Customers have the option to use Single-Sign-On (SSO) authentication for BriefBuilder. For those unfamiliar with the term: SSO is an identification method that allows people to log into multiple applications with one set of credentials. You only have to sign in once. This article explains how to use SSO in…
When working with the Spaces & locations tree in BriefBuilder, you can calculate quantities for items that are related to spaces, outdoor spaces and segments. In building projects, one of the most essential quantity calculations concerns the size of the project in terms of square meters/feet, but you can also…
BriefBuilder has a dedicated requirement diagram feature that enables you to create, edit, and view requirement diagrams that are generated based on the model’s contents. The objective of this feature is to enable you to create visual overviews of the objects in your model and their interrelations, which can help…
Some BriefBuilder actions may take a while. Importing a large IFC model, for example, may take several minutes. To minimize the waiting time, we are running such tasks as background tasks. This means that you can continue to work in your model, or even close the application, while your task…
BriefBuilder is not a planning tool, but it can still be relevant to work with dates at some places in the model. You may, for example, want to indicate a due date for a response to an RFC, or a deadline for when verification results need to have been entered…
The file overview is a table displaying all the files stored within the model, making it convenient for quickly identifying which files have been uploaded. Just like the other overviews, the file overview can be accessed via the main menu, under header Overviews. Overview layout The file overview features four…
When you have imported an IFC file into your requirements model, it is likely that you will want to compare the design specifications in the IFC file with the requirements in BriefBuilder. For example: does the design model contain all the spaces that have been asked for? Are the room…
Sometimes, you want to delete multiple objects at once. This can be done by selecting the first object that you want to delete in combination with pressing the SHIFT key to select more objects. And then using the usual delete icon to delete them. To unselect the objects, just click…
This article covers the topic of room data sheets. First, it explains the general concept. After that, it goes into the details of creating room data sheets in BriefBuilder. What are room data sheets? Room data sheets (RDSs) are structured overviews of the requirements that apply to the specific room…
We certainly do! We can provide training in different ways. Very popular is our online BriefBuilder Fundamentals course. This online course guides you step-by-step through all of BriefBuilder’s functionalities. You will learn how to define requirements, how to verify them, how to manage changes, and how to standardise and re-use…