tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53588210206826066972024-03-28T02:39:02.477-07:00The Revit SaverA blog dedicated for posting challenging solutions and ideas for promoting the future evolution of the AEC community!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188242303084611479noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358821020682606697.post-41402592758164420132018-08-06T09:58:00.002-07:002018-08-06T10:18:18.020-07:00The Revit Saver's Haitus, The Inception of Harvey's Engineering, and Our Leica Geosystems Partnership!<h3>
The Revit Saver's Hiatus</h3>
As many of you may have noticed I've been on a hiatus since<b> November 20th, 2017</b>. I've posted a few items here and there, but for the most part, I've been <b>gone</b>.<br />
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The reason for this hiatus has been a cumulation of a lot of things. It all began with finishing the last semester of my graduate school. I graduated in December 2017 with my Master of Architecture from Montana State University and have been working 40-60 hour weeks since. I've been playing a gradual game of catchup at work due to my final semester of graduate school being so rigorous. I was asked to teach a course DDSN 299: Portfolio Capstone at Gallatin College, our local community college this Spring Semester, that was in direct relation to the culmination of my thesis work. I gladly accepted the offer and had a great class with lots of excellent portfolios as an end result.<br />
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My wife and I welcomed our son Brayden into the world on <b>March 7th, 2018</b>. He is a wonderful, smart, happy, and healthy baby and I look forward to peaking his interest in the A.E.C. industry as he gets older!</div>
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The Inception of Harvey's Engineering</h3>
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While getting acclimated to our new schedule and keeping our newborn son happy, I began working on rebranding our company at Harvey's Plumbing & Heating, under the direct supervision of our owner, to "Harvey's". Part of this transition included evolving our Design Division into the Engineering Division by hiring our Professional Engineer Ryan Sullivan, redesigning truck wraps, t-shirts, long sleeves, polos, sweaters, and tailoring a massive website upgrade. Amongst all the changes a new logo for our company was born:</div>
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While rebranding our company we were interviewed and published in Western Home Journal on our design to fabrication processes. You can read the article <a href="http://www.westernhomejournal.com/bozeman-big-sky/innovators-and-innovations/">here</a>. The article explains a lot about our process and why we stand behind the vision at Harvey's.</div>
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Our Leica Geosystems Partnership</h3>
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Through several LinkedIn posts about what we've been up to at Harvey's, Leica Geosystems reached out to me and asked me to present our process at Hexagon Live in Las Vegas in June as a partner! I gladly accepted the offer and presented Scan It! Fab It! Install It! I also participated in a roundtable discussion that focused on key players in the industry that are changing the industry in a monumental way. The feedback received was so widely approved I decided to submit the same presentation to AIA Montana and have been accepted to present that in September. I've been practicing the presentation and adapting it to be current to what we've been up to at Harvey's and overall people have been very responsive and interested.</div>
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Leica came out, on their dollar as our partner, at the end of July and filmed our process and company. We haven't received the video yet, but we look forward to sharing it as soon as we get it. It will be available in a few months is what we've been told! Below are the interviews I've had at Hexagon that explain our vision and what we do at Harvey's.</div>
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As you can see I've been busy, but the time has come for more posts and to keep you all up to speed! I appreciate your patience with me as it's been rough for several months! I look forward to the future now that I can breathe again! If you're attending BILTNA in St. Louis this week please stop me in the halls and say hello!<br />
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I had the pleasure of speaking with Bill Debevc, Carol Hagen, and Carl Storms a few weeks ago on Blueprints.Rip podcast! Check the show out below and list on their website! Thank you again Bill, Carol, and Carl!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2f2f2f; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">In this episode, the BluePrints crew learns about high-end residential scanning workflows using the Leica BLK 360, Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft Teams from Brian Nickel of Harvey’s Engineering in Bozeman Montana. We also all take a looking into the future of AR for an AEC workflow, and what we can learn from current Oil & Gas workflows and technologies.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188242303084611479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358821020682606697.post-14281023578519467812018-08-06T08:23:00.002-07:002018-08-06T10:16:10.614-07:00See you at BILTNA 2018 in St. Louis, Missouri!<br />
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Stay on top of your BLK360 Firmware Updates. They're important for the overall integrity of the scanner for in-field scanning and transferring data back to your office computer. Below are a few links to the firmware updates and instructions on how to install them accordingly.<br />
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The following will focus primarily on the plumbing design of the condominium project. The series images below consist of the completed plumbing Revit design. All items used are Revit fabrication parts for a complete plumbing design. (We will be adding hold-rite hanger brackets and additional copper stub out detailing as we progress forward with the design.)</div>
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Our initial setup utilized a series (four) of Milwaukee lights that illuminated the finished crawl space for us. Then we proceeded to move throughout the crawl space in a grid-like fashion. Once completed the scan we post-processed by registering and indexing the scans in our office. We then aligned them to the original set of laser scans that we had loaded from the previous post. Below is a video of the completed laser scan with some of the plumbing fabrication parts included.</div>
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The images below of the laser scan and coordinated Revit fabrication parts are for a final deliverable for our fabrication team and plumbers. The cut lengths are accurate and the quantity of plumbing fittings is detailed out for accurate estimation and ordering. All have been established through a series of excel spreadsheets that are fueled by the Revit schedules and assemblies.</div>
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View the completed model and fabrication sheets here (click the link below): <a href="http://a360.co/2zNxZWP" rel="nofollow noopener" style="background: 0px 0px transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #827be9; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">http://a360.co/2zNxZWP</a></div>
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<span style="background-color: initial; font-weight: 700;">Condominium Duplex in Bozeman, Montana - </span><span style="background-color: initial; font-weight: 700;">SQ FT. ~4,000SF</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: initial; font-weight: 700;">Total Scanning Time: ~1 Hour and 45 Minutes</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: initial; font-weight: 700;">Total Transferring/Registration/Index Time: ~1 Hour and 30 Minutes</span></div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I'm posting this primarily for others that are in the market for one of these scanners, who are looking for feedback/information from someone that is not trying to sell one of these units, and for people who are interested in how our firm is effectively utilizing it. This post will be a three-part series. The second post will follow with coordination of the plumbing and heating system in Revit and the final post will have a follow-up with images of the installed system.</span></div>
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<a href="https://www.harveysph.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" style="background: 0px 0px transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #827be9; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank"><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Harvey's Plumbing & Heating</span></a> has recently invested in a BLK360 scanner for MEP design coordination. In the past, our field technicians would report various dimensions and pictures from the field to our internal design department. This was how as-built conditions were reported to the office and it was not fail-safe or entirely accurate. This is now a thing of the past thanks to the scanner.</div>
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One of the most challenging situations we had was getting all the necessary dimensions, without human error or simply forgetting a dimension, to the office. The stud locations all vary because they're not always installed exactly as the drawings show. Framing is generally never drawn and always varies from stud to stud. Beams and other variables aren't always in plan documentation. Our intent with the scanner is to superimpose the point cloud to the plan set, and this will ensure all our fabrication drawings are accurate and increase the efficiency and installation times.</div>
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This has now been alleviated with the BLK360. We are able to scan quickly <span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">~</span>3.5 minutes per scan, transfer to a 10.5" iPad Pro, and then batch process and index scans in Autodesk ReCap Pro. This process is rather tedious in terms of initially understanding the most effective process, but ultimately effective through a series of recent firmware updates and software updates and field studies.</div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The best approach so far, when using the scanner, has been to follow this list:</span></div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1.) Map out a route on a floor plan initially that you intend to take and scan.</span></div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2.) Push the button on the unit, wait for the unit to scan, and then once the unit has turned green proceed to your next location. (Do not rely on the iPad in the field.)</span></div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3.) Make sure your location and path of travel are within eyesight of one another. i.e. if you're entering a room it's best practice to scan in a doorway first and then proceed into the room.</span></div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4.) When finished begin transferring all scans from the onboard wireless hot spot (included internally to the BLK360) to the iPad on your drive home from the site.</span></div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5.) Register and Index all scans on your office computer. All scans should be transferred (depending on the size of the building) by the time you get back to your office.</span></div>
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As an initial case study and for field practice, we decided to take one of our duplex condominiums (<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">~4,000 square feet total</span>). This series of units is replicated several times and allows us the max potential for effectively utilizing the scanner for as-built documentation and eventual plumbing/h.v.a.c. fabrication in Revit. The intent is that all documentation will be within the point cloud. It's also important to note that the scanner takes a 360 panorama in each room.</div>
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<span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here is the link to the entire scan set and field photos that are uploaded to A360:</span></div>
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To be continued in a second post with all fabrication drawings and integrated design from Revit.</div>
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If you have any questions. Please don't hesitate to ask!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188242303084611479noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358821020682606697.post-90567349353517835852017-09-26T06:59:00.003-07:002017-09-26T06:59:29.697-07:00Autodesk ReCap Pro for Mobile and BLK360 Firmware Update 09/25/2017Several new enhancements have been made to the ReCap Pro for Mobile App. Go download it now! All these enhancements are recommended to run on the BLK360 Firmware 1.0.3 and on the newly released version of ios11. The firmware update is available <a href="https://lasers.leica-geosystems.com/sites/default/files/leica_media/product_documents/blk360/prod_docs_blk360/blk360_fw_update_1.0.3.zip">here</a>. The steps to install are included in the download.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188242303084611479noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358821020682606697.post-69851545090612972402017-06-23T09:50:00.002-07:002017-06-23T09:50:34.643-07:00Onshape: Design. Fabrication.<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Generally, I'm an Autodesk user. I've utilized Fusion 360 and absolutely enjoyed it in the past. However, at this point in time Fusion does not allow users to build sheet metal components. In the future, there is slated a launch in July and the details can be read here:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The downside is what do you do until an update that's been anticipated for months is finally released? Well, the answer is to find another solution! That's where Onshape comes in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Below is a case study of where Onshape came in handy for a prefabricated panel and awning for a tiny shelter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="ember-view" id="ember6810" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Proud to be a part of this initiative for the HRDC Housing First Village of Bozeman, and grateful every day for the support </span></span><a class="feed-link feed-s-main-content__mention ember-view" data-control-name="mention" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/6420237/" id="ember6813" role="link" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0084bf; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:6420237" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Harvey's Plumbing and Heating</span></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember6815" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> has given me towards my education at Montana State University.
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</span></span><span class="ember-view" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The panel below was fabricated using OnShape, a plasma cutter, and a folding machine. This panel is being installed in three pieces for the awning on the tiny shelter we are building for the community. Harvey's Sheet Metal fabrication shop is a full-service sheet metal fabrication shop that has generously donated their time and machines for the initiative of the project. </span></span><a class="feed-link feed-s-main-content__mention ember-view" data-control-name="mention" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/6989429/" id="ember6818" role="link" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #0084bf; cursor: pointer; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;" tabindex="0"><span data-entity-hovercard-id="urn:li:fs_miniCompany:6989429" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Pacific Steel and Recycling</span></a><span class="ember-view" id="ember6820" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> of Bozeman donated the steel for the project.
This is a great example of the community coming together for the intent of providing shelter to those who need it.</span></span><span class="ember-view" id="ember6820" style="background: 0px 0px rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7); font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188242303084611479noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358821020682606697.post-37185071664368209362017-04-20T13:52:00.002-07:002017-04-20T13:52:42.409-07:00Revit 2018 Extensions Available!For anyone looking for Revit 2018 Extensions and Updates go to the "Updates and Addons" section of your manage.autodesk.com accounts and download to your hearts content. Thank you Autodesk for making these readily available, quickly!<br />
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For anyone looking for a running collection of the greatest architecture resources on the web. Check out <a href="http://www.sectioncut.com/">http://www.sectioncut.com/</a>. This website has been a great resource for new ideas, technology, or virtually anything in relation to the profession of architecture for the past several years throughout my journey through architecture school. I thought my bookmarks collection was large, and this put mine to shame. A great way to save these bookmarks across all devices would be to install Google Chrome and to log in with your google account. Great way to ensure all the content of this website and all other interests are streamlined and accessible on the go. Below you can find a link to the Google Chrome installer.<br />
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schedules? What about trying to find or share a
schedule? With UNIFI’s newly released support of Revit
Quantity Schedules, you can easily set up or retrieve a
schedule in seconds and you don’t even need to open Revit to view it.
Learn how this time saving, headache-free solution that will enable you to
focus on what you do best – designing and building
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<strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">The Value of Schedule Support Inside UNIFI</span></strong><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Schedules are data-centric views of a BIM model and are critical
to a firm’s documentation workflow. The manner in which firms create and
deploy schedules is similar to how content is managed, since schedules are the
tool for the reporting of quantities and attributes of content.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">UNIFI built our Schedules feature based upon input from our user
community and we focused on what mattered most to our users - ease of use,
efficiency and business value:</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hassle-free set up</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> - While other folks still debate how
to best organize, maintain and distribute schedules <i>inside</i> of
Revit project files (optimal balance of quantity, organization, etc.),
UNIFI allows you to free your schedules from these painful workflows! Set
up is extremely easy and matches the familiar upload process, versioning
and revision process used for other elements, saving considerable time.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Easy access</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> - Individual schedules are immediately
indexed and accessible through our powerful search system without any extra
effort to manually meta-tag or parse data out. Our analytics show us that
80% of inserts made by customers were displayed in the top 10 search
results.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fast</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> - Don’t bother anymore with the time
consuming task of opening a container Revit project file <i>every
time </i>you have to access a schedule! With UNIFI, schedules are
stored as small, individual, versionable elements – fast to preview and
fast to add to your project.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #333333; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Instant Previews</span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> - In UNIFI, you can immediately
preview the schedule. Our platform does the heavy lifting for you by
analyzing the schedule structure, then rendering the schedule header for
you. You can even cycle through previews for each base file.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Customers will now enjoy storing all of their schedules in the
cloud, ensuring they have access to them anywhere, anytime, on any
machine. One customer we recently spoke with has over 400 schedules
already planned to utilize this new feature and give their users access.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Schedules support is a great addition to UNIFI’s already
supported Revit element types of Families, System Families, Drafting Views and
Groups.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">How Does this Feature Work</span></strong><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<b><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Uploading:</span></u></b><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></u><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Schedules can be added to UNIFI by opening a project and then
opening the ‘Batch Export’ dialog. Schedules will appear there as a parent type
and expanding this will reveal all of the available schedules. Choose the
schedules you want to store in UNIFI and click “Export”. This will queue
them up in UNIFI for upload – just like any other element, you can choose your
tags and libraries before uploading and following upload they follow the same
approval process that you’re familiar with already.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<b><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Accessing: </span></u></b><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></u><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">In Browse mode, schedules will appear as their own folder after
choosing a library. Schedules will also appear in your search results if
your search term matches against tags, the category of the schedule and of
course, the name. You may also apply a filter for ‘Schedules’.
Inserting schedules works like other elements; simply click ‘Insert’ to load
into your project. To assist you in making a selection, a view of the
column headers is even conveniently located on the Details page.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<b><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Managing: </span></u></b><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></u><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Schedules are managed like every other element type.
Tagging, renaming, library management, custom preview images, revisions, etc.
are all handled the same way.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">UNIFI’s new Schedules capabilities provide even greater value to
leading architectural, engineering, construction firms who use UNIFI to create
and manage their building content.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;">Find out more information here: </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "georgia" , serif;"><a href="http://unifilabs.com/seamlessly-create-find-share-schedules-cloud-unifi/">http://unifilabs.com/seamlessly-create-find-share-schedules-cloud-unifi/</a></span><br />
Sign up for the informational webinar on the 26th here: <a href="https://unifilabs.webex.com/mw3000/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=unifilabs&service=6&rnd=0.8106602982630506&main_url=https%3A%2F%2Funifilabs.webex.com%2Fec3000%2Feventcenter%2Fevent%2FeventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26%26%26EMK%3D4832534b000000024dc5b6908b7d945e56338446636e54b898adebe1b258618ff9943f7215c94d70%26siteurl%3Dunifilabs%26confViewID%3D1757609290%26encryptTicket%3DSDJTSwAAAALG3PiVsK2rU5NK4fIALSwuuidY3PxePmYp1tX3bK5CxA2%26">Unifi October 26th, 2016 Webinar Signup</a><br />
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This was originally posted <a href="http://insidethefactory.typepad.com/my_weblog/2016/10/announcing-revit-20171-.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</h2>
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You may wonder whether “.1” is the same as the “R2” releases you’ve seen in previous years, and the answer is yes. With no file format change, Revit 2017.1 includes new features and functionality and is available for access by Revit subscribers and current maintenance subscription customers from <a href="http://accounts.autodesk.com/" style="color: #4579ae; text-decoration: none;">Autodesk Accounts</a> or via the Autodesk App Manager.</div>
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Revit 2017.1 is dedicated to enhancing user efficiency by making it easier to capture and document design intent and better supports high detail, complex modeling. We want to free you to focus on creating better designs and working more productively, relying on Revit to automate tedious workflows. The newest update to Revit also features multiple user-requested enhancements that reflect a continued focus on making better software. </div>
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But because what you really want to know is exactly “what’s new in Revit 2017.1”, here’s the list of everything new that you’ll find in the latest version of Revit. We think you’ll like it.</div>
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<strong>Multi-Discipline Enhancements</strong></div>
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<strong>Dynamo Player</strong>: Use the new Player to run Dynamo scripts in Revit with just one click—no programming ability required. Now even users unfamiliar with Dynamo can use scripts to automate tasks or standardize processes.</div>
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<strong>Updated Dynamo: </strong>The Dynamo software that installs with Revit has been updated and now accesses even more Revit functionality with new nodes and improved list management tools.</div>
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<strong>Import 3D shapes (Rhino/SAT files): </strong>Import RHINO and SAT files as high-quality 3D models, assign them to a Revit category, which lets them appear in schedules and be filtered in views. Use dimensions on elements in the import, and even use imported elements to create room boundaries.</div>
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<strong>Corruption Data Loss Prevention: </strong>Use the Repair Central Model tool to fix the corruption in a central model and create a new central model.</div>
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<strong>High-Resolution monitor support: </strong>Revit fully supports 4K monitors with properly rendered icons, buttons, dialog boxes, and interface elements</div>
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<strong>Collaboration for Revit Sync Progress Notification: </strong>new dialog provides feedback on the progress of synchronization in C4R</div>
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<strong>Insight 360 Integration: </strong>Get easy and intuitive access to powerful Insight 360 tools installed natively directly on the Revit Analysis tab.</div>
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<strong>Architecture</strong></div>
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<strong>Model in perspective views</strong>: Add, move, copy, rotate, or align elements in a live 3D perspective view, and see the impact of your modeling decisions in real time. Reduce the need to switch views for everyday modeling tasks, and work in the view that best supports your workflow.</div>
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<strong>LED Light Fixtures Content</strong>: LED lighting fixtures content included and ready to use in models and renderings. Renderings will take advantage of accurate LED IES files to give high quality realistic results from the LED lights in the scene</div>
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<strong>Sketch on Level: </strong>The sketch’s work plane will stay with the work plane of the element giving a more predictable and consistent editing experience – even when you move or copy elements.</div>
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<strong>Railing Type UI Usability: </strong>Access Top and Bottom Rail properties from directly within the Railing Type Properties dialog.</div>
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<strong>Stairs Parameters Tooltips: </strong>New detailed tooltips include illustrations and helpful hints for stair elements settings and controls.</div>
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<strong>Structural Engineering</strong></div>
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<strong>Split Columns & Framing Elements: </strong>The Split Element tool includes new features for structural framing and column elements. The Split Element tool respects joins, justifications, and the location of hosted objects. Openings, details, attached elements, and joins maintain their geometry and locations.</div>
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<strong>AISC Connection Code Checking for Steel Connections</strong>: The code check in Steel Connections for Revit has been updated to the 14th edition of the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)</div>
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<strong>New Steel Shapes Content: </strong>Revit comes with Chinese and Japanese steel content, making designs more easily transferrable to Advance Steel without advanced mapping required. Content includes the 20 most common used sections according to the latest Chinese and Japanese standards.</div>
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<strong>MEP Fabrication Modeling Improvements</strong></div>
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<strong>Resize Connected Parts: </strong>Resize runs of connected fabrication parts using the Properties palette or the Edit Parts dialog.</div>
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<strong>Change Service: </strong>change the service on MEP Fabrication parts in a model using the Properties pallet. </div>
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<strong>Exclude FAB Parts from Auto Fill Tools: </strong>Model more effectively with ability to exclude fabrications parts when using auto fill tools.</div>
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<strong>Add or Modify a Damper: </strong>On MEP fabrication ductwork parts that accommodate dampers, you can add, remove, or rotate damper blades using damper specific in-canvas controls<strong>.</strong></div>
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<strong>Split Fabrication Elements; </strong>split fabrication straight segments with the Split Element tool and Split with Gap tool.</div>
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<strong>Hanger Support Rod enhancement: </strong>change the size (diameter) of a hanger support rod while maintaining accurate costing data.</div>
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<strong>AWWA Valves and Pumps Content: </strong>Revit includes an expanded library of wastewater-system content based on the American Water Works Association (AWWA) standards</div>
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<strong>Space Naming Tool Integration</strong>: space naming tool installs with Revit.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188242303084611479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358821020682606697.post-83139874037637977582016-09-22T13:43:00.002-07:002016-09-22T13:43:40.752-07:00September Application of the Month: Slack Team Integration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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For anyone looking to ignite their productivity in their offices I highly suggest Slack. Slack is a team based communication system that allows users in any office to collaborate live through a messaging platform that is incredibly dynamic and user friendly.<br />
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In our firm we've implemented slack to communicate design intent, ideas, and details back and forth to other key players in other offices in our building without having to lose productivity getting up and walking back and forth between each others offices.<br />
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We've also created a link within Revit that allows us to open slack from within Revit allowing our users to not have to leave their Revit application. This increases productivity ten fold for new users in the office to not worry about asking questions.<br />
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Please go check it out!<br />
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<a href="https://slack.com/">https://slack.com/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188242303084611479noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358821020682606697.post-59773965435790143542016-08-17T09:38:00.002-07:002016-08-17T10:06:38.287-07:00Harvey's Evaluation of Processes: Fabrication Parts vs. SysQue<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The most important part of this post is to share our workflow behind the entire Autodesk MEP Fabrication Suite released in April 2017, and why we have come to the conclusion to adopt this software for our future processes and success of our fabrication processes as a plumbing and mechanical contractor.<br />
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This process initially began relying heavily on SysQue (<a href="http://sysque.com/"><i><b>http://sysque.com/</b></i></a>) and Building Data (<a href="https://www.building-data.net/"><i><b>https://www.building-data.net/</b></i></a>) because Autodesk had not implemented all the right steps for our firm to be able to adopt fabrication parts, nor a method for creating efficient content. Some of the problems have been fixed with the most recent release of the Autodesk MEP Fabrication Suite (<a href="http://www.autodesk.com/products/fabrication-products/buy"><i><b>http://www.autodesk.com/products/fabrication-products/buy</b></i></a>). I am going to initially state that we wouldn't have been able to get as far as we have today as a company without SysQue's Building Data Content. When we began using Sysque's tool in 2016, we had quite a few problems with it. Certain things were effective, but others were lacking or non existent. Building Data's content was our main reason for purchasing the license, as it offered most of the pieces we needed to work on 3D design. Sysque has been working to improve their tool to continue to compete in the MEP software economy. The software competing with Sysque and Building Data is coming directly from Autodesk. This software is called Autodesk MEP Fabrication Suite, which focuses on the use of CID patterns which guide the user to creating effective content, as well as some out of the box content which starts the user with fabrication level parts. The MEP Fab Suite is fairly new, but has been developing quite efficiently since its creation. Due to its<br />
infancy as a software, there are also a few issues that come with the benefit of standardizing fabrication pieces. Both hold positive and negative aspects, and the main purpose of this post is to discuss those pros and cons, and how that led to our decision in software.<br />
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Before I go any further in depth with this I would like to state that when the MEP Fab Suite first came out, Sysque created a comparision video. The video link is here, and I highly advise people to note while watching this video that a lot of corrections have been made more than likely thanks to the concerns of this video in the MEP Fabrication Suite that launched in April this year and that this video holds a bias for the company who created it.<br />
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<b>Harvey's Evaluation of SysQue vs. Autodesk's MEP Fabrication Suite</b><br />
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Now that you've watched the video and that you understand this is prior to the release of Revit 2017 and the new enhancements to fabrication parts we can continue our discussion of our process using fabrication parts in our workflow. First we will list the Pro's and Con's of each. These pro's and con's have been compiled from a year and a half of use of SysQue leading up to Autodesk's improving updates implemented to it's initial failed integration of fabrication parts in Revit 2016 through the release of the MEP Fabrication Suite in April 2017.<br />
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<b>The Pros and Cons (SysQue)</b><br />
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<li>Building Data has done an exceptional job creating accurate content. This content has led to our ultimate success of rapid production through the utilization of Revit Families.</li>
<li>Native Revit Workflow</li>
<li>One software and one tool workflow (all integrated inside of Revit)</li>
<li>Due to its nativity to Revit, when Revit updates system families related to Sysque's software assist the add-in</li>
<li>When content created by Building Data has errors, response has been fairly quick to correct the problem.</li>
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<li>Content creation (requesting content) often yielding no results or takes a very long time.</li>
<li>Several pieces of content contain errors.</li>
<li>The process to submit content is time consuming.</li>
<li>The tool consistently throws application errors. However it is constantly undergoing updates to mitigate these updates (which can often being annoying and slow production)</li>
<li>The content is not easily accessible, and is a process in itself to download and install due to regulations and fear on Building Data's side of a security breach. (understandable)</li>
<li>The tool is a third party addin that is not updated with Revit; therefore, your office becomes dependent on when they want to release the updates (typically three months out of the initial release of the new Revit software sometimes longer), and this could easily set a firm back in terms of collaborators they are working with.</li>
<li>Very difficult to successfully tie to an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System. i.e. Product ID's and Aliases.</li>
<li>Tool requires extensive training that is influenced by SysQue to be done on-site which is an additional fee to the cost of the software.</li>
<li>Almost all content is created initially as an ITM; therefore, impeding on the Revit family creation time.</li>
<li>The price (comparatively) is incredibly high.</li>
<li>The Sysque workflow must be adopted and followed to a tee.</li>
<li>Licensing issues (sometimes the license is dropped, and a representative must be called to assist in confusing computer work arounds)</li>
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Pros and Cons of ITM Content and the MEP Fabrication Suite<br />
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<b>Pros:</b><br />
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<ul>
<li>Issues with families being "broken" is mitigated by a rigid part with rigid connectors.</li>
<li>Very good response to customer support and suggestions.</li>
<li>The price (comparatively) is incredibly good.</li>
<li>Allows for a slightly more customizable workflow for companies.</li>
<li>The company who purchased the software is in control of product lists and content</li>
<li>CIDs for parts that allow for accurate and consistent content across the boards.</li>
<li>Ability to centralize a database and control access.</li>
<li>Ability to tie an ERP system to Revit elements.</li>
<li>Autodesk Software. First year of their seven year plan; therefore, many years and the financial backing to be upgraded, and between their first failed integration (as pointed out by SysQue) to their second release demonstrates a dedication to the software.</li>
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<b>Cons:</b></div>
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<ul>
<li>The initial launch of fabrication parts was broken and didn't prove to be useful until the latest release of the Revit 2017 platform.</li>
<li>Updating content on a shared file is difficult and often creates disconnects in multiple systems.</li>
<li>Colors and materials cannot be applied. Only projection line color can be changed, limiting system diagramming abilities.</li>
<li>Absolutely no tutorials even after receiving the software, and parts of the software is not very intuitive.</li>
<li>No training available online. Similarly to Sysque you must hire someone to come train an office.</li>
<li>A lack of content compared Building Data</li>
<li>Lack of methods to suggest content / CID patterns (a clean, easy way to suggest new patterns would be nice)</li>
<li>An inability to edit systems (through system families) often creates the need to duplicate content exactly in order to have two different systems (ie Hot and Cold Pex Pipe)</li>
<li>Geometry is a referenced CAD File; therefore, there are currently some filtering restrictions with Revit view filters. </li>
<li>Three - Four Step Process with multiple pieces of software. Need to learn the workflow and invest times in understanding each tool, and how they communicate with one another.</li>
<li>Some of the pieces to the Three to Four Step process seem as though they could be integrated to create less steps.</li>
</ul>
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<b> After evaluating both of these softwares, we have chosen to move forward with Autodesk's MEP Fabrication Suite. As a small company, some of these </b><b>factors effect us more than others, while some larger companies hold different levels of concern on each of these matters (as well as other concerns). The </b><b>main concerns for our company are the large cost difference between softwares and ability to tie our E.R.P. system into the MEP Fab Suite. The most important goal for our company is to trust the software we have implemented and to ensure the software is going to benefit our overall long-term goals. Autodesk has given us this trust by continually listening to our interests on their idea station forums (I will post these at the bottom of the article).</b><br />
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<b>Harvey's Workflow with the MEP Fabrication Suite</b><br />
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<b>Where to start in your learning process:</b><br />
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<b>Step One: CAMduct Database</b><br />
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<b>Step Two: ESTmep Integration</b><br />
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<b>Step Three: Revit MEP Fabrication and Production</b><br />
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<b>Suggestions for improvement on both tools and the ultimate goal of this post.</b><br />
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The primary intention of this article is to stimulate a discussion on the future of each product to benefit the industry, and to effectively communicate our concerns with each so that these concerns are addressed in future releases. This is not intended to insult one company over another or to form a bias, but to effectively communicate why our company is relying on one over another, and listing out reasons or ways that each could benefit their customers through a software upgrade through future releases. All feedback is accepted. This is encouraged to create a professional discussion that is intended towards a positive direction in our industry.<br />
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It's also important to note that having both tools in our industry will ultimately push the direction of our industry in the right direction by creating professional competition and development.<br />
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<b>Link to Autodesk Idea Station Forums List:</b><br />
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<b><a href="http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/custom/page/page-id/Ideas-Page"><i>http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/custom/page/page-id/Ideas-Page</i></a></b><br />
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With your organization’s ever-expanding BIM content, it is critical to find the right library strategy to effectively organize your firm’s content to support efficiency and usability. <a href="https://unifilabs.webex.com/ec3000/eventcenter/recording/recordAction.do?theAction=poprecord&AT=pb&internalRecordTicket=4832534b00000002848974aa56e738c9a4d3282b4615fe2f04a6823763d9338e38f2eb5f6865eadb&renewticket=0&isurlact=true&recordID=13568942&apiname=lsr.php&format=short&needFilter=false&&SP=EC&rID=13568942&RCID=7024a6e66102b81e3f882197343727ad&siteurl=unifilabs&actappname=ec3000&actname=%2Feventcenter%2Fframe%2Fg.do&rnd=1850365002&entappname=url3000&entactname=%2FnbrRecordingURL.do" style="border: 0px rgb(225, 225, 225); box-sizing: border-box; color: #216aaf; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Listen to this webinar</a> which was recorded on Wednesday, July 27th, and learn how BIM thought leaders have designed and implemented library strategies that enable their teams to spend more time designing and less time searching for files.</div>
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The roundtable discussion will be moderated by Steve Germano, UNIFI’s Director of Strategic Intelligence, and include Nancy McClure, Digital Design Application Specialist at Interior Architects and Brian D. Nickel – Mechanical Designer at Harvey’s Heating and Plumbing, who authors the popular blog, <a href="http://therevitsaver.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px rgb(225, 225, 225); box-sizing: border-box; color: #216aaf; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Revit Saver</a>.</div>
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They explore what library management best practices these organizations are employing, focusing on the following discussion topics:</div>
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• How did you identify which library management strategy was right for your organization? What unique requirements were most influential in creating that strategy?<br />
• How did you implement and test the library management strategy and what approaches did you follow to successfully introduce it to users?<br />
• How do you maintain and (continuously) optimize your library management strategy to ensure your are delivering maximum value to your users?<br />
• What was a strategy that didn’t work? How long did it take to find out?<br />
• How do you ensure that all content gets into your library? Are their creative ways to make sure people don’t secret away content on their desktop?</div>
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Thank you again InviewLabs for giving me the opportunity to share our success with your product. It's an honor to be a part of your leading product.</div>
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<b>The Creation Process:</b><br />
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Throughout the past year and a half at Harvey's Plumbing and Heating. My colleague Tyler Graff, and I, have been developing a set of tools to increase productivity and efficiency at our company through developing a fabrication process utilizing a Revit Toolbar generated from macros. This tool-set primarily benefits our workflow and allows us to create assembly spool sheets in a fraction of the time it would take with conventional Revit tools. It also has created a standard for our companies spool drawings to maintain consistency in the field so that each spool sheet is as similar as possible as the one before that, and in turn increasing the legibility of the drawings for the foreman using them.<br />
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Our first goal when creating this process, and tool-set, was to evaluate our process. The process in which we went from point A - Z. This allowed for us to simplify, iterate and redesign the process to increase not only the process, but the effectiveness of the overall process. After coming up with a plan and iterating the plan over and over again we were able to refine the process into a series of steps, in this case, Revit buttons, that would allow for expedient spools without having to purchase a tool-set that didn't align to our standards.<br />
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After creating a series of assemblies of plumbing components, utilizing Building Data Content, we were able to compile accurate assemblies of what are built out in the field. These assemblies are consistently updated on a by job basis. This allows for the assemblies to evolve, and for missing assemblies to be added to the library for a "draw once and save for future use" approach.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image of Harvey's Plumbing Assembly Library in Unifi</td></tr>
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After having a solid library of components saved to our cloud database utilizing Unifi we began compiling a list, in order of importance, of which buttons we wanted created. These buttons were mapped out and thought out individually to allow for flexibility in the overall process.<br />
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The next process in creating these tools was to map out some of the tools with DynamoBIM and to receive some help from the community to get some of these tools created. This was accomplished through utilizing the DynamoBIM forum and asking valid questions and having experts in the community either generate code for us for Dynamo, or just explaining the process to get what what functionality we were looking for accomplished. This process alone took a few months of collaboration with experts and learning how to automate Revit through visual programming.<br />
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Some great resources that helped us along the DynamoBIM journey.<br />
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<a href="http://dynamobim.org/"><b>dynamobim.org</b></a><br />
<a href="http://dynamobim.org/learn/"><b>http://dynamobim.org/learn/</b></a><br />
<a href="https://forum.dynamobim.com/"><b>https://forum.dynamobim.com/</b></a><br />
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The forum proved to be the most important resource along the way because the community actually cared for the success of it's users.<br />
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After learning the fundamentals of dynamo, and how dynamo can potentially work for you. You can migrate into learning a more specific language. Since DynamoBIM is strictly a visual programmer it could be more beneficial to write some raw code. This raw code could be a gambit of different coding languages; however, Revit narrows it down to four:<br />
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<b>C# (Pronounced C Sharp)</b><br />
<b>VB.NET</b><br />
<b>Ruby</b><br />
<b>Python</b><br />
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The majority of the examples online are either in C# or VB.NET. The other two are less easy to find examples for, so to start I chose C#. Some resources I highly recommend, that helped me get started were:<br />
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<b><a href="https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/c-fundamentals-for-absolute-beginners-16169?l=p90QdGQIC_7106218949">https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/c-fundamentals-for-absolute-beginners-16169?l=p90QdGQIC_7106218949</a> - Bob Tabor's Microsoft Virtual Academy Videos</b><br />
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<b><a href="https://www.lynda.com/C-tutorials/Up-Running-C/164452-2.html">https://www.lynda.com/C-tutorials/Up-Running-C/164452-2.html</a> - Gerry O' Brien</b><br />
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<b><a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/67ef8sbd.aspx">https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/67ef8sbd.aspx</a> - MSDN Resource</b><br />
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<b><a href="http://stackoverflow.com/">http://stackoverflow.com/</a> - Great resource for help and questions</b><br />
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<b><a href="http://www.dotnetperls.com/">http://www.dotnetperls.com/</a> - Another great reference</b><br />
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<b><a href="https://boostyourbim.wordpress.com/">https://boostyourbim.wordpress.com/</a> - Boost Your BIM Macros and Help (There is a fee for his lectures through Udemy)</b><br />
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After running through some basic training videos you can start writing your own macros using the Sharp Develop I.D.E. Sharp Develop is a great place from within Revit to try your macros, and to get started experimenting with your code. This environment allows you to troubleshoot and code from within Revit, and then once your macro is working you can convert your new macro to a button through an application on Microsoft Visual Studio.<br />
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<a href="https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/visual-studio-homepage-vs.aspx">https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/visual-studio-homepage-vs.aspx</a> - <b>Download Visual Studio Community 2015 (Free)</b><br />
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Another great reference, thanks to Konrad Sobon with arch laboratory (<a href="http://archi-lab.net/">http://archi-lab.net/</a>) he's gone over the initial process of how to create an appropriate button with resources for a Revit application.<br />
You can follow his tutorials in the following order for best results, and be sure to thank him for his hard work he's put into sharing the right way of making a Revit toolbar.<br />
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This compilation of resources is probably one of the best set of resources for compilation of a Revit Application from External Commands to an Application toolbar.<br />
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<a href="http://archi-lab.net/building-revit-plug-ins-with-visual-studio-part-one/">http://archi-lab.net/building-revit-plug-ins-with-visual-studio-part-one/</a><br />
<a href="http://archi-lab.net/revit-beyond-macros-building-your-tools-as-external-commands/">http://archi-lab.net/revit-beyond-macros-building-your-tools-as-external-commands/</a><br />
<a href="http://archi-lab.net/building-revit-plug-ins-with-visual-studio-part-two/">http://archi-lab.net/building-revit-plug-ins-with-visual-studio-part-two/</a><br />
<a href="http://archi-lab.net/create-your-own-tab-and-buttons-in-revit/">http://archi-lab.net/create-your-own-tab-and-buttons-in-revit/</a><br />
<a href="http://archi-lab.net/building-revit-plug-ins-with-visual-studio-part-three/">http://archi-lab.net/building-revit-plug-ins-with-visual-studio-part-three/</a><br />
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After all of this time learning and researching the syntax of c#, to the proper execution of macros through sharp develop, and understanding our workflow we were able to start compiling some of the code into buttons that helped form the final toolbar. Below is a list of each button, the code associated with the button, and a process behind it. We're not expert code writers quite yet, but with time and persistence we will get there!<br />
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<b>The Buttons behind the Spool O' Matic 9000:</b><br />
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The following is a description of each button and what they do. The procedure of when to use each button is something that will be covered through employee training.<br />
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<b>1. Ungroup Assemble</b><br />
The ungroup assemble tool is utilized to ungroup and assemble any group placed from Unifi. All groups that exist in Unifi are initially placed and then ungrouped and then assembled with this button. The button will sequentially number each ungrouped and then assembled group until finished.<br />
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<b>2. Renumber MEP Tool</b><br />
The renumber mep tool will allow the user to select a series of items, and then click finish, to begin renumbering all the items in a container from the selection. This allows for consistency in what you've chosen to renumber, and will not execute until all items initially selected have been clicked on in the sequence wanted.<br />
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<b>3. Renumber Tag Left</b><br />
The renumber tag left will repeat the renumbering mep tool process; however, it will place a tag after each selection to the left of the items being renumbered.<br />
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<b>4. Renumber Tag Right</b><br />
The renumber tag left will repeat the renumbering mep tool process; however, it will place a tag after each selection to the right of the items being renumbered.<br />
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<b>5. Create Initial Assemblies</b><br />
This tool will create the appropriate views, sheets, and schedules based on each assembly, in the order selected, that you select. This tool will also renumber the ungroup assembled assemblies in sequential order. It is important to use this tool in order from beginning to end to ensure accuracy and consistency in your spool drawings.<br />
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<b>6. Create Post Assemblies</b><br />
This tool will create assemblies after you have completed the assembly process. If something has been forgotten or changed this tool will find the numbering problem and make the appropriate changes necessary and sequentially number appropriately.<br />
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<b>7. Renumber Assemblies</b><br />
This tool will renumber all the assemblies in a project appropriately from "AS1" on. This tool allows for the numbers to be modified or changed should project changes occur.<br />
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<b>8. QR Code Generator</b><br />
This tool will generate a QR Code Associated to the assembly name. This allows for field technicians to scan the item in the field and send an order in to the shop for the corresponding assembly. This allows for assembly management and coordination with the shop and foreman.<br />
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<b>9. Harvey's View Templates</b><br />
This is an efficient tool to apply specific view templates to new views created in the document. The names of common view templates are in a drop down format that will allow for the users to modify and make changes to the views as necessary.<br />
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<b>10. Remove View Template</b><br />
This button removes the view template from any associated view you are in.<br />
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<b>11. Harvey's Section Box Tools</b><br />
These tools add and remove a section box from the 3D view you are in. This eliminates the need to consistently scroll through your properties browser to make changes to the document and expedites the users productivity.<br />
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<b>12. Pipe Order Form</b><br />
The pipe order form button exports the pipe schedule from Revit to Excel.<br />
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<b>13. Pipe Fitting Order Form</b><br />
The pipe fitting order form button exports the pipe fitting schedule from Revit to Excel.<br />
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<b>14. Manual Pipe Calculator</b><br />
This button allows the user to select a series of pipe and adds the value to a task dialog window that shows the user a total length of pipe calculation in the drawing.<br />
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<b>15. Email Order Forms</b><br />
This button opens up an email form to send to the shop manager.<br />
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<b>16. Email with Attachments</b><br />
After generating the Pipe Order and Pipe Fitting Order Forms. The user can click this button to email instantly to the shop manager. This ensures consistency and quality control of all documentation sent to the warehouse manager.<br />
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<b>17. Calculator</b><br />
This opens the windows calculator from within Revit.<br />
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<b>18. Harvey's Resources</b><br />
The Harvey's Resources tool contains a series of webpage links that are associated to everyday working tasks at Harvey's Plumbing and Heating. This expedites the need to find a particular web browser and page and allows the user to select a list of favorites.<br />
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<b>How to effectively utilize Harvey's Spool O' Matic 9000 at Harvey's Plumbing and Heating:</b><br />
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1.) Always initialize a project from the HPH Template 2016. This ensures the tool will work appropriately. The tool-set is aligned to the template file, so that should something change in the template it will be mandatory to evaluate and re-release those changes in the toolbar. This ensures accuracy and quality in our toolbar.<br />
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2.) Read the descriptions of the buttons above, and ensure you have a full understanding of the process for each button. These buttons will ensure consistency and success in Harvey's Plumbing and Heating's spool drawing success.<br />
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<b>Creating the installer:</b><br />
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The installer is compiled utilizing inno setup. Inno Setup makes the releases of the source code and overall application much easier for deployment on all systems. There are some great instructions on how to effectively use this application for compilation on their website.<br />
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Anytime the code has been modified and updated/released in the 2015 Visual Studio folder. You will want to run the inno setup file. The inno setup file once pointed to the compiled .bin and .addin files for the Revit application will remain; therefore anytime the files are updated for a mass release you can click build in Visual Studio, and then Build in inno setup. This will compile the installer quickly. The harveysph.exe file is pointed to be saved in the same project folder as the Visual Studio project to ensure a quick 1... 2... 3... export and upload to slack for releases. This ensures that if a quick modification to the code needs to be made that it can be built released and installed quickly.<br />
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<b>Slack Communication Tool:</b><br />
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Here's where to download Slack. I mean, if NASA uses it, why shouldn't you be able to, right?<br />
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<b>Thanks Fausto Mendez for being an amazing mentor and friend, and thank you to everyone else mentioned in this post who have contributed their time and knowledge to help people find answers to their questions!</b><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188242303084611479noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358821020682606697.post-76465805465888612882016-05-23T09:19:00.000-07:002016-05-23T09:24:56.591-07:00Application of the Month - Adobe - My Portfolio - May 2016This weekend I spent a small amount of time configuring a domain for my portfolio, and setting up a place to showcase my work as it is developed professionally and throughout my future studies at Montana State University. I figured I would share the application to anyone else that was interested in a quick and easy way to showcase their work. This also was a way for me to stay productive this summer leading up to my graduate studies at Montana State University.<br />
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My portfolio is tied to my Adobe Creative Cloud account. The beauty of this is that any item that I add from Photoshop, In-Design, Muse, etc. (Any Adobe Product or image downloaded from online) will be synced across all platforms and accessible for use later. This is incredibly efficient for my efficiency as a designer! </div>
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3.) Insert the flat pattern into CAMduct by clicking File -> Import -> Items. Point the file path to where you saved your flat pattern .dxf. I generally temporarily place them on my desktop to delete after this process to ease file management. Especially since it is being archived to my CAMduct database.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: start;">Step Five: Click the "Open In..." button in bluebeam, or a similar button in another app.</span></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188242303084611479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358821020682606697.post-66385294227809426712016-04-23T11:46:00.001-07:002016-04-23T11:52:12.989-07:00Embedding Data, Cloud Computing, and Accessibility with A360 Team and UnifiOver the past few months I've been pretty busy exploring this idea of embedded data and content in our Revit families. In the mechanical and plumbing world it's important to understand how to attach documentation and specifications in to your content, so that the end user is able to actually interact with that data. This is all fully possible now thanks to Unifi and A360. Through several forum suggestions on A360's idea station (located here: <a href="http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/a360-ideastation/idb-p/206/tab/most-recent">http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/a360-ideastation/idb-p/206/tab/most-recent</a>), I've been able to suggest new features that the team has been immensely generous in adding because they've seen value for the end user. Some of these recent enhancements include hyperlink support in the mobile, tablet, and website versions. This is huge because currently Revit does not allow you to embed pdfs, (probably justified for file size), but this can be worked around through the use of shared parameters that are URL based. Then referencing those documents from your A360 drive folder through the utilization of a shared link.<br />
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1.) Specification & Installation Data is placed on A360 Team folder.<br />
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2.) Our Revit family content creator in our office generates a Revit family that has parameters that reference the "A360 Specification URL" and "A360 Installation URL". This becomes a parameter that the shared link can be placed in for future content creation.<br />
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3.) The file is uploaded to Unifi. Where the link can be accessed by other office staff. People that don't even have Revit on their computers. To access cloud stored documents that are equally accessible by the field plumbers and hvac technicians.<br />
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4.) The model content is placed somewhere down the line in the project for communication of location and coordination of duct and pipe work. This allows for the field foreman to get a better understanding of it's purpose and location on site, and to have access to this specification data located in the cloud for accessibility virtually anywhere.<br />
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5.) All Revit Mechanical Equipment Families created in our office have this data. This data allows for a homeowner building package turnover. This allows for our clients to have a piece of mind in data accessibility in the future.<br />
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6.) This data can then be exported to Autodesk Building Ops for servicing the equipment in the future.<br />
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Building Ops can import embedded Revit links and maintain those for pulling together an Operations Manual for the building.<br />
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One may contest that embedding links like these into the Revit model is dangerous because links can become potentially broken in the future. This is a justified position to have; however, thanks to the A360 team, once the file has been "shared" initially that link remains, and is accessible even when archived.<br />
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This is also reinforced by manually adding all specification pdfs from A360 to the Building Ops platform for accessibility and downloading in the future.<br />
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We have had great success with this method for the last year, and I thought it was time to share our preferred workflow thanks to some great tools that make this a practical approach.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188242303084611479noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358821020682606697.post-71778139686589788532016-04-23T10:57:00.001-07:002016-04-23T10:57:08.790-07:00Revit 2017 New Features from Autodesk Building Solutions<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLY-ggSrSwbZo26bEbxXCXJzSGjjutm5PY" width="650"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01188242303084611479noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5358821020682606697.post-68000050983000459502016-04-19T14:27:00.002-07:002016-04-19T14:41:59.490-07:00A360 Collaboration for Revit Tool File AccessibilityOur firm has been utilizing The Collaboration for Revit Tool for some time now. Although this may seem like a common sense sort of tip, I thought it would be worth pointing out that the A360 Cloud folders are accessible through your file browser under the "A360" button/folder. In the past we would download a copy of the hosted model and continue publishing new versions of the model over the existing one on A360. This is not necessary. I repeat not necessary. We knew it was bad practice in general, but with the concern for overwriting files, or corrupting files we took this original approach as a precautionary method. Our new method, the correct way, is to use the A360 folder structure that is easily accessible through the file browser. This makes accessing Revit Collaboration files easier, less of a hassle downloading repetitive files, and also ensures you understand the right way to use the Revit Collaboration Tool.<br />
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I'm sure others have been curious; therefore, I thought I would share this quick little tip/suggestion for the proper use of the tool!<br />
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