Solibri Training

Lesson 1 • Installing and Configuring Solibri

Guides students through installation, licensing, and initial configuration. Ensures a working environment before any model work begins.

Lesson 2 • Opening and Viewing IFC Models

Teaches how to open IFC files and inspect model content visually. Bridges interface familiarity with real model data for subsequent chapters.

Lesson 3 • Core BIM Quality Concepts

Defines model quality dimensions: completeness, consistency, and coordination. Provides the conceptual vocabulary used throughout the entire course.

Lesson 4 • Navigating the Solibri Interface

Introduces all major UI panels, toolbars, and view modes. Students gain confidence moving through the application before loading models.

Lesson 1 • Understanding the Model Tree

Explores the hierarchical structure of IFC data as displayed in Solibri. Students learn to read and navigate building, storey, and component levels.

Lesson 2 • Loading and Combining Multiple Models

Explains how to load several discipline models simultaneously into one session. Establishes multi-model coordination as the basis for clash and rule checking.

Lesson 3 • Using Presentation and Visualisation Tools

Introduces colour-coding, transparency, and saved views for communicating model content. Visual clarity supports effective issue identification and reporting.

Lesson 4 • Selecting and Filtering Components

Teaches selection tools, filters, and search functions for isolating components. Efficient selection is prerequisite to targeted rule checking and reporting.

Lesson 1 • Setting Up a Clash Check

Walks through configuring component sets and tolerance values for a clash rule. Students produce their first automated clash check by the end of this section.

Lesson 2 • Interpreting Clash Results

Teaches how to read the results panel, navigate to clashes in 3D, and assess severity. Accurate interpretation prevents false positives from consuming review time.

Lesson 3 • Clash Detection Concepts and Types

Defines hard clashes, soft clashes, and clearance violations with examples. Establishes the conceptual framework before any tool-based checking is performed.

Lesson 4 • Exporting Clash Reports

Explains how to generate and export clash reports in various formats. Reporting closes the coordination loop between model authors and reviewers.

Lesson 1 • Running and Reviewing Rule Check Results

Guides students through executing a full ruleset and analysing the output. Connects rule authoring to actionable quality feedback for model authors.

Lesson 2 • Organising Rules into Rulesets

Covers grouping rules into logical rulesets aligned with project phases or disciplines. Organised rulesets enable repeatable, consistent checking across multiple projects.

Lesson 3 • Using Built-In Rules and Templates

Surveys the library of pre-built rules covering geometry, properties, and spaces. Students apply existing rules before building custom ones to understand expected outputs.

Lesson 4 • Understanding the Ruleset Architecture

Explains how rulesets, rules, and parameters are structured in Solibri. This architecture underpins every automated check performed in the platform.

Lesson 1 • Accessibility and Clearance Space Checks

Applies space-checking rules to verify circulation widths and accessible clearances. Connects spatial analysis to functional and regulatory design requirements.

Lesson 2 • Understanding Spaces in IFC Models

Explains how spaces are defined, named, and structured in IFC data. Correct space data is the prerequisite for all area and occupancy checks.

Lesson 3 • Checking Space Properties and Names

Teaches rules that verify space names, numbers, and required property values. Consistent space data supports downstream facility management and compliance checks.

Lesson 4 • Area Calculation and Verification

Covers how Solibri calculates net and gross areas and how to verify them. Accurate area data is critical for regulatory submissions and cost planning.

Lesson 1 • Presenting Findings in Review Meetings

Covers best practices for using Solibri live during coordination meetings. Effective live presentation accelerates issue resolution and team alignment.

Lesson 2 • Communicator and BCF Integration

Introduces Solibri Communicator and BCF file exchange for team collaboration. BCF integration connects Solibri findings directly to authoring tools.

Lesson 3 • Generating Discipline-Specific Reports

Shows how to filter and scope reports for individual disciplines or check types. Targeted reports reduce noise and focus each team on relevant findings.

Lesson 4 • Issue Management Workflow

Covers the full lifecycle of an issue from detection to closure in Solibri. Structured issue management reduces coordination errors and meeting time.

Lesson 1 • Property Set and Classification Rules

Covers rules that validate IFC property sets and classification codes. Ensures model data meets information delivery requirements for downstream uses.

Lesson 2 • Quantity Takeoff Rules

Shows how to configure rules that extract and validate quantity data from models. Quantity rules support cost estimation and procurement workflows.

Lesson 3 • Managing Enterprise Ruleset Libraries

Covers governance, versioning, and distribution of rulesets across an organisation. Centralised ruleset management ensures consistency across all projects.

Lesson 4 • Automating Checks with Scheduled Runs

Introduces automated and scheduled model checking using Solibri's automation features. Automation enforces continuous quality gates without manual intervention.

Lesson 1 • Phase-Gate Checking Strategy

Covers designing phase-specific rulesets that enforce model maturity at each gate. Phase gates prevent low-quality models from advancing to downstream workflows.

Lesson 2 • BIM Quality Plan Development

Teaches how to create a BIM quality plan aligned with project information requirements. A quality plan defines what is checked, when, and by whom throughout delivery.

Lesson 3 • Multi-Discipline Coordination Strategy

Addresses coordination workflows across architecture, structure, and MEP disciplines. Students design a coordination protocol that integrates Solibri at each interface.

Lesson 4 • Measuring and Reporting Quality Metrics

Shows how to track quality KPIs over time using Solibri data and external dashboards. Metrics-driven reporting enables evidence-based decisions on model quality.