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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 he was a mechanical engineer and we had a couple of those around our house) My teacher told me off. Photoshop to make textures for my BIM models.

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

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It provides a credible picture of present day attitudes and progress made towards Building Information Modelling (BIM) in New Zealand.” Autodesk products are conveniently bundled together – not so ArchiCAD and Vectorworks (owned by the same company: Nemetschek). Note the words ‘on behalf’ and ‘credible’. Then, look at the chart itself!

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Revit Beginners: Revit 2009 Rendering

Revit Beginners

Here is me doodling with Revits new rendering engine in 2009. How do you model the roof and ridge roll? How do you model the roof such that the roof tile is all in 3D? If you want to 3d model all the roof tiles there is a shortcut posted on AUGI using sloped glazing. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting.

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Revit Beginners: Revit Performance

Revit Beginners

Weve noticed performance hits when modeling large topography surfaces and turning on shadows in any view. Multithreading with dual processors is supported only by the Radiate process with the AccuRender engine within Revit. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. An ArchiCAD Blogger. Revit Performance. CAD Digest.

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