tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76411761846251686562024-03-05T19:49:36.450-07:00Who's afraid of the Big Bad BIM?A place to discuss BIM (Building Information Modeling,) VDC (Virtual Design and Construction) and all the other acronyms that are sweeping the AEC industries. Yea, though I walk through the valley of BIM...Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.comBlogger212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-60319397623609933512014-11-14T14:13:00.004-07:002014-11-14T14:14:27.598-07:00BIM Execution... againBecause it came up at work today, and because it's FroBack Friday let's link to a valuable tool for discussing BIM LOD requirements.
BIM Execution How-to
Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-43718908212247461832014-06-25T18:53:00.000-07:002014-06-25T19:38:08.470-07:00Revit Technology Conference North America (RTCNA) 2014 Recap
Gangsters in Chicago
As the Twitter Hashtag #RTCNA slips from it's spot in the trending list, as 100's of BIMmers discover that, yes, that was there last clean pair of socks, as we start to gather elusive receipts for our expense reports, I offer this stroll through the world of the RTCNA Reviteer. It's not always pretty, but everyone has fun...
So, what's RTC like?
<-Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-52551464055123218752014-06-24T16:32:00.004-07:002014-06-24T16:32:56.463-07:00I love this post...... but it never got much attention.
Hydronic Baseboard in Revit MEP (waaay back in 2009. I wonder if it still behaves the same?)Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-70599680421883283612014-06-14T16:21:00.001-07:002014-06-14T16:30:18.816-07:00Tame that BIM...
From the beginning, this site has been my attempt to make BIM, VDC, construction modeling, 3D, 4D and all the rest just a little more accessible. In short, I hope when asked "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad BIM?" you can answer a resounding "Not ME!"
In that vein, I'd like to introduce BIM Tamers. They are here to whip your model into shape and support efficient and timely model creation Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-72701348516499359522014-05-16T14:33:00.000-07:002014-05-16T16:58:40.068-07:00Throw back Thursday (a day later...) it's all about Parameters.
With classic Big Bad lines like :
Skillful use of parameters are the difference between BIM and parametric modeling. Get some information in that model, by Jove. But, beware, not all parameters are created equal!
and...
Pretty straight forward stuff really. Keep your mind organized while deciding what kind of parameters to use. Definitely do not listen to The Pogues while creating parameters.Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-7481560975734716362013-07-26T05:38:00.003-07:002013-07-26T05:38:45.218-07:00Retro Friday: BIM Execution How-to-I'm bringing this to the top because I hear people talking about it almost daily.
BIM Execution Plans (BxP)are the foundation of you successful use of BIM. I'm given pause by how regularly they are just slapped together because they were "required on the project."
This is your roadmap folks. This is what you will point back to when the going gets tough.
When you have physical conflicts in theErikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-23170801339635398622013-07-19T05:39:00.000-07:002013-07-19T05:39:11.722-07:00Retro Friday- The BIMWashers are still with us.A post on the Linked In group "Epic BIM" (founded by the guys at Epic BIM, funnily enough) prompted me to look back at a blog post from waaaay back in 2009.
Sad to say, I could have written this post yesterday. I'm not pointing that my writing hasn't improved (that's a given) just that I still see these attitudes today.
I'm actually kinda surprised how many people are still in the "adoption" Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-15026382370320561342013-07-15T05:49:00.000-07:002013-07-15T05:49:03.869-07:00Revit Technology Conference North America an Abridged retellingNote:You would think I could have gotten this posted sometime yesterday, but
as I was proofing I got involved in some good API conversation with
Matthew Nelson (BIM Manager at Evergreen EDC @MattBeNimble) then lost
WiFi and just never got to hit *post* Better Late than never.
My plans to blog daily from RTCNA were shot down by spotty WiFi in the hotel room. I never had more than 15 Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-90321632997636795772013-07-11T05:34:00.002-07:002013-07-11T05:34:15.152-07:00Revit Technology Conference North America (Day 0 Recap)A Bad BIM, a Twice Roads Fool, a Revit OpEd, a Revit Tyeten, and a Revit Kid walk into a bar...
Wait, is this a joke? Well, maybe... but it's also Revit Technology Conference North America 2013 (hereafter known as RTCNA) in beautiful Vancouver B.C.
Just about everyone has cleared customs or snuck across the border (as the case may be,) presentations were polished up into the wee hours of Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-53902765409181067402013-06-21T16:37:00.000-07:002013-06-21T16:40:28.940-07:003 ways to quickly Crop a 3D view in Revit...Being able to navigate the model quickly in 3D will make you more efficient and put you ahead of the game compared to your coworkers who only work in plan and section.
The power of 3D views are often over looked by those who don't use them regularly and aren't comfortable navigating them or setting them up to show pertinent information.
In the video below you will find 3 ways to quickly crop a Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-45191556415514214292013-04-23T15:50:00.000-07:002013-04-23T15:50:05.332-07:00Just in Case...Just in Case you hadn't heard...
Just in Case you don't know...
Just in Case your models need some super charging...
Just in Case your data needs some hard core crunching...
Just in Case mundane repetitive tasks have you contemplating a career in synchronized water ballet coaching...
... there's CASE, Inc
Case, Inc's Subscription Tools have saved me time and heartache since I Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-4089922501626982702013-04-18T09:08:00.000-07:002013-04-18T09:08:29.154-07:00The new phone books are here , the new phone books are hereWell, Revit 2014 has finally been released and is available for download at the Subscription Center.
I've opted for physical media, because, well, we don't have FTTP.
And if you didn't get the reference in the post title, may I suggest that you need more Jerks in your life.
Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-13058381205192670632012-12-11T09:52:00.002-07:002012-12-11T09:52:52.498-07:00A Step Closer to Model Based Code Review
Solibri announces $21 Million dollar technology grant to North American Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) to acquire their software for model review.
Scottsdale, AZ, 10 Dec 2012 - Solibri, the global leader in
model-based QA/QC technology, through its U.S. operations has
established a $21 million grant program that North American Authorities
Having Jurisdiction (AHJ’s) can useErikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-65270444502754537112012-08-23T06:00:00.000-07:002012-08-23T06:00:05.912-07:00Thursday ThrowbackIn which I will dredge a favorite post from the past (mostly for my own enjoyment.)
Finally got one in on Thursday. :)
I STILL love this clip... <BUMP>
http://whosafraidofthebigbadbim.blogspot.com/2008/09/seriously-creative-design-visualization.html
Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-61208410395649847522012-08-22T06:23:00.000-07:002012-08-24T10:02:33.737-07:00BIM and Integrated Design (a book review)It's time for a loooong overdue review of a book that we all need to read and reread:
BIM and Integrated Design;
Strategies for Archetectural Practice
By Randy Deutsch, AIA, LEED-AP
A while back I posted about the fact that their are no road maps to successful BIM and that we need more BIM explorers (as opposed to BIM navigators.) I Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-3783415313851770422012-08-21T10:09:00.003-07:002012-08-21T10:09:59.305-07:00200 posts200 posts in 4 years... hmmmmmmmm. Gotta reflect on that...Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-90367372711091861142012-08-21T10:02:00.002-07:002012-08-21T10:02:37.079-07:00Got sec? Or 2? Thinking about LEANJust about everyone who works in the AEC industry has at least heard about LEAN. It's a buzzword that's thrown around at least as often as IPD and BIM. And just as often the hype has outdistanced the substance.
Why? I know for me personally, the subject has been littered with scheduling systems, ambiguous graphs, flow charts, and industry terms that I just can't get my head Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-73233973498869772652012-08-16T09:36:00.001-07:002012-08-16T09:36:05.382-07:00Revit deployments for Dumb Es*…I’m an E (an Erik with a "k" if you didn't already know.) Maybe not a dumb E, but surely an ignorant one.
I have a distinct lack of IT and networking skills (even though my last firm lumped me in the IT Department (much to their amusement and my chagrin.))
That said, the power to be able to configure, update, and install software through “deployments” has fascinated me for awhile. So muchErikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-40717942554068229552012-08-14T10:35:00.000-07:002012-08-14T10:47:14.631-07:00Forcing YES/NO parameters
A reader's email asks:
Hi Erik,
I saw your tip on the CAD Shack blog about formulas in Revit. Here's
the link to the blog:
http://cadshack.blogspot.ie/2012/01/revit-family-formula-examples-and.html
I have a question for you that you might be able to solve. I am making
a new window and I want to have the option to turn the visibility of
the sill on or off, depending on the type of window I use. Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-85219285025143915802012-08-13T20:55:00.001-07:002012-08-13T20:56:56.681-07:00"Building Long with VDC..."
"Building Tall with BIM brings Gain, but Building long with VDC is a bigger game."
So says ENR about some local Arizona BIMMERS (Eric Cylwik and Kevin Dwyer from Sundt Construction) who have put together an informative piece on using VDC for Horizontal Construction (Civil and Infrastructure) featured in an ENR post.
Courtesy Sundt Construction
Make sure you&Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-51418162836254688922012-07-13T09:45:00.000-07:002012-07-13T09:45:21.033-07:00RTC USA 2012 RecapI hadn't planned to do a Recap with all the great examples already out there (compiled here, Thanks Phil.) but I needed fill out an Official RTC 2012 comments form, so here are some excerpts from there:
Overall Comments:
Personally I think this is the best conference related to BIM and Revit around. RTC fits into my personal education/career path and I truly enjoy collaborating Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-80352455046284878922012-07-10T16:47:00.001-07:002012-07-10T16:54:38.930-07:00Assemble Systems: big "I" BIMThanks to Assemble Systems for contributing and being a sponsor at ENR's FutureTech 2012 event. I wanted to single them out for a moment because I think they are offering something unique that will impact the way you interact with the "I" in BIM.
I spent some time (certainly not enough time) with Trent Miskelly (VP of Development) during a break and learned a little about what they do.
Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-86537163083904574212012-07-10T12:20:00.002-07:002012-07-10T12:20:46.760-07:00ENR FutureTech conference San Fran 2012BIG Thanks to McGraw Hill for such a quality event. Just about halfway through and the big players are in attendance in abundance. Brian David Johnson's (futurist at Intel) Science Fiction and the Future of WORK was an awesome, inspiring piece that looks out to 2022. Very quotable as seen in the Twitter stream (#ENRTECH)
Jim Balding (The Ant Group,) Wes Hardin (Burns McDonnell,Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-33369642279499061792012-07-04T06:29:00.001-07:002012-07-04T13:26:56.054-07:00Happy Independance Day!Freedom, Justice, and the American way. Take just a moment and pause to think about what that means, what it has meant, and what it can mean.
Now, go enjoy your holiday.
Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7641176184625168656.post-14759141720659233202012-07-02T13:12:00.001-07:002012-07-02T13:12:14.572-07:00The Most BIM-teresting Man in the worldStolen from a meme, referenced in a tweet by @jvandezande... well, you know how these things go. Ahhh, the internets...
Erikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930332092459194929noreply@blogger.com0