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“I just don’t really understand what’s the point using this?”

DebunkTheBIM

This little-battle is between Archicad and me – I repeatedly ignore the creators’ hints to use the product in-a-certain-way and force it ‘kicking and screaming’ to perform tasks I dream-up.

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

DebunkTheBIM

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. Autodesk products are conveniently bundled together – not so ArchiCAD and Vectorworks (owned by the same company: Nemetschek).

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Purpose (designed and) built for Architects

DebunkTheBIM

I started learning technical drafting on my father’s drawing machine, the type with two rulers fixed at right angle to each other but adjustable to any angle through a button. (he Ten years ago I amazed the local Archicad supplier by a colourful CV fully prepared on Plotmaker. It was totally inappropriate.

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Do you want to get more specified? A practical post to building material manufacturers;

DebunkTheBIM

Revit, Archicad, Microstation); Include: · Intelligent , branded North-Point and a level marker · Min 10 wall types typically used by the type of construction you are most active in; · Intelligent keys and legend stamps of those walls; Also, Have their 2D representation clean and tidy; Printing without hitches on most printers/plotters.

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

Building Information Management

For example, if the designer is a subscriber to the Construction Information Service (CIS), then any technical documents cited in the specification that are available can be downloaded instantly. Figure 2: NBS Revit tool bar. Figure 3: Connection to a wider source of information empowers the object.

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Revit Beginners: The Project That Almost Could

Revit Beginners

We currently have 4 Revit projects under construction, but not all of our projects made it through the CD phase. 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.

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Revit Beginners: Phases & Worksets

Revit Beginners

If you place a model component in a view that is set to the New Construction phase (under View Properties), that component automatically gets placed in the New Construction phase. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. And most views have phase and phase filter parameters. Knowledge Base. Partner Products. Request Manuals.

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