Digitalization of Engineering Archives Management Based on Building Information Modeling Technology
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Engineering archive management; building information modeling; digital twin; artificial intelligence.Abstract
The large-scale development of various engineering projects in China has led to a significant increase in the workload of engineering archive management. However, traditional engineering archive management still relies on paper documents and Computer-Aided Design (CAD) drawings. Even with the beginnings of digitalization, engineering archive management is inherently fragmented and inefficient, with low utilization value. Building Information Modeling (BIM), with its advantages of visualization and coordination, can effectively integrate information within engineering archive management, improving collaborative efficiency. However, there are still many challenges that need to be solved by simply combining BIM technology with engineering archive management. Currently, scholars are actively integrating BIM with digital twins, a combination that can effectively address these challenges. Finally, this article proposes the future development direction of combining artificial intelligence technology with building information modeling (BIM). The integration of artificial intelligence and BIM models can revolutionize the technical path of engineering archive management, while achieving comprehensive upgrades in the theoretical framework, cognitive depth, and safety management.
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