Revit OpEd

AUGUST 18, 2015

I've often referred to the Keynotes feature as the rich man's keynotes because it requires more rigor and advance planning/effort. The third approach is not really any different than how I've seen it done for many years with CAD and hand drafting before that.

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Drawings Schedule CAD Drafting 40

Revit Beginners

JANUARY 20, 2010

This wall is the sum of two 9 tall extruded shapes in plan view. We used to complain that CAD drawings looked horrible and now that concept has nearly been forgotten. Once the principals saw the data loss and loss of efficiency from such workarounds they got over the look of the documents. National CAD Standards.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 20, 2009

Go to a floor plan view and hit the light bulb to reveal the two new coordinate system icons (the survey point triangle and the project base point circle). It's a bit of a pity that these things do not seem to be so wll documented in the helpfiles. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. CAD Beyond.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 29, 2009

Some of you may already be aware of it, but I havent seen it documented anywhere so here goes. You can also just select all the rows in your schedule, then hit the show (or tile a floor plan next to your schedule). National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 22, 2006

Load Family and youll notice icons on the left for Desktop, My Documents, My Computer, My Network Places, Imperial Library, Imperial Detail Library, and Training Files. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 21, 2006

If you go to View Properties youll notice that for orientation you only have a choice between Project North and True North, but what if you need to work in plan views that are orthagonal to each building? Just setup duplicate floor plan views for each building and turn on your crop regions. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 2, 2023

I continued grading until 2015, then went to school for drafting and design, where I was introduced to Autodesk products and BIM. I applied it more in the residential space by doing house drawings and house plans, and learning the parametric modeling side for families. BIM Managers have evolved from the old-school CAD manager.

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BIM Management Autodesk Modeling 98

Revit Beginners

JUNE 9, 2006

Quite often we need to organize our plots for different submittal package sets (Schematic Design Presentation, Land Use Permit, Plan Check, Construction Admin, etc). Now you can do the same for each of your submittal packages (LUP for Land Use Permit, ConDocs for construction documents, etc). National CAD Standards. CAD Digest.

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CAD Shack

JANUARY 9, 2007

That being said, someday we will know, and someday our contract documents will reflect the legalities of BIM. In the end producing coordinated CDs spending more time on design and less on drafting is the real benefit to MEP firms. Now plan out the purchases (Hardware and Software), the required content creation.

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Revit BIM AutoCAD Modeling 40

CAD Shack

NOVEMBER 17, 2006

Revit Systems debuted early this year giving MEP engineers a third choice of CAD technology to use; it may have also caused a bit of confusion on what software is really the best for any given firm. No matter what software you are using, they fall into three general categories: digital drafting, object oriented and parametric.

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Revit Drafting Schedule Electrical 40

Pro Builder

APRIL 7, 2021

Accomplishments • At age 25, founded Akel Homes with his father • Played a key role in launching a 55+ master planned community of 500 homes, which sold out in three years • Led the acquisition of 50 acres for $12.5 Certifications • Florida Building Contractor. Certifications • NAHB Certified New Home Marketing Professional.

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Industrial El Paso Education Cleveland 98

CAD Shack

SEPTEMBER 11, 2007

To just get the documents out on time or a complete interactive BIM model? Drafter drafting or engineer engineering? Plan for the worst You may have to bail out of Revit. One way to figure out where the bumps might be is to step through your current process and ask your self "Can Revit do this?" Here's what I wondered about.

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Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

If the insulation is known or suspected to contain asbestos, check the building’s asbestos management plan to see it has been tested for asbestos. Manage asbestos in accordance with the plan. Note all deteriorated areas on the roof plan for comparison later on the roof. If it is suspect but has not been tested, have it tested.

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Inspections Equipment Electrical Safety 100

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 13, 2017

Common construction abbreviations as as part of cost estimating software, Job Order Contracting software, and construction documents is a standard practice. CAD: Cadmium, Computer-Aided Drafting. PL: Plate, Plan, Property Line, Plastic Laminate, Plastic. RCP: Reflected Ceiling Plan, Reinforced Concrete Pipe.

Construction 100

Construction Concrete Electrical Fabrication 100