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

DebunkTheBIM

Let’s say, you supply thermal insulation; Do the following: Create a template for major model-based architectural packages (i.e.: Material assigned and with dual graphics Make the graphics really good! Perfect representation in sections (fills/hatches consistent and labelled); Multiple colour options for design.

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Please don’t clean up my wall intersections.

DebunkTheBIM

I should start with a disclaimer: I model in Archicad 13; That is whenever I need to assess something quickly and am not constrained by other project-needs nor the limitations of the software itself. So, what I am about to write may no longer be an issue in Archicad 14, nor the other modelling packages people use.

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The Constructor that was not meant to be.

DebunkTheBIM

When VICO picked up Constructor about 5 years ago, it elected to upscale the reasonably capable but also architect biased modelling software into a complicated construction suite. Get rid of the architectural baggage Archicad was weighed down with, and make Constructor a stand alone, construction focused, modelling package.

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Revit Beginners: Materials in Families

Revit Beginners

Materials in Families. When building your families you might notice there are many ways to apply materials to your solids. Here are 4 ways to apply materials and some reasons for using each. go to its properties and specify a material for your solid form in the Material parameter under the Materials & Finishes group.

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Today’s Global BIM is in worse shape than the one we started off 20 years ago (Note to myself: Brace for hate-mail)

DebunkTheBIM

Yes, people create BIM bunkers, walk around with lasers, VR headsets and iphone models, but these are few and far between, are often just a gimmick, and most definitely operate below the magic line of real decision (and money) makers of the industry.

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

Building Information Management

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. . ‘A new generation of specifiers is being empowered by BIM.

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Revit Beginners: Demons In Your Data?

Revit Beginners

like the change is some new data for the model. I upgraded a model once, from Revit 2009 to Revit 2011, and an odd thing happened. This can reset data in the model. Labels: Families , Materials , Parameters , Practice , Visibility. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Let me give you some examples. Another thing that happens a lot.

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