The Wall Street Journal has released a number of recent articles about 5G for smartphones, and it looks like the launch has finally started. Last week’s WSJ had an article on Thursday April 4, touting the launch of 5G with Verizon in parts of Chicago and Minneapolis, while carriers in …
Renumber with eVolve MEP 1.4
Amy WorthyThe renumbering tool has been updated and enhanced to include new features. Watch this video to see how it works.
7 Misconceptions About the Fab to Revit Move
Carol DunnA move to Revit presents an opportunity for users to right some of the wrongs that have been done in CAD. Don’t we all like the chance to start over if we can? Preparing for a move from Autodesk Fabrication to Revit requires a few key steps. Changes to your …
Fabrication: The Path Forward
Carol DunnWhere have we been? It’s been nearly fifteen years since Revit was introduced to the world as the best way to achieve building information modeling. Once the term BIM was coined, it was everywhere. It seemed like everyone was writing about BIM, extolling the wonders of BIM, telling you that …
6 Ways That MEP Without BIM is Like Fred Flintstone Without a Bronto-Crane
Carol DunnFred Flintstone and his brontosaurus crane belonged together. They were iconic. Fred didn’t have the luxury of quarry information modeling. Maybe he didn’t even have the luxury of dynamite. But he did have his bronto-crane, a smiling critter which was evidently perfectly happy lifting huge boulders with its mouth or …
The Down and Dirty: 18 Years of BIM in MEP
Carol DunnTHE DOWN: In 1964, the price of gas was 30 cents per gallon, the average cost of a new home was $15,000, an Econoline van was around $5,000, and copper pipe was 75 cents a foot. Also in 1964, construction efficiency began a 25% decline that ended up lasting 38 …
9 Ways eVolve is Driving Your Mechanical Firm’s Technology Forward
Carol DunnAs a group, mechanical contractors have been willing to embrace the evolution of construction technology from paper-based coordination to 2D model collaboration and finally to the present 3D-model driven office, shop and field production. The mechanical construction segment really has driven technologies forward. The eVolve development team has spent a …
eVolve Mechanical Version 1.02 Delivers New Features, Enhancements
Todd WeyandtAUSTIN, Texas — October 2, 2018 — eVolve, a revolutionary new product leader in the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) industry, announced today the release of eVolve Mechanical version 1.02, the first significant update to the company’s real-time …
eVolve: Don’t Let Kryptonite Bring Down Your MEP Superhero
Carol Dunn| Evolve – to come forth gradually into being; develop | You may not think of yourself as a hero. You know who the real heroes of this world are. But give yourself credit for being a survivor in this industry – a sort of “superman,” if you will. You …
eVolve Mechanical Enables True Collaboration, Greater Efficiency
Todd WeyandtNew MEP Software for Mechanical Contractors is First Offering from Applied Software Spin-Off AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 28, 2018 — eVolve, a revolutionary new product leader in the MEP industry, announced today the launch of eVolve Mechanical, a software solution built with the mechanical contractor in mind for better efficiency. eVolve Mechanical enables all …
Applied Software’s eVolve 2.0 Offers Wide Range of Enhancements
Todd WeyandtThe new version includes an array of major improvements and new features, including greater levels of control, more powerful workflows and lots of additional new content. eVolve continues to grow as the leader in the electrical prefab workflow.