Building Information Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

About PRBSRG: The Performance Based Studies Research Group (PBSRG) is a group of researchers and educators at Arizona State University that focus upon “Best Value Models” consisting of three main phases: Selection, Pre-Planning & Quality Control, and Management by Risk Minimization. Final JOC Report 1/25/2016.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 21, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 31, 2009

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Always Be Phase Aware In every project file your modeled components have a phase created and a phase demolished parameter whether you like it or not. As you start to model your proposed design distinguishing between existing and proposed content becomes ever more critical. Marathon Drafting.

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MARCH 26, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Lets say you have a project with worksets enabled and the whole model is on Workset 1 by default. No one else is going to be able to edit ANY modeled elements that are on that workset. or do a save to central and relenquish user-created worksets so other users can work on the model too.

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Revit Beginners

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

skip to main | skip to sidebar. You just linked a developed Revit model into a new project file and you cant seem to find it. If I just imported a project and I cant seem to locate the imported model the first thing I do is setup my radar. Users new to file linking can waste valuable time searching for imported models.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 26, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Edward Borg of Precision Drafting LLC has a dedicated FTP site for sharing cool Revit Project Templates and Families. Youll also find a Revit model of Calatravas Turning Torso project in Malmö, Sweden. See how it was modelled. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Join Augi 2.

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OCTOBER 20, 2009

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Convert lines (model/drafting). dont think: Do Revit. My journal of work in Revit as part of a 600+ member architecture firm. Tuesday, October 20, 2009. More from ADSK blogger day. Coming in a few days for all Revit products: Shortcuts for draw commands. Keyboard shortcut manager. at 1:55 PM.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 3, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Do you ever accidentally drag a wall or other model object across the screen when you didnt intend to move it? It might be nice if Revit would let you pick and choose which model and annotation objects can be moved with the Press + Drag option. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 19, 2009

skip to main | skip to sidebar. We have one model that was started in Revit before we knew any of the limitations of Revit. The model is not clean enough to develop construction documents so we have passed along that task to another architect. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Wednesday, August 19, 2009. David Duarte.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 21, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Take a look around and youll find that Revit model data is being exported to other applications for many uses. Here is a short list of uses for which Revit model data is being exported. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 3, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. build your as-built model in the existing phase. Once an as-built model is done you might want to archive a copy of the model just incase the design scope changes and you have to start all over again with a clean as-built. Revit Beginners. Tuesday, August 03, 2010. Remodels in Revit.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 25, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Once you have your building(s) modelled start a new project. Link your building(s) into your new site model and adjust their elevation and orientation so they are properly located in the topography. While in your site model goto Tools. Save your site model. Marathon Drafting.

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Revit Beginners

JUNE 27, 2008

skip to main | skip to sidebar. How do you model the roof and ridge roll? How do you model the roof such that the roof tile is all in 3D? If you want to 3d model all the roof tiles there is a shortcut posted on AUGI using sloped glazing. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Friday, June 27, 2008. Revit Bimmer.

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Construction Dive

AUGUST 21, 2010

Create SQLAlchemy models for storing users, groups and permissions. We need to store all that information somehow, here we’re going to use a database and three models: User, Group (kind of user) and Permission (what an user of a certain kind is allowed to do). """ Auth* related model. Willington's Blog.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 23, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. like the change is some new data for the model. I upgraded a model once, from Revit 2009 to Revit 2011, and an odd thing happened. This can reset data in the model. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Friday, July 23, 2010.

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JUNE 24, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Having built a few parametric families, here is my experience: The dimensions that are variable or can flex need to be modeled before any actual geometry. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Thursday, June 24, 2010. BIMtroublemaker.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Some people have to be reminded that the project file is a database and like any database the more and accurate information about the project you put into the model the more analytical modeling and scheduling you can get out of the model. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners.

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Revit Beginners

APRIL 20, 2009

skip to main | skip to sidebar. you can draw a simple building and link in a simple building (by shared coordinates) and move these two icons around a bit (clipped and unclipped) to see how the two models react or. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. David Duarte.

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DECEMBER 7, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The more accurate the information in your Revit model the more you can do with it. Models from different consultants (who use software other than Revit to model) can be combined for analysis and clash detection. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Specify Coordinates at a point) While Spot Coordinates will report the coordinates of any model or drafting element it is not really clear in the help files that Spot Elevations will report the elevation of only certain parts of model elements. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Marathon Drafting. Journal of Building Information Modeling. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Thursday, September 04, 2008.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. In an Architectural Record article " Getting on Board with Building Information Modeling " Larry Flynn describes a Data Manager as someone "responsible for coordinating the various computer files and models that are integrated into a BIM." Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. David Duarte.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 19, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. I just ran across this old post while searching for a way to upload Impression for a Presentation project Im doing in Architectural Drafting school. It loaded viewing the model from the bottom of the floor, under the building. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Thursday, October 19, 2006.

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Revit Beginners

MARCH 5, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Are you having trouble distinguishing detail lines from model lines in a view? Well, the easiest way to separate view specific content from model content in a view is to place a temporary filled region with a Solid Fill Pattern that covers the entire view (choose a neutral color). Display Model.

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Revit Beginners

JANUARY 20, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Some food for thought: Could it (read that as "it will") be better to let the walls be modeled as they will be built (with dead spaces in between), rather than using in-place walls that simply mimic old methodologies, like CAD or Hand drawn lines filled with poche or hatching? Revit Beginners.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 4, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. The Building Information Modelling/Management concept (its past, present, and likely future). And unique modelling, documenting, and implimenting methods utilized by others in the Revit community. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Monday, December 04, 2006. AU summary. BIMtroublemaker.

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Revit Beginners

DECEMBER 5, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. For instance you can combine custom room schedules with color fill plans (drafting. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Tuesday, December 05, 2006. Communicating your data. BIMtroublemaker. Design Reform. Family Jewels. Green Revit.

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PSMJ Resources

JANUARY 12, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. — 170-person firm in the Midwest, commercial/industrial specialization • The monthly ups and downs of the construction environment have made us modify our work model. Any drafting work done in-house is completed by contract draftsmen rather than permanent staff.

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Revit Beginners

OCTOBER 17, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Laura Handler is a Building Information Modeller with Tocci Building Corporation. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Tuesday, October 17, 2006. A builders perspective on BIM. David Duarte. at 6:26 PM. Labels: Bloggers. Newer Post.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. elevations, sections, 3D views, etc (similar to model lines) and youll have to adjust its visibility one view at a time. and Import your linked survey then it will export with the rest of your model to DWG format. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Wednesday, September 27, 2006.

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JULY 26, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Outside of being clumsy, the other issue with some of these tools is cost, Codebook for example doesnt work as a business model for small projects, unless youve got the big project(s) to cut your teeth on it and standardize it. dont think: Do Revit. Tuesday, July 26, 2011. What was coming after Revit?

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 12, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Did you model a rough opening height for your window that has say a sloping sill and now your head height is not accurate in your schedule? Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Tuesday, September 12, 2006. Head & Sill Height Behavior.

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Revit Beginners

SEPTEMBER 29, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. This might be one way to model a niche. Marathon Drafting. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Friday, September 29, 2006.

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MARCH 28, 2008

skip to main | skip to sidebar. It occured to me that I never once posted pictures of any project I worked on, so here are two images from a model I built back in Revit 4.5. It occured to me that I never once posted pictures of any project I worked on, so here are two images from a model I built back in Revit 4.5. David Duarte.

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Revit Beginners

AUGUST 23, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. If you want to do cost estimating outside of Revit you might try exporting the Revit model as an ODBC and importing the database into Timberline. Marathon Drafting. Revit's Drafting Machine. Revit Beginners. Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. Cost Estimating.

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Revit Beginners

JULY 22, 2006

skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. In Visibility/Graphics go to Model Categories and uncheck everything except Detail Items and Walls. Marathon Drafting. came along.

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Autodesk Construction Cloud

DECEMBER 5, 2023

At the core of Stephen's contributions lies his exceptional skill in optimizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) execution plans, setting elevated global practice standards, and significantly enhancing the quality of both models and contract drawings. Aside from his leadership, Chris is also big on knowledge-sharing.

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