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

DebunkTheBIM

I am a manager of construction information, tools and people. I believe that hands-on manipulating of project information by all project participants is the key to achieving any meaningful improvement of the AEC industry operating within the post-gambling-era. Archicad at its best). Archicad at its best).

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CostX® 3.50 version is useful for BIM users

Construction Cost Estimating

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. Measurements are focused on all views.

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DebunkTheBIM: How well can you tell? (?If the drawings in front-of.

DebunkTheBIM

I am a manager of construction information, tools and people. I believe that hands-on manipulating of project information by all project participants is the key to achieving any meaningful improvement of the AEC industry operating within the post-gambling-era. Fully model based, fully 2D or hybrid? Archicad at its best).

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DebunkTheBIM: Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the.

DebunkTheBIM

I am a manager of construction information, tools and people. I believe that hands-on manipulating of project information by all project participants is the key to achieving any meaningful improvement of the AEC industry operating within the post-gambling-era. Reconstructing drawing-sets and the case of the Great Pretenders.

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

Building Information Management

Using them as placeholder to connect to a wider source of information provides for a powerful and rich source of information. . To avoid duplication, information should be both structured and coordinated. . All BIM objects have properties, and most also have geometries (although some do not, for example a paint finish).

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I’m onto some rose-coloured BIM issues…and here is a tip for ArchiCAD users as a bonus

DebunkTheBIM

So let’s talk BIM, the rosy, and pink, and lemon-yellow and forest-green… For a long time I’ve been a strong advocate of proactively using colours in construction information management, often provoking condescending comments from ‘architects that wear only black’. Model based communication supports this idea splendidly.

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Keeping your PDF’s in check – an absolute necessity for successful BIM-ming on any scale

DebunkTheBIM

The long overdue third instalment of my ‘The role of PDFs in BIM’ trilogy Let me start with a long-winded explanation on, how this post is not supposed to be an argument based on the question of ‘why would one want to import one (or hundreds) of PDF file(s) into any working BIM model?’. Now, can I get on with exploring PDFs in BIM models?

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