I 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?)

Throw 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. Save them for hardcore geometry modeling. Maybe spin some Yo-Yo Ma. Relaaaaax.

Parameters: Family vs. Project vs. Shared Family vs. Shared Project is worth a gander.
Have a great Memorial Day folks. Take a couple minutes and remember why we have Monday off.

Retro 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" phase of some sort of BIM process. Even more surprising are those that are still debating the value and consider it the next "fad."  Eh, big ships are slow to turn I guess.

Enjoy some "vintage" Big Bad BIM...
BIMwash- the new snakeoil?

Thursday Throwback

In 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

Thursday Throwback

In which I will dredge a favorite post from the past (mostly for my own enjoyment.)

This week's throwback takes us to a post about the ever important, oft misunderstood Model Progression Spec (MPS) that has made it's way into the AIA E202 BIM Protocol

A model progression…?

And when you're done progressing, head to BIM Execution How-to to learn how to fill in that MPS.

Friday THROWBACK

In which I will dredge a favorite post from the past (mostly for my own enjoyment.)

Is Revit faster than…

I’m SO tired of the questions/observations/comments on the speed of Revit in delivering a project. Is Revit faster than <insert drafting software here> (AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture, etc., etc.?) I thought Revit was supposed to be faster than CAD… It takes forever to <insert modeling task here> compared to CAD.
Seriously? Which is ... more

BIMwash. You heard it here first.

Well, pretty darn close to first.  Now I hear it a lot.  Mostly I wanted to bump this post to the present, since I feel like it’s even more relevant now than back in March of ‘09

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad BIM?: BIMwash, the new snake oil? 3/10/09

Don’t try to BIMwash it. The Big Bad will still show through.