FHWA artifact type
The artifact types listed in FHWA-HIF-24-004.
Source: FHWA-HIF-24-004, Building Information Modeling (BIM) Workflows and Centralized BIM Transportation Library for Bridges and Roadways, January 2024
| Code | Label | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| process_workflow | Processes and workflows | A described process or workflow: its steps, roles and exchanges. |
| information_needs | Information needs | What information is needed, by whom, at which point. |
| bim_model | BIM models | A building information model of a structure or a corridor. |
| object_type_library | Object-type libraries | A library of object types with their classes, properties and bindings. |
| parametric_library | Parametric libraries | A library of parametric objects whose geometry is driven by parameters. |
| cell_3d | 3D cells | A reusable three-dimensional cell, such as a standard detail. |
| data_dictionary | Data dictionaries | Defined terms and properties, such as a bSDD dictionary. |
| idm | Information delivery manuals (IDMs) | A manual that defines a process and the information exchanged in it. |
| exchange_specification | Information exchange specifications | A specification of the information that must be exchanged at a point in a process. |
| mvd | Model view definitions (MVDs) | A subset of a schema needed for one exchange scenario. |
| ids | Information Delivery Specifications (IDS) | A machine-readable statement of information requirements that a model can be checked against. |
| geospatial | Geospatial data | Data tied to a place on the Earth, such as a feature service or a survey. |