DebunkTheBIM

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

I get regular updates through my FB page on how the big event of The Hong Kong Institute of Building Information Modelling (HKIBIM) planned for the 13 th of December is shaping up. In the end, they are ‘just’ a software provider, successful at what they are doing, why can’t I just let them be. Autodesk has sewn up the HK market.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

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

JULY 22, 2006

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

JULY 1, 2009

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. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. then place the view on your sheet. Just change the scale of the view.

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CAD Shack

JULY 10, 2006

CAD has been clicking along here for some time now, but there is an ever-increasing pressure to be able to deliver something more than the competition. We need confident CAD users who are fluent in 3 CAD languages. We have been using AutoCAD to draft. When I think about Autodesk software it always shakes out like this.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 24, 2010

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. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Answer: Build a placeholder family.

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Carol Hagen

JANUARY 10, 2012

You may want to ask your network connections, as many business who started in drafting and design have made substantial investments to offer BIM services to specialty contractors. Tap into the expertise available and plan for your future. Construction technology has just a short sprint left to a mobile, augmented future.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 16, 2009

and you might notice that Revit has a new slope annotation that works in plan and elevation view. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Thursday, April 16, 2009. Revit 2010: New Spot Slopes. Spot Slope.

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Revit OpEd

AUGUST 18, 2015

When software uses the same word we routinely use to describe something we do it is supposed to make it easier to understand and use. I've often referred to the Keynotes feature as the rich man's keynotes because it requires more rigor and advance planning/effort. Me: "Okay, how are you doing them?" Them: "Huh?

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 21, 2006

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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Construction Cost Estimating

APRIL 25, 2019

As soon as the project is procured, estimate details flow automatically into Sage business management software, removing unnecessary tasks and data entry errors. Download Candy It is a superb Construction Project Management Software to manage projects efficiently in the construction & engineering industry.

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Revit Beginners

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Go to a floor plan view and add four new elevations looking in all directions. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. This is where having radar comes in handy. I was introduced to Revit 4.5 BIM Videos.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 11, 2006

Interior elevation tags from the first floor plan were mysteriously showing up on the second floor plan. Thats because if the top of the crop region for an interior elevation view intersects the primary range (bottom clip plane) of the floor plan above, then the interior elevation symbol will show in the floor plan above.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 21, 2006

While in plan view draw a floor plan callout. and select your floor plan callout from the list of views. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Instant Section Box. Go to any 3D view.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 26, 2006

Edward Borg of Precision Drafting LLC has a dedicated FTP site for sharing cool Revit Project Templates and Families. I’ve tried using split regions to show these areas in plan and internal elevations as well as adding another wall or floor of tiles. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 19, 2006

Youll notice you can select a Floor Plan or Detail View callout. Select Detail View and draw a callout in plan view. Now place a building section in plan view that intersects the callout region. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

You might notice that when you move the endpoint of a gridline in plan A it moves in plan B as well. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Friday, September 29, 2006. 2D vs 3D Datum. BIM Videos.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 5, 2006

For instance you can combine custom room schedules with color fill plans (drafting. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. I was introduced to Revit 4.5 in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 16, 2007

Here is a list of some of the new and perhaps less obvious features in Revit Architecture 2008: Plan Regions are now always visible and easier to find. The element graphics of Section Boxes, Plan Regions, Crop Regions, Titleblocks, and Schedules can now be overridden once placed. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

CAD with a new blog called Revit Coaster. J B Zallan of Los Angeles is a Revit, Architectural Desktop, AutoCAD consultant and Autodesk Approved Instructor whos sharing his thoughts at CAD vs BIM. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond.

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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). 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

AUGUST 23, 2006

If you want to estimate the total cost of the project per square foot then setup an Area Plan scheme and Area schedule: 1. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Goto Settings. Room and Area Settings.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 7, 2006

Draw a wall in plan view. Select the wall in plan view. This tool works in Plan, Section, and RCP views. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Goto Tools. Edit Cut Profile. Autodesk Seek.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

Lets say you have an office standard for how doors and windows should appear in plan view and you want to incorporate this or any other standard as part of your door and window templates. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 10, 2006

National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Other BIM Software. I was introduced to Revit 4.5 in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI. View my complete profile. Laiserin Letter Debate. Autodesk Seek.

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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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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 3, 2010

The problem with this method starts to reveal itself after 2-3 design iterations when the as-built model, now split into many parts, degenerates into useless plans and elevations. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. Autodesk Seek.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 23, 2006

National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Other BIM Software. I was introduced to Revit 4.5 in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI. View my complete profile. Laiserin Letter Debate. Autodesk Seek.

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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. True, our senior management spent so many years getting graphic standards right in their previous software they were less willing to give that up much with Revit.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 12, 2007

Check for Plan Regions if in a floor plan view. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Try changing the detail level of the view. Are all your worksets opened? (it Set your view to wireframe.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Other BIM Software. I was introduced to Revit 4.5 in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI. View my complete profile. Laiserin Letter Debate. Autodesk Seek.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Other BIM Software. I was introduced to Revit 4.5 in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI. View my complete profile. Laiserin Letter Debate. Autodesk Seek.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Other BIM Software. I was introduced to Revit 4.5 in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI. View my complete profile. Laiserin Letter Debate. Autodesk Seek.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Other BIM Software. I was introduced to Revit 4.5 in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI. View my complete profile. Laiserin Letter Debate. Autodesk Seek.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 11, 2006

Goto Drafting. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest. Knowing CAD. Marathon Drafting. CAD Block Exchange. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Detail Component and import your DWG into your new Detail Component. Place a masking region behind your imported text (as shown). Repeating Detail.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 7, 2006

Models from different consultants (who use software other than Revit to model) can be combined for analysis and clash detection. e-Plan Check – This program takes Revit data exported in IFC format and tests the model for building code violations. It will apply palettes to DWG layers in plan and perspective. CAD Digest.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 29, 2009

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. CAD Beyond. CAD Beyond. CAD vs BIM. Travis Johnson. View my complete profile.

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