Mondays

Revit OpEd: Room Renumbering - Autodesk Labs Plug-in of the Mo...

Revit OpEd: Room Renumbering - Autodesk Labs Plug-in of the Mo...: "For those of you that have downloaded this plug-in and starting to use 2012 in production, there is now a version for 2012 too. Poking a..."

Converting an .exe into a .msp - Repost

Noce post from Revitit.com

You are doing an install and you want to convert the .exe SP into a .mps.

See the video here

Should the Unemployed be buying new Apple Computers - The Onion

In The Know: Should The Nation's Unemployed Be Buying New Apple Computers?

BIMForum Summer 2011 New Dates: Call For Presentations

When Does Design End and Construction Begin?
New Dates: July 19-21, 2011   |   Chicago, IL

A consensus is emerging about the benefits of tapping the expertise of consultants, contractors, and facility managers during the early phases of a BIM-enabled project. The intent is to achieve design decisions that are both early and well informed to avoid costly later revisions. But does this necessarily imply that all design effort should be concentrated exclusively at the start of a project? Are late design decisions necessarily detrimental to budget, schedule, and quality? Are changing client requirements and construction volatility such that early decisions are not only impractical but also to be avoided?

If you have direct experience related to the impact of early or late design decisions, we are very much interested in hearing from you. To provide additional clarity, submitted presentations should consider addressing some of the following design related topics:

• Is the idea of good early decisions pragmatically an oxymoron and not possible?
• Is a good decision once made always a good decision?
• Is it reasonable to expect a fixed functional program from a client?
• Can all factors that affect design and cost be known early in a project?
• Do late design decisions always adversely affect a project budget and schedule?
• How does BIM technology affect the cost and schedule implications of late decisions?
• Can design realistically progress in an efficient and linear way without iteratively searching for an optimum solution?
• Are legacy project phases applicable in integrated design and construction?
• What are valid contractual relationships related to consultant, contractor, subcontractor, and facility manager design input?
• How can consultants, contractors, subcontractors, and fabricators be engaged in evaluating multiple designs when they have monetary incentives to consider the fewest schemes possible?
• Are clients willing to pay for additional early design effort by “non-designers”?
• Are consultants and contractors assuming more the role of the designer in early phases while simultaneously ceding much of their legacy documentation and management roles to subcontractors and fabricators?
• Where does traditional design leave off and spatial coordination begin?
• When does spatial coordination morph into design?
• How can contractors and designers find common ground for design and coordination?

Submissions are due by Friday, May 6, 2011. To submit a proposal, click here.

Autodesk User Research - Call for Participation

We are looking for Architects, Drafters, Designers and CAD Managers who use Revit Architecture or other products to design stairs or railings, to participate in a usability study of some Autodesk software concepts. The sessions are approximately 90 minutes long. If you are interested in participating, please take a few minutes to fill in this short questionnaire. Participants who are a good match for our study will be contacted within a few days.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/stairs_railings

Your involvement helps make our products better.

Thanks,

The Autodesk User Experience Team

Howayda Affan
UX Recruiter
User Research
AEC Industry Group           


 

BIM Apps - Repost

Ran across this post on the blog BIM Apps that as the name suggests details BIM Apps and related topics.

Ashrae Viewer - Plugin of the Month on Labs

Hi folks, I was just notified of a new Revit MEP add-in that works with both Revit 2011 and the upcoming Revit 2012. You can find details on Scott's blog and you can download it from the bottom of this page. Take a stab at it and tell us what you think.
Also what are your thoughts on other Plugin of the Month that we should look into for Revit, Navisworks or any other BIM products?

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Subtle - Illegal Characters

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Subtle - Illegal Characters: "I'm not referring to characters in a play, novel or movie but the characters we use in filenames. Revit will complain if you attempt to use ..."

Real-Time web based rendering for Revit

Have not used the product, but I received a call from a colleague mentioning the RevUp Rendering application.

Revit OpEd: Tip - List of All Levels via Grid Generator Extens...

Revit OpEd: Tip - List of All Levels via Grid Generator Extens...: "This tip is courtesy of Daniel Stine, author of several Revit books (listed in previous post). If you are familiar with the Grid Generator e..."

MEP-BIM-Guru: Pipe Volume Schedule

MEP-BIM-Guru: Pipe Volume Schedule: "I will go over how I set up a pipe volume schedule in Revit MEP. Pipe Types: For this example I have the pipe types set up with one pipe ..."