WAFS not WTF's ...Globalize This!!!

Global (or at least multiple office) Revit Collaboration without FTP-ing files back and forth???
Getting possible finally!!!

Click the image above to play the video

Then Go To This Revit OpEd post to learn more...Steve, You're the man!!!

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When Green goes Bad

Living Buildings: a dying breed already???!!!
Perhaps Black IS the new Green... Though I believe Black is the new Black.

The Image links to the full article ...so click it!!! FYI: I forgot to publish this a few months back... good thing the green fad hasn't died like this building's wall yet.

I say 'fad' & 'yet' because many people (including many in AEC) bandy about "green" (to get business perhaps), yet are themselves very unsustainable... Are the lights, computers, monitors in your firm off overnight??? Are you somewhere mostly sunny and yet have no solar panels??? Etc, etc, etc... We all need to get our Green Shit together. Hmmm Brown; the New Green...

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Slider Based Design Variations? These aren't burgers!!!

Parametric(s) and Parametricists Ahoy!!!

I was bumping around the Buildz site and came across a post talking about Performative Design and can only say: Oh Shit, That could be useful!!!

The next link coming gets you to the place to play with an example, from Andrew Marsh's website; Simple Parametric Modelling Experiment.

More great demos can also be found at Anar+

If you or someone you love is a programmer or wants to be, then I think this is definitely a great road to travel...

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2 Miles in 2010 is 20 in 11: The Revit Import Limitation and more Revit 2011 Known Issue Solutions

Well, 2 miles is now 20 miles... CLICK ME TO SEE THAT and then CLICK HERE for more Revit 2011 Known Issue Solutions (Thanks Harlan!!!)

Hey ADSK,; What about getting it to where there is no import limitation? Like when the Civil datum point is hundreds of miles away??? It does happen... Can't we get this without jumping through hoops??? Maybe one day...

THIS PREVIOUS POST had the 2 mile issue with some solutions... -that may still be in play over 20 miles...

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Revit 2011 Video Cards -Certified (???) for your profection

Oh where oh where has that (fucking) approved video card list gone?? Oh where oh where can it be... on the ADSK site??? well it's RIGHT HERE ...after all Subscription Rules!!!


Yes the spelling error in the post's title was intentional ...If we can't have fun what's the point???

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Revit to Revit File Linking: Considerations to Consider(ate)

Another "boots on the ground" document to help transition from a purely Revit mindset to a more IPD methodology, or at least a communicative BIM process. Have fun and make up your own considerations!!!

This R2R Linking document might also want to be placed into your BIM Guidelines book next to THIS ONE!!!

Revit to Revit File Linking

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The Technology Stakes: Right through (or to) the heart...of BIM

Shit; was Laurie's article really 4 years ago!!! In any case it's still quite spot on... if you haven't already, it's a definite Need-To-Read. While your list of items in need of coordination may be larger or smaller than what is listed in the .pdf you (can) get the point.

The article brings me back to the Single Central Database Theory; where all the data for a BIM is stored 'out there' and accessed via any application appropriate for any specific task or user

-and no: OPS and the BIM Storms do not accomplish this, so don't get into that argument right now... unless you want to :-)

...Anyhow... Here's that Single Central Database scenario in a tiny nutshell:
If you need to create pretty pictures for a presentation then use a graphics program and it will be able to access the correct project data for those needs ...need to input a new design? Maybe Revit or any other IFC complaint software for that... need reports and quantities, that data could be extracted by any number of apps... all data saved back and available for all...

Nice Dream... Will that happen??? I don't know... If we (AECO) wake up (and pay a lot of fucking money to develop such a game changing paradigm) it can!!!

Any developers want to work together on this? Contact me if you do!!!

Anyhow:
The embedded article below is From the Laurie Barlow, AIA 'Silos of BIM' posting on the Greensward Civitas Blog ORIGINALLY FOUND HERE!!!. She linked up to it within a LinkedIn Discussion and I thought it worthy of sharing...

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Cheers...

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