Archibus F.I.M.S.

[RetroCAD]

F.I.M.S. - It's rare, strange, and I've created a video about it. 

 

[acad_2k]

Great video!

 

I have the 10th edition of Ramsey-Sleeper "Architectural Graphic Standards" from 2000. It came with interactive software that works just like the one you demonstrated. It references drawings, details and tables from the book. I haven't used it in a while but I don't think it is programmable.

[RetroCAD]

Thanks for watching! The most puzzling aspect of FIMS is that the Archibus company works entirely in the realm of facility management, so when I first used this back in the 90’s, I could not figure out why the demo was about car parts rather than buildings, floors, and rooms.

[f700es]

LMAO, I use Archibus EVERYDAY! Met Bruce several times, I think he died a few years ago

 

[f700es]

Current Archibus Webcentral screen.......I'll post a current Acad screen when I get back to work...next week

 

[RetroCAD]

I look forward to seeing your screenshots!

[f700es]

Here is current Archibus-Autocad screen shot showing room data entry......

 

 

The rooms data is attached to a closed polyline on the "RM" layer. Other data such as building floor gross, department area, etc can also be stored on defined layers.

[RetroCAD]

Gotta hand it to Archibus for consistency. I started using this program 30 years ago and it remains conceptually identical. 

[f700es]

Yeah, it works so no need to change much on it. It can do more now but the basic functionality is still there.