The week that was in the world of BIM and other Techie fun stuff, for the week of Aug. 16th – Aug. 22nd, 2015.
I will start this weeks Roundup off with an excellent Podcast from BIMThoughts about BIM Project execution plans.
S2E11 BIM Project Execution plan Part 2 (Part 1)
To go along with the above podcast (both parts) the folks over at BIMThoughts have added a “BIM Project Execution Plan” tab on their website as a live document of what would should go into a BIM pxp.
Not to be out done, there is a new podcast from Designalyze this week too.
If you have not used DWG Trueview than you should check out this post from CADPro Tips
Using DWG Trueview to Convert the AutoCAD File Format
As Always Steve from Revit OpEd has some great posts this week.
Revit 2016 – Selection Box and Scope Box
Filter Linked Grids and Levels
KeyNotes – You Keep Using that Word…
Revit 2016 – Deleting Revisions
Worksharing Monitor is Dead – Long Live Worksharing Monitor
Autodesk Revit Sunrise – Online Preview
Not to be outdone by Steve, Luke from What Revit Wants also has a ton of great posts this week.
Collaboration for Revit: 2015 v7 and Revit 2016 v2
Using Dyno Browser to Deploy Approved Dynamo Scripts to your Team
Delete All Revision Schedule Rows in Revit in 20 Seconds
The CADZulu has been busy this week also with multiple posts, enjoy them all below.
CARBON3D – THE NEW FASTER WAY OF 3D PRINTING!
LASER SCANNING – EVER WONDERED HOW IT REALLY WORKS?
RECAP 360 – TAKE PHOTOS AND GENERATE A 3D MODEL!
Here is update #4 from the ConAppGuru on the AGC IT Conference.
2015 AGC IT Conference Recap (Part 4)
It has been a while, but here is a new Epic BIM post (always worth the read).
Put your money where your mouth is
You may not know this, but its true not everyone needs to be a (Revit) rock star like you……or something like that, check it out from the BIM Jedi.
Not everyone needs to be a Revit Rock Star!
Are you ready to be a BIM Manager 2.o? (The BIM Hub)
Windows 10 is here……so whats next? Learn more here from Hagerman & Company Blog.
WINDOWS 10: THE NEW AND FUTURE VERSION OF WINDOWS
All the news that is news from the world of RTC, from the RTC News Blog.
Abstract Submissions – Only 2 Weeks to Go!
RTC Asia 2015 – Singapore Survival Guide Tip 817: Its
BCS Wrap Up: Chart Exercise Results
Here is some more info on the new Stingray product from Autodesk from BIMopedia Blog.
Autodesk Stingray Real-Time Vvisualization Engine
Project Expo – Immersive Visualisation in the Cloud (just remember the 1st rule of Project Expo is you don’t talk about Project Expo)
Here is a good post about Revit Materials and nested Families by Applying Technology to Architecture.
Controlling Material of Nested Revit Families
Everyone LOVES acronyms right, so here are the Top 10 for BIM from BIM & Revit World.
Keeping with acronyms, sometimes they lead to misconceptions, find out more in this post from the BIM Jedi.
We all know and love the Revit Kid, and he has started a new Adventure, but sure to check it out on houzz and give him some review love.
Yes you to can create your own mullions in Revit if follow these simple steps! (BIMscape)
Revit Architecture: Creating your own Mullions
Its time for the weekly gathering from the ConAppGuru.
The Guru’s Gathering: A Collection of Blogs for Construction Aug 21, 2015
Lets make a bridge in Dynamo………check it out over at All things Revit, Dynamo and Python.
Dynamo and Network Arch bridges
More Dynamo love, this time for the MEP folks out there in internet land, from BIM Toolbox.
Dynamo Revit MEP Challenge # 2 Transferring Information
Maybe not Dynamo love as much as a Dynamo apology……read more over at buildz
And here is an update on a fix the the Dynamo Forums……no Robots allowed! (Dynamo Blog).
Some love for RTC from the one and only Lynn Allen, and her Blog (Lynn Allen’s Blog).
The Amazing Revit Technology Conferences
Here is another post about all the greatness that was RTCNA 2015, this time from Konrad K Sobon over at arCHI Lab.
revit technology conference north america 2015
Konrad also lets us all know that it’s conference time, and has 2 posts about some upcoming events (arCHI Lab).
aec technology symposium and hackathon 2015
acadia 2015 – computational ecologies
Check out the Revit Sunrise (little different than a Tequila sunrise) the latest online preview from Autodesk (BIM and Beam).
Another take on Project Sunrise, this time from Sean Burke over at Paradigm Shift.
More info on Autodesk Sunrise from Inside the Factory.
What’s new in Autodesk Revit Sunrise
Let a little color into your Revit world with Analysis Display Styles, find out more from Building Performance Analysis.
Color Coordinated: Using Analysis Display Styles
Here is your Bluebeam tip for the week from the Hagen Business Systems Blog.
Bluebeam Tip: Having Author and Date Appear Inside a Note Automatically
Get your copy of the BIMTech Newsletter from Duct Duct Pipe.
August 2015 Issue of BIMTech Newsletter
Sometimes things are as they appear sometimes you just need to know the realities, like with Copy/Monitor in Revit (IMAGINiT Building Solutions Blog).
Copy/Monitor Realities – Floor from Link
Here are a few helpful posts from the IMAGINiT Support Blog.
AutoCAD Installation error: AutoCAD 2016 is not found on this computer
AutoCAD 2016 Installation Error: The Volume for a file has been externally altered
Have you tried Google’s Project Sunroof? Learn more over at It’s Alive in the Lab.
Try Google Project Sunroof for Yourself and See What You Get
Another Revit blog that has been pumping out the content this week was Revittize, check them all out below!
CTC Revit Express Tools (I had these in my RTCNA 2015 Class – 25 Apps for your Revit Workflow)
CTC Revit Express Tools:Renumbering
Here are 2 great post from sixtysecondrevit if you like Dynamo, and you have a little Rhythm (if you don’t have Rhythm John can hook you up).
Revit Viewport Woes with #DynamoBIM
Here are a couple of post from The 360 View about some updates to BIM 360 Field this week.
BIM 360 Field Administration Feature Enhancement
Introducing The BIM 360 Field Daily Update API
Collaboration for Revit (C4R) now has it’s own forum, find out about it here at the Revit Clinic.
New forum for Collaboration for Revit!
While Security is important, i really posted this link from Up and Ready because of the Pitfall picture…….I loved this game on the old Atari 2600!
I’m going to end this weeks Roundup with a Twitter exchange about where #RTCNA 2016 will be held, between @BigBadBIM , @RTCNA , and @katemorrical
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