It comes as no surprise that the construction industry has evolved in the last decade and will continue to evolve in 2020 and beyond. One factor in the ever-changing landscape of construction is the growing development and adoption of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process. BIM adoption has proven to …
Why You Should Spend More Time Thinking About Proactive Quality Management
Carol Dunn and Michael ReuterManaging Job Quality with Excel Was Dumb When I started doing QA/QC, we managed our reports with Excel and some PDF floor plans that had each issue located on them. On the spreadsheet, we listed the issues, descriptions and locations. Sure, the spreadsheet ended up having a ton of information. …
How to Explain BIM Coordination to Your Mom
Carol Dunn“BIM coordination” may be a scary sounding phrase, but it’s really just the act of putting together a complex puzzle. Autodesk characterizes the BIM coordinator as someone who provides consistent coordination methods throughout the lifecycle of a BIM project. The BIM coordinator learns about how the project team solves problems, …
6 Things You’re Forgetting About Data Sync
Carol DunnIf you have one nerve left and data entry is getting on it, think about adding 360 Sync to your construction industry workflow. Many project managers report that one of their most frustrating and least favorite workflows is handling data, especially in multiple locations with the same data. It can …
Plant 3D Collaboration Cache Location
David WolfeYou may want to change where Plant 3D stores the download project when using BIM 360 Team to collaborate. To control where Plant 3D caches your BIM 360 Team collaboration project, go to Collaborate > Plant Collaboration and click Options. The Check Specify working folder (1), click the Browse button …
A Guide to BIM 360
Carol DunnFor everyone who has adopted BIM 360 processes, it’s good to know that BIM 360 continues to be ranked among the top software products available for BIM-process work (Revit and Navisworks are up there too). Autodesk has a plan for future development of BIM 360 and shares that on its …
9 Steps to Finishing Your Project Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget
Carol DunnA Construction Business Owner article in 2011, listed labor as 40% of the cost of construction projects. Labor to rework and correct errors in the field puts many projects over budget. Aren’t the terms “on time” and “on budget” the things you most want to hear about your project? How …
The 6 Improvements to Design Collaboration That Will Beautify Your Design Life
Carol DunnThe need for speed hasn’t really changed in in the last 30 years. Everyone still wants everything yesterday. Fortunately we now have the ability to make things happen nearly instantaneously – and that is true beauty when it comes to the construction industry. It has revolutionized the way things are …
Where to get Support for Autodesk’s BIM 360
Rick KremerHi Folks. A lot of our customers have made the switch and are using Autodesk’s BIM 360 services, such as BIM 360 Design. But, what if you need help getting started, or run into an issue mid stream? Well, first, reach out to us at support@asti.com and one of our …
The Evolution of Collaboration
Carol DunnThirty years ago I worked for a structural engineer who crammed every available minute of the day with work. So five minutes before the UPS guy was due to pick up the day’s packages, we were running prints and rolling drawings and taping shut the tube that would be overnighted …
Create Plant Collaboration Project
David WolfeThe first task after setting up your BIM 360 Team hub is to setup an existing project for collaboration. Rather than create a new project directly in the cloud, the workflow is designed to take an existing project and upload it to the cloud. To move a project to the …
Publish Civil 3D Surface to Revit Topo – 2019.1
Brian HaileyThe latest versions of AutoCAD Civil 3D and Autodesk Revit has just been released (this is the 2019.1 release). In the releases, there is a new set of tools that allow for the sharing of a Civil 3D surface with a Revit topo. Basically the process is as follows: Install …