Farewell Dimond Architects – its been great
After a 10 year association with Dimond Architects, I have decided to move to Adelaide and seek out new opportunities. We part on very good terms, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank th…
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CADtoEarth updated to version 2.0
I previously posted about CADtoEarth at:https://wrw.blackgrid.com.au/2012/08/quickly-add-google-earth-site-context.html Although some people have struggled to implement it or understand how it works, …
Access Australian site data with Queensland Globe
How to use Download and install the latest, free Google Earth application. Existing Google Earth users should ensure they have updated to the latest version (version 7.0.2 or newer). Save the qldglobe…
Geodesic Spheres in Revit and Vasari (via @seandburke , by Andreas Dieckmann of CAAD TV)
Playlist link:http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6B657D3112B10639 I overlooked these amazing videos on creating Geodesic Spheres in #Revit #Vasari. They came in very handy today! youtube.com/playl…
Multi Unit Residential Project documentation in Revit
Recent post by Jay Holland demonstrates the methodology they adopted to create the Revit model for a multilevel residential project. As it had lots of repeatable elements, its interesting to hear how …
Converting Grasshopper model to actual Revit elements
I have many times posted about the work of Jon Mirtschin / Geometry Gym (here for example). Along similar lines, check out this project:http://www.grasshopper3d.com/forum/topics/grasshopper-to-native-…
The BIM Maturity Model
See, if you put another word between BIM and Model, no-one will speak of animal cruelty… If you are ever looking for a diagram of the maturity model: Image via http://revitstickynotes.blogspot.com.au/…
Natspec and NZ BIM
Glenn Jowett posted some insight into BIM standards development in New Zealand:Natspec have been commissioned to author the NZ BIM Handbook The aim is to create a guide that will clarify BIM (on a nat…
Revit Journal Cleaner updated for 2014 (download)
via Email:It seems that the Revit Journal Cleaner 2013 stopped working as soon as Revit 2014 was installed a the computer.I update the Revit Journal Cleaner to now support 2014 (and lower).Download li…
Have you heard of GreenSpider? The Revit point cloud importer?
It is an interesting add-in for Revit that can import point data into the conceptual environment. It was written to “narrow the gap between computational concept design, terrestrial laser scanning and…