DebunkTheBIM

JULY 26, 2012

I consider myself to be a model-based construction information practitioner (shortened to a ‘BIM- meddler’) rather than an ‘expert’ or even ‘specialist’ Thursday, July 26, 2012. As in, not just view, or re-purpose information provided by design consultants. It can’t really be that hard.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 31, 2009

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Always Be Phase Aware In every project file your modeled components have a phase created and a phase demolished parameter whether you like it or not. As you start to model your proposed design distinguishing between existing and proposed content becomes ever more critical.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 26, 2010

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Lets say you have a project with worksets enabled and the whole model is on Workset 1 by default. No one else is going to be able to edit ANY modeled elements that are on that workset. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. BIM & BEAM.

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Revit Beginners

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. 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. We design traditional, high-end residential work.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 24, 2010

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. On top of which, your client might change the design of the component dozens of times. It doesnt have to flex, it just has to illustrate your design intent. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. Design Reform. Revit Beginners.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 19, 2009

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. We have one model that was started in Revit before we knew any of the limitations of Revit. The task was to demolish a 1980s addition, restoring the building to its original design, and then adding our own additions. We design traditional, high-end residential work.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 3, 2010

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. 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. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 21, 2007

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Take a look around and youll find that Revit model data is being exported to other applications for many uses. Here is a short list of uses for which Revit model data is being exported. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Building information modeling (BIM) is beginning to fundamentally change the building industry in a very positive way. This has included “CAD” using PEAC, GDS, MicroGDS, AutoCAD, MicroStation, SketchUp, ArchiCAD and “Raster” using Cadcore/Hitachi PrEditor, ScanGraphics, Scan2CAD, etc. Thursday: Information Exchanges.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 27, 2008

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. 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. We design traditional, high-end residential work.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 23, 2010

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. 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. In hidden line mode, half the doors and windows had shaded glass (by design) while the other half had no shading. Design Reform.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Google Sketchup. USG Design Studio. Design Reform Videos. Architectural Desktop. Revit Beginners.

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Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Building information modeling (BIM) is beginning to fundamentally change the building industry in a very positive way. This has included “CAD” using PEAC, GDS, MicroGDS, AutoCAD, MicroStation, SketchUp, ArchiCAD and “Raster” using Cadcore/Hitachi PrEditor, ScanGraphics, Scan2CAD, etc. Thursday: Information Exchanges.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 25, 2007

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Some people have to be reminded that the project file is a database and like any database the more and accurate information about the project you put into the model the more analytical modeling and scheduling you can get out of the model. Design Reform.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 20, 2009

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. you can draw a simple building and link in a simple building (by shared coordinates) and move these two icons around a bit (clipped and unclipped) to see how the two models react or. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. Revit Beginners.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 23, 2007

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. In an Architectural Record article " Getting on Board with Building Information Modeling " Larry Flynn describes a Data Manager as someone "responsible for coordinating the various computer files and models that are integrated into a BIM." Revit Beginners.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 25, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Once you have your building(s) modelled start a new project. Link your building(s) into your new site model and adjust their elevation and orientation so they are properly located in the topography. While in your site model goto Tools. Save your site model.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 3, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Do you ever accidentally drag a wall or other model object across the screen when you didnt intend to move it? It might be nice if Revit would let you pick and choose which model and annotation objects can be moved with the Press + Drag option. Design Reform.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. 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. Designed for managers, contractors, architects.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 20, 2010

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Plus in-place families detract from performance of the team, model and file. I used to spend (not hours, not days) weeks fighting wall cleanups in Revit and our designs changed so frequently we needed a quick and clean way to get complete drawings. Revit Beginners.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 4, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. The Building Information Modelling/Management concept (its past, present, and likely future). The Building Information Modelling/Management concept (its past, present, and likely future). Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 5, 2007

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Are you having trouble distinguishing detail lines from model lines in a view? All view specific content will pop out and all model content will be hidden behind your Filled Region. and floating your mouse over the model to "scan" for where it may have been used.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 17, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Laura Handler is a Building Information Modeller with Tocci Building Corporation. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. Design Reform. Google Sketchup.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 21, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. 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. We design traditional, high-end residential work.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Youll also find a Revit model of Calatravas Turning Torso project in Malmö, Sweden. See how it was modelled. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 19, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. I just ran across this old post while searching for a way to upload Impression for a Presentation project Im doing in Architectural Drafting school. It loaded viewing the model from the bottom of the floor, under the building. Design Reform. Google Sketchup.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. elevations, sections, 3D views, etc (similar to model lines) and youll have to adjust its visibility one view at a time. and Import your linked survey then it will export with the rest of your model to DWG format. We design traditional, high-end residential work.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This might be one way to model a niche. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Google Sketchup. USG Design Studio. Design Reform Videos.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 13, 2007

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Specify Coordinates at a point) While Spot Coordinates will report the coordinates of any model or drafting element it is not really clear in the help files that Spot Elevations will report the elevation of only certain parts of model elements. Design Reform.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 28, 2008

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. It occured to me that I never once posted pictures of any project I worked on, so here are two images from a model I built back in Revit 4.5. We got our feet wet with 3D modeling and didnt try to do condocs until I was confident I could troubleshoot any Revit issues.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 5, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Google Sketchup. USG Design Studio. Design Reform Videos. Architectural Desktop. Revit Beginners.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 12, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Did you model a rough opening height for your window that has say a sloping sill and now your head height is not accurate in your schedule? Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 10, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Because we do a lot of high-end residential design most of our projects are very detailed and put Revits performance to the test. Because we do a lot of high-end residential design most of our projects are very detailed and put Revits performance to the test.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 22, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. It has helped to model furniture familt easily. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Google Sketchup. USG Design Studio. Design Reform Videos.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 22, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. 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. In Visibility/Graphics go to Model Categories and uncheck everything except Detail Items and Walls.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 23, 2006

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. If you want to do cost estimating outside of Revit you might try exporting the Revit model as an ODBC and importing the database into Timberline. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work.

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Do

JULY 26, 2011

My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. The first thing is I dont think the next big innovation will really be in what we might call the traditional "CAD (Computer Aided Design)" space. skip to main | skip to sidebar. dont think: Do Revit. Tuesday, July 26, 2011. What was coming after Revit?

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