You can use i-models to exchange information for projects associated with the lifecycle of infrastructure assets. You can ensure that information flows easily, completely, and accurately between and within design, construction, and operations environments. Share all component information, including business properties, geometry, graphics, and relationships in a format that is open, providing standard interfaces for business, engineering, construction, and operations applications from multiple vendors.
What Makes an i-model Unique?
- i-models are self-describing. You don't need the authoring application to accurately display graphics and query embedded information.
- i-models remember their origin. They retain knowledge about their source and the state of the information when they were published.
- i-models are secure. They are read-only and support concepts like password and certificate protection as well as expiration dates.
- i-models are geometrically precise and retain all business information
- i-models are open. A variety of applications, plug-ins, and interfaces are available for viewing, query, and integration.
- i-models are flexible. They can be transformed to conform to a specific standard or to incorporate data from sources outside of the design environment.
- i-models are portable. They are optimized for sharing and distribution.
- An SDK is available for third-party software vendors and user-developed applications
Why i-models?
- Effective and efficient sharing and distribution of information is critical to the success of every project and when done well, this can demonstrably reduce errors, compress the project schedule, and reduce project costs.
- Sharing and distributing information across a distributed project enterprise is difficult, given the diverse data sources and formats that are required to complete a project.
- i-models and the supporting tools and technology were created to facilitate the sharing and distribution of information regardless of the source and format of the information, enabling users to provide the information mobility required by their projects