Annals of Innovation

(He said Annal) -I know it's quite Beavis and Butthead...that's the point...He he he he... (I'm not cool enough to recall any South Park reference for this!!!).

On to business!

We can affect change, even as perceived "weak" individuals or small groups against larger more "powerful" groups... Take heed no matter what side of this you find yourself, at any given time...

Know the rules of the game independent of the known constructs and deal with problems with clear vision...NO EMOTIONS, NO SENTIMENTALITY, BRUTAL HONESTY, etc.

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Get ready to read!!! Thanks (to the "unknowing that I quoted them") New Yorker and Malcom Gladwell

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Organize This!!!

Do you remember this article from last year? Did you ever see it? Have you used it? If not you may want to... Organizing the Development of a Building Model by: Jim Bedrick

That along with These Documents cited in the article, from the IPD-CA folks as well as the AIA's IPD Guide can help fill your mind with possibilities; while these may overload you they still give insight into processes to verify and validate our progress into the Future of VDC.

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Here's some Fear and Loathing ...And a bit of Hard Core M&Music

I don't know if you could tell but I've always liked Eminem's music... very original, creative and hardcore, honest etc. Well if you like his stuff check out THIS REMIX by Travis Barker of Eminem's 3am... Slam dem drums T... Great Groove; the kids love it and it's green too!!!

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Revit 2010 to Navisworks 2010 Hotfix

So have you found Revit 2010 exports to Navisworks 2010 have some...well... little funny issues? Like not cutting walls where doors and/or windows exist? If so (or if you don't want to find out) you can get the HotFix Here.

What does ADSK say about the HotFix? They say that it..."Resolves issue with openings (e.g. windows and doors) being displayed as solid objects within Navisworks when using the Navisworks export plugin from within Revit."

Thanks to MM for cluing me in hours after this was made available!!!

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Long Live the Sharpie

Yeah, yeah yeah, it's not Revit but we sometimes need inspiration. Plus dispelling myths about folks from the south is fun!!!

In case you never saw what $10.00 worth of sharpies, time and inspiration can do, just click the following link: Man decorates basement with $10 worth of Sharpie

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Revit Content Ad nauseam???

It is minor but the groundswell has started. Yaay. Finally MFG's are not just using CAD Imports (those old Lazy asses!!!) as an excuse for Revit Families; now MFG's like A. O. Smith are getting on the Revit train and doing families right (mostly)...I say mostly because the hosted nature of many families goes against many (read as my) best practices.

Regardless of my thoughts on hosting, we do like "Firsts" and would like to congratulate A.O. Smith on their forward thinking and swift action, Many in the AEC world could use more of that!!!

From their site:
"A. O. Smith is pleased to be the first Water Heater Manufacturer to offer you 3D Revit models."

A special and personal note to everyone making families: STOP MAKING FAMILIES HOSTED UNLESS THEY REALLY (read as REALLY!!!) NEED TO BE. I know ADSK suggests (mandates?) that families be hosted but this is as flawed an outlook as making the size of a door be type driven. I know the door issue is arguable but a slab door is a slab door, is a slab door, no matter the size... Let's say my slab door is Type A1. why do I need a new Type that is for a 3'x9' and another that's 4'x9'? the TYPE of these doors (in reality) is the same...

Face based families will probably cause problems when the family forgets what face it was hosted to and falls on it's side, etc. I know hosted objects will move with their host but issues like this can (read as will) prove to be bigger than just simple location coordination!!! Especially since we can constrain families to a 'host' in other ways.

Has anyone ever had face based families lose their host when copies were pasted to other levels??? I have...

With all he MFG's creating content we now need wading boots, to navigate the ever expanding road of dissimilar Family & Type names, parameters, methods, modeling continuity, etc...

When does one break from the MFG conventions and align families with individual company necessities? ASATA... (As Soon As They Arrive)!!!

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A Green Roof is a Happy Roof???

Are you going green and want to use a green roof? This nice little article may help.

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