Revit OpEd

MAY 18, 2011

Come to Huntington Beach California to spend three days with other Revit users, getting your fill of information and meeting and greeting! So little time left to register that you'll have to register on-site if you don't do it quick. RTCUSA 2011 is just one month away. As a friend on Facebook shared today: Ya know.

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Conference Revit Drawings California 58

Carol Hagen

JUNE 17, 2011

Print to PDF gets the document out of that technical construction software package (AutoCAD, Revit, etc) and serves it up for every construction team member, without needing the same software. The video shows the takeoff details and how to group items into sections (this could be CSI codes, tasks or areas).

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Estimating AutoCAD Revit Drawings 134

BIM & Beam

JUNE 13, 2013

GRAITEC BIM Connect is available on Autodesk Exchange for Autodesk Revit.'

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Autodesk Revit BIM Drawings 74

Revit OpEd

MAY 18, 2013

You are probably already familiar with their other book, "Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 20##", the bigger brother to Essentials and the "Introducing" book that was discontinued after the 2012 release. The Wiley site for the book tells us: Beginners will get comfortable with Revit''s core features and functions.

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Revit OpEd

JULY 6, 2012

Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. They claim that with these features you will be able to create any drawing, shape and size of buildings. Revit OpEd Sub Pages. Revit OpEd. Revit Lifeline. Post a Comment.

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Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. To lock a dimension directly in the drawing area, click next to the dimension.". Note: Locked dimensions and their associated parameters cannot be changed in the drawing area. Revit OpEd.

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Revit Autodesk Drawings Conference 66

Revit OpEd

APRIL 6, 2011

Hearing reports that Revit 2012 software is available in some markets via the subscription center. Might be worth checking during the next few days to see if it becomes available in your market. As of tonight I'm not seeing it here yet. The rumored release data, meaning "boxes" shipping is April 11th.

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Revit OpEd

JUNE 14, 2012

Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. Importing survey files has always been problematic with Revit. Geometry that is far apart will annoy Revit, geometry more than 20 miles in extents is the current "line in the sand".

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Revit CAD Autodesk Architecture 72

Job Order Contracting

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Cam your JOC software view and access Revit drawings, images, documents, etc.? Does your JOC software calculate non-pre-priced items in dollars and percentage for each JOC project? Can all participants view CURRENT information in real-time? Is your JOC Program based upon LEAN collaborative construction delivery principles?

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Contract Procurement Estimating Management 264

Revit OpEd

JUNE 13, 2012

Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. We use Revit MEP. So any of the analysis tools in Revit using spaces will be wrong, as most of them use an average over the entire area, (CFM/SF, Average illumination levels/SF etc.).

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Revit Zoning Autodesk Modeling 76

BIM & Beam

OCTOBER 20, 2014

For those you attending AU to learn about automating the creation of rebar shop drawings from Revit, how about using the Revit model to drive rebar fabrication machinery directly?

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Fabrication Modeling Revit Drawings 96

BIM & Beam

APRIL 22, 2014

In Autodesk Revit 2015 now you can better documnet multiple rebar within a host, only showing a representative subset, allowing the creation of legible reinforcement documentation. In this video you can see these new features which enhance shop drawings for reinforced concrete structures.

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Drawings Autodesk Revit Documentation 40

Construction Marketing

APRIL 11, 2023

All stakeholders have access to the same files, documents, drawing, and models. AutoDesk, Revit, and Navisworks are a few of the leading names in the industry to research. Modern projects are incorporating building information management (BIM) software. This allows for unprecedented communication and collaboration on the project.

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Do

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. As anyone who has used Revit to model geometry knows it does not really seem to care about "normals", which if youre familiar with most other 3D modeling software you know exactly what Normals are, even in Sketch-Up! at 10:44 PM.

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Revit OpEd

JUNE 12, 2012

Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. or you could draw a property line. Revit OpEd Sub Pages. Revit OpEd. Revit Lifeline. Book - Introducing Revit Architecture. Revit Technology Conference.

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BIM & Beam

JUNE 24, 2013

The Autodesk® Revit Structure 2014 DACH Content Pac k provides revised country specific content based for DACH market. In particular, the latest German template with a lot of advancements and a totally renewed Swiss template for Revit Structure 2014. In particular, it includes the French rebar shapes for Revit Structure 2014.

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Autodesk Revit Drawings Structural Engineering 56

Revit OpEd

JUNE 16, 2011

The Australia New Zealand Revit Standards (ANZRS) has been formally released. In March this year I wrote that they were drawing close to releasing it and that they hoped to do so at the Revit Technology Conference in Goldcoast. They did hold a meeting there but held off on the formal release a bit longer.

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BIM & Beam

SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

There are new features and enhancements in Autodesk Revit 2015 R2 dedicated especially to structural engineers. You can snap to an imported and non-exploded CAD drawing. Similar to the behaviors when placing structural walls and slabs, all structural elements now snap to the geometry of imported drawings. Lear more:'

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Structural Engineering Autodesk Revit Engineering 63

BIM & Beam

DECEMBER 12, 2012

We are seeing a very clear trend towards vertical solutions built on top of Revit. For example at Autodesk University in Las Vegas this November it was difficult to find anyone in the exhibit hall who was doing business in the building industry and did not have a connection or solution for Revit.

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Revit Las Vegas Concrete Work in Progress 57

BIM & Beam

OCTOBER 16, 2014

I would like to start a series of tutorials to help you get started with reinforced concrete structures in Autodesk Revit. Autodesk Revit software provides tools for modeling 3D concrete reinforcement in an advanced Building Information Modeling (BIM) environment. In the first series of steps, you set up rebar covers. .

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Autodesk Revit Concrete Modeling 68

Carol Hagen

MARCH 27, 2012

The flexible interface is designed to provide the necessary tools for accessing and managing the documents that you need, when you need them, especially Construction Plans and drawings. Automatically compare drawings, integrate with SharePoint® or ProjectWise®, go mobile on a tablet PC and collaborate in real time with Bluebeam Studio™.

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Modeling Plans iPad Drawings 111

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. Revit was (is) designed to allow us to adjust True North easily after the fact. As Ive written before , just make it easy to "draw on paper". Revit OpEd Sub Pages. Revit OpEd.

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Revit Autodesk Conference Site 60

Revit OpEd

MAY 1, 2012

Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. I created a video to describe what happens when Revit contours dont quite match up with the underlying cad file contours that were used to generate a toposurface. Revit OpEd Sub Pages.

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Revit CAD Autodesk Site 53

Do

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. It is always interesting to see what pops up on my Google News feed that simply searches "Revit". I particularly like how he separates "Architectural" drawing into three distinct categories. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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Revit OpEd

APRIL 17, 2012

Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. Thats the tension we are dealing with, transitioning to Revit. So, as I am talking with Revit users in the office they all say "When do we ever design a window with equally spaced mullions?"

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Revit Autodesk Modeling Conference 56

Do

MARCH 10, 2011

dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. I needed to create a drawing schedule but some of the sheets we dont need right now but will need later. Labels: Revit 2011. Revit Beginners. Revit Family Man. Revit Inside (list of Revit firms).

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Revit BIM Philadelphia Drawings 51

CAD Shack

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Maybe it is common knowledge, but for those of you looking for tricks when Revit goes unresponsive, I have something that has worked for me. Folks have been talking about minimizing Revit to free up virtual memory. After you are out you can restart Revit and sync back with central. Others are saying nothing really happens.

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Revit Drawings 40

Do

JULY 26, 2011

dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. What was coming after Revit? Sure Revit is fun and exciting, but its just a tool, and there is always another coming. Sure Revit is fun and exciting, but its just a tool, and there is always another coming.

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Revit iPad Innovation BIM 54

Carol Hagen

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Everyday PDFs are instrumental in the construction conversation to show mark ups on Microsoft Office documents, interactively draw on tablet PCs and then share these PDFs on Servers. But PDF editing software licensing is expensive and often cumbersome. ” Estimators will also love Bluebeam Revu.

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Industrial Documentation CAD Estimating 142

Revit OpEd

OCTOBER 22, 2015

When I wrote about Revit Sunrise earlier I hinted that we might see a repeat of last year when Revit Sundial was followed by Revit 2015 R2. That's come true today. You can CHECK OUT some VIDEOS about what is new in this subscription customer only release. For what it is worth, the Autodesk Application Manager is two for two now.

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Revit OpEd

AUGUST 31, 2015

PLEASE, in the year of Two Thousand Fifteen, finally abandon your disconnected ways and use Revit (or.Archicad). Seriously, because the people that have to read your drawings aren't impressed. I don't care if you ever learn what those three letters mean.

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BIM & Beam

JUNE 29, 2015

For example, SOFiSTiK, a German software development company provides a rebar detailing add-on to complement Autodesk Revit. The visual capability of Revit, coupled with the ability to design reinforced concrete in 3D, allows users to gain more insight into the design during the project than would otherwise have been the case.

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Revit OpEd

MAY 26, 2014

If we''re going to produce a drawing we''ll need one unless we''ve arrived at the day when a model is the only deliverable which, unless I''ve become Rip van Winkle and woke up twenty odd years in the future, isn''t the norm yet. To replicate a thick boundary we need to use Revit''s own lines to sketch thick lines.

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AutoCAD Revit Drawings Modeling 75

BIM & Beam

AUGUST 1, 2018

Revit-model-driven structural-analysis. Revit has multiple tools for defining and editing the analytical model, or the model can be exported to various analysis software that are interoperable with Revit – including Robot Structural Analysis Professional – to perform structural analysis.

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Modeling BIM Concrete Design 75

CAD Shack

JULY 17, 2008

If you are using Revit MEP, you might be thinking about your HVAC plans and wondering should you use a floor plan (which looks down and excludes the ceiling grid) or a Ceiling plan (which looks up and seems to invert which duct is actually on top when duct cross). Here is what I have come up with so far. I use both.

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Plans Revit AutoCAD Modeling 45

Construction Cost Estimating

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

In this tutorial, Kabir shows some useful tips for creating reinforcement drawing in Advance Concrete 2016 developed by Autodesk. Create reinforcement drawing efficiently for manual reinforcement like stirrups, straight bars, polygonal bars, meshes etc. Md Humayun Kabir has made this nice tutorial for construction professionals.

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Drawings Autodesk Concrete Modeling 40

DebunkTheBIM

APRIL 10, 2011

Wise commentators dampen their predictions by saying “BIM has the potential” but there are also many that label Revit as DT. As scary as it would be for many for the ‘drawing’ to disappear from the process suddenly, I’d still say it would not be DT – just a bit of yesterday’s news.

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