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BIM for Seniors

DebunkTheBIM

MAY 5, 2024

BIM had become the main communication vehicle for AEC. After all, most construction contracts are still based on drawings and there is a belief that ‘we build off drawings’. Yet it is undisputable, that a large percentage of those drawings are created in a model-based software.

BIM

BIM Drawings Modeling ArchiCAD

CostX® 3.50 version is useful for BIM users

Construction Cost Estimating

JULY 5, 2013

CostX® is the most recognized BIM estimating solution to look at and takeoff from 3D/BIM models (including IFC). The software is compatible with the leading 3d design packages like Revit®, Archicad®, Microstation®, Tekla® and Google Sketchup® as well as all standard 2D drawings.

BIM

BIM Drawings Modeling Estimating

DebunkTheBIM: Now, these are nice! (Archicad at its best)

DebunkTheBIM

APRIL 7, 2012

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Saturday, April 7, 2012. Archicad at its best). A must for any meaningful BIM. The entertainment value of BIM. Archicad at its best).

ArchiCAD

ArchiCAD BIM Modeling Drawings

PDFs and BIM: A trilogy of posts investigating what the PDF format’s role may be in strategies transitioning the industry to BIM? First part: PDFs within current AEC – Important yet neglected?

DebunkTheBIM

JULY 26, 2014

This approach is somewhat surprising considering that in most contemporary construction contracts PDF’s as the digital representations of drawings have often higher standing than model files or even DWGs. Why are there no more efforts made to guide PDF users through thousands of drawings by the originators?

BIM

BIM ArchiCAD Drawings CAD

Another example why it is better to stay out of BIM surveys…

DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

….Unless of course you have software to sell. Earlier this year a survey was published in New Zealand: [link] “This New Zealand National BIM Survey 2012 report has been prepared by Masterspec on behalf of the construction industry. Then, look at the chart itself! Pay attention to the suggestion that ‘it is likely…’.

BIM

BIM CAD ArchiCAD AutoCAD

BIM Objects, Data, and Information – More than a 3D Pretty Picture – Soooo Much More!

Building Information Management

JUNE 6, 2013

BIM objects are much more than just graphical representations. All BIM objects have properties, and most also have geometries (although some do not, for example a paint finish). The specification is part of the project BIM, and objects live in the specification. ‘A new generation of specifiers is being empowered by BIM.

BIM

BIM nemetschek Vectorworks Life Cycle Estimating

BIM Viewers in the Cloud vs. PDF Spatial Re-constructors on Earth (Part 2 of the overdue PDF trilogy I promised some time ago)

DebunkTheBIM

DECEMBER 29, 2014

The global AEC is swarming with BIM Viewers, any service provider dealing in Building Related Information appears to have a proprietary one on offer. Commonly they offer the ability to view BIM models of various origins, maybe combine them, rotate, zoom, filter information. Some are better than others.

BIM

BIM Modeling Environment Revit

Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components. Symposium Title: Integrating BIM: Moving the Industry Forward. Friday: BIM Academic Education Symposium. Day(s)/Date(s): January 7-11, 2013.

BIM

BIM Conference Education CAD

DebunkTheBIM: ?Committed to making nRAH an exemplar for the.

DebunkTheBIM

APRIL 23, 2012

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Monday, April 23, 2012. The entertainment value of BIM. Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the 'G. Archicad at its best).

BIM

BIM ArchiCAD Environment Drawings

Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components. Symposium Title: Integrating BIM: Moving the Industry Forward. Friday: BIM Academic Education Symposium. Day(s)/Date(s): January 7-11, 2013.

BIM

BIM Conference Education CAD

10 Principles of Architecture | What Is Architecture | Why Need Design Principles in Architecture

CivilJungle

JULY 27, 2022

The contrast of texture is a method that draws attention to a particular point or place of a design by the texture. Visual weight is the property that gives elements in a design an ability to draw attention. Whereas if an element has a high visual weight that means that this element has the probability of drawing eyes towards it.

Architecture

Architecture Design Visualization Drawings

Isn’t someone missing here? (What is my problem with Autodesk?)

DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

In the end, they are ‘just’ a software provider, successful at what they are doing, why can’t I just let them be. My biggest problem is not that Revit is a ‘dog of a software’. Autodesk has sewn up the HK market. The global AEC too. What is my problem with Autodesk? Their foot soldiers are pretty agreeable people world-wide.

Autodesk

Autodesk AutoCAD CAD Revit

Revit Beginners: In-place Cavity Walls

Revit Beginners

JANUARY 20, 2010

First off (before you get upset at my comments) You guys are doing great work for Revit and BIM!!! I completely understand the desire to replicate your graphic standards and the like but in-place families mostly detract from a BIM, rather than add to them. especially as documents became a secondary deliverable to the coordinated BIM.

Revit

Revit CAD BIM Autodesk

Revit Beginners: The Project That Almost Could

Revit Beginners

AUGUST 19, 2009

To add to the complexity, the as-built drawings we had on file were not accurate to the true construction of the existing structure because the original architect had improvised the design during construction. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. ArchiCAD vs Revit. ArchiCAD vs Revit. BIM & BEAM.

Revit

Revit CAD BIM nemetschek AllPlan

Revit Beginners: Instant Section Box

Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 21, 2006

While in plan view draw a floor plan callout. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. ArchiCAD vs Revit. ArchiCAD vs Revit. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. All Things BIM. CAD vs BIM. HOK Green BIM. Other BIM Software. BIM Conferences. An ArchiCAD Blogger.

Revit

Revit CAD nemetschek AllPlan ArchiCAD

Revit Beginners: Revit 2010: New Coordinates Icons

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. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. ArchiCAD vs Revit. ArchiCAD vs Revit. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. All Things BIM.

Revit

Revit CAD BIM Autodesk

Revit Beginners: Often Overlooked By Beginners (Part 2)

Revit Beginners

APRIL 10, 2010

If you are drawing a wall or a line there is a pallet of line shapes that you can draw (square, polygon, circle, arc, etc.) National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. ArchiCAD vs Revit. ArchiCAD vs Revit. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. All Things BIM. CAD vs BIM. HOK Green BIM.

Revit

Revit CAD BIM Autodesk

Revit Beginners: Utility Lines Workaround

Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

This workaround involves drawing a repeating detail line (with imported text) on top of a simple detail line. Now draw a detail line in any view of your project. Draw your repeating detail over your new detail line as though tracing the detail line. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. ArchiCAD vs Revit.

Revit

Revit CAD BIM nemetschek AllPlan

Revit Beginners: Sort by Submittal Package

Revit Beginners

JUNE 9, 2006

We decided that we also wanted to be able to sort the sheets in our project browser (and our drawing lists) by Submittal Package. and check the category Drawing Sheets. Drawing List. Leave the name Drawing List. The Drawing List on our coversheet shows ALL the drawings from ALL the different packages.

Revit

Revit CAD Drawings BIM

Revit Beginners: The Data Manager

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." And not just our models but also the drawings we are getting from consultants. GSA BIM Resource.

Revit

Revit Management CAD BIM

Revit Beginners: Callout Annotation Features

Revit Beginners

JUNE 19, 2006

Select Detail View and draw a callout in plan view. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. ArchiCAD vs Revit. ArchiCAD vs Revit. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. All Things BIM. CAD vs BIM. HOK Green BIM. Other BIM Software. BIM Conferences. Monday, June 19, 2006.

Revit

Revit CAD nemetschek AllPlan nemetschek Vectorworks

Revit Beginners: A few interesting features

Revit Beginners

AUGUST 10, 2006

Draw an arc (wall or line doesnt matter). National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. ArchiCAD vs Revit. ArchiCAD vs Revit. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. All Things BIM. CAD vs BIM. HOK Green BIM. Other BIM Software. BIM Conferences. Thursday, August 10, 2006.

Revit

Revit CAD nemetschek AllPlan BIM

Revit Beginners: The Revit Experiment I

Revit Beginners

AUGUST 16, 2006

The office I worked for didnt use Revit for developing working drawings but I do remember wishing that I could add text to linestyles (for phone, elec, gas, etc) and I remember having trouble understanding phases but I got a lot of help from users on Zoogdesign (now AUGI). National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. BIM & BEAM.

Revit

Revit CAD BIM Autodesk

Revit Beginners: The Revit Experiment II

Revit Beginners

AUGUST 21, 2006

Even advanced users use detail lines, filled regions, and detail components to refine their drawings. Revit will start your drawings but you have to finish them. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. ArchiCAD vs Revit. ArchiCAD vs Revit. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. All Things BIM.

Revit

Revit CAD BIM nemetschek AllPlan

Revit Beginners: Edit Cut Profile Tool

Revit Beginners

JUNE 7, 2006

Draw a wall in plan view. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. ArchiCAD vs Revit. ArchiCAD vs Revit. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. All Things BIM. CAD vs BIM. HOK Green BIM. Other BIM Software. BIM Conferences. Wednesday, June 07, 2006. Edit Cut Profile Tool.

Revit

Revit CAD nemetschek AllPlan BIM

Revit Beginners: Section Annotation Features

Revit Beginners

JUNE 20, 2006

Just draw a reference plane at the angle you want (and in the location you want for your section line) then place your section line adjacent to the reference plane. Are there any way to draw the section marks with a default gap between the segments? National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. ArchiCAD vs Revit.

Revit

Revit CAD BIM Autodesk

Here is why Autodesk’s monopoly over the Global AEC is not good, not even for Autodesk:

DebunkTheBIM

APRIL 1, 2018

It started off with CAD, then, when BIM was getting strong enough to stay – it extended over almost anything to do with Construction Information Management. Almost miraculously, some competition survived over decades and even in the more complex field of BIM, a couple of real contenders for big accounts still exist.

Autodesk

Autodesk CAD ArchiCAD BIM

Professional Constructor Central

BIM for Seniors

CostX® 3.50 version is useful for BIM users

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DebunkTheBIM: Now, these are nice! (Archicad at its best)

PDFs and BIM: A trilogy of posts investigating what the PDF format’s role may be in strategies transitioning the industry to BIM? First part: PDFs within current AEC – Important yet neglected?

Another example why it is better to stay out of BIM surveys…

BIM Objects, Data, and Information – More than a 3D Pretty Picture – Soooo Much More!

BIM Viewers in the Cloud vs. PDF Spatial Re-constructors on Earth (Part 2 of the overdue PDF trilogy I promised some time ago)

Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

DebunkTheBIM: ?Committed to making nRAH an exemplar for the.

Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

10 Principles of Architecture | What Is Architecture | Why Need Design Principles in Architecture

Isn’t someone missing here? (What is my problem with Autodesk?)

Revit Beginners: In-place Cavity Walls

Revit Beginners: The Project That Almost Could

Revit Beginners: Instant Section Box

Revit Beginners: Revit 2010: New Coordinates Icons

Revit Beginners: Often Overlooked By Beginners (Part 2)

Revit Beginners: Utility Lines Workaround

Revit Beginners: Sort by Submittal Package

Revit Beginners: The Data Manager

Revit Beginners: Callout Annotation Features

Revit Beginners: A few interesting features

Revit Beginners: The Revit Experiment I

Revit Beginners: The Revit Experiment II

Revit Beginners: Edit Cut Profile Tool

Revit Beginners: Section Annotation Features

Here is why Autodesk’s monopoly over the Global AEC is not good, not even for Autodesk:

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