Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Building information modeling (BIM) is beginning to fundamentally change the building industry in a very positive way. This has included “CAD” using PEAC, GDS, MicroGDS, AutoCAD, MicroStation, SketchUp, ArchiCAD and “Raster” using Cadcore/Hitachi PrEditor, ScanGraphics, Scan2CAD, etc. Thursday: Information Exchanges.

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Do

JULY 26, 2011

Reading this article comes on the heels of a recent Lunch & Learn I attended by the Co-President of Vermillion Cost Consulting , where he was pretty much saying the same thing( 4 ). This issue gets compounded when you also have in-house databases that host more information that should be shared with a Model or other databases.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Building information modeling (BIM) is beginning to fundamentally change the building industry in a very positive way. This has included “CAD” using PEAC, GDS, MicroGDS, AutoCAD, MicroStation, SketchUp, ArchiCAD and “Raster” using Cadcore/Hitachi PrEditor, ScanGraphics, Scan2CAD, etc. Thursday: Information Exchanges.

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Fins Architecture

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Model house plans designed for the temperate climate are often being used in the tropics for example. If you do not understand his vision in two dimensions, request that he provide you with a three dimensional, 3D model. green building consultation. sketchup renderings. solar energy. water conservation. wind energy.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Journal of Building Information Modeling. Read what some of the industry experts have to say about BIM in the relatively new Journal of Building Information Modeling. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Journal of Building Information Modeling. Monday, September 15, 2008. David Duarte. at 3:27 PM. Newer Post.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 7, 2006

The more accurate the information in your Revit model the more you can do with it. Models from different consultants (who use software other than Revit to model) can be combined for analysis and clash detection. Design Review – Export Revit models into the DWF format for project managers to markup.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 21, 2007

Take a look around and youll find that Revit model data is being exported to other applications for many uses. Here is a short list of uses for which Revit model data is being exported. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Evolution News. David Duarte. at 12:20 AM. Labels: API , Applications , Practice. What Revit Wants.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 25, 2006

Once you have your building(s) modelled start a new project. Link your building(s) into your new site model and adjust their elevation and orientation so they are properly located in the topography. While in your site model goto Tools. Save your site model. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Manage Links.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 3, 2010

build your as-built model in the existing phase. Once an as-built model is done you might want to archive a copy of the model just incase the design scope changes and you have to start all over again with a clean as-built. The model builder is going to have to do partial demolition of walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, etc.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 23, 2007

In an Architectural Record article " Getting on Board with Building Information Modeling " Larry Flynn describes a Data Manager as someone "responsible for coordinating the various computer files and models that are integrated into a BIM." In our office Data Managers are starting to inspect models for proper construction.

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Revit Beginners

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

You just linked a developed Revit model into a new project file and you cant seem to find it. If I just imported a project and I cant seem to locate the imported model the first thing I do is setup my radar. Open each view individually and zoom all (ZA) until you find the model you are looking for. Google Sketchup.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 31, 2009

Always Be Phase Aware In every project file your modeled components have a phase created and a phase demolished parameter whether you like it or not. If you place a model component in a view that is set to the New Construction phase (under View Properties), that component automatically gets placed in the New Construction phase.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 3, 2006

Do you ever accidentally drag a wall or other model object across the screen when you didnt intend to move it? It might be nice if Revit would let you pick and choose which model and annotation objects can be moved with the Press + Drag option. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Thursday, August 03, 2006. Press + Drag.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 24, 2010

Having built a few parametric families, here is my experience: The dimensions that are variable or can flex need to be modeled before any actual geometry. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Labels: Dimensions , Families , Parameters , Practice , Schedules. 1 comment: Aaron Ellsworth. What Revit Wants. Will Render For Food.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 26, 2010

Lets say you have a project with worksets enabled and the whole model is on Workset 1 by default. No one else is going to be able to edit ANY modeled elements that are on that workset. or do a save to central and relenquish user-created worksets so other users can work on the model too. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 25, 2007

Some people have to be reminded that the project file is a database and like any database the more and accurate information about the project you put into the model the more analytical modeling and scheduling you can get out of the model. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. What Revit Wants. Will Render For Food.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 5, 2007

Are you having trouble distinguishing detail lines from model lines in a view? Well, the easiest way to separate view specific content from model content in a view is to place a temporary filled region with a Solid Fill Pattern that covers the entire view (choose a neutral color). Display Model. Google Sketchup.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 21, 2006

This isnt necessarily a bad habit as long as they are using detail lines and not model lines (detail lines are view specific but model lines will show up everywhere). The Revit 3D model is just a place to start. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Revit will start your drawings but you have to finish them.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 4, 2006

The Building Information Modelling/Management concept (its past, present, and likely future). And unique modelling, documenting, and implimenting methods utilized by others in the Revit community. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. I now have a better understanding of: 1. What Revit Wants. Will Render For Food.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 19, 2009

We have one model that was started in Revit before we knew any of the limitations of Revit. The model is not clean enough to develop construction documents so we have passed along that task to another architect. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. David Duarte. at 3:06 PM. Labels: News , Phases , Practice. Revit Content.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 27, 2008

How do you model the roof and ridge roll? How do you model the roof such that the roof tile is all in 3D? If you want to 3d model all the roof tiles there is a shortcut posted on AUGI using sloped glazing. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Is is based on a curtain wall system? Revit Bimmer. Nice looking rendering.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

elevations, sections, 3D views, etc (similar to model lines) and youll have to adjust its visibility one view at a time. and Import your linked survey then it will export with the rest of your model to DWG format. The survey needs to be a part of the Revit model or Revit wont consider it when exporting your site plan to DWG.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 23, 2006

If you want to do cost estimating outside of Revit you might try exporting the Revit model as an ODBC and importing the database into Timberline. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Only use Material Takeoff Schedules when you want to schedule every material that is used in the door/window family separately. David Duarte.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Youll also find a Revit model of Calatravas Turning Torso project in Malmö, Sweden. See how it was modelled. Hello David, I want to use bar grating or grate lock or any kind of grade in the floor and the stairs in my revit model, if you know anyway could you please let me know? Google Sketchup. Find Consultants.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Laura Handler is a Building Information Modeller with Tocci Building Corporation. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Contractors are starting to take a serious look at the BIM movement. If youre curious about what theyre up to (bim) x is a new blog with a focus on BIM for contractors. David Duarte. at 6:26 PM. Labels: Bloggers.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 20, 2009

you can draw a simple building and link in a simple building (by shared coordinates) and move these two icons around a bit (clipped and unclipped) to see how the two models react or. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. here is the simplest way I can put it: 1. There are now 3 coordinate systems in Revit. David Duarte. at 2:50 PM.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 13, 2007

Specify Coordinates at a point) While Spot Coordinates will report the coordinates of any model or drafting element it is not really clear in the help files that Spot Elevations will report the elevation of only certain parts of model elements. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. What Revit Wants. Will Render For Food.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 22, 2006

We often have split level projects and weve had a lot of trouble isolating the stem walls and footings from the rest of the model for use in a foundation plan. In Visibility/Graphics go to Model Categories and uncheck everything except Detail Items and Walls. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Saturday, July 22, 2006.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 19, 2006

It loaded viewing the model from the bottom of the floor, under the building. I tried to reload it and checked as many settings as I could in Revit to try and find out why the model loaded this way in Impression. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. I loaded the DWG which was the 3D view of my building into Impression.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2006

Did you model a rough opening height for your window that has say a sloping sill and now your head height is not accurate in your schedule? Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Tuesday, September 12, 2006.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Journal of Building Information Modeling. What Revit Wants. Will Render For Food. Zen of Revit (french). Revit Content. Autodesk Seek. CAD Block Exchange. Family of the Week. Form Fonts. Good Revit. Kolbe Win/Door. RCP Creator. Revit Components. Revit Content. Revit Factory. Revit Store.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Weve noticed performance hits when modeling large topography surfaces and turning on shadows in any view. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Revit Performance. Because we do a lot of high-end residential design most of our projects are very detailed and put Revits performance to the test. So we asked Autodesk a few questions.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

This might be one way to model a niche. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. This behavior may be automatic for some curtain walls (like the storefront curtain wall). Go to the Type Properties of a Curtain Wall and youll notice a parameter called Automatically Embed. David Duarte. at 10:57 PM. Labels: Walls. Newer Post.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 22, 2006

It has helped to model furniture familt easily. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. Open and youll see the same icons so you can add all your project directories too. David Duarte. at 9:55 AM. Labels: Families. 1 comment: manisha. This is great.b Thank you for a such an information. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post.

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DECEMBER 5, 2006

Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. For instance you can combine custom room schedules with color fill plans (drafting. What Revit Wants. Will Render For Food. Zen of Revit (french). Revit Content. Autodesk Seek. CAD Block Exchange. Family of the Week. Form Fonts. Good Revit. Kolbe Win/Door. RCP Creator. Revit Components. Revit Content.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 27, 2006

All of your model objects will initially reside in Workset 1. If you don’t initiate worksets early on you’re going to have to assign every model object to a workset after they’ve already been created and that can be a lot of unnecessary work. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. What Revit Wants.

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MARCH 28, 2008

It occured to me that I never once posted pictures of any project I worked on, so here are two images from a model I built back in Revit 4.5. We got our feet wet with 3D modeling and didnt try to do condocs until I was confident I could troubleshoot any Revit issues. Google Sketchup. Find Consultants. David Duarte.

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