2005, Ceiling Systems and Project Management

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling

Revit OpEd

MAY 14, 2012

of Echo - Dont use the Basic Ceiling. When an architect uses the Basic Ceiling-Generic type they are creating a situation for the Revit MEP user they may not be aware of. Face based content does not orient themselves to the correct side or face of this ceiling. Labels: Ceilings , Revit MEP , Tips , Troubleshooting.

Ceiling Systems

Ceiling Systems Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Flooring Systems

Revit OpEd: BIM Coordinator for Civil 3D and Revit

Revit OpEd

MAY 10, 2012

It allows a Civil 3D user to define the shared coordinate system to be passed on to a Revit project. Note that it uses a file formatted as ACCSXML (Autodesk Consulting Coordinate System eXtensible Markup Language). Check it out, might help your next project? I just set up Shared Coordinates on a project the regular way.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Ceiling Systems Structural Systems

Revit OpEd: Shared Coordinate Post Summary

Revit OpEd

MAY 4, 2012

Starting Projects - Two Pieces of Advice. Project Coordination - Early Days. CAD Surveys and your Revit Project. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7).

Project Management Consulting

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Revit OpEd: Should I Use Revit for this Project?

Revit OpEd

MAY 9, 2012

Should I Use Revit for this Project? the architect isnt using Revit, the engineers arent using Revit, we dont really need 3D for this project, this project doesnt have the margin, this project is fast track, this project isnt big enough, this project is too big". Is this our first project using Revit? -

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Project Management Building Performance Measurement

Revit OpEd: View Discipline

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

When MEP (Systems as it was called then) appeared a year later they extended the concept to Mechanical and Electrical (plumbing lumped in with Mechanical till release 2013). Apart from the automatic graphically biased changes they make, they really just help us segregate views in the project browser. 7:46 AM.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Site Planning Project Management Consulting HVAC Systems

Revit OpEd: Detail Level Ignored with Unlocked Wall Layers

Revit OpEd

JUNE 11, 2012

Interestingly, in Ceiling Plan views only, when we take advantage of this we lose the ability to show just two lines with Detail Level: Coarse. Could it be that the wall is not being cut in the ceiling plan view and the multiple lines are actually projection lines? Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming.

Wall Systems

Wall Systems Ceiling Systems Site Planning Project Management Consulting

Revit OpEd: Reference Planes and Wall Closure

Revit OpEd

JULY 19, 2012

Layers) for the host wall in a project. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Moving Ceiling Grid Pattern. ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► October 2005. (13). ► September 2005. (13). ► August 2005. (7).

Wall Systems

Wall Systems Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Site Planning

Revit OpEd: Apply View Template to all Views

Revit OpEd

MAY 16, 2012

Then again I could just select multiple views in the project browser and apply them. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14).

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Architecture Ceiling Systems Risk Management

Revit OpEd: Building Design Suite Installation Readme

Revit OpEd

MAY 3, 2012

If you are preparing for installing the 2013 Revit products via the Building Design Suites then you might want to start with the System Requirements PDF documents for each version. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project?

Building Design

Building Design Project Management Consulting Ceiling Systems Architecture

Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - Suppress Spaces in Dimensions

Revit OpEd

MAY 8, 2012

It was tied to the project units and you had to alter a dimension style to not use the project units settings in order to use it. This means your dimension styles can continue to depend on the Project Units as well as suppress the spaces in dimension values. The option for Suppress Spaces exists in the the Project Units dialog.

Project Management Consulting

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - Double Click a View Reference

Revit OpEd

MAY 18, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► October 2005. (13). ► September 2005. (13). ► August 2005. (7).

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Architecture Ceiling Systems Risk Management

Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available

Revit OpEd

JULY 20, 2012

Improves stability when opening projects from previous versions of Revit. Improves performance of opening and closing sketch mode in projects with many families. Improves stability when drag and drop a DWG file into a Revit project. Improves section creation within a project with linked model. Shared Coordinates.

Piping Installation

Piping Installation Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Structural Systems

Revit OpEd: Column Shading Gets Obstinate

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Working with a client the last couple evenings I found a quirky condition with a column family that has a nested detail component to manage masking the way they like. Well Ive manage to break it, thats something I suppose. Much like annotation graphics in lighting fixtures wont show up on sloped ceilings, just the 3D geometry.

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Change Management Site Planning Architecture

Revit OpEd: Hide Those Connectors

Revit OpEd

MAY 11, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► October 2005. (13). ► September 2005. (13). ► August 2005. (7).

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Architecture Ceiling Systems Risk Management

Revit OpEd: VisDay Winner Announced

Revit OpEd

MAY 2, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► October 2005. (13). ► September 2005. (13). ► August 2005. (7).

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Architecture Ceiling Systems Risk Management

Revit OpEd: Working at Risk

Revit OpEd

MAY 2, 2012

For example it could happen because the projects server is down, a router is malfunctioning, your network cable was unplugged by the cleaning crew and so on. When you open a Revit project, that has had worksets enabled, Revit "talks" with the central file. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. ► 2005. (73).

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Risk Management Site Planning Architecture

Revit OpEd: Delete Sheets In Browser or Schedules

Revit OpEd

APRIL 25, 2012

Rooms and areas can be deleted in model views like floor plans and ceiling plans. The contrast or inconsistency compared with rooms and areas is that you can delete the sheet from the Project Browser and it is removed from the sheet list (schedule). Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. ► 2005. (73).

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Schedule Management Project Management Consulting Site Planning

Revit OpEd: RTCAUS Wrapped for Another Year

Revit OpEd

MAY 27, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► October 2005. (13). ► September 2005. (13). ► August 2005. (7).

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Architecture Ceiling Systems Risk Management

Revit OpEd: View Reference Origin Location

Revit OpEd

MAY 23, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► October 2005. (13). ► September 2005. (13). ► August 2005. (7).

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Architecture Ceiling Systems Risk Management

Revit OpEd: Wishlist - Families and Hide at Scales Coarser Than

Revit OpEd

MARCH 31, 2012

Related to this is the notion that there are representations that wed like to control for floor plan orientation and offer a different appear for the reflected ceiling plan (RCP) version. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Kiwi Codes - Project Browser for 2013. Revit Level Elevations Project and Shared.

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Site Planning Building Controls Flooring Systems

Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - View Types

Revit OpEd

MAY 15, 2012

Tip: Theyve added View Template to the available fields in View Lists (schedule) so it can be managed there too. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). at 1:58 PM.

Site Planning

Site Planning Project Management Consulting Change Management Architecture

Revit OpEd: Selecting Multiple Saved Selection Sets

Revit OpEd

MAY 17, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► October 2005. (13). ► September 2005. (13). ► August 2005. (7).

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Architecture Ceiling Systems Structural Systems

Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - Repeat and Divide Subtlety

Revit OpEd

MAY 3, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► October 2005. (13). ► September 2005. (13). ► August 2005. (7).

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Architecture Ceiling Systems Risk Management

Revit OpEd: Five Minutes with a Toposurface

Revit OpEd

MAY 1, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► October 2005. (13). ► September 2005. (13). ► August 2005. (7).

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Architecture Ceiling Systems Risk Management

Revit OpEd: Revit Technology Conference AUS 2012 is Underway!

Revit OpEd

MAY 21, 2012

Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2005. (73). ► December 2005. (7). ► November 2005. (14). ► October 2005. (13). ► September 2005. (13). ► August 2005. (7).

Project Management Consulting

Project Management Consulting Architecture Ceiling Systems Risk Management

Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVACie), released by the Engineer Research and Development Center for public review. HVACie extends the existing Industry Foundation Class Coordination View including equipment and system information streamlining construction shop drawing and fabrication.

HVAC Systems

HVAC Systems HVAC System Installation Building Information Modeling (BIM) Construction Equipment

Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Building Information Management

JULY 2, 2012

Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVACie), released by the Engineer Research and Development Center for public review. HVACie extends the existing Industry Foundation Class Coordination View including equipment and system information streamlining construction shop drawing and fabrication.

HVAC Systems

HVAC Systems HVAC System Installation Building Information Modeling (BIM) Construction Equipment

Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting

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Maintenance

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Job Order Contracting – Best Practices Implementation

Building Information Management

APRIL 24, 2016

LEAN best management practices are integral to the administration of a Job Order Contract (JOC). The Owner provides an overall JOC manager, generally a procurement/purchasing authority, and a Project Manager / Coordinator assigned to each project during all phases of a project, including construction.

Contracts

Contracts General Contracting Building Materials Manufacturing Insurance Management

Public Law 111-308 – Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act – FBPTA – CORE COMPETENCIES

Building Information Management

JUNE 22, 2012

The core competencies identified include competencies relating to building operations and maintenance, energy management, sustainability, water efficiency, safety (including electrical safety) and building performance measures. Workforce Standardization Project. The core competencies will be updated annually per the law.

Building Performance Measurement

Building Performance Measurement Fire Protection System Installation Renewable Energy Systems Fire Protection Systems

Construction Project Zone

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Echo - Don't use the Basic Ceiling

Revit OpEd: BIM Coordinator for Civil 3D and Revit

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Revit OpEd: Shared Coordinate Post Summary

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Revit OpEd: Should I Use Revit for this Project?

Revit OpEd: View Discipline

Revit OpEd: Detail Level Ignored with Unlocked Wall Layers

Revit OpEd: Reference Planes and Wall Closure

Revit OpEd: Apply View Template to all Views

Revit OpEd: Building Design Suite Installation Readme

Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - Suppress Spaces in Dimensions

Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - Double Click a View Reference

Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available

Revit OpEd: Column Shading Gets Obstinate

Revit OpEd: Hide Those Connectors

Revit OpEd: VisDay Winner Announced

Revit OpEd: Working at Risk

Revit OpEd: Delete Sheets In Browser or Schedules

Revit OpEd: RTCAUS Wrapped for Another Year

Revit OpEd: View Reference Origin Location

Revit OpEd: Wishlist - Families and Hide at Scales Coarser Than

Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - View Types

Revit OpEd: Selecting Multiple Saved Selection Sets

Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - Repeat and Divide Subtlety

Revit OpEd: Five Minutes with a Toposurface

Revit OpEd: Revit Technology Conference AUS 2012 is Underway!

Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Open information exchange of Heating, Ventilating and Cooling systems (HVAC) – A Important Standard? – HVAC information exchange – HVACie

Facilities Maintenance Checklist and Procedures

Job Order Contracting – Best Practices Implementation

Public Law 111-308 – Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act – FBPTA – CORE COMPETENCIES

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