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Imported or Linked DWG Appearance as Generic Model Broken in 2017

Revit OpEd

Using Revit 2017, I have a 3D DWG file for some framing that I want to use as a coordination reference within a project file. I decided I'd use the old create an in-place Generic Model family trick. However, when I clicked Finish Model the linked file disappeared entirely. project is in 2017 though. Also thinking, ".maybe

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The 12 Best Construction Podcasts of 2020

Construction Junkie

To find the results of our 5 previous competitions, click the corresponding year: 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , and 2019. Eddie and Tyler currently run a Building Information Modeling (BIM) company called ABSI and bring their rich industry knowledge and friendly personalities to the show each week.

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Place Your Vote for the Best Construction Podcast of 2020

Construction Junkie

To find the results of our 5 previous competitions, click the corresponding year: 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , and 2019. This weekly podcast, which won our competition in 2017, is a quick listen, with most lasting less than 10 minutes, but that’s all the time Alex needs to inform his audience about each topic. vote for the lien zone.

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Today’s Global BIM is in worse shape than the one we started off 20 years ago (Note to myself: Brace for hate-mail)

DebunkTheBIM

Yes, people create BIM bunkers, walk around with lasers, VR headsets and iphone models, but these are few and far between, are often just a gimmick, and most definitely operate below the magic line of real decision (and money) makers of the industry. CAD managers taunted us for file sizes and line types and fonts and RAM.

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

Pro Builder

Collaborator and co-author for award-winning project in the 2017 Global LafargeHolcim Awards. . • Identified approximately $10 million in potential savings as an architectural consultant conducting Lean Week training and workshops across the country . Homes of Distinction. Rogers, Ark. . . Certifications • Arkansas Contractors License.

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Housing, Industrialized: Designing for Off-Site

Pro Builder

but one that needs to take place if home builders want to successfully transition from on-site stick-building to an off-site or factory-built model for the bulk of their structural needs. Our CAD [computer-aided design] modelers and drafters have become experts in how to build a house,” Carpenter says. Photo: Jeff A.

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