The lifting operation of precast components is a critical stage in the construction process of prefabricated building, as it significantly impacts the project's cost, schedule, and quality objectives (Katiyar and Kumar, 2023). During the lifting process of prefabricated components, accurate identification of component identities, obtaining component location information, and timely collection of construction information are essential to effectively prevent issues such as component loss, difficulties in locating components and installation errors (Zhang, 2021). These measures ensure the orderly progress of construction. To achieve these goals, researchers have conducted numerous in-depth studies.
Currently, researchers are focusing on using Building Information Modeling (BIM) to support lifting operation (Begi and Gali, 2022). BIM has enabled the creation of a unified database using building models. This provides powerful support for managing a large number of prefabricated components with similar shapes. BIM and modular construction are naturally compatible (Divin,2020).
Existing research mainly focuses on integrating BIM, information management platforms and automatic identification technologies (Hartmann et al., 2012). This integration aims to achieve identification and information collection of prefabricated components (Liu and Zou, 2021). Additionally, it addresses the storage of engineering information. In these approaches, BIM serves primarily as a database responsible for storing and providing engineering information. The processing of information relies on dedicated information management platforms. The intelligent identification, tracking, monitoring, and management prefabricated components are achieved through the use of automatic identification technologies such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), QR codes (Liu, 2020; Wang, 2022; Hu et al., 2018; Bradley et al., 2016). The integration of BIM, information management platforms, and automatic identification technologies allows for comprehensive collection and storage of construction information, facilitating timely sharing and communication. The integration has positively impacted information management during lifting operations (Jordan et al., 2019).
However, these methods still have limitations, such as high costs and difficulties, particularly in the development of information management platforms and the BIM integration with these platforms. These jobs have a large workload and require developers with specialized programming knowledge. These places high demands on the financial and technical strength of the construction company (Liu, 2015; Borhani et al., 2017; Li, 2021). Although construction companies can purchase information management platforms offered by BIM companies, but these generic platforms can only provide basic functionalities and may not effectively address complex and ever-changing engineering challenges. Moreover, the difficulty and cost of customizing these platforms to meet specific user requirements remain high (Yang, 2018). Undoubtedly, this hinders the application and promotion of new methods. Therefore, the question of how to achieve information support for the lifting operation using BIM in a simple, convenient, and cost-effective manner has been raised.
In this Research, which Purpose is presents a method for managing information during the hoisting construction of prefabricated components based on Dynamo. The objective of this work is to reduce the application difficulty and cost of BIM-based prefabricated component information management, contributing to the promotion of BIM and the improvement of prefabricated component information management practices. The novelty of this work lies in the utilization of Dynamo, a built-in plugin in Revit, to develop programs with different functionalities, such as component sorting, QR code generation, and information extraction and entry. This enables the collaborative application of Revit, Dynamo, and a mobile information server in information management tasks. Additionally, the paper presents specific application frameworks and approaches. Finally, the paper also explores the feasibility of synergistic applications between Dynamo and other technologies in information management.