All Things BIM / DC

The meeting on Wednesday, August 6th, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm has been canceled and will be re-scheduled at a later date. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Revit Architecture subscriptions customers can now download Revit Extentions for Revit Architecture. These extensions are a subset of the extensions that were previously available only to Revit Structure subscription customers. Revit Extensions for Revit Architecture 2009 Revit Extensions are a series of easy-to-use applications that extend the capabilities of Revit Architecture 2009 software in key areas, including modeling, coordination, and documentation. Specifically, the extensions provided in this executable file are: Grid Generator, Freeze Drawings, Compare Models, Text Generator, Elements Positioning, and Microsoft Excel®-based Model Generation. To access the new content, log into the Subscription Center, scroll down to "Product Information & Downloads" section and click on " Architecture , Engineering & Construction ( AEC ): Product Modules & Add- ons ". Under "Architectural Solutions" click on " Revit Architecture 2009&

From labs.blogs.com To support our vision for Building Information Modeling and strengthen our portfolio of sustainable design solutions, Autodesk has packaged 25 useful utilities for energy efficiency in a "green" MEP Analysis Extension. I was thrilled to post the extension for download free of charge on the Autodesk Labs site. The MEP Analysis Extension helps engineers reduce costs as well as energy and environmental impact while improving the performance of building systems. The MEP Analysis Extension operates with AutoCAD MEP 2009 and Revit MEP 2009. http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/mep_analysis_extension/ The MEP Analysis Extension calculates cooling and heating loads for commercial and residential buildings, U-Values, and psychrometric properties of air. Running these types of ventilation calculations through the MEP Analysis Extension saves time and improves accuracy, potentially saving thousands of dollars and kilowatts of electricity. The MEP Analysis Extension als

Have you ever wanted to do projects “the right way”, but the drafting department standards and practices were set up by someone in 1976? All of the technology in the field has changed. Engineering techniques are changing daily. Shouldn’t drafting department procedures recognize that it is 2008? Structural Modeling & Analysis is a small structural engineering company located in Midtown, Kansas City, Missouri. We are a growing company dedicated to staying on the cutting edge in regard to structural engineering practices, design techniques and standards. We provide our clients the highest quality of work. Utilizing the latest software, techniques, and training, our standard is to send out complete, constructible drawings, on time, every time. We use Revit Structure. We are looking for a motivated, organized drafting department head. This person will be responsible for establishing the drafting department and developing the standards that will be in force going forward. Now yo

Dear Revit Structure users, I would like to inform you that we have just released the English version of Web Update 1 of Revit Structure 2009 (Build 20080602_1900) for users to download. The new build can be found under the Revit Structure 2009 English product download page: www.autodesk.com/revitstructure-downloads P.S. The other languages version of Web Update 1 will be available in the next couple of weeks only as we are still working on it. This new build has improved several Structure, Platform and API specific issues which are documented in the Web Update Enhancement List (pdf). In any case, I am including and copying/pasting the list in this blog for you as well: Web Update Enhancement List Improvements made in Web Update 1 build (20080602_1900): Structure enhancement · Improves stability during upgrade when line-based and structural framing families with geometry containing planes are almost parallel to the X axis. · Floor slab thickness at cantilever of metal dec

Subscription members, as part of your benefits, you can download the following through the Subscription Center or via the Communication Center located in the Info Center within the product. Building Information Modeling This lesson describes building information modeling (BIM). Exploring the User Interface This lesson describes how to use different parts of the Revit Structure user interface. You begin the lesson by learning about the parts of the user interface and the steps to display and hide the tabs on the Design Bar. Next, you learn some recommended practices for exploring the user interface. The lesson concludes with an exercise on exploring the different parts of the user interface of the software. Working with Revit Elements and Families This lesson describes how to work with different types of structural elements and families. You begin the lesson by learning about structural elements and families. Next, you learn some recommended practices for working with them. The lesson c

Special thanks always go out to Shaan Hurley for providing this information on his Between the Lines blog. Subscription customers can download these releases including a cornucopia of e-Learning content via the Subscription Center. AutoCAD® 2009 An Introduction to Programming in AutoCAD Video Tutorial AutoCAD® Architecture 2009 UK Content Tools AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2009 Land Desktop Companion Site Design - Parcels e-Learning Site Design - Profiles e-Learning Site Design - Grading and Quantities e-Learning Site Design – Alignments e-Learning Site Design - Assemblies and Corridors e-Learning Creating an Intersection: Peer Roads e-Learning An Introduction to Programming in Civil 3D Video Tutorial AutoCAD® Map 3D Survey Tools Industry Kits for Water and Wastewater Linking and Managing Drawing-Based Attribute Data e-Learning Working with Geospatial Features e-Learning AutoCAD® MEP 2009 HVAC Load Calculation Extension UK Content Tools AutoCAD® P&ID 2009 Introduction to AutoCAD Process and

First things first and giving credit where credit is due. I do not recall who provided me with this tip. It may have been Randy Anderson, Phil Read, Daniel Hurtubise or someone else. I do not have that information in my notes. But if I inadvertently have not given credit to the real culprit, please let me know. If you have used Revit, you probably are well aware that it is a memory hog. I found that I can open a new project and zoom in and out and watch Revit grab more and more RAM. One method to get Revit to release that RAM is to simply minimize the Revit application, wait a second and then maximize it. You can verify this by opening 'Windows Task Manager' and monitor RAM resources used by Revit. No one from Adesk has been able to explain this to me, including my new boss, Phil Read, but I thought I would pass it along. It has come in handy from time to time when Revit throws up the dialog indicating that RAM is low.