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Essential BIM Terminology

Viewpoint Construction Technology

It can improve speed and accuracy, increase efficiency, and set up an overall plan for construction phases. Level 0 : Level 0 entails basically no collaboration, and only 2D CAD drafting is used. Level 1 : Level 1 BIM is a combination of 3D CAD and 2D for drafting. BIM Execution Plan. CIC BIM Protocol.

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Revit Beginners: Surveys and Site Plans

Revit Beginners

Surveys and Site Plans. CAD Formats. Now lets say youve developed your site plan (with linked survey) and you want to export the data (including survey) back to DWG format. The survey needs to be a part of the Revit model or Revit wont consider it when exporting your site plan to DWG. National CAD Standards.

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Revit Beginners: Stepped Foundation Plans

Revit Beginners

Stepped Foundation Plans. 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. Go to your foundation floor plan and type VG. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Saturday, July 22, 2006. that is until Revit 9.0

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Revit Beginners: When is a Family Parametric?

Revit Beginners

A placeholder is a family that has just enough geometry to illustrate the component in your plans, elevations, and sections. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Green Revit. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. HOK Green BIM.

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Revit Beginners: Imported Images and Sheets

Revit Beginners

The only solution is to place images in a drafting view (or legend view) first. Rescaling the image can also be easier from a drafting view once scale is established. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Green Revit. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond.

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Revit Beginners: Revit 2010: New Spot Slopes

Revit Beginners

and you might notice that Revit has a new slope annotation that works in plan and elevation view. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Green Revit. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. HOK Green BIM. Go to Annotate.

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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 CAD Standards. CAD Digest.

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