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There are a whole lot of paid and open source tools out there for photogrammetry (turning photos into 3D models), and it is easy to get lost. I found a very detailed post by Jesse over at We Did Stuff…
While most of us are buying VR tech and making it work nicely, AR (Augmented Reality) solutions are becoming more viable and more mainstream. Did you know that you can download and use emulators to as…
BIM always makes sense for Healthcare projects, and in my opinion BIM will eventually make total sense for FM and Building Operations. I am deeply embedded in a few projects that are spanning across B…
Aconex is a CDE (common data environment) used a lot through some regions for managing AEC correspondence. It is also used to register and share some BIM-related files and documents, although I don’t …
Edwin Prakoso over at CAD Notes recently posted a few tips on how to make your Revit presentation views look more engaging and interesting. Here are my top 4 from his top 10: Use ambient shadow. It gi…
If you try to build a connector to get some Revit data to a database like MySQL, you may hit an issue where some strings that are allowed in Revit will do funny things to your SQL instructions, like t…
The R3 (latest) version is a bit hard to find, but here is the link: http://trial2.autodesk.com/NET16SWDLD/2016/EXPRTRS/DLM/Autodesk_Navisworks_Exporters_2016_Multilingual_Win_32_64bit_r3_dlm.sfx.exe …
Recently I undertook a very detailed and intensive research project focused on BIM and Revit Content Management Systems. The results of that research will eventually become fully available… In fact it…
If you are using more than one Autodesk SSO, you may come across this problem… After a Windows Update or something similar, Revit is not responsive after first launch. Clicking has no effect, but ther…
We live in an age of robotics, drones and automation. And those things can be interesting in their own right. But when it comes to Architecture, some technologies seem to replace warmth and light with…