QFM<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nQFM 6.1 for web and mobile is now available, offering teams better use of sensor data, more accessible improved access to BIM models and even more secure user access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This release improves upon existing sensor integration capabilities, allowing users to view sensor dashboards within the QFM interface. QFM\u2019s Monitored Values and Triggered Events functionality has also been extended to support triggered events from sensor alarms. An alarm raised in QFM BIMi, for example when a fault is detected on an activated asset or a threshold breached on a sensor, is also automatically raised in QFM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BIM models can now be more easily manipulated in QFM\u2019s asset viewer to see required information, by showing and hiding layers (like the architectural and HVAC layer) for a clearer view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
QFM web and mobile now offer enhanced SSO (single sign-on), easily integrating authentication and authorisation into the QFM while offering customisable login flows, role-based access control, and support for multi-factor authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BIM modelling<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThis year we launched our new Plan to BIM service \u2013 a fast, low-cost method of creating BIM models. Powered by AI, we can deliver 3D models from your drawings and floor plans at up to 90% faster than traditional methods. This enables organisations to use BIM models to inform their daily facilities and maintenance management operations, at significantly accelerated timelines. Try Plan to BIM now – read more here and see the modelling process in action.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nPlan to BIM complements our existing Scan to BIM service, for those without accurate floorplans. Via Scan to BIM, we use laser scanning can create an accurate point cloud of a building and obtain exact measurements to build a three-dimensional model. See this process in action on our project with Lejonfastigheter at the Linkoping Sports Centre in Sweden<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nKnowledge share<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nChampioning digital twins for FM<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nA digital twin of a site or building may seem futuristic for some FMs, but the industry is moving at pace and it\u2019s on the horizon for many. Our MD, Samantha Fuller and account manager, Roshan Jhoomuck were invited to the Facilities Management Association of Australia\u2019s (FMA) FM National Summit in February to challenge the way FMs look at digital twins. \u201cIt\u2019s not about visualisation,\u201d Fuller opened with, \u201cit\u2019s about intelligence\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read our summary of the session, entitled \u2018digital twins and enabling improved digital outcomes<\/a>\u2019, which explains what a digital twin is in the context of facilities management, how it works and why FMs can benefit from using them. You can also read our blog, \u2018Is FM ready for digital twins<\/a>\u2019 which outlines five key benefits, including to saving money, improving performance and reducing emissions, as well as guidelines on how to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBridging the divide across the Pacific<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nFuller was also featured in FM magazine, drawing on her experiences as MD for SWG in both Australia and Canada about what facilities managers in both regions can learn from each other.<\/a> Inevitably, teams in different geographies face similar challenges, such as sustainability, new tech adoption and adapting to seasonal stress, but they are often addressed in very different ways. Fuller feels that progress accelerates when ideas, lessons and missteps are shared. Cross-pollinating approaches is not just valuable, it is essential for building more resilient, sustainable and future-ready FM outcomes on both sides of the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUser Groups<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nSWG works hard to help our customers learn from one another and give them a platform to share their own experiences; a big part of our annual user events is networking and client interaction. Our event in Canada will be in Toronto on 6th<\/sup> May, and our UK event in London on 25th<\/sup> June \u2013 speak to your account manager for more details and secure your place. Further details with full registration will follow via email in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOur Australian User Group took place this month, hosted at our client site, New South Wales Parliament House. Over the day attendees learnt what\u2019s next for our software, were treated to a case study from one of our retail clients, gained valuable tips and tricks for getting more out of QFM, and took part in interactive breakout sessions and one-to-one guidance from the SWG team. It was great to have the opportunity to share ideas and have in-person interactions with our customers \u2013 thanks to all of you that came along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Australian](\"https:\/\/www.swg.com\/aus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/Australian-User-Group-1024x504.webp\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSupporting future talent<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAs well as supporting our clients, as part of our social value commitment, we strive to give back to our local communities through fundraising and outreach. Last month our UK sales team joined up with Kingston College during National Apprenticeship week to give the students some real-world experience of the job market. We asked students to prepare presentations about themselves and their skills, then held mock interviews followed with feedback on how they conducted themselves. This is an essential career skill and we were proud to see how well the students did, and to be involved in contributing to their professional growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Want to see more content like this? Sign up for alerts when we post a new blog.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you would like more information on any of these news items, please contact us here<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year we launched our new Plan to BIM service \u2013 a fast, low-cost method of creating BIM models. Powered by AI, we can deliver 3D models from your drawings and floor plans at up to 90% faster than traditional methods. This enables organisations to use BIM models to inform their daily facilities and maintenance management operations, at significantly accelerated timelines. Try Plan to BIM now – read more here and see the modelling process in action.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Plan to BIM complements our existing Scan to BIM service, for those without accurate floorplans. Via Scan to BIM, we use laser scanning can create an accurate point cloud of a building and obtain exact measurements to build a three-dimensional model. See this process in action on our project with Lejonfastigheter at the Linkoping Sports Centre in Sweden<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A digital twin of a site or building may seem futuristic for some FMs, but the industry is moving at pace and it\u2019s on the horizon for many. Our MD, Samantha Fuller and account manager, Roshan Jhoomuck were invited to the Facilities Management Association of Australia\u2019s (FMA) FM National Summit in February to challenge the way FMs look at digital twins. \u201cIt\u2019s not about visualisation,\u201d Fuller opened with, \u201cit\u2019s about intelligence\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read our summary of the session, entitled \u2018digital twins and enabling improved digital outcomes<\/a>\u2019, which explains what a digital twin is in the context of facilities management, how it works and why FMs can benefit from using them. You can also read our blog, \u2018Is FM ready for digital twins<\/a>\u2019 which outlines five key benefits, including to saving money, improving performance and reducing emissions, as well as guidelines on how to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fuller was also featured in FM magazine, drawing on her experiences as MD for SWG in both Australia and Canada about what facilities managers in both regions can learn from each other.<\/a> Inevitably, teams in different geographies face similar challenges, such as sustainability, new tech adoption and adapting to seasonal stress, but they are often addressed in very different ways. Fuller feels that progress accelerates when ideas, lessons and missteps are shared. Cross-pollinating approaches is not just valuable, it is essential for building more resilient, sustainable and future-ready FM outcomes on both sides of the Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SWG works hard to help our customers learn from one another and give them a platform to share their own experiences; a big part of our annual user events is networking and client interaction. Our event in Canada will be in Toronto on 6th<\/sup> May, and our UK event in London on 25th<\/sup> June \u2013 speak to your account manager for more details and secure your place. Further details with full registration will follow via email in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our Australian User Group took place this month, hosted at our client site, New South Wales Parliament House. Over the day attendees learnt what\u2019s next for our software, were treated to a case study from one of our retail clients, gained valuable tips and tricks for getting more out of QFM, and took part in interactive breakout sessions and one-to-one guidance from the SWG team. It was great to have the opportunity to share ideas and have in-person interactions with our customers \u2013 thanks to all of you that came along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As well as supporting our clients, as part of our social value commitment, we strive to give back to our local communities through fundraising and outreach. Last month our UK sales team joined up with Kingston College during National Apprenticeship week to give the students some real-world experience of the job market. We asked students to prepare presentations about themselves and their skills, then held mock interviews followed with feedback on how they conducted themselves. This is an essential career skill and we were proud to see how well the students did, and to be involved in contributing to their professional growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Want to see more content like this? Sign up for alerts when we post a new blog.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you would like more information on any of these news items, please contact us here<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nKnowledge share<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Championing digital twins for FM<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Bridging the divide across the Pacific<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
User Groups<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSupporting future talent<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n