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Can a VR-enabled AEC Firm transform building projects?

BD+C

Trusting that architecture and engineering have fulfilled the project goals and knowing the design team has realized your idea is a thrilling moment. Bringing VR into Architecture has been more impactful to the client than the switch from hand drafting to Building Information Modeling (BIM). In reality, work has yet to begin.

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Picture book documenting: a good way to ease into BIM!

DebunkTheBIM

Traditional working drawing methods were based on the idea that the designer has developed a solution to a problem and that needed to be turned into a reality by people of varying skills and most not party to the initial brief or the reasons that were behind the solution. An accurate and complete record of the designer’s intentions 2.

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AU 2022 Day 2 Recap: The Most Interesting Moments of the Construction Session

Autodesk Construction Cloud

He recalled that they relied on spreadsheets, drafting tables, and printing their drawings when he started his construction career ten years ago. Ivana talked about the transition from going from BIM 360 Classic to BIM 360 next generation and then finally to Autodesk Construction Cloud. Fail fast, and keep it moving.”

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Revit Beginners: The Revit Experiment II

Revit Beginners

Using Revits 2D Drafting tools: Because beginners are not completely familiar with all of Revits tools and because they are often faced with a deadline, beginners will likely rely on detail lines and filled regions to piece together plans, sections, and elevations for their first few projects. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource.

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Revit Beginners: The Revit Experiment I

Revit Beginners

The office I worked for didnt use Revit for developing working drawings but I do remember wishing that I could add text to linestyles (for phone, elec, gas, etc) and I remember having trouble understanding phases but I got a lot of help from users on Zoogdesign (now AUGI). National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. BIM & BEAM.

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Revit Beginners: Utility Lines Workaround

Revit Beginners

This workaround involves drawing a repeating detail line (with imported text) on top of a simple detail line. Goto Drafting. Now draw a detail line in any view of your project. Draw your repeating detail over your new detail line as though tracing the detail line. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource.

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Revit Beginners: The Project That Almost Could

Revit Beginners

To add to the complexity, the as-built drawings we had on file were not accurate to the true construction of the existing structure because the original architect had improvised the design during construction. National BIM Standards. GSA BIM Resource. BIM & BEAM. BIM Videos. Marathon Drafting. CAD vs BIM.

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