EEE = Excitech Experience E-zine

Below are links to the Excitech Experience which is aimed at sharing the latest developments and processes in the industry as seen by their consultants, training team, support engineers and developers.

Excitech Experience follows on from the success of Excitech’s Design Productivity Journal (DPJ) which, for almost ten years, provided one of the most widely read publications covering the application of technology for the creation and management of design data.

Click for Issue 2	Issue 2 - BIM In Construction - April 2012 Not just a trend? BIM for Construction BIM for Infrastucture Structural Detailing David Philp Opinion News, COBie and more! Capita Symonds Case Study
Click for Issue 1	Issue 1 - Building On BIM - November 2011 Making Construction Products Suitable for BIM Improving Revit Data Quality Visualising BIM with 3ds Max BIM at the Forum Driving MEP from design to fabrication News, Autodesk suites and Opinion! Case Study: Pell Frischmann

Here is a link to the Excitech Experience web page
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The “I” in BIM - Borehole Record Viewer

Ok a couple of months ago I posted about construction related Information that is map based and available on the web.

Find the Postcode and Location Plan

Environmental Agency Maps

Geology of Britain Viewer

As a company Scott White and Hookins have been moving towards becoming as environmentally friendly as possible fro some time, and paper free as possible and have created their own database linked to Google Earth than holds all the borehole and site investigation on projects that we have been involved with.

As an ex-Local Authority Senior Structural Engineer we also kept (be it in paper and working towards a GIS system) a complete archive of all borehole and site investigation report submitted to the Authority for reference.

Now you can access a similar level of information directly over the internet using the Borehole record viewer on the British Geological Survey web site

Click on Go to Location

Pop in the post code of your site (here I’m using the Carshalton London House office post code.

Click on the nearest bore hole the ordinance Survey TQ sheet reference pops up with the coordinates of the borehole and its’ depth.

Click view on line and you have access to the borehole records – in this case dating back to 1909

BD Online BIM White Paper - £199 Really!

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Just recieved an email from BDOnline plugging their BIM White Paper which they quote as being "the ultimate resource for architecture professionals battling with BIM adoption in 2012. The report has already attracted significant support and backing from leading players in the BIM community, helping them cut through the bimwash to establish the clear business benefits of adopting BIM".
Buy your copy today for £199 (+VAT)

Click Here to read more

The question is why on earh would you want to spend £199+vat in this when you could put it towards a new ipad? Not as if there isn't enought of this kind of material around for free - try looking at my left hand side panel.

If you DB guys want to send me a free copy to review, I might change my mind, until then the money is going towards the ipad.

Revit Structure - Robot White Paper

Nice post found over at BIM and Beam (keep up the good work guys)

Integrating Autodesk Revit, Revit Structure, and Robot Structural Analysis Professional white paper now available

This paper explores the interoperability between Autodesk Revit, Revit Structure, and Robot Structural Analysis Professional—including recommended workflows, analytical modeling best practices, and the details of the data exchange between the software solutions.

You can download and read the white paper by clicking here!

Cloud Doubts

RIBA publishes BIM Overlay to the RIBA Outline Plan of Work

 

The following press release has been brought to my attention - Original Here

Date:

16 May 2012

Press office contact:

Howard Crosskey
T: +44 (0)20 7307 3761
E: howard.crosskey@riba.org

The Royal Institute for British Architects (RIBA) has published a major piece of guidance for architects on BIM (Building Information Modelling).

The BIM Overlay to the RIBA Outline Plan of Work, edited by architect, BIM expert and Vice Chair of the RIBA Practice and Profession Committee, Dale Sinclair of Dyer Architects, provides straightforward guidance to help architects to successfully design and manage construction projects in a BIM environment.
The publication looks at the strong business case for BIM, and sets out how to integrate the approach into practice with an easy-to-follow guide outlining the activities required at each RIBA work stage.

RIBA President Angela Brady said:

'The RIBA is committed to ensuring its members are able to adapt to working in a BIM environment. This new publication cuts though the confusion and anxiety surrounding BIM and offers our members best practice principles to enable them to get the best out of the opportunities it offers for their business.'

ENDS

Notes to editors

• For press enquires contact Howard Crosskey in the RIBA press office howard.crosskey@riba.org 020 73073761
• The BIM Overlay to the RIBA Outline Plan of Work is free and available to download from http://www.ribabookshops.com/plan-of-work  
• The BIM Overlay builds on the work already undertaken by the RIBA in the Green Overlay to the RIBA Outline Plan of Work which can be downloaded here: http://www.ribabookshops.com/plan-of-work
• The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) champions better buildings, communities and the environment through architecture and our members. Visit www.architecture.com and www.twitter.com/RIBA  

RIP - Inside the Factory & Good Luck Erik

Would the last person leaving Autodesk please turn the lights out.......

Extract from the Last Post (for some time?) "Erik has left Autodesk to explore other paths and I do not have the time to fully commit to keeping the content fresh and engaging. So I (Tom Vollaro, I assume) have decided to put the blog on pause."

Erik Egbertson
Erik holds a BS (architecture concentration) from Northeastern University and practiced several years in Boston and Cambridge before joining Revit Technology in early 2000. In the fall of 2007 he enrolled in Bentley University’s Human Factors in Information Design masters program and joined the growing Autodesk Revit user experience design team as an Interaction designer. In this new capacity he works to enhance his design experience with human factors cognitive science and methodologies. Initial projects included improved consistency of file access and feature enhancements and later enhancements to the platform. Erik also teaches Revit at the Boston Architectural College. Outside work Erik enjoys riding his motorcycle, making things, and increasing self sustainability

Erik - Gone but not forgotten 

So who exactly is left to fight our Revit corner within Autodesk?

First Wai, now Erik and others no longer answer emails...... 

Tom Vollaro
Tom has a MS in Human-Computer Interaction from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Architecture from the New Jersey Institute 

And it would appear can't be bothered to keep Inside the Factory ALIVE

AutodeskBuilding - Revit Essential Skills Videos

Another find during my weekend punt around YouTube Revit Essential Skills Videos

AutodeskBuilding added to a playlist

1. Autodesk Revit: Configuring the User Interface
2. Autodesk Revit: Editing Assets - Materials
3. Autodesk Revit: Managing Materials in Revit
4. Autodesk Revit: Managing Materials Libraries
5. Autodesk Revit MEP: Displaying Centerlines for Round Duct
6. Autodesk Revit Structure: Detailing with Multi-Planar Rebar
7. Autodesk Revit: Working with Equality Dimensions
   
   

Revit Addict - Shared Co-Ordinate Videos

During my weekend punt around YouTube found these on the shared Co-ordinate theme - I have no idea what Revit Addict's name is but thank you for sharing these videos with the outside world ;0)

About RevitAddict's channel

These videos are for in-house training at my firm, Forell/Elsesser Engineers, located in San Francisco CA. Check out our website at http://www.forell.com/. Note, with some videos I have more preparation than others. Still I hope this was helpful. All third party images and programs used are copyrighted. Comment or thumbs up if you want more. Thanks!

Shared Coordinates Video 1 of 3

Video 2 of 3

Video 3 of 3

Revit OpEd - Shared Coordinate Post Summary

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Steve Stafford has written about shared coordinates and related issues in the past. This is a re-post of Steves and serves as an additial place I can search for them when I need them again.... 

Steves Orignal Post can be found Here.

Starting Projects - Two Pieces of Advice

Project Coordination - Early Days

Acquire Coordinates Confirm

Location Location Location

Shared Coordinates and Copy Monitor

CAD Surveys and your Revit Project

Autodesk University Virtual Shared Coordinates Class

True Elevation and Position

Revit Level and Elevations

Shared Coordinates and Other Trades

Shared Coordinates Features Disabled

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What's New In Revit 2013 Videos by MasterGraphics

A What’s New series of Videos for Revit 2013 from MasterGraphics Inc.

Part 1 in the What’s New in Revit 2013 - This video showcases some of the improvements in visualization in Revit 2013

Part 2 in the What's New in Revit 2013 – The focus of this video is Materials

Part 3 in the What's New in Revit 2013 - The focus of this video is Stairs.

Part 4 in the What's New in Revit 2013 – The focuses on the User Interface

MaterGraphics Inc YouTube Channel

Master Graphics - Who we are and What we do - Mark Lackovic, Vice President of Operations, explains who MasterGraphics is, and what we do for our clients and partners.

Enjoy……………………

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Webinar: What's New in Autodesk 2013_ Revit Architecture

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The new Autodesk 2013 products have come a long way. Join us as we take a look at some of the compelling new features of Autodesk's latest edition of Revit Architecture. Now users can enjoy new tools that significantly improve integration, collaboration, interoperability, including the Building Design Suite "one-box" feature which provides direct access to all the architecture, MEP, and structural Revit products. Also preview the benefits of integrating in the cloud with Revit and Autodesk 360.

The first 3.25 minutes are an advert for the company Microdesk   but after that it's all good........

Here is the link to the Webinar 

Here is the link to their YouTube Channel
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Autodesk Building Design Suite for ........

Uploaded by Autodesk on Star Wars day....Enjoy

Structural Engineers
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Star Wars Day!

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A vertically challanged Yoda like Revit Jedi sent me this link because I sent him an email saying "May the 4th be with you" It cracked me up, Enjoy