106 Application of BIM Based Interoperability-A Case Study Farhad Hossain Rakib, Sujan Howlader, Mizanoor Rahman and Abu Yousuf Bhuiyan Department of Building Engineering and Construction Management, Khulna University of Engineering &Technology, Khulna-9203, Bangladesh. mfhrakib78@gmail.com Abstract. Interoperability is the ability of different software or tools that helps to exchange the data among all of these tools without changing of its characteristics and value. It helps to operate the BIM tools and converting any data format to other format without changing the data. The objective of this research is to practice the various BIM tools and interoperability in the construction industries. Also, to show the various application of these tools in different stages and how they are important. In this research, Interoperability of various BIM tools are explored in a building, studied as a case study using different formats used in BIM tools. The different tools used in different stages in BIM collaboration, REVIT during plan and Autodesk Navisworks Manage during 4D simulation. The challenges that faces in doing the interoperability of different BIM tools and success that achieved are presented in this paper. This paper addressed the total process, benefits and application of BIM based Interoperability. Keywords: Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual, 3D Modeling, Parametric, Interoperability. 1. Introduction BIM (Building Information Modeling) is an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals the insight and tools to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure. To simulate the planning, design, construction and maintenance phases of a project it requires the development and use of a computer-generated model (Azhar, 2011). The main difference between BIM and conventional 3D CAD is usually that the latter describes a building by separate 3D views such as plans, ISSN 2409-2665 Journal of Logistics, Informatics and Service Science Vol. 6 (2019) No. 1, pp. 106-114