@Article{cmes.2020.09180,
AUTHOR = {Jun Chen, Rao Hu, Xianfeng Guo, Feng Wu},
TITLE = {Building Information Modeling-Based Secondary Development System for 3D Modeling of Underground Pipelines},
JOURNAL = {Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences},
VOLUME = {123},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {647--660},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CMES/v123n2/38694},
ISSN = {1526-1506},
ABSTRACT = {Underground pipeline networks constitute a major component of urban
infrastructure, and thus, it is imperative to have an efficient mechanism to manage them.
This study introduces a secondary development system to efficiently model underground
pipeline networks, using the building information modeling (BIM)-based software Revit.
The system comprises separate pipe point and tubulation models. Using a Revit application
programming interface (API), the spatial position and attribute data of the pipe points are
extracted from a pipeline database, and the corresponding tubulation data are extracted
from a tubulation database. Using the Family class in Revit API, the cluster in the self-built
library of pipe point is inserted into the spatial location and the attribute data is added; in
the same way, all pipeline instances in the pipeline system are created. The extension and
localization of the model accelerated the modeling speed. The system was then used in a
real construction project. The expansion of the model database and rapid modeling made
the application of BIM technology in three-dimensional visualization of underground
pipeline networks more convenient. Furthermore, it has applications in pipeline engineering
construction and management.},
DOI = {10.32604/cmes.2020.09180}
}