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Arron Maller Update

Click here to read the latest from Revit Blogger Arron Maller.
Have you ever created a Revit model that you think is so good that if your kids could comprehend what your doing they would think your a hero. Well here is your chance to make it official. 

Thanks to Bim and Beam for bringing us the story on to become superman. Below are some of the criteria:
  • Is the project modeled using Autodesk Revit for Architecture, MEP and Structure?
  • Is the building aesthetically pleasing?  The architectural team needs a building that looks cool and unique to meet their requirements.
  • Does the MEP model contain duct, pipe, plumbing and lighting systems?  If it includes cable tray, fire protection, etc., even better!
  • It’s not a necessity, but if the structural model contains a good analytical model, it would be a benefit.

Click here for more info.

Got A Problem, 
Yo I'll solve it.

Revit MEP pipes, accessories and fittings appearing as lines in Navisworks... Click here for the details

New  IMAGINIT Clarity

Find out the new and improved version of Imaginit Clarity. Features include:

Secure Building Information Models
Distributed Task Servers
Easy Administration
New LT Edition

Find out more at AutoDesk-Revit

Welcome to the Future

Imagine the new possibilities that this technology could unleash. With the creation of Youtube, Facebook, Virgin Galactic, Space-X, the Ipad, and the X-box Kinect the future is no longer some far flung  distant entity to be talked about.... it is here.... waiting to be experienced, and made.

Death of a Blog

All good things must come to an end. Or, at least go on hiatus. After exactly three years, we have decided to take a break from blogging on Inside the Factory. In a lot of ways this has been one big experiment. As much as we would like to, we simply cannot get out to visit all of you in your offices across the world - and vice versa. This blog has been the next best thing. It has been fantastic to connect with many of you through this medium.... more

Complicated Structures No Problem for Revit

Another recent project finished by the Cadway team (Jonathan Croft and Myself) is the all new Wintergarden facade on the Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Australia.  The Facade was applied to the revamped Wintergarden on its 3 street frontages.... Cadway

 Can Revit/Vasari unfold my geometry so that I can make a paper study model?  

Visit Zack Krons Buildz blog to see how he has solved the question that has puzzled many Revit Users.

Do you have a great idea?

Revit Plugins is sponsoring a competition for the best Revit addin idea. If your idea is the bright idea  that the choose not only will they build it, they will give it to you for free. Thanks to Tim at Revit Add Ons. 

Revit Rants: 
Platforms vs. Products

Here's a taste from Do Revit:

"If you're designing a building, do you want to design a "Product" or do you want to design something that people will be able to "plug into", make use of, and adapt to their needs? Sorry FLW fans, but in some respects he was a bit of unique genius like Steve Jobs, and most of us are just not that good, we can't design something that will perfectly fit the end user's needs 5, 10, 20, 50 years down the road, the best we can do is design something that will adapt well to meet those needs as they come about."

Click here for more..

Want a Robot that will work for you? 

From AutoDesk:  Autodesk® Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional software provides structural engineers with advanced building analysis capabilities for large and complex structures..... Click for more

2013 Material Layout
Old vs. New

New Material Layout for Revit 2013. Find out more about the new materal layout and :

Custom Information: Graphics Assets: Appearance Assets: Physical Assets: Thermal Assets: Adding Materials and More

Thanks to Dan Stine at ACE Bytes

The Dangers of Dimensional Rounding

Find out the hack to fixing this rounding issue at: revitscratchpad
 

What is your role as an Architect?

How can architects more efficiently balance design considerations with cost? How can architect be more informed, more valuable, better equipped to answer the questions of an ever growing complicated world plus how to tie generic model families together .... more by Arron at malleristicrevitation 

 What's New in Revit '13?

Find out what "OneBox" is and where it can take you.... Revit gets V8 Micostation Support....themal performance properties for materials open up the opportunities to performance building energy analysis based on material definitions... use a custom profile to divide parts with a complex joint condition... control individual elements with different levels of transparency.... ray trace and individual walk through.... new stair creation tool... and more from David at Autodesk-Revit Blog

How to Fix Window Plan View Issues

Visit HOK BIM Solutions to figure out why your windows wont show in your plan and what the work around it.

Habitat Builds Faster with Revit

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Credit:AutoDesk
The efficiencies associated with using BIM reduced what is typically a twelve week schedule to eight weeks. Although a house is not a complex construction project, Kurth explains that “by helping with the day-by-day schedule, BIM enabled us to do things such as look at the wall construction schedule, for example, and consolidate it into one day,” explains Kurth ...more at Buildipedia

Tick Tock - Autodesk University Proposals

Autodesk University 2012 might be a few months away but if you want to be considered as a Autodesk University 2012 presenter/speaker you have till May 22, 2012 to get your proposals in.  More for LeeAtBeyondDesign

VIDEO : Performance-based design’ techniques : Revit and Vasari

Are you a pre-rational or post-rational modeler? Find out more by watching at vimeo 

Revit Events!

May1st - Elevating your sustainable design to the next level.
May 15th - What you need to know about engineering building systems as you enter the job market.... Click here for more

Find out what you missed!....

Get an over view of what other Autodesk progams can offer and watch the Augmented reality video here

Revit Title Block

Thanks to Oliver from RevitMotion for creating this Revit Title block Tutorial

Whats impossible in Revit?

Learn how to creat a mobius strip in Revit. Your wishes is Revit's command. 

Navisworks 2013 - Revit

Visit Dave's blog at allthingsbim for his commentary on one of his favorite applications Navisworks. Find out about gird and level support, improved clash detections, timeline enhancements, and opening RVT files directly. 

More On This Site..

Spot your spot elevations

Here is simple modification of the Revit "Spot Elevation - Target Filled" object that ships with Revit. I increased the size slightly so that when you use this one in your projects your spot elevation targets are the same size as the default target symbols for Levels in Revit.... More by JamesAtTheRevitBlog

Sexy and you know it.

Bring home the bacon by rendering your Revit model in Artlantis. Get to know Artlantis: the fastest stand-alone 3D rendering and animation application designed especially for architects and designers. Click here for more. Visit the bottom of the Revit Tutorials page for more on rendering.  

Get your nerd on.

Parameterizing a Revit dimension? Easy. The fun really begins when you manipulate and even create geometry using formulas...... more by ZachKronAtBuildz

Stay on track with early estimates.

A new product, developed by Reed Construction Data, called SmartBIM QTO, will allow architects the ability to link their Revit models (BIM) to the popular estimating database .... more from JamesAtTheRevitBlog

Revit Releases Structural Storm

Revit cloud base system seeks to make structures stronger.  Click here for more.

Extend Revit

Check out Kathryn's Revit Extensions list available for Autodesk Revit 2013... at RevitClinic

"You may have too many worksets if..." 

You have a regular Tuesday morning Revit Workset meeting...... You have no idea what Workset "XXLLR21LRX" is for....... more by SteveAtRevitOpEd

Magic - Simplifying your As Builts 

MagicPlan MEASURES your rooms and DRAWS your floor plan just by taking pictures.

Download the App by clicking here.