Research on multi-person collaborative design of BIM drawing based on blockchain

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 16312 - 26
• Main Authors: Wang, Jinlong, Shen, Yumin, Xiong, Xiaoyun, Wang, Xu, Fang, Xiaoxue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 29.09.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/166/987; 639/705/117; Blockchain; Building information modeling; Collaboration; Comparative analysis; Design; Designers; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Synchronization
• ISSN: 2045-2322; 2045-2322
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-20321-5

The existing multi-person collaborative design scheme of Building Information Modeling (BIM) integrated with blockchain faces problems such as poor reliability of BIM drawing, inconsistent drawing information, redundant information, and inaccurate protection of copyright interests. This paper proposes a multi-person collaborative design model for BIM drawing that combines blockchain and InterPlanetary File System (IPFS). This model uses blockchain to store drawing design information to protect the copyright interests of designers and combines IPFS to ensure the reliability of drawing. A cycle division mechanism is designed to solve the problem of drawing information synchronization when multiple people collaborate in design. The Semantic Differential Transaction (SDT) method is used to achieve incremental update of drawing and reduce the information redundancy of the blockchain. Finally, a comparative analysis and validation evaluation of the scheme is carried out, and the usability of the scheme is illustrated with an illustrative example. The results show that: (1) proposed scheme is feasible for multi-person collaborative design; (2) proposed scheme can effectively ensure the reliability of drawing and reduce the redundancy of blockchain information, so as to achieve copyright protection for designers.