Schedule 4D

Schedule 4D connects your schedule activities directly to objects in a 3D model, so you can see where planned work happens without leaving the Schedule tool. Add a model. Then connect model objects and activities with links created manually, with autolink, or with filters. Autolink and filters create a rule, so matching objects link automatically when the model version updates.

Project managers, superintendents, and other team members can use model links to understand the schedule spatially. For example, a superintendent can open the 4D view on a tablet and tap Foundation pour – Level B1 to see the relevant slab elements isolated in the model.

After you link the model, run a simulation to watch the model build over time.


Access List & Model View

To work with Schedule 4D, you need to access the List & Model view. Select the view switcher in the Schedule toolbar, then select List & Model from the drop-down.

List & Model view

The List & Model view isn't available:

Permissions

Two permission levels apply to Schedule 4D:

Permission level Can do Can't do
View - Open the List & Model view

- View the added model as long as you have folder permission to view the model file.

- Select an activity to see its linked objects highlighted in the model.

- Simulate a model.
- Add or replace a model

- Create or remove links, using manual linking, link with filters, or autolink
Update and above - Do everything a member with View permission can do

- Add or replace the model

- Simulate a model

- Create, edit, and remove links using manual linking, link with filters, and autolink.
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