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Published on May 13, 2015 | Last Updated on September 20, 2025
Lenses and Filters are investigative tools of enquiry and domain analysis allowing the discovery of concepts and relations. The difference between (BIM) Lenses and Filters can be summarised as such: Lenses are additive and are deployed from the ‘investigator’s side’ of BIM Field observation while Filters are subtractive and are deployed from the ‘data side’. Lenses highlight observables that meet research criteria and identify their relations; example, an infrared lens highlights heat sources in a scene. Filters remove observables that do not meet the research criteria; example, data filters hides non-conforming data within a spreadsheet.
Cite as: BIMe Initiative (2025), '33. Difference between Lenses and Filters', https://bimexcellence.org/frameworks/difference-between-lenses-and-filters/. First published 13 May 2015. Viewed 27 September 2025