orug: CaGBC Chapter Meeting: Building Information Modeling

orug: CaGBC Chapter Meeting: Building Information Modeling

LAST DAY TO REGISTER!

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Redundancy Department and other BIMmyness...

Just to add my 2 cents to this. I don't mind hearing the term 'BIM models' because I think BIM describes a workflow more than an object. It feels awkward for me to say 'I make BIMs' as opposed to 'I make BIM models'...

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Redundancy Department and other BIMmyness...: "During the BIMForum James Vandezande (ArchTech Blog contributor and Revit Author) tweeted about people saying, 'BIM Model' and joked about ..."

Revit Design Adventures: Pesky Stock Families (13)

We are still on the third iteration and want to produce a rendering showing the bulkhead and potlights. So far, we have completed the bulkhead in a previous post and now we are noticing some issues with the default Revit families...

If Autodesk made the Family it should be perfect, right? If it's 'out of the box' it's perfect, right? Not necessarily. Take a look at the rendering above, notice anything? Yes, the standard, out of the box, Downlight-Recessed Can.rfa light family casts light but is dark at it's source. It's a fairly simple fix. If you open the family file you will notice that there is a light source and a can. Whats missing is a piece of glass which has the 'light bulb on' material attached to it. Light sources shine light only at the base and throughout the lightcone but not at the their source. The 'light bulb on' material gives the illusion of a shining light as illustrated in the other lights in the rendering.

Before...

After...

Some other ones to watch out for...

The system family 'GWB on Mtl Stud' has a ceiling tile material applied to what should be the GWB finish (or paint).

The defaul material for the troffer light has mirrored glass as a material causing it to look very dark.

Hosted families should be avoided when possible. For instance, the 3D Toilet Commercial Wall.rfa hosts to a wall. Seems logical at first but can cause real problems when moving and adjusting layouts or working across linked Revit files.

Our model has been largely conceptual up to now. It's starting to get to that time when the client should make some decisions and we should start making some serious drawings. No matter what they decide we will want to make a demolition plan since there are walls to be removed etc. We have been keeping an eye on our phasing as we have went along, now it's time to put that into practice.

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Arch | Tech: Congrats!! On....something......

Another great article by the ArchTech guys...

Arch Tech: Congrats!! On....something......: "honestly, I think this image says it all. I spent the last two years, almost to the day chasing this dream and I've finally achieved it..."

Do U Revit?: Family Browser

Wow! Great little add-in for Family Management....

Do U Revit?: Family Browser

orug: ORUG Feb10 2011 Notes

orug: ORUG Feb10 2011 Notes

Canadian Consulting Engineer Article

Fixing Interferences with BIM

Building Information Modeling systems pre-empt costly problems arising on the construction site. Here's a clear explanation of what's involved.
Here's the rest of the article I wrote for Canadian Consulting Engineer...
http://www.canadianconsultingengineer.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000401718

ORUG Meeting Feb.10th: BIM and Fabrication...Special Guests

Here are some teasers from our upcoming meeting...

ORUG Network: ORUG Profile: Fusion Homes

ORUG Network: ORUG Profile: Fusion Homes: "• Fusion Homes is an industry leader and award winning residential homebuilder/land developer located in Guelph, Ontario. • Exceeding indus..."