Reducing Unmanaged In-Place Modelling by 85% Through Governance Controls

Project Snapshot

Problem Statement

Our BIM team was experiencing increasing use of Model In-Place elements during design development and coordination activities. As project complexity grew, maintaining consistency across the model became increasingly difficult, and excessive in-place modelling began affecting standardization, maintainability, and overall model quality. The team lacked visibility into the creation of Model In-Place elements and had limited control over enforcing modelling standards, resulting in additional review effort and challenges in maintaining BIM compliance across project disciplines.

Impacts of Challenges

• Excessive Model In-Place creation increased model complexity by approximately 35%, reducing consistency across project deliverables.

• BIM teams spent 6–8 hours per week reviewing and validating custom geometry during QA/QC workflows.

• Unmanaged in-place content increased long-term model maintenance effort by 30%, impacting project scalability.

• Inconsistent modelling practices reduced BIM standard compliance and increased coordination review effort across disciplines.

• Excessive custom geometry contributed to project performance degradation, affecting model efficiency during active coordination.

ZestineTech – How We Solved It

Strategy: Established a governance-driven modelling framework that controlled Model In-Place creation and encouraged standardized family-based modelling practices across project teams.

Execution: Implemented Ze’Manage Command Protection for the Model In-Place command. Users were required to obtain coordinator approval before creating new in-place geometry, ensuring all requests were reviewed and justified before execution.

Integration: Operated seamlessly within existing Revit workflows while providing centralized monitoring, authorization, and visibility over Model In-Place creation activities.

Project Timeline & Delivery

Before implementation, BIM coordinators reviewed Model In-Place elements for approximately 8 hours per week, with 40 creations per month and 25 requiring additional QA/QC checks. After implementing Ze’Manage Command Protection, unmanaged creations dropped to 6 per month, BIM compliance increased from 55% to 95%, and QA/QC effort reduced from 8 hours to 5.5 hours per week, saving nearly 2.5 hours weekly.

Delivered

• Ze’Manage Command Protection Module: Enterprise-grade control framework for sensitive Revit command management.

• Model In-Place Authorization Workflow: Approval-based process for controlled in-place geometry creation.

• BIM Governance Monitoring Controls: Centralized visibility for BIM Coordinators to review and manage command usage.

• SOPs & Training Resources: User guidance supporting standardized family-based modelling practices.

Software and Technology Used

Autodesk Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), Ze’Manage

Before vs After – Measurable Difference

Why ZestineTech

·         BIM-focused governance and compliance expertise

·         Improved visibility into critical modelling activities

·         Faster identification of BIM standard violations

·         Scalable workflows for large BIM environments

·         Enhanced model quality and standardization

Client Outcome

Command Protection gave our team better visibility and control over Model In-Place creation activities. This helped reduce unmanaged usage by 85%, improve BIM compliance, and maintain a more standardized and maintainable BIM environment while reducing QA/QC effort.