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

Building Information Management

Following a period of industry consultation, Uniclass 2 is now being finalized for publication during 2013. All BIM objects have properties, and most also have geometries (although some do not, for example a paint finish). To avoid duplication, information should be both structured and coordinated. . National BIM Library Parameters.

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Revit Beginners: Stepped Foundation Plans

Revit Beginners

Stepped Foundation Plans. We often have split level projects and weve had a lot of trouble isolating the stem walls and footings from the rest of the model for use in a foundation plan. Go to your foundation floor plan and type VG. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Find Consultants. Saturday, July 22, 2006. came along.

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Revit Beginners: Surveys and Site Plans

Revit Beginners

Surveys and Site Plans. elevations, sections, 3D views, etc (similar to model lines) and youll have to adjust its visibility one view at a time. Now lets say youve developed your site plan (with linked survey) and you want to export the data (including survey) back to DWG format. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Find Consultants.

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Revit Beginners: Using Radar

Revit Beginners

You just linked a developed Revit model into a new project file and you cant seem to find it. If I just imported a project and I cant seem to locate the imported model the first thing I do is setup my radar. Go to a floor plan view and add four new elevations looking in all directions. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Find Consultants.

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Revit Beginners: When is a Family Parametric?

Revit Beginners

A placeholder is a family that has just enough geometry to illustrate the component in your plans, elevations, and sections. Having built a few parametric families, here is my experience: The dimensions that are variable or can flex need to be modeled before any actual geometry. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Find Consultants.

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Revit Beginners: Remodels in Revit. the untold story

Revit Beginners

build your as-built model in the existing phase. Once an as-built model is done you might want to archive a copy of the model just incase the design scope changes and you have to start all over again with a clean as-built. The model builder is going to have to do partial demolition of walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, etc.

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

DebunkTheBIM

I get regular updates through my FB page on how the big event of The Hong Kong Institute of Building Information Modelling (HKIBIM) planned for the 13 th of December is shaping up. I had my first training in Revit in 2004 and get around it OK. My biggest problem is not that Revit is a ‘dog of a software’. Although, it is.