Revit OpEd
AUGUST 12, 2008
Several years ago, as part of a task I was given by a team at WATG , I created six concrete baluster families and mocked one of them up in a stair that I posted in a THREAD at AUGI. I thought I'd dig them up and post them so that others might either use them or reverse engineer how I built them. The balusters are comprised of a Generic Model Solid Revolve derived from the profiles available from CDI.
Natural Building
SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.
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Do
JANUARY 27, 2008
So have you ever wanted to give users the ability to offset and object either plus or minus a certain distance from a constant reference point. Like maybe you have a custom curtain panel family that you want the user to be able to plug in 1' 0" to offset the panel forward one foot from the curtain wall centerline, or you want them to be able to put -6" into the same field and have the panel move backwards 6" away from the centerline.
Construction Dive
AUGUST 23, 2008
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Confessions of a Java Programmer. A guide on solving common programming problems using Java, Groovy, Grails, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle, Spring, and other technologies. Saturday, August 23, 2008. The often unappreciated MINUS SQL query. There are times when you need to verify that a given record is associated with all of a given type of records.
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CAD Shack
JULY 17, 2008
If you are using Revit MEP, you might be thinking about your HVAC plans and wondering should you use a floor plan (which looks down and excludes the ceiling grid) or a Ceiling plan (which looks up and seems to invert which duct is actually on top when duct cross). Here is what I have come up with so far. I use both. I model in the ceiling plan view because I need the ceiling grid to place my diffusers and miss the lights fixtures.
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Revit Beginners
DECEMBER 19, 2008
skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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, December 19, 2008. XL2CAD for Revit. Dotsoft has ported their AutoCad excel software to Revit. Place excel spreadsheets into Revit via linked DXF files.
PSMJ Resources
DECEMBER 17, 2008
Last year's acquisition of Hillier Architecture by RMJM was called a merger at the time. It was an acquisition as so many of these M&A deals are. If I've written it once, I've written it a bunch of times: There is very rarely such a thing as a merger. It's called a merger to make the acquired firm feel good, but it's an acquisition. Want proof? Check out the press release issued earlier this week by RMJM Hillier that announced "the company will now operate under the name RMJM in North Americ
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 10, 2008
Welcome to the Business Facilities Blog. Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Piracy: The Illegal Incentive. In the civilized, regulated realm of economic development, there are heaps of financial incentives, job training programs, small business loans and corporate tax rebates available to assist communities grow their local economies. States develop enterprise zones, governors offer opportunity funds and fledgling firms form industry clusters.
The Korte Company
DECEMBER 2, 2008
The Korte Company is proud to announce that Bobbi Davis of The Korte Company, has been selected to chair the Permits and Inspection Committee of the Associated General Contractors (AGC), Las Vegas Chapter. The committee consists of four jurisdictions, including Clark County, City of Las Vegas, City of North Las Vegas and the City of Henderson and partners with city and county government agencies to develop standardized building codes.
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Fins Architecture
NOVEMBER 11, 2008
Home. about. contact. projects. in print. green. faq. sato residence 2008.11.10. Posted by fins architecture | Filed under architecture hawaii , construction , hawaii architecture , hawaii residence , modern architecture , modern design , residential construction , sustainable design | Nov 11, 2008 | Tags: Sato Residence , under construction | No Comments.
Revit OpEd
MARCH 20, 2008
I try not to dabble or indulge my personal stuff on this blog too much, apart from Revit being my personal thing, but I was wandering around downtown Billings, Montana (Big Sky Country) the last couple of evenings and passed this structure a couple times. The second time by, tonight, I felt compelled to snap a couple of "pitchurs". This structure is known as Sky Point and I was pleasantly surprised to find it on Wikipedia.
Natural Building
JULY 27, 2008
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.
Do
DECEMBER 11, 2008
In the beginning there was only Robert blogging. Now there are two. Finally, after a long week at AU and pushing for a deadline as soon as I got back, I get to post my first post on this blog. As some avid readers of this blog (and people I met at AU) already know Robert is my husband. So because most of you know his story let me first start off by telling you a little about myself.
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Construction Dive
OCTOBER 28, 2008
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CAD Shack
DECEMBER 30, 2008
I'm not sure what it means, but it came followed by about fifty others. I just held down the enter key to plow through them. Side note; Santa was good to me with some extra time for the new year. Look forward to me posting again.
Constructor Marketing that Works
NOVEMBER 21, 2008
'Last issue’s editorial, about how to “NOT” sell things to customers in need set a record. It achieved the highest click through rate of any editorial in 2008. (If you don’t know about “click through rate” it has nothing to do with how fast Dorothy and her Ruby Slippers get back to Kansas. Nothing.) Why do I tell you this? To brag. Look, I’m a marketer; we live for stuff like this.
Revit Beginners
NOVEMBER 11, 2008
skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Using Radar. What is Radar? Radar is a method of detecting distant objects and determining their position.
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PSMJ Resources
DECEMBER 17, 2008
When we wrote last month that "while some quarters believe that President-Elect Barack Obama will push an agenda of addressing America's infrastructure," that does seem to be true. However, as we also wrote, "Fact is, it will be two more months before he even takes office and perhaps much longer than that before bills are introduced into Congress, debated, signed into law, and then funding appropriated for them.
Business Facilities
DECEMBER 10, 2008
Welcome to the Business Facilities Blog. Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Investments in St. Louis Metro East approach $9.5 billion. After shattering records in 2006-2007, the development pipeline for Southwestern Illinois continued to swell over the past year, reaching a new high of more than $9.4 billion. The 2007-2008 Market Review and Investment Update – released this month by the Leadership Council Southwestern Illinois - shows the total value of projects announced, under construction or compl
The Korte Company
NOVEMBER 17, 2008
The Korte Company recently established the Ralph Korte Endowment Scholarship for students entering into the Construction Management program at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. The award is designed to assist those interested in the construction field who otherwise would have difficulty obtaining a degree.
Fins Architecture
OCTOBER 31, 2008
Home. about. contact. projects. in print. green. faq. sato residence 2008.10.31. Posted by fins architecture | Filed under architectural project , architecture , architecture hawaii , construction , hawaii architecture , hawaii residence , modern architecture , modern design , residential construction , sustainable design | Oct 31, 2008 | Tags: beveled siding , cedar siding , clear vg heart cedar siding , Sato Residence , under construction | No Comments.
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Revit OpEd
OCTOBER 10, 2008
Revit will not display Grids that are not perpendicular to the view cut plane. Revit developers chose this because they preferred not to convey ambiguity with important datum elements. A way to work around this involves a generic model family that contains simple lines in plan to provide something to locate properly in a view. It then uses a symbolic line drawn in the Front Elevation to act as a "Grid Line".
Natural Building
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart, webmaster of the popular website www.greenhomebuilding.com, posts text and photos featuring what he discovers from around the world.
Do
DECEMBER 1, 2008
So, Krista and I arrived yesterday. We're now attending the inaugural "Design Computation Symposium" hosted by Robert Aish. So far we have had a a fascinating presentation by Neil Katz of SOM, showing examples of 20 years of "Computational Design" work and application to a variety of scales from skyscrapers to interior "transparent" walls made of metal or corian.
C-School
AUGUST 11, 2008
I ran across this blog posting with study tips for the LEED AP exam. The blogger reported a score of 197 out of 200. This is the highest score I have heard of on this exam, so I thought the readers of this blog would like to know how this person studied. Be sure to check out my study tips at: How I Passed the LEED AP V2.2 Exam.
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CAD Shack
NOVEMBER 13, 2008
IES has adding a new suite of tools meant mostly for architects for early-stage environmental design analysis. They are accessing Revit and Sketch Up through GBXML. These guys are looking to corner the market in my opion, and good for them I guess. R ead about it here.
Constructor Marketing that Works
NOVEMBER 6, 2008
'A True Story (much as I hate to admit it.) It happens. I was nervously preparing a speech to my church, (for BOTH services, 2500 members or so) and as you might guess, I’m “just a tad behind” getting ready. I decide to take a shower at the last possible second, since its considered bad form to reek at the lectern. Then, since I have remarkably sensitive powers of discernment, I notice….
Revit Beginners
OCTOBER 31, 2008
skip to main | skip to sidebar. 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, October 31, 2008. Excerpt from a Revit Standards Manual. Some time ago I finished writing a 35 page Revit Standards Manual for our office.
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