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Revit OpEd: View Discipline

Revit OpEd

Daryl wrote on Monday that the concept of View Discipline isnt documented well. Software documentation tends to be a bit dry, too often a very literal, "Un-checking this turns the feature off". Daryl used plan views as his example of how the help documentation isnt accurate. They wont with Architecture. View Discipline.

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Revit OpEd: Egress Path Options

Revit OpEd

In 2006 I demonstrated (at Autodesk University) the then new line based family type by explaining how we could use it to document egress path requirements also known as exiting plans. Defining the requirements for documenting exiting are naturally going to affect the success of any solution we try to provide. Egress Path Options.

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Efficient Construction Project Delivery for Public Sector Facility Owners – Renovation, Repair, Sustainability

Building Information Management

Though leverage facility best management practices such as job order contracting and supporting technologies is currently limited to a small percentage of the AECOO sector (Architecture, engineering, Construction, Operations, Owner), the benefits are both real and necessary in order to support economic and environmental viability. 5, 359-366.

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Revit OpEd: Building Design Suite Installation Readme

Revit OpEd

If you are preparing for installing the 2013 Revit products via the Building Design Suites then you might want to start with the System Requirements PDF documents for each version. Book - Introducing Revit Architecture. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Contact Me: steve at aecadvantage dot com.

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Efficient Construction Project Delivery for Public Sector Facility Owners – Renovation, Repair, Sustainability

Building Information Management

Though leverage of facility LEAN best management practices such as job order contracting and supporting technologies is now limited to a small percentage of the AECOO sector (Architecture, engineering, Construction, Operations, Owner), the benefits to all stakeholders are real. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol.

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Revit OpEd: Who is the Owner

Revit OpEd

So, I promised to write a blog post to clarify for the designers who may not have any idea how many people use their documents. Book - Introducing Revit Architecture. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Contact Me: steve at aecadvantage dot com. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. Revit OpEd.

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Revit OpEd: In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity

Revit OpEd

In this image the massing has been created aligned with the "site" but weve realized that it would be easier to document if Project North were aligned along one building edge. Book - Introducing Revit Architecture. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Contact Me: steve at aecadvantage dot com.

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