total Weight Tutorial Steps

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SketchUp Versions 66
17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 SketchUp 8 Reinstalling Copying Files Using multiple versions of SketchUp

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SketchUp Extensions

19. BiMUp 5D - Calculations 68

19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 BiMUp 5D Calculations are used to preset or calculate vales for Attributes Substitutions Substitution codes Metric calculations String Fields Numeric Fields Calculations Ruby Code Testing Calculations Conditional Expressions Default Values Extended prices and costs Extending length values Advanced Techniques

20. BiMUp 5D - Area73

20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.10 Specifying Faces to use for areas Use Layer Name Identify face in existing Component How to use Area and cost per unit to create a Report Attribute for Area Cost per Square Meter Cost of Component based on area Combining Area and Area-Cost Extending the area or area-cost by count Final Report

21. BiMUp 5D - Number Formatting 82

21.1 Available Formats
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Database Formatting Currency Formatting Advanced Techniques

22. BiMUp 5D - List Attributes 84

22.1 22.2 22.3 BiMUp 5D List Attributes Defining List attributes Note the highlighted areas

23. BiMUp 5D - Custom Report Rows 86

23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.9 23.10 23.11 23.12 BiMUp 5D Custom Report Rows Calculations Total Values Calculated values Formatting values Adding report rows More Help Modifying the Ruby Script Errors in the ruby script Error messages Ruby Console Default Ruby Code

24. BiMUp 5D - Filtering92

24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8 24.9 Filter by layers and hidden geometry Filter by selection Filter using Skip_If and No_Drill Skip_If attribute No_Drill Reversing Skip_If and No_Drill Attributes Specifying Package Components Filter using filter expressions Advanced Techniques

25. BiMUp 5D - Auto Generate Attributes 100

25.1 Step-by-Step guideline

26. BiMUp 5D - Skip If using calculations102

26.1 Skip_If example using calculations

27. BiMUp 5D - PDF Properties103

27.1 27.2 Properties in BiMUp 5D Report Wizard BiMUp 5D settings

28. BiMUp 5D - Time Formats105

28.1 28.2 Usage Example

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BiMUp 5D - Downloads and Installation 1. BiMUp5D - Downloads and Installation

1.1 1.2 1.3 Downloads and Installation BiMUp 5D - Trial and Full Version SketchUp Versions

Downloads and Installation

To download our Trial or Full Version of BiMUp 5D you would have to register at: http://www.bimup.co.uk/download-menu/download/

After registration you would access a download link to our latest version of BiMUp 5D. Single Click will start the download. When the download is completed you would have to unzip the installation. The unzipped file would allow you to install BiMUp 5D - double Click on the file would start the installation - please follow the steps on your computer screen to complete the installation.
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BiMUp 5D - Trial and Full Version

The downloaded version of BiMUp 5D is limited to 14 Days, Fully Functional, Trial Version. If you would like to continue to work on BiMUp 5D, you would have to purchase a Licence through our PayPal or Google Checkout at: http://www.bimup.co.uk/buy/

After payment is made you will receive Licence Number which would require Validation/Authorization Code.

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BiMUp 5D - Online Licensing

To obtain the AuthCode you can Click the Check Licence and Validate button (you have to be online) or if you encounter any problems with the process please send us an email using Report Problem or Request AuthCode by Email . We allow for 2 Computers to be Authorized using single BiMUp 5D Licence. We understand the need of remote working and we support users, who would like to have our BiMUp 5D Software on the Desktop Computer at work and on the Laptop Computer when having meetings or work from home. Please note that, if you would try to Authorize a 3rd computer using the same licence, BiMUp 5D would refuse to do so.

SketchUp Versions

When SketchUp releases a new version, you will need to reinstall your BiMUp Applications to use with the new version.
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BiMUp 5D - Introduction 2. BiMUp 5D - Introduction

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 BiMUp 5D Toolbar Attributes and Reports Component Placement Problems - Contact Us - Dont Give Up First Steps

BiMUp 5D add-on for SketchUp helps you define attributes, create reports on SketchUp components. BiMUp 5D is a very easy to use reporting software allowing for simple takeoffs such as a count and cost of components drawn in a model or can provide the user with sophisticated methods of calculations and conversions used in construction such as volumes, areas, lengths multiplied by cost, rates or VAT.

The BiMUps 5D toolbar has three buttons:

Attributes and Reports

Report on Dynamic Component attributes Add your own attributes and generate reports in CSV and PDF format Count components Add cost and multiply by quantities Create own calculating formulas like you do in Excel

Problems - Contact Us - Dont Give Up

If you are trying BiMUp 5D for the first time, and have any problems, Dont Give Up. We understand that sometimes something goes wrong. Combinations of SketchUp versions, Windows versions and Computer types can cause unforeseen difficulties. If you have the problems, Dont Give Up - contact us, we are here to help. If you have problems with the download or installation - contact us, we are here
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About BiMUp 5D - general info about BiMUp 5D BiMUp 5D Settings - all available settings are controlled from one location BiMUp 5D Takeoff - all Reports can be generated each time using by a one click of a button

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to help. If the download doesnt start you can try again. Sometimes our download service gets slow. If it still doesnt work please email us and we will send you a Direct Link to download BiMUp 5D installation. If you have other problems, or questions on how to use BiMUp 5D and you would like to share them with others please put them on our Forum BiMUp 5D Toolbar in SketchUp - If BiMUp 5D does not appear on the SketchUp tool bar - please go and look under plugins. You should have BiMUp 5D entry called Load BiMUp 5D . Please Click on it or you can restart SketchUp to trigger the load. support@bimup.co.uk or http://www.bimup.co.uk/forum-menu/forum/

Never Give Up, contact us at:

First Steps

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Added substitutions for lengths and volumes in metric and other units. See Substitution Codes Added additional, custom lines to report after total. Use SketchUp 8 Volumes for %v% volume calculations. Added a feature to extract attributes for all Components in a model, edit them in Excel, reload them, and save the Components into a library. Added No_Drill attribute setting to make components which should not be drilled into

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BiMUp 5D - Attributes 3. BiMUp 5D - Attributes

3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Pre-defined Attributes Special $ Attributes BiMUp 5D Bespoke Attributes Dynamic Component Attributes

4. Attributes
4.1 4.2 4.3 Adding Attributes Edit Attributes Advanced Techniques

BiMUp 5D Attributes come in four groups:

Pre-defined Attributes
These can be included and/or modified as desired. Count - Components or Groups count Cost - Cost of Components or Groups expressed in the local currency Description - pre-set to Component name Extended Cost - Count * Cost

Special $ Attributes

$area - return the area of the component in sq-inches (also, $area_sqft, $area_ sqm, $area_sqcm) $count - a count of identical components - grouped into a single line $comp_desc - the description stored on the component definition $dname - returns the definition name $iname - returns the instance name or blank if not set $layer - the layer of the component $level - return the sub-component level when drilling into sub-components (0 is the top level) $material - returns the Material Name on the Component Instance or Group $name - returns the Instance name if set, if not the definition name (Up to any # sign) $path - return the drill path of Component names or group names

BiMUp 5D Bespoke Attributes

You can define own Attributes based on the Special $ Attributes or introduce bespoke values saved as BiMUp Ready Templates:

Feasibility - BiMUp Ready Template

Feasibility Study (Count/Name Units + GIA) Gross Internal Area - GIA (m2 or ft2) Net Internal Area - NIA (m2 or ft2) Soft Landscape Area (m2 or ft2) Hard Landscape Area (m2 or ft2)
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 Car Parking Spaces - CPS (Count/Name) Density (HR / ha)

Planning - BiMUp Ready Template

Gross Internal Area - GIA (m2 or ft2) Net Internal Area - NIA (m2 or ft2) Soft Landscape Area (m2 or ft2) Hard Landscape Area (m2 or ft2) Car Parking Spaces - CPS (Count/Name) Density (HR / ha) Kitchen (Count/Name + Volume) Furniture (Count/Name) Housing Quality Indicator - HQI

Construction - BiMUp Ready Template

Count/Name Length (m or ft) Area (m2 or ft2) Volume (m3 or ft3) Weight (kg) Brickwork (Count/Name Bricks or Conversion to Area) Blockwork (Count/Name Blocks or Conversion to Area) Roof (Count/Name + Area) Concrete (Count/Name + Volume) Steel (Count/Name + Weight) Insulation (Count/Name Volume or Conversion to Packs) Windows (Count/Name) Doors (Count/Name) Lintels (Count/Name) Partitions (Count/Name or Conversion to Sheets) Services (Count/Name) Specification (Count/Name + Links) Gross Internal Area - GIA (m2 or ft2) Net Internal Area - NIA (m2 or ft2) Soft Landscape Area (m2 or ft2) Hard Landscape Area (m2 or ft2) Car Parking Spaces - CPS (Count/Name) Photovoltaic Panel Area (m2 or ft2)

Please note: All Templates can be converted to any units as required If Millimetres (mm) are required you need to just multiply any formula by 1000 example: %w-m%*1000 or %d-m%*1000 etc

Dynamic Component Attributes

These are any attributes found in any Dynamic Components in your model. They are preceded with DC for easy identification. Some attributes, such as DC: lenx are set to the value of the nominal size in the Dynamic Component, (e.g. _lenx_nominal). This is not necessarily the actual size of the component, but is used to calculate the size of geometry in the component.
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Adding Attributes

You can add additional BiMUp 5D attributes using the Add Attribute button. After entering a name and clicking OK, the Edit Attribute dialog window will be loaded to make changes.

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Edit Attributes

These are available on the attribute spreadsheet, and the Edit Attribute dialog.

Name - the name for your new Attribute Header Text - the heading which will appear on reports Minimum Width - the minimum width for Reports (In average character size) Format - Text, Numeric, Database or Currency (See: Number Formatting) Decimals - if Numeric, this is the number of decimal places to use Extend From - calculate this field by multiplying another field by the Count field Right Justify - Align text to the Right within table cell
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Multi Line - attribute text contains carriage returns Blank if Zero - report as blank when values is 0 Show Total - total this column Skip if True - component is not displayed in report if this attribute is true Do not Drill - do not drill into this component when processing sub0-components Is a List Box - attribute contains a list of sub attributes. See: List Attributes Allow Report - Attribute is used for reporting Allow Viewing - Will be viewed on the Edit dialog, but cannot be changed Allow Editing - View and edit on the Edit Dialog Suppress from Report - attribute is used to calculate other fields for the report, but does not display directly on the report Allow Substitutions - special fields, such as %l% for length, are replaced in attributes Set on Instance - attribute value is set on the Component Instance (You can set a default value on the Component Definition)

Calculation String

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Test Calculation - test the current calculation string Add %attribute% to calculation - adds a reference to an existing attribute to the calculation string Calculation String - string to be calculated List in Attribute - this attribute will be listed in the other attribute selected Prev - save changes and navigate to the previous attribute Next - save changes and navigate to the next attribute Apply - save changes and reload (This is necessary if you change the type to Numeric, and want to test numeric calculations)

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5.1 How to Define Attributes in BiMUp 5D using a CSV editor.

How to Define Attributes in BiMUp 5D using a CSV editor.

You can use a CSV file to Define Attributes for all the top level components in a model. After setting the attributes, you can save the Component Definitions to disk using the SketchUp Components Window. See the step-by-step guide below.

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Step 1 - Place an instance of each component in a SketchUp model Step 2 - Save the attributes for the components into a CSV file. Use Plugins/BiMUp 5D/Auto Generate Attributes to load the dialog, and click the Save current attribute values to CSV button. Step 3 - Define or change the attributes in Excel or an CSV file editor Either click Yes to edit the file after the attributes are saved, or click the Edit CSV file button. Step 4 - Load the CSV file to set the new attributes onto the components. Click the Load attributes from CSV file button. Step 5 - After loading attributes - re-save your components into a library. Use Window/Components - Model/Save as a local collection

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BiMUp 5D - Report Wizard 6. BiMUp 5D - Report Wizard

6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 Attribute Settings Special Attributes Metric and Architectural Calculations Special Layers Attribute Filters Attribute Selection Text Substitutions PDF Text Formatting PDF Page Layout PDF Properties Other Options Other Buttons BiMUp 5D Report Format

The BiMUp 5D Report Wizard creates reports for SketchUp Components, Dynamic Attributes and other Attributes. There are several tabs, plus some pop-up dialogs to define the report.

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Click to Download and Open - BiMUp 5D Example 1 To calculate Basic Length using BiMUp 5D http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=ab598e669c587df49a98f3d49 5c41b52&prevstart=0 Click to Download and Open - BiMUp 5D Example 2 To calculate Basic Area using BiMUp 5D http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=ab598e669c587df49a98f3d49 5c41b52&prevstart=0
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Click to Download and Open - BiMUp 5D Example 3 To calculate Basic Volume using BiMUp 5D http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=ab598e669c587df49a98f3d49 5c41b52&prevstart=0 Load BiMUp Full Wizard to Define Attributes and Create Calculations Formulas It would open the main window where all Attributes can be seen, added or edited as required. It is the heart of BiMUp 5D where all formulas are set and used to calculate various elements. Quick Guideline about BiMUp 5D Attributes, Formulas and Various Calculation Techniques It would open a window with a quick guide to the most used calculating elements.

Special $ Attributes

These $ with name area etc can be used as desired, but cannot be modified

$area - return the area of the element in sq-inches (in2) $area_sqft - return the area of the element in sq-feet (ft2) $area_sqm - return the area of the element in sq-meters (m2) $area_sqcm - return the area of the element in sq-centimeters (cm2) $count - a count of identical groups/components - all listed in a single row $comp_desc - the description stored on the component definition $dname - always returns the definition name (Components) $name - always returns the instance name (Group) including name after # sign $iname - returns the instance name, or would return blank if name is left blank $layer - the layer of the component $level - return the sub-component level when drilling into sub-components (0 = is the top level, 1 = is the one level deeper) $material - returns the Material Name on the Component Instance or Group $path - return the drill path of Component names or group names

Metric and Architectural Calculations

Use %w% for width, %d% for depth, %h% for height, %a% for area, return values in inches (in) even if you are using a different unit for your model in SketchUp units settings Model info - Units %w-m% will return a value in meters (m) %w-cm% in centimetres (cm) %w-f% in feet (ft)

Use %w-m%, %w-cm% and %w-f% for width (X axis in a Component) Use %d-m%, %d-cm% and %d-f% for depth (Y axis in a Component) Use %h-m%, %h-cm% and %h-f% for height (Z axis in a Component) Use %a-m%, %a-cm%, %a-f% will calculate the area (Face in a Component or Group) Use %v-m%, %v-cm%, %v-f% will calculate the volume (Solid Component or Group)

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Please note: If you place a face in the layer _BU_AREA within a component or group, it will use that face (including scaling) to determine the area of the Component or Group

For more information visit our web page at:

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Attribute Filters

Defined filters on which components to include in the report

Use filters to choose entities - when the option is selected BiMUp 5D would start to filter selected attributes to be included or excluded based on a certain conditions. Ignore cases in filter expression - any wording in capital would be ignored Match all filters - you can add up to 3 filters/conditions on which components/ groups are going to be filtered and included in the report. If all conditions are met the component/group meeting your requirements is going to be included in the Report
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 Match any filter - you can set up to 3 filters/conditions on which components/ groups are going to be included in the report - If minimum one condition is met the component/group is going to be included in the Report Top levels components only - the filter would look for the required keyword through the top level Components Note: Top level Component (level 0) it is the basic Component, which could have nested Components inside. Any nested Components are treated as upper levels. 1st nested Component within top level Component would be level 1. If nested Component level 1 would have another nested Component, it would be at the level 2 counted from the top level Component - level 0. Working Example: Window with Glass and Ironmongery could have the following levels structure Level 0 = Top level Component = Window 800x1200 Level 1 Component = Window Frame Level 1 Component = Window Cill External Level 1 Component = Window Cill Internal Level 1 Component = Glass Level 2 Component = Stained Glass Level 2 Component = Stained Glass Lead Frame Level 1 Component = Ironmongery Level 2 Component = Ironmongery Hinges Level 2 Component = Ironmongery Lock

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All components including sub-components - the filter would look for the required keyword through all levels of Components

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Filters for specific Attributes

Off - select from the list - the filter is Off contains - the filter would look for the required keyword or part of a keyword within a Component and include in the Report does not contain - the filter would look for the required keyword or part of a keyword within a Component and exclude from the Report is precisely - the filter would look for the required full keyword/figure within a Component and include in the Report is not precisely - the filter would look for the close match keyword/figure within a Component and include in the Report is true - if condition is met within a Component it would include in the Report is false - if condition is not met within a Component it would include in the Report

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Attribute Selection

It is a list all attributes which were marked as Allow on Report on the BiMUp 5D Attributes spreadsheet.
Check All - checks all Attributes Clears All Checks - removes checks throughout Format - Loads a spreadsheet to determine the order of the Attributes in the page, and set the format (e.g. number of decimal places) for each Attribute

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BiMUp 5D Report Format

The BiMUp 5D Report Format Wizard determines the order and other Attributes of the columns in your Report.

All Attributes listed in the table can be changed as required.

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You can drag the names of the Attributes in the header row left or right to change the order of the report.

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Text Substitution

The BiMUp 5D Substitutions Tab allows you to define your own substitutions for use in BiMUp 5D reports for example, you can place text like:
%JOB% = Job Name or Job Number %date% = Date %TM[%X]% = Time %REVISION% = Revision %REVISED BY% = Revised by in your report and then define JOB, REVISION, and REVISED BY on the substitutions tab.
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Working Example: Word %JOB% to be substituted with 424 Lee High Road, London If you define a substitution called 424 Lee High Road, London (under Replace with Phrase ZZZZ); then the word %JOB% have to be placed in the Text Substitutions Tab (under Key %XXX YYYYYYY%) and subsequently in your Header and Introduction or Body and Trailer box.

PDF Text Formatting

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Specify text and font sizes for all aspects of the report

Report Header Font - this determines the size of the column headings for the report Report Fields Font - size of the report data. If your report does not fit properly on the page, make this font smaller

PDF Text Formatting - Font

The BiMUp 5D Font Formatting window allows you to adjusted basic settings for the Report Title Caption Table Header Font Table Body Font Font Font Style Font Size Font Strikeout and Underline Font Colour

The Available formatting is as follow

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PDF Text Formatting - Edit

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PDF Page Layout

Page Layout

Page Size - Letter, Legal, A3 or A4 Orientation - Portrait or Landscape Margins - Adjust Top, Bottom, Left or Right margins as required Logo - Select your logo for the report and position against upper left or right corner
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 Clear - Removes Image/Logo Height - Adjust the height of your Logo Image for Report - If Model is selected - SketchUps Model View/Scene would be visible or if Image is selected - any image can be inserted from the hard drive Height - Adjust the height of your Image Background Image - If Included is selected, it would change the default white background to selected image from the disk. Any image can be used, stretched or tiled if required Browse - Select Image/Logo from the disk

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PDF Properties

These properties are stored internally in the PDF file and are available to the user under mouse right click button and selecting Properties from the context menu.

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Other Options

Include components with no attributes - if checked, then all components appear in the report - even if they have no Dynamic Component or BiMUp 5D attributes Combine components made unique or duplicated (# or copy in name) - if checked then component names will be truncated before any # sign (for make unique components), or before the word copy , (lower case and with spaces for duplicated pieces in Dynamic Components) This will report components which have been: made unique on the same line if all other attributes are the same. This will also report copied parts of dynamic compoPage 39 BiMUp 5D - Manual Revision 0

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nents as the same component. Note: this may cause problems if you use a #-sign or the name copy in other components.

Options

Selected Entities only - only report on selected components and groups. Use filters to choose entities - this is not working yet. Drill into sub-components level - report on sub-components and components in groups up to this level. 0 = top level components only, 1 = drill one level deep, 2 = drill two levels deep and so on. Takeoff Selected Entities only - it would included all selected objects and ignore any not selected. Show Totals - a total line is added to the .CSV file and Report to total columns marked as Show Total. Drill, but do not report if set Do not drill or report if set Ignore - use all components -

Use Skip If Setting - use to skip components which have a Skip_if attribute set.

Add custom rows after totals - it would add a custom row defined in the Ruby Script. The default custom row is VAT. Save or edit ruby data - would allow you to save and edit the default Ruby Script which calculates VAT. You would have to edit the percentage rate if required as the default VAT rate is 17.5% Load edited ruby data - would load the edited Ruby Script. Reset to default - it would reset to the original Ruby Script with the pre-defined VAT rate at 17.5%. Use OpenGL for Place Symbol dialog - on some computers, and some video boards, our Component Placement Wizard leaves artifacts on the SketchUp drawing window. If this happens to you, check this box to turn of OpenGL previewing of components. Load BiMUp 5D when starting SketchUp - it would load BiMUp 5D toolbar automatically when ShetchUp is open Put right click functions in sub menus - see the Print Screen below

Startup Options

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Custom Report rows

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Other Buttons
Report Style - *.bus (b - bim, u - up, s - style)

*.bus file would save all settings made in the Attributes, Formatting and Other Options window including the name of *.PDF or *.CSV files Report Attributes - *.bua (b - bim, u - up, a - attributes) Note: *.bua file would save all attributes settings set in the Full Wizard - > Define Attributes and Formulas

Report File Name and Format

File Name - it is the name of the *.PDF and *.CSV files Output Folder - will show the current saving path for *.PDF and *.CSV files Show Takeoff Report when complete - launches the *.CSV file or *.PDF file Make PDF name unique - it would make any *.CSV and *.PDF file name unique to be sure that each generated report is kept Generate and Save Takeoff as CSV file - saves the report information as a *.CSV file which can be open and formatted in software reading CSV files for example in MS Excel. Generate and Save Takeoff as PDF file - saves the report information as a *.PDF file which can be open in software reading PDF files for example in Adobe Reader.

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BiMUp 5D - Project 7. BiMUp 5D - Project

7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Reports Folder / Output Folder Styles Folder - *.bus Attributes Folder - *.bua Default Attributes

Reports Folder / Output Folder

If you do not set the BiMUp 5D Project Folder, then the default project folder is in the Roaming App Data folder on your machine (e.g.: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\ Roaming\BiMUp_5D). If you are using Roaming App Data - then the data will be shared across the network\Documents In our case the path was changed to C:\Users\Internet\Documents

The folder can be changed as required by clicking Browse and navigating to the preferred folder.

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Styles Folder - *.bus

If you do not set the BiMUp 5D Project Folder, then the default project folder is in the Roaming App Data folder on your machine (e.g.: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\ Roaming\BiMUp_5D). If you are using Roaming App Data - then the data will be shared across the network\Documents The folder can be changed by clicking Save and navigating to the preferred folder where the report style (visual look) would be saved. Load would reload saved Style from the hard drive.
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Attributes Folder - *.bua

If you do not set the BiMUp 5D Project Folder, then the default project folder is in the Roaming App Data folder on your machine (e.g.: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\ Roaming\BiMUp_5D). If you are using Roaming App Data - then that data will be shared across the network\Documents The folder can be changed by clicking Save Created Attributes and Formulas and navigating to the preferred folder where the Reports Attributes (formulas) would be saved. If new folders are set for holding settings, attributes and reports, BiMUp 5D would use them as default and it would always read from them. The saving option, each time allows to keep all common Attributes (with formulas *.bua), Styles (visual look - *.bus) and Reports in one central location or keep them separately on project by project basis. The other option is to keep all Attributes (with formulas - *.bua) in one central location to allow all users to use them rather than set them individually each time. If you want to use a network drive, just set the Project Folder to that network drive.

Default Attributes

Each SketchUp model would start to use the default BiMUp 5D Attributes:

Note: the default settings are only loaded once per SketchUp model. If a model already has BiMUp 5D attributes then the defaults are not loaded unless you load them again.
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BiMUp 5D - Set on Instance 8. BiMUp 5D - Set on Instance

8.1 8.2 8.3 Set on Instance is a setting for attributes in BiMUp 5D Setting default values Setting Instance values

Set on Instance is a setting for attributes in BiMUp 5D

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If_Set on Instance is checked, then the attribute value is set on the Component Instance.

Setting default values

You can also set a default value on the Component Definition. If the user edits the Component Definition, an asterisk, (*), is shown next the attribute title, to indicate that only the default value is being set. If a value of blank, or 0, is set on the Component Instance, then the default value will be used.

Setting Instance values

If some attributes have Set on Instance, then an extra right-click menu item - Edit Instance Attributes is available. If you choose, Edit Instance Attributes, then only the On Instance attributes will be shown. If you select and right click on multiple instances or groups, you can set the values for all of them at once. In this case, the current value will not be displayed on the
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BiMUp 5D - Features 9. BiMUp 5D - Features

9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 Assign Attributes to Components Report on Dynamic Component Attributes Create a Report or *.CSV file of Attributes in the model Create a *.PDF Report Save Attributes in SketchUp model for Component Calculate Area No Limit on number of Attributes Include an image of the SketchUp model in the Report Define Attributes based on size of Component instances Calculate extended cost or total weight of Components Perform calculations on Attributes Filter Components for Report Drill into Groups and Components for nested Components Place multiple Attributes in a Report Cell Add custom Report rows Filter Components for Report Assign Attributes to Components

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Assign Attributes to Components Assign Attributes to Components

Attributes are stored in Component definitions. If you have two instances of a Component and want different Attributes e.g. location or inventory tracking number - you will have to create a unique occurrence of the Component.

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Report on Dynamic Component Attributes Report on Dynamic Component Attributes

You can view and Report on Dynamic Component Attributes. In order to change Dynamic Component Attributes you will have to use the SketchUp PRO Dynamic Component editor

Create a Report from Dynamic Components, other Components using BiMUp 5D Attributes, and Groups with Attributes: Select and order attributes to be include in the report Report includes collation and counting of components with similar attributes Save Report Style to the disk for re-use Save Report Attributes to the disk for re-use

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Create a *.PDF Report or *.CSV file of attributes in the model

Create a *.PDF Report or *.CSV file of attributes in the model

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Create a PDF Report *.PDF Create a PDF Report *.PDF

Report is stored in PDF format so it can be easily placed on web pages, printed or emailed to clients

Save Attributes in SketchUp model and keep as Component Save Attributes in SketchUp model and keep as Component
Attributes saved in the definition are retained when you export the Components into a library Can be used to pre-set Attributes for Component libraries or Trimble/ Google 3D Warehouse Components See our 3D models...
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Calculate Area Calculate Area

Using the $area Attribute, can calculate the area of a face in a Group or Component Using the %a% in Calculation can calculate the area of a face in a Group or Component Use SketchUp layer name _BU_AREA for a quick areas calculation. If you place a face in the layer _BU_AREA within a Component or group, it will use that face (including scaling) to determine the area of the Component or Group

No Limit on number of Attributes

No Limit on number of Attributes Use as many Attributes as needed to generate your Report In BiMUp 5D you can place multiple Attributes in a single Report cell

No Limit on number of attributes

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Include an image of the SketchUp model in the Report Include an image of the SketchUp model in the report
Include an image of the SketchUp model in the Report

Define Attributes based on size of component instances

Create multiple Report definitions for multiple Report formats See: Substitutions

Calculate extended cost or total weight of Components Calculate extended cost or total weight of Components
Create multiple report definitions for multiple Report formats. See: Extended Prices and Costs

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