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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. All BIM objects have properties, and most also have geometries (although some do not, for example a paint finish). Figure 2: NBS Revit tool bar.

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Yeah But

Revit OpEd

In my travels working as a consultant I've been part of more than a few conversations debating using Revit or even the broader notion of BIM (Building Information Modelling). I downloaded Revit 1.0 Consider that Archicad would love it if we all woke up tomorrow and gave them credit for doing it all years earlier.

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Revit Beginners: The Revit Experiment II

Revit Beginners

This isnt necessarily a bad habit as long as they are using detail lines and not model lines (detail lines are view specific but model lines will show up everywhere). The Revit 3D model is just a place to start. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Revit will start your drawings but you have to finish them. Read the article here.

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Revit Beginners: Autodesk Impression

Revit Beginners

Matt Rumbelow reports on his blog The Digital Architect that Autodesk Impression is now available for download. It loaded viewing the model from the bottom of the floor, under the building. I tried to reload it and checked as many settings as I could in Revit to try and find out why the model loaded this way in Impression.

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Revit Beginners: Applications

Revit Beginners

The more accurate the information in your Revit model the more you can do with it. Models from different consultants (who use software other than Revit to model) can be combined for analysis and clash detection. Design Review – Export Revit models into the DWF format for project managers to markup. Applications.

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