The following is a Readers Digest version of the first BIMStorm San Diego webinar as interpreted by the BIM Education Co-op. It is intended as a simple overview and not as a source of detailed directions. Contact Yong Ku Kim with detailed questions. Yong@onuma.com

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BIMStorm can be as easy as 1, 2, 3 - Hand sketching is good

Scan hand sketches and up load them to theweb file sharing site SkyDrive

Place the files in the proper team folder

Import scans of sketches in to the ONUMA Planning System and start using your ideas as the basis for powerful planning

Self-teach yourself as much as possible - Skype ONUMA staff for online assistance and suggestions that can help others

Refer to past BIMStorms to learn about new planning concepts

Go to YouTube and search “BIMStorm” for additional insight

When ready, go to a BIMStorm San Diego site on Google Earth

Sketch an idea on Google Earth and capture it as a jpg -” Crt Alt S”

Make a couple more sketches and save as jpg “Crt Alt S”

Upload the jpgs of your digital sketches to SkyDrive

From the ONUMA Planning System link to the SkyDrive URL with your images and bring them into your project folder

Open the ONUMA Planning System and find your project folder

Open your folder and access the materials you have inserted.

Manipulate the materials and data with OPS tools and features

Attach related data and send BIMmail with links to the model

Analyze costs and energy based on basic rules adjusted in OPS

Once you put your sketch in OPS, refine it and add data it is then available for presentation on Google Earth in context

By the way, the ONUMA Planning System won a Buildy Award at ConnectivityWeek on June 10, 2009. ConnectivityWeek is the confluence of the building industry and energy industry. OPS was recognized by popular vote as a tool that can help make the connections that result in a reduced global carbon foot print.

More to come

BIM Education Co-op contact Mike Bordenaro mbordenaro@cs.com