BIM Standards

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a process of planning and collaboration for construction projects that is facilitated by modern digital technology on a common data environment (CDE) that provides integrations with other systems like geographic information systems (GIS) and enterprise asset management systems (EAMS).

Project teams can take advantage of cloud computing to access and process remote sensing data (lidar, photogrammetry, ortho photography), create and coordinate information models, produce drawings with centralized comments/markups, and integrate with GIS in a collaborative team environment.

Get started by downloading the City of Seattle BIM Standards Manual.

Departmental BIM Requirements

• Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) BIM Protocol
• Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) BIM Pilot

BIM Platform Access

To meet BIM standards, all consultants and contractors must work on the City of Seattle BIM platforms.

• Apply to collaborate on the City of Seattle Autodesk Construction Cloud hub

• Apply for an account to publish Autodesk Civil 3D data to the City of Seattle ArcGIS hub

Downloads

TrueType Font

Sheets and drawings must utilize COS-ROMANS.TTF, a TrueType Font designed to mimic ROMANS.SHX, that can be used in AutoCAD applications and Revit.

Download the COS-ROMANS TrueType Font Package (ZIP)

Custom Autodesk Downloads

The City of Seattle provides custom plugins and other content for Autodesk applications (such as Civil 3D Pipe/Pressure catalogs and Land Survey support files) available to download upon request.

View and Request Custom Autodesk Downloads

CADD File Requests

Design consultants and construction contractors doing business with Seattle Department of Transportation or Seattle Public Utilities may request Computer-Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) files to support upcoming and active construction projects.

Request CADD Files