There are No LODs
I tweeted this today and I thought it was worth a repost here for all the Facebook and LinkedIn followers… There are no LODs. There are only: Design Models, Construction Models, and Operations Models …
2017-06
Practical ideas for Revit, BIM and construction technology. Built from years of shared experience.
WhiteFeet Tools updated for Revit 2018 (very cool)
I have posted about WhiteFeet Tools a few times over the years, it is an impressive toolkit. You can register and download the 2018 version here, and you can try it for free for 60 days. Fill out the …
As-Built Structure Scanning and Modeling Techniques, Tips and Hacks: Case Studies Managing Difficult Structural Projects
You can check out the full recording after you fill out the form at this link, or on Youtube here: Open embedded content: www.youtube.com Download the webinar presentation slides below: https://www.se…
Let’s All Agree that Using Detail Lines for Grids is Really #BadRevit
Hey, I know we sometimes can’t agree on things like OpenBIM and Revit Vs ArchiCAD and Shared Parameter Standardisation… But let’s all agree never to use Detail Lines as Grids, ever again, ok? (You kno…
Getting Better and Faster at Revit – Part 2 – Project Browser
The second post in this series is focused on the Project Browser. The first post in the series described how to get your user interface and lab environment ready… Note: Please open Revit, and open the…
Revizto 4.4 Now Released – Batteries Included!
I’m excited to share this release with you, because it has some amazing improvements. Here are my top 3 new features: Visibility control of Linked Models. Basically, you can now turn individual models…
Real-time VR and 3ds Max Interactive
This recent announcement revealed some new features coming to 3dsMax 2018.1, primarily a real-time VR engine in Max based on Stingray. This page has the steps to install it. Basically, you install upd…
Confused about Revit, IFC, and Coordinates? Answers are here…
At the moment, Revit communicates using its internal zero point when importing or exporting IFC. You can read this LinkedIn post where Joris Van Bossche describes his findings: You can also read my pr…
Autodesk Revit 2018.0.2 Hot Fix For Download, Enables IFC Linking with C4R
This latest update for Revit 2018 has the usual bug fixes and stability improvements, but also enables IFC linking to Revit when using cloud hosted IFC files and Collaboration for Revit. Direct Downlo…
Process Explorer Download and How to Find Out What is Locking Your Files
Process Explorer is a free and very powerful task manager that let’s you really see what is going on with your system… One of those things every IT person should have in their toolkit. You can get it …