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Move quickly from design to fabrication with Autodesk Advance Steel 2017

BIM & Beam

The latest version of Advance Steel adds a host of new features and enhancements that help improve productivity and usability, and allow fabrication documents to be drafted and documented more easily to support BIM enabled workflows. Easy Access to Fabrication Data. Easier access to customized fabrication data information.

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Innovative Approaches and The Role of Reinforced Concrete

BIM & Beam

s Construction Engineering Services (CES) team was awarded with a CRSI Honors for their detailing efforts in Revit. The Martin/Martin CES team has innovatively addressed the issue of fragmented fabrication drawing production that design and construction teams consistently encounter with today’s increasingly tight project delivery schedules.

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Revit Beginners: Evolution News

Revit Beginners

Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Take a look around and youll find that Revit model data is being exported to other applications for many uses.

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Does a BIM Requirement Stop You From Bidding?

Carol Hagen

While Architects grab Revit, the complexities feel insurmountable, especially for smaller contractors in the electrical and mechanical trades. You may want to ask your network connections, as many business who started in drafting and design have made substantial investments to offer BIM services to specialty contractors.

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CAD Shack: Imported DWG Files Have Thin Text

CAD Shack

There are times when AutoCAD files are required to be added to Revit project files. There two ways to incorporate AutoCAD DWG files into Revit. Inserted DWG files remain static and don’t change in Revit when they are updated in AutoCAD. Labels: AMEP , Fixes , How To , Revit , Revit MEP , Tricks and Tips.

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CAD Shack: Using Character Map in Text and Tags

CAD Shack

If you were not aware that you can use special characters in Revit to add things like a diameter symbol to text, check out my previous post. Revit MEP supports oval duct, but the symbol in tags my firm has used since hand drafting is the Greek letter PHI. Revit MEP Family Tutorial. AutoCAD vs. ABS vs. Revit Systems.

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CAD Shack: Autodesk Labs Plugin of the Month

CAD Shack

ASHRAE Viewer for Revit MEP Revit MEP utilizes the American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Duct Fitting Database to lookup coefficients for determining pressure losses through duct fittings. Labels: Autodesk News , Neat-O , Resources , Revit , Revit MEP. Revit MEP. (88).

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