The possibilities of managing the life cycle of a construction object using TIM

A rapidly developing area in the management of the life cycle of a construction project is the automation of design, construction control, and other stages based on scripts or plug-ins. With the correct application of such algorithms, it is possible to significantly reduce labor costs and ensure an increase in the productivity of the workflow. Information modeling technologies (TIM) are popular and training resources can be found on the Internet, however, attention is focused on the result of work, without describing the algorithm or the methodology of the script or plugin. There are practically no TIM products for performing complex automation processes in the public domain. This article describes the operation of the “Punching Contours” script developed in the “Dynamo” visual programming environment and each functional stage of the algorithm is considered in detail. This script is intended for use in the design of the supporting frame of a building or structure and when performing verification calculations during construction control or during a technical inspection.