Use of COBie2 and Vela
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Systems
Technical Summary
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Friday March 05,
Friday,
05 2010
Selected Technical Topics
ƒ COBie2 and Vela Systems
ƒ Data Flow Example
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Vela Systems and Cobie2
ƒ COBie2 is a document-driven data exchange protocol
ƒ Vela consumes information from COBie2 files
• Equipment (i.e., components) and related attributes
+ Import format is .csv (can be created from COBie2 .xls)
ƒ Vela produces updated equipment and systems
information with “as installed” data from the field
• Warranty start dates, manufacturers, serial #s, and other relevant
information
+ Export format is .xml, .csv or .html
ƒ In COBie2 scenario,
scenario this information is exported and
inserted into a COBie2 .xls file for translation into .ifc
format
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Vela and COBie2 – Focus is on
Commissioning and Handover
FIELD
OFFICE
Structural
Commissioning
Progress Tracking
MEP
QA/QC
COBie2
Issue Tracking
Architectural
Materials Tracking
Others
Import/Export Based
Integration
One or Many processes
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One or Many files
Systems and Equipment detail is selected in
the COBie2 file
FIELD
OFFICE
Structural
Commissioning
Progress Tracking
MEP
QA/QC
COBie2
Issue Tracking
Architectural
Materials Tracking
Others
Import/Export Based
Integration
One or Many processes
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One or Many files
Systems and Equipment data is imported
into Vela Systems
FIELD
OFFICE
Structural
Commissioning
Handover
MEP
QA/QC
COBie2
Issue Tracking
Architectural
Materials Tracking
Others
Import/Export Based
Integration
One or Many processes
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One or Many files
Barcodes bring up information specific to the object in the
field and can be used to access info & documents
How it Works:
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Vela Systems simple interface is designed to be easy for
field personnel to use
Model data
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Barcodes (or manual navigation) brings field user to
information about the specific equipment
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Linked documents are available to field personnel while in
front of the equipment
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Do field work in Vela then export
p
data (e.g.,
( g,
warranty date) to COBie2 formatted sheet
FIELD
OFFICE
Structural
Commissioning
Handover
MEP
QA/QC
COBie2
Issue Tracking
Architectural
Materials Tracking
Others
Import/Export Based
Integration
One or Many processes
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One or Many files
Data flow from COBie2 into and out of Vela
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Systems
COBie2 .xml
in .xls
• Select relevant
records in “Type”
yp
and “Components”
tabs
Vela import
templates in
.xls
• Paste into import
templates
p
for
Systems and
Equipment
• Save as .csv file
Vela
application
• Go to “COBie –07
Component” view
• Select relevant
records for export
• Export to .csv
Vela import
utility
Vela
application
• Import “Systems”
and “Equipment”
q p
records into Vela
• Commission
Systems
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and
Equipment
• Create document
linkages
.csv file
output
• Open file and
select relevant
“Components”
records
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COBie2 .xml
in .xls
• Paste records into
“Components”
sheet
• Save as XML
Spreadsheet 2003
BimServices
• Run Transform1
to generate .ifc and
.ifcxml
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Field Map – COBie2 “Components” to Vela
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“Equipment”
q p
Systems
COBie2 Component
field name
Vela Equipment field
name
Name
Area_Number
CreatedBy
Author
CreatedOn
DateCreated
TypeName
System
Space
LocationName
Description
Area_Name
ExtSystem
ExtSystem
ExtObject
ExtObject
ExtIdentifier
ExtIdentifier
SerialNumber
Serial#
InstallationDate
InstallCompleteDate
WarrantyStartDate
PoweredUpComplete
TagNumber
Tag_ID
Barcode
RFID_Tag
AssetIdentifier
ComponentID
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Model#
Model#
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