Currently at CJMW, BIM handover is not a required deliverable on all of our Projects, but I want to begin the testing and learning process, so that implementation of workflows resulting in higher quality, data-packed BIM can be in place prior to its demand and expectation. Eventually, it is conceivable that a data-rich BIM deliverable will be required on more of our Projects.
I've begun using a couple of free IFC viewer pieces of software to check our IFC files once exported: Tekla BIMsight and Solibri Model Viewer (the free little brother of Solibri Model Checker, a very robust BIM validation tool). I don't have any formal training in either of them, but I've begun using Solibri Model Viewer more recently. Like ARCHICAD, Solibri is made for both Mac and Windows.
