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Baseline

With 4D planning, you can link your model directly to the baseline and visually track construction progress.

Written by specter automation

In this article we will show you:

  • How to upload your baseline

  • How to link a 3D model and the associated tasks to the baseline


1. Upload your construction shedule

Video:
Baseline - Upload [translated with AI]

Timestamps:

0:00 – Introduction

0:05 – Upload baseline


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Step-by-step instructions

Add construction baseline files to specter

  1. Click on the menu in the top left corner and select Settings.
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  2. Select the Construction Baseline section via the Manage Files tab and drag the desired file into the corresponding field. A baseline can be uploaded in the following formats: .mpp, .xer, .pp, .ifc, .ccv, .xlsx & .xls.
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  3. Click Next Step and start the pipeline to upload the file.
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  4. Return to the main view. To do this, click on the menu in the top left corner and then on Dashboard.
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  5. Once the baseline has been uploaded, a message will appear on the screen.



​2. Connect baseline (4D target/actual comparison)

Video: Baseline - Connect (4D target/actual comparison) [translated with AI]

Timestamps:

0:11 – Introduction

0:10 – Open construction baseline in dashboard

0:20 – Construction baseline explanation & review

0:40 – Flight altitude of link to 3D model

0:55 – Function: Edit 4D

1:10 – Link to 3D model

2:40 – Difference between objects & tasks

3:50 – Save
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​Step-by-step instructions

Connect the construction baselinewith actual planning in specter

  1. Go to the Baseline section via the top navigation menu.​

  2. The uploaded construction baseline should now be displayed in Specter as “Target.” You can see the transmitted plan structure on the left and the trains on the right as the time dimension of the baseline.
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  3. Activate the Edit 4D function at the bottom of the window. Once this function is activated, a link icon appears next to each item in the plan structure.
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    link symbol:

  4. Now you can link the model to the baseline. Open the 3D model. Select the relevant components and click on the link symbol in the baseline below. A new window will open. Click on + Add selected components to link the selected 3D objects to the position.
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    ​Hint: For quick and easy linking, it is helpful to create filters in the 3D Viewer that match the structure of the baseline (e.g., by sections, components, or floors).
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    ​Difference between objects and tasks:
    If you link one or more 3D objects to positions, all planned tasks associated with these components will automatically appear in the construction baseline. If you only want to link specific tasks to each position, the tasks associated with the components will automatically be displayed in the drop-down menu under Order numbers. Select the desired tasks here and then close the function. The search function allows you to filter tasks quickly and directly.
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  5. Save
    To complete and save the editing process, simply deactivate the Edit 4D function. The settings will then be applied automatically.

​3. Functions in detail

Button - Navigation to the current day

Control - View size adjustment

Button - Setting the target and actual start and end dates for the positions

Text field - Search function for items

Filter - Filtering by positions

Button - Activation of trades in the baseline view.

Button - Time filter function in the construction baseline view.

Button - Time filter additional function

Button - Time filter Additional function: Setting the time period

Button - Download target and actual positions Data formats: CSV & Excel

Button - Function for linking the actual baseline with 3D objects & tasks

Button - Function for linking the actual baseline with 3D objects & tasks. Only appears when the Edit 4D function is activated.

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