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Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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Is a BIM Mandate Coming to the US?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

MARCH 20, 2018

As we discussed in a recent blog post , the JBKnowledge 2017 Construction Technology report found that building information modeling (BIM) adoption in the United States has been fairly slow, with only 27 percent of construction companies having a BIM department. So will the United States ever have a BIM mandate?

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Public Works Building Standards Government Works

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Behind the Build: Interview with Matthew Keck, BIM Manager at Metromont

Autodesk Construction Cloud

JUNE 2, 2023

This is where Building Information Modeling (BIM) comes into play, and BIM managers are the ones tasked with connecting teams and improving coordination between them. We do government buildings, warehouses, schools, and parking garages. As for my specialty, I’m a BIM manager.

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Revit OpEd: BIM Coordinator for Civil 3D and Revit

Revit OpEd

MAY 10, 2012

BIM Coordinator for Civil 3D and Revit. You can read more information HERE. Running the tool in Civil 3D is based on selecting two points on a reference building footprint file (dont forget paying attention to elevation) and saving the information to a separate file. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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

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Current and Future Use of BIM – 2013 – UK

Building Information Management

AUGUST 30, 2013

The study centered upon the development of Building Information Modelling (BIM) in the UK construction industry and its pontential affect on the role of the client’s construction manager (CM). BIM in the UK was not as advanced as claimed in the literature.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Change Management Building Controls Cost Control

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Revit OpEd: Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet

Revit OpEd

APRIL 4, 2012

Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. The company recently finished up their BIM Services booklet hosted by Issuu. I can see why, polished presentation as well as high quality modeling work. Labels: BIM , content , Contractor , Plugs , Vendor. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Revit OpEd.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Architecture Schedule Management Painting/finishing

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Revit OpEd: RTCUSA - Cannon Contest - I Heart BIM

Revit OpEd

MARCH 30, 2012

RTCUSA - Cannon Contest - I Heart BIM. The entries have to submit 100 words about why they love BIM. I Love BIM" awwww. Its a heart modeled in Revit. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Friday, March 30, 2012. Okay, have to post an echo.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Architecture Schedule Management

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

Revit OpEd

MAY 14, 2012

Originally posted here August 2009 and still true with Revit 2013. I think they left it in there to make it easy to spot terrible modellers who do not actually create their own ceiling or model correctly. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information.

Ceiling Systems

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

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Revit OpEd: Revit LT

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

It seems unlikely to me that Revit LT will truly serve any notion of BIM other than " lonely BIM ". Then again it isnt uncommon to hear people working in the market LT is focused on saying something like, "BIM doesnt matter to what we do." Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Architecture Building Design

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Revit OpEd: Happy Birthday Revit

Revit OpEd

APRIL 4, 2012

Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Architecture Schedule Management Flooring Systems

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components. Symposium Title: Integrating BIM: Moving the Industry Forward. Thursday: Information Exchanges. Thursday: Information Exchanges.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Facility Management Project Management Consulting

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Revit OpEd: Changing a Username

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

It is an awesome way to resolve little matters when people are all out of the model. For 2013: [link] The procedure that Steve is describing has become more prevalent in 2012 and beyond due to tagging through linked models. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Change Management Architecture

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Revit OpEd: Workset Posts Summary

Revit OpEd

APRIL 14, 2012

Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Architecture Schedule Management Risk Management

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Critical Issues and BIM – NIBS buildingSMART alliance conference – January 7-11, 2013

Building Information Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Efficient construction delivery methods (IPD – integrated project delivery, JOC – job order contracting), cloud computing, and BIM are all integral components. Symposium Title: Integrating BIM: Moving the Industry Forward. Thursday: Information Exchanges. Thursday: Information Exchanges.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Facility Management Project Management Consulting

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Revit OpEd: Reference Plane IsReference Parameter

Revit OpEd

APRIL 6, 2012

Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Architecture Project Management

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Revit OpEd: Should I Use Revit for this Project?

Revit OpEd

MAY 9, 2012

Sure we benefit from the modelling effort in architecture and structure but we can still benefit from the effort without them. Why assume that there is no value in creating a model of the MEP scope of work even if the architect doesnt use Revit? Modeling a project reveals more than doing one in 2D. Builds and Updates.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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

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Revit OpEd: Reference Planes and Wall Closure

Revit OpEd

JULY 19, 2012

These adjustments change the 3D model, not just the 2D plan-view. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16).

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

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Revit OpEd: Room Separation Lines - Agida for MEP?

Revit OpEd

JUNE 13, 2012

These divisions, while relevant to the architectural model, are ruining the possibilities of creating gbXML files without extensive work on the part of the engineer to remove the room separation lines, and then repair the damage done to the room names and numbers. Joe - in the examples he offered it isn't "poor" modeling.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Zoning HVAC Systems Wall Systems

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Revit OpEd: In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

In this image the massing has been created aligned with the "site" but weve realized that it would be easier to document if Project North were aligned along one building edge. As I wrote in my reply there, RTN is sleight of hand while RPN is really altering the entire model and related views to change orientation. Builds and Updates.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Project Management Architecture

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Revit OpEd: A Small Collection of Family Editor Advice

Revit OpEd

APRIL 9, 2012

I included the following tips and advice (edited a little in this version) in a door tutorial I wrote for my Autodesk University 2005 lab called "Autodesk Revit Building Family Editor: From the Beginning". added) Build "bones" first, then add "muscle" and finally the "skin". Skin - solids/voids and model/symbolic lines.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Change Management Wall Systems

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Revit OpEd: Due Diligence

Revit OpEd

JULY 27, 2012

I was musing about a recent conversation where one guys position was that BIM is hype, unnecessary and worse really just being foisted upon our profession in a scheme to get more money from "us". It seems to me this notion of using Revit (BIM) and "us" isnt all that different. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Change Management Schedule Management Building Materials Manufacturing

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A Robust Framework for Improving Construction Productivity

Job Order Contracting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Any organization can consistently assure best value outcomes for facilities repair, renovation, maintenance, and new builds. The success of any repair, renovation, maintenance, or new build project is dependent upon early and ongoing collaboration among key parties. How To Measure the Benefits of BIM: A Case Study Approach.

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Building Information Modeling (BIM) Building Performance Measurement Lean Construction

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Revit OpEd: Revit Extensions for Revit 2013 Posted

Revit OpEd

APRIL 12, 2012

Autodesk Revit Model Review 2013. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. ► 2009. Older Post.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Architecture Schedule Management Flooring Systems

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Revit OpEd: Finish and Cancel Inequity

Revit OpEd

APRIL 10, 2012

Model Groups = Finish and Cancel. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. ► 2009. Older Post.

Painting/finishing

Painting/finishing Building Information Modeling (BIM) Flooring Systems Roofing Systems

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Revit OpEd: RTC has a Blog Now!

Revit OpEd

APRIL 3, 2012

Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Site Planning Architecture Schedule Management

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Revit OpEd: RTC USA Registration - Hurry Up!

Revit OpEd

APRIL 11, 2012

Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Architecture Schedule Management Flooring Systems

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 Downloads - Please Hold

Revit OpEd

APRIL 13, 2012

Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Architecture Schedule Management Flooring Systems

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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. Revit warns us that they have been deleted from the model but they are still listed in schedules. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. ► 2009. Older Post.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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

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Revit OpEd: Extents Greater than 20 Miles

Revit OpEd

APRIL 23, 2012

Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Architecture Schedule Management Flooring Systems

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Revit OpEd: Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models

Revit OpEd

APRIL 11, 2012

Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. When we have architecture and structure in separate Revit models we end up with somewhat clumsy graphics in wall sections. This is more pronounced if the structural slab is in the structure model only. The issue is the same when interior walls are linked into a shell model.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - Content Folders

Revit OpEd

APRIL 3, 2012

The opening families are still assigned to the category Generic Model. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Architecture Schedule Management Electrical Systems

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Revit OpEd: How Many Worksets Do I Need?

Revit OpEd

APRIL 18, 2012

The whole model is still there, just not visible, thatll provide some relief for performance sake. Recently I was working with a team, their building is a million square feet overall, and opening the whole file took considerably longer than selectively focusing on a single sectors workset. Building Shell or Envelope. Wing South.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

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

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Revit OpEd: Vasari Update

Revit OpEd

AUGUST 26, 2012

This information has been sitting in my inbox for a week now. Autodesk Vasari Beta 1 is a slimmed down version of Revit 2013 focusing on conceptual modeling and early analysis. Detailed BIM modeling tools have been removed. I have read that in Vasari, one can edit a model in perspective view. Builds and Updates.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Architecture Project Management

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Revit OpEd: EdgeWise MEP for Revit

Revit OpEd

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

They recently announced that theyre offering a software solution to bring 3D as-built models of pipes and other cylindrical MEP elements directly into Revit. However, the accuracy and utility of the model is greatly enhanced by the use of custom families. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Architecture Change Management

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available

Revit OpEd

JULY 20, 2012

Improves section creation within a project with linked model. Improves stability when enabling “Show Analytical Model Categories in this View” when the Warning dialog is open. Improves creation consistency with Physical Wall when coping an Analytical Model Wall. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc.

Piping Installation

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

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Revit OpEd: Two Minutes with Beams and Columns

Revit OpEd

APRIL 16, 2012

Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Architecture Structural Systems Schedule Management

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Revit OpEd: Beware the Double Click in Revit 2013

Revit OpEd

APRIL 24, 2012

Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Architecture Schedule Management Flooring Systems

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Revit OpEd: DWG Files and Funky Snapping

Revit OpEd

JUNE 14, 2012

The warning tells us that this situation may affect the graphic depiction of information on screen. Turned out that somehow there was a Room Tag 69,000,000 feet from the model. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Yes, that's 69 million. Older Post.

Surveying Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Architecture

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Revit OpEd: Constraining Tangents

Revit OpEd

AUGUST 18, 2012

I used a pair of model lines (assigned to Invisible) to govern the location of the arc and line endpoints. In the thread at AUGI the member that started it all replied that he figured out how to solve it after reading a post at BIM & BEAM. What you describe as working doesn't work on the model lines in my example.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Government Works Architecture Change Management

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Revit OpEd: Seek and Ye May Still Not Find

Revit OpEd

APRIL 13, 2012

The fact that they modeled them to the extent of showing the inner diameter was my first "oh no." Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Older Post.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Project Management Consulting Architecture Schedule Management

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Delivering Valuable Data: an interoperability code of practice

Extranet Evolution

APRIL 13, 2023

Poor interoperability of information has been a perennial problem for professionals in architecture, engineering, construction and asset operation and maintenance for decades. There has been a lot of progress on the first three, but, sadly, much less on how information can be exchanged between systems.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Collaboration Surveying Government Works

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Revit OpEd: Layer Function Setting

Revit OpEd

APRIL 19, 2012

Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Wall Systems Flooring Systems Ceiling Systems

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Revit OpEd: Win a Free VisDay Pass

Revit OpEd

APRIL 24, 2012

Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Site Planning Architecture Schedule Management

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Revit OpEd: Reset Shared Coordinates

Revit OpEd

APRIL 20, 2012

Mostly related: You'd think it would be useful to be able to compare the Survey Point in a Link to the Survey Point in the parent model, no? Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. ► 2009. Older Post.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Surveying Project Management Consulting Architecture

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Revit OpEd: Content via Revit Furniture

Revit OpEd

APRIL 12, 2012

Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information. Copyright Information. Refer to Autodesks own web site and product pages for specific trademark and copyright information. Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. Kitchen Equipment - RW Smith BIM Booklet. ► 2009.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Building Information Modeling (BIM) Architecture Wall Systems Schedule Management