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Revit OpEd: Due Diligence

Revit OpEd

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. Friday, July 27, 2012. Due Diligence. The soluton?

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Revit OpEd: View Discipline

Revit OpEd

It was meant to make it simple to alter the appearance of our model to be more in sync with what a structural engineer wants to see. 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).

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available

Revit OpEd

A few changes have been made this year as to how the updates are accessed. 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. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc.

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Behind the Build: Interview with Jacob Freitas, Senior Project Manager, Level 10 Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Those are the teams you want to be on and the type of team you want to build. Building internal advocacy ensures full-scale adoption. . As a Senior Project Manager, Jacob Freitas is one of those fearless champions, pushing innovation and productivity forward at Level 10 Construction. Walk us through your career.

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Revit OpEd: Reference Planes and Wall Closure

Revit OpEd

These adjustments change the 3D model, not just the 2D plan-view. Note the two “wall closure” parameters (shown below) need to be “locked” so they stay positive (in the correct direction) when the host wall thickness changes. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Site Information.

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 - Content Folders

Revit OpEd

The opening families are still assigned to the category Generic Model. Revit MEP users are used to all the electrical content being located under a single folder and then broken down by usage. Now well find Electrical and Lighting and these are further broken down by Architectural and MEP. Builds and Updates. Older Post.

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Revit OpEd: How Many Worksets Do I Need?

Revit OpEd

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.