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BIM Standards
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The 100kb Parameter: An Extensible Way To Store BIM Data?
Story time: I was working on developing a Revit addin for a client which required a JSON blob as an input (generated from another application). Of course the BIM manager in me immediately thought, “I’m going to need a ton of shared parameters for this data.” Then my developer brain questioned, “but wait, is there…
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Managing View Templates with Revit links that are set to “By Linked View” per level
One of the biggest challenges of dealing with large Revit models is working with outside consultants’ linked Revit models. You may need to use a linked view to easily match said consultant’s floor plan views. In that case, you should use the By Linked View V/G setting of your RVT Link. The problem you will face…
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How to create a custom linetype family with text in Revit
A great tutorial. What you are essentially doing is creating a family which you can stretch and contract using parameters. You will also array a label so that you can have your text repeating over the linetype.
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Best Practices: Managing Sheet Lists in Revit
The task of managing drawing lists has typically been a daunting one; Particularly on large projects. With the dawn of Revit adoption, we now have some options to make document control a little easier. Avoid Two Sets of Data When Possible You’ve heard this one a hundred times when using schedules on your drawings. If…
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Using a filter to show a future phase in Revit
If you are at all familiar with Revit’s phasing capabilities, you have undoubtedly run into an issue with showing future phasing. Revit currently does not allow you to do so. As of Revit 2016, future phases simply do not appear in your views and there is no way to show a future phase. Fortunately, we…
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We should all be using Revit’s worksets for efficient worksharing, not visibility / graphic overrides.
More and more I’ve had debates regarding worksets being used for visibility. My stance is to avoid using worksets to control visibility and graphic overrides – save this task for filters. Using worksets for visibility graphic overrides will completely strip your ability to use works sets the Revit way, which is to efficiently share work. This…
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Overlapping Grid Bubbles in Revit and How to Fix Them Globally Across Multiple Views
How do you deal with overlapping grid bubbles? Whether you use “elbows” on your gridlines or offset your bubbles, you should never have to go to each view individually and manually change them. Revit has the ability to apply the visual adjustments to your gridlines across multiple views using “Propagate Extents”. It seems as though this…
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Best Practice: Working with multiple disciplines
Working in MEP engineering often feels like juggling chainsaws. Unlike our architectural counterparts, we aren’t just managing one model; we’re typically balancing Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing—each with its own unique requirements—while trying to keep them all synced with the latest architectural and structural updates. When you have three separate MEP models all trying to link…
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Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) Defined
The Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) file format was developed by buildingSMART®. The format maintains standards to import and export BIM elements and their parameters between software platforms. In many ways, an IFC is like an intelligent version of a DXF. The IFC Wiki defines IFC as: The Industry Foundation Classes IFC specification is a neutral…
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Professor Arto Kiviniemi (University of Liverpool) and Barie Hasib (BIM REC) Present The True Meaning of Open BIM
An excellent webinar by Professor Arto Kiviniemi from the University of Liverpool. In this session, Professor Kiviniemi discusses the concepts of data sharing with BIM. He covers how building designs are currently exchanged, how the industry theorizes it will be exchanged, and his views on the reality of how building information model data will be…
