Revit OpEd

JANUARY 4, 2014

Ken is a structural engineer and was, until recently, the Revit Structure Quality Assurance Analyst at Autodesk. He works hard to be a champion of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction industry.

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Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Revit OpEd. Welcome to Steve Staffords Blog ~ Revit OpEd = OPinion EDitorial ~ My view of things Revit, both real and imagined. Daryl wrote on Monday that the concept of View Discipline isnt documented well. Software documentation tends to be a bit dry, too often a very literal, "Un-checking this turns the feature off".

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JANUARY 10, 2024

Within five years, I exclusively used Autodesk’s Revit to deliver all my architectural designs. Today, we store all of our documents in the cloud. This means there's no longer any doubt over where the latest version of a document is or whether we're working from the most up-to-date drawing.

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Revit OpEd

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

This post attempts to outline how a project will develop (understanding there are exceptions) when considering multiple firms/models and attempting to keep each model aligned both in Revit's model environment and relative to the site location and survey information. Less so when that isn't possible. In the beginning."You"

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Revit OpEd

OCTOBER 16, 2013

The structural "layer" of a floor may actually be modeled by the structural consultant, assuming the structural engineer we are working with uses Revit and isn''t working directly in the same model with us (architecture bias in this post). Architect''s usually document floor finishes. It was easy to fix.

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Building Information Management

AUGUST 30, 2013

A designer’s primary interest is for example the spatial structure, a structural engineer’s primary interest is the load bearing structure, while an energy engineer is interested in climate zones. The first documented use of the term BIM can be dated back to 1992 (van Nederveen & Tolman).

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

AUGUST 15, 2023

As we know, construction teams go through a lot of paper—much of that is used to print drawings, mark up documents, and the like. Her extensive experience in program management, risk assessment, and cost analysis has made her instrumental in expanding the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) Program for Pond.

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Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

For some reason BIM authors (architects, engineers, etc) think that because they create the initial BIM information they have the right to full control and to charge for the BIM model throughout the life of the building. The architect doesn’t model ductwork, they use the mechanical engineer’s model.

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BIM & Beam

AUGUST 1, 2018

This is the third blog post in a series that discusses the advantages of working on concrete projects in a BIM process for structural engineers. Segmentation is dictated by engineering, architectural, or fabrication requirements, and its reinforcement is determined by the structural engineer.

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Revit OpEd

APRIL 14, 2016

With little fanfare Revit 2017 is here, brandishing a slightly changed big R logo. In past years I've proposed a What's New in Revit session for RTC Australasia. As a part of the crew for the Revit Technology Conference ( RTC Events ) I also see class proposals for a great many people who really want to say what's on their mind.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Sarah Watte , Phoenix Civil Engineering, Inc. Jonathon started as a Project Engineer at Barton Malow and worked his way up to Vice President in just 10 years. Giana started her career in civil and structural engineering, working on both domestic and international programs. Eoin Prunty , O’Mahony Pike Architects.

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