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How the Brits View BIM – Buildling Information Modelling

Building Information Management

What is BIM? A multi-dimensional tool, Building Information Modelling (BIM) involves generating a visual model of the building which also manages data about it, at the design stage, throughout the construction phase and during its working life. NBS National BIM Report 2013. Introduction.

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Revit OpEd: BIM Coordinator for Civil 3D and Revit

Revit OpEd

Thursday, May 10, 2012. BIM Coordinator for Civil 3D and Revit. You can read more information HERE. 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).

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BIM Generic Content – UK

Building Information Management

National BIM Library generic content release 2. BIM objects are as much about the embedded data and information as they are about the spaces and dimensions that they represent graphically. The National BIM Library includes objects with sophisticated and consistent graphical and parametric control. (Source: [link].

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

Revit OpEd

Monday, 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. This allows us to use a ceiling tag.

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Revit OpEd: Should I Use Revit for this Project?

Revit OpEd

Wednesday, May 09, 2012. When Revit Systems was released in 2006, the essence of Autodesks marketing commentary was, "this is new software so it probably doesnt make sense to tackle a project with it unless the architecture team is using Revit too." Modeling a project reveals more than doing one in 2D. Builds and Updates.

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Revit OpEd: Layer Function Setting

Revit OpEd

Thursday, April 19, 2012. System families have a Function setting. Thats true for Walls, Floor, Roofs and Ceilings. Builds and Updates. Blog Listing - BIM and Misc. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Site Information. Copyright Information. ▼ 2012.

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Revit OpEd: Due Diligence

Revit OpEd

Friday, 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.