BIM viewers: an essential tool for facility managers working with building data
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BIM viewers give facility managers visual access to building model data without requiring specialist BIM software or training. As BIM handovers become more common, viewers are becoming standard tools in the FM professional's toolkit.
FM Radar's 4 takeaways:
- Viewers enable FM teams to navigate 3D building models and access asset data visually
- No specialist software required — web-based and mobile viewers lower the access barrier
- Most valuable for complex buildings where spatial context improves maintenance planning
- Effective use requires structured BIM data — garbage in, garbage out applies
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