BIM adoption among AE firms has reached a point where it is safe to say that almost every architectural or engineering firm still in business has either already adopted a BIM process, is in the process of adopting a BIM process, or is at least considering adopting a BIM process. …
Harnessing Disruptive BIM Technologies
Rabi Sidawi and Matt DillonBy now, everyone has heard of Building Information Modeling or BIM. But did you know that BIM is a process that uses disruptive technologies? In fact, BIM is a real manifestation of some of the top disruptive technologies ever: Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, 3D Printing, Internet of Things and Generative …
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 …
How to Keep Your Job Using Revit (eBook)
Matt DillonDownload the eBook here.
Stairs and Railings in Revit 2018 – Video Tutorials
Matt DillonI just created a two part video tutorial series on creating stairs and railings in Revit 2018. Part 1 covers stairs using components and sketches, and shows the new and vastly improved Multi-Landing Stair feature:
Copying Graphical Changes for Levels from One View to Another
Matt DillonIn today’s installment of “Why did I never see that before” (which is really embarrassing, by the way)… My wife has told me on more than one occasion that I’m not very observant sometimes. Here is proof – but in case you’re like me and tend to miss the forest …
Deleting a Dimension Segment (Not a Witness Line) in Revit
Matt DillonIn today’s installment of “I can’t believe I didn’t know this” or “I’m almost too embarrassed to post this, but just in case someone else didn’t know, I will.” One of the things I love about teaching is that I almost always learn something myself whenever I teach a class. …
Who Stole my Autodesk Seek?
Matt DillonIf you have been looking for the Autodesk Seek search window in Revit 2018 and can’t find it, you’re not alone. Not too long ago, Autodesk Seek was replaced with BIMobjects. Using Revit 2017 or earlier, if you enter a value in the Search field on the “Insert” tab of …
3ds Max Interoperability for Revit Error
Matt DillonA few weeks ago I posted about an issue that arises when 3ds Max 2018 is installed as a part of the Building Design Suite. The Arnold Renderer is not included in that install. It’s completely missing from the Building Design Suite – the workaround is to install the Arnold …
Is Arnold Missing from 3DS Max?
Matt DillonOne of the major changes in 3ds Max 2018 is the removal of the NVIDIA mental ray rendering engine and the addition of the Arnold rendering engine. However if you install 3ds Max 2018 as a part of a suite, the Arnold rendering engine is not included. This can only …
ASTI BIM Connect Now Available for Revit 2018
Matt DillonA new version of Applied Software’s BIM Connect, our powerful data export/import utility, is now available for download. BIM Connect allows you to export object properties and data from your Revit model to Microsoft Excel, edit the data in Excel, then import it back into Revit. It’s a powerful project …
Looking for mental ray in 3ds Max 2018?
Matt Dillon3ds Max 2018 includes the Arnold 5.0 rendering engine, along with the Advanced Ray Trace (ART) renderer, and no longer includes the legacy mental ray renderer that so many people have been using for the last several years. I’m the sort of person who tries to adapt to new technology …