Revit 2019.1 dropped recently and there are some great new features in it for working with your civil engineers. We are diving into those features and will blog about them soon, but for now I wanted to cover a small but neat, new feature: the new Revit Home. New Revit Home in 2019.1 The “start …
In this final installment of the Model Manager Series, we will talk about the tasks associated with project milestones. It is very important to keep a record of deliverables and elements created at milestones. Your firm should have a set procedure on how to properly archive materials at key points in the life of a …
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Every single element in your Revit model, and I am talking about instances and types here, has an ID. It’s a way for the Revit database to be able to keep elements organized, find what it needs to find, and act like a good database should act. And also to see if that element is …
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Because the Model Manager is the central repository of the critical information regarding the Revit models, it makes sense that this person would also coordinate coordination, both internally and with outside consultants. In this post, we will talk about those tasks and key things to include. Internal BIM Meetings At the first Internal Team Meeting …
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A while back, we posted the blog Dynamo, Dynamo, Dynamo. But what version? Shortly after that post, the very busy team at Dynamobim.org released version 2.0.1. Because of this, we wanted to update both the flowchart and version chart from our previous post. We also wanted to take a moment to discuss the Revit 2019.0.1 …
We typically see the largest number of updates from Autodesk in late summer to early fall. In fact, when clients ask our team when to upgrade to the new version, our advice is typically to wait until the first update/service pack is released. Consistent with trends observed in previous years, Autodesk released updates for five …
The previous post in the series (Part 4), talks about the Model Manager’s weekly maintenance tasks. This post will explain other maintenance tasks that usually happen less frequently but are still important. I would recommend doing these tasks weekly if you can, but if not, at least monthly. Remove unnecessary links Frequency: As needed Time …
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Are you interested in using Revit for existing buildings but hesitant because you’ve heard that Revit “doesn’t do that?” Maybe you have a bunch of CAD files already and you don’t think it will be cost-effective to turn those into a Revit model. Whatever your concerns may be, join us over lunch next week to …
Lunchtime Learning: Revit for Existing Buildings and RenovationsRead More »
The other day I was working on making some Dynamo scripts to help automate some of a client’s workflows. Like most architects, this client likes to show milestone deliverables on their drawing list. Revisions on Drawing Lists Revit has an excellent revision tracking system, but for some reason, this feature is not built into the …
And now for the fun stuff – model maintenance! This is the main part of a Model Manager’s job and what they will spend most of their Model Management related hours focusing on. Once you go through these steps a few time, it will take less and less time because the model will be in …
Model Manager Series Part 4: Model Maintenance Weekly TasksRead More »