If your product design process would benefit from automating repetitive tasks, iLogic should be in your future. Included with Autodesk Inventor, iLogic adds another level of intelligence in your design work. It provides a simple way to capture and reuse your work with rules-driven design. With iLogic you can standardize …
Getting Tired of BIM 360? 8 Things to Rekindle Your Love
Carol DunnSeems like collaboration-speak is everywhere these days. And Autodesk BIM 360, design and construction management software for project delivery, is at the forefront of the collaborative movement. The BIM 360 product group has 71 notable features, from accounting integration to workflow management. Of the next two closest competitors, one has …
BIM Generative Design with Dynamo Refinery
Rabi Sidawi and Carol DunnIn December 2018, Autodesk released an initial version of Refinery, a Dynamo Generative Design package that works with Dynamo version 2.02 and is mainly used with Revit 2019 and Revit 2020. Developed by Kean Walmsley (Platform Architect & Evangelist, Autodesk Software Development), and Lorenzo Villaggi (Research Scientist Associate, The Living, …
Modernize Your Document Review Workflow with BIM 360
Carol Dunn and Michael ReuterWith BIM 360, you can now create cloud-based review processes for your project. This will allow you to manage and view the review process from anywhere, plus review, mark up and comment on a document or set of documents from anywhere at any time on any platform. We’ve seen people …
Addition of Director of Design Technology positions Applied Software to develop new service offerings for cutting-edge firms.
Carol DunnATLANTA, May 16, 2019 – Applied Software, an Autodesk Platinum Partner based in Atlanta, Georgia, has announced the hiring of Robert Plummer in the role of Director of Design Technology. Plummer is an industry-experienced practitioner with architectural degrees from Rice University. Richard Burroughs, president of Applied Software, said, “We envision …
5 Ways You Can Avoid Herding Cats in Your Plant 3D Implementation
David Wolfe and Carol DunnOverseeing the implementation of new software can be like herding cats – many moving parts that can leave you scarred and take bites out of your productivity. Those bites result in rework, conflict, busted schedules, and cost overruns. Sure, implementation is hard work, but there are guidelines that can take …
5 Ways the New Revit Release Can Transform You into a Rock Star
Carol Dunn and Barbara ThompsonIf Mick Jagger were a Revit user, what would he sing about? Well, if he could work with new Revit 2020, it might be, “wild horses couldn’t drag me away.” Revit just keeps getting better and better. We caught up with Barbara Thompson, Applied Software Senior Specialist and software trainer …
Customer Success: AutoCAD Programming
Carol DunnBill needed his AutoCAD programmers to move into the 21st century. His current custom programming was developed in the late 80s and 90s and built on AutoLISP and Visual Basic (VBA). Much of the old code was not working anymore, not doing what was needed, and lacked extended enhancements. Applied …
How to Save Data Storage Costs with Panzura and AWS Intelligent-Tiering
Douglas Dahlberg and Carol DunnS3 Intelligent-Tiering is an Amazon S3 storage class that analyzes an Amazon Web Service user’s stored data and automatically moves it between storage tiers based on usage frequency. It is designed to optimize storage costs for data with irregular or unknown access patterns. S3 Intelligent-Tiering includes two tiers – frequent …
Over Three Dozen Features We Are Excited About in Autodesk 2020 Releases
Carol DunnIf you’re in the AEC industry, design software has become a huge part of your world. When you’re on a deadline, it seems like it can also consume a huge part of your day. The newly-released Autodesk 2020 products have features that will streamline your design process, saving you and …
6 Horrible Mistakes in Prefabrication
Carol DunnThe pre-construction phase of any project is critical: understanding the job flow, determining materials, bringing subs up to speed. So many things can go wrong on a project, sometimes it’s daunting. Avoid the following mistakes that burn up profit, and you’ll be more likely to have a profitable fabrication process. …
7 Signs You’re a Revit Productivity Expert
Carol Dunn and Matt DillonAccording to Jeff Goins in his July, 2016 article The 7 Differences Between Professionals and Amateurs, “. . . success in any field is more about commitment to a process than it is about finding one magic trick that will make it all come together.” That’s what it’s like when …