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2009 Project Management Structural Systems 
Civil + Structural Engineer
AUGUST 9, 2024
The Problem : By 2009, the building had begun to show its age. The building owners/management had inquired as to replacement cost of these Terra-cotta Brackets and had been quoted prices exceeding 16 Million dollars.
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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.
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Breaking Ground on Better Payment Processes: Strategies for Construction Pros
Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 20, 2023
To meet their responsibilities as stakeholders of the built environment ( facilities and other built structures ), public sector owners need to have the ability create credible construction cost estimate for ALL repair, renovation, maintenance (FSRM), and new build projects.
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Job Order Contracting
APRIL 30, 2022
The characteristics of strategic collaboration and efficient construction project delivery are discussed below. Mandatory early and ongoing collaboration for each project. Integrated planning, procurement, and project delivery processes and team. Performance-centric reward system. Lower project related cost growth.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23).
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23).
Revit OpEd
MAY 14, 2012
Originally posted here August 2009 and still true with Revit 2013. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2009. ► July 2009. (20).
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? -
Revit OpEd
APRIL 6, 2012
IsReference settings break down like this: Not a Reference - ignored by Revit in the project environment, still useful in a family to create "the bones". Weak Reference - Seen in Project by dimensions, align tool, Revit favors Strong over Weak Strong Reference - Seen in project by dimensions, align tool and Revit sees these first.
Revit OpEd
JULY 20, 2012
For Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Revit Structure, and Autodesk Revit MEP, you can find the update in the Data & Downloads > Updates section of each product page: Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 UR1. Autodesk Revit Structure 2013 UR1. Improves stability when opening projects from previous versions of Revit.
Revit OpEd
AUGUST 15, 2012
Using two points in the family and using "chain" in the projects provides more flexibility. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16).
Construction Specifier
JANUARY 31, 2022
Its aluminum-clad exterior was refinished with a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) based coating system, restoring the building’s façade to a just-like-new condition designed to last for over 20 years. A striking, early example of late modern “high-technology” architecture received a 21 st century facelift. Preserving modern history.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
It is the formal repackaging of the Autodesk Labs Project Spark. Sure, there were projects or design considerations that the missing features would prove frustrating but a single seat of full Revit would probably have covered it, collaboration with outside parties that is. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming.
Revit OpEd
JULY 19, 2012
Layers) for the host wall in a project. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23). ► July 2009.
72 Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 3, 2012
There should never be any identical usernames working on a workset project. When nobody else is working on the project you can open a central file and pretend to be the ill mannered users that havent relinquished elements properly. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. ► 2009. ► December 2009.
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. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. ► 2009.
Revit OpEd
MARCH 30, 2012
Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. Kiwi Codes - Project Browser for 2013. Revit Level Elevations Project and Shared. Project Browser Interferes with Plotting and Expor.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
The first button is effectively acknowledging the changed family but preserving values that we may have entered or altered in the project, they may be different from the original family. Said another way the project is correct (the project version of the family). Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming.
Revit OpEd
MARCH 30, 2012
Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. Kiwi Codes - Project Browser for 2013. Revit Level Elevations Project and Shared. Project Browser Interferes with Plotting and Expor.
CCR Magazine
OCTOBER 8, 2024
Located at 910 W Huron Street, the 15-story apartment complex was built in 2009 and has 141 units. Western was contacted by property management firm Willow Bridge Property Company to restore a private terrace shared by three units that was leaking due to failing waterproofing. and the property management company.
Revit OpEd
APRIL 9, 2012
Dont define materials in families, define material parameters instead (or possibly sub-categories) as much as possible so materials can be assigned in a project, where they really matter. Dont include parameters in families that dont change geometry, instead put them in project templates and apply them to the categories they affect.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23).
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
Id never tried to move either the Survey or Project Base Point symbols "up" before so it took me by surprise that it could be done. Labels: Project Base Point , Survey Point , Troubleshooting. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. ► 2009.
61 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. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2009.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
Posts from 2009. 2009) The Order of Parameters - Revisited. 2009) Titleblock Parameters. 2009) Which Group? 2009) Revit Family Style Guide. 2009) Titleblock Parameters. 2009) Dept. 2009) Back to Basics: Mark and Type Mark. 2009) Dept. 2009) Revit Family Style Guide. 2009) Dept.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. Ive always stressed that people should start a project without being concerned about site alignment immediately. A recent post at RevitForum.org underscores that bias when it asked if the two project orientation tools seem to work differently? Thursday, September 06, 2012.
Revit OpEd
APRIL 18, 2012
How tangible or detectable that performance gain really is will depend greatly on the scope of your project. This means each project should have its own workset structure based on its own conditions. There may be some worksets that many projects have in common, but it isnt the same thing as a Layer standard. Wing South.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JUNE 2, 2023
As such, communication is essential to the success of your projects; the lack thereof can lead to delays, errors, and increased costs. 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.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
In the project environment we cant change the position of elements by selecting a dimension string first and then editing the value. In the project we keep stressing that we must select the element and then edit the dimensions. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16).
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 9, 2012
Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23).
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23).
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23).
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. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. In-Place Massing and Project Orientation Inequity.
Revit OpEd
MAY 18, 2012
Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. Should I Use Revit for this Project? ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). ► November 2009. (23). ► October 2009.
Job Order Contracting
DECEMBER 13, 2020
A great deal of research has been done one why projects fail. Instead, most of the performance variations are caused by the system, of which those people are but a part. People can’t perform better than the system allows W. People can’t perform better than the system allows W.
Revit OpEd
MARCH 30, 2012
Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. Kiwi Codes - Project Browser for 2013. Revit Level Elevations Project and Shared. Project Browser Interferes with Plotting and Expor.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
Revits "system" parameters like Width and Height for some components (like Doors or Windows) just work automatically. Rather than continuing to lament the situation this post is intended to provide one solution to getting "foreign" content to work within your existing project(s) and template(s). ► 2009. ► May 2009.
Revit OpEd
APRIL 11, 2012
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. It's a little easier to manage than reveals. Managing all the reveals could be a coordination nightmare.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
It can be seen from within a project but not scheduled or tagged unless it is a built in parameter like those listed under the Identity group (and provided for us by Autodesk). Consider that a Project Parameter is part of a project and applied to categories of families so that it can be scheduled, but NOT tagged. ► 2009.
Revit OpEd
AUGUST 3, 2012
Same for the right click option over the Sheet category in the project browser. Comments: Comments are moderated to manage spamming. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. ► 2009. ► December 2009. (16). As you were.
Revit OpEd
SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
The concept of View Discipline appeared with Revit Structure. 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. Apart from the automatic graphically biased changes they make, they really just help us segregate views in the project browser.
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. Working at Risk.
Revit OpEd
JUNE 11, 2012
To make this possible you need to edit the walls structure and select a layer to unlock, like this: 1 - Click Modify, 2 - Select the edge of a layer, 3 - Unlock the padlock. Could it be that the wall is not being cut in the ceiling plan view and the multiple lines are actually projection lines? ► 2009. ► July 2009.
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Revit OpEd
JUNE 14, 2012
I can have a relatively small project site survey but far from origin and end up with Revit using Auto - Center to Center to place it. Move the files into position keeping them all near the Revit project file origin. For the snapping issue, i import my cad in a 2d drafting element family, make no modification, push it in the project.
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