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The BIMsider is leaving WordPress

After twelve years on WordPress.com, The BIMsider is moving to a custom-built site made with Astro and created with the help of Claude as an AI-assisted coding project.

AU 2026, Back in Vegas Baby!

Autodesk University was back in Las Vegas this year, and it just felt right. But it wasn’t the AU of old. After being away from speaking at AU since 2020, it was good to be back. This year ha...

Vibe Coding: The Reality

Vibe Coding, the “Reality” - Image by ChatGPT Somewhere between hype and habit Remember when vibe coding felt like magic? The thrill of fast wins, the...

Vibe Coding: The Bad

Vibe Coding, the “Bad” - Image by ChatGPT When the Vibes Wear Off Remember the end of The Good ? That pure buzz when code just vibes, ideas flying faster...

Vibe Coding: The Good

Vibe Coding, the "Good" - Image by ChatGPT The rush of getting code to vibe Remember your first hackathon? That wild, caffeine-fueled moment when code...

Here Boy! Meet DynaFetch for Dynamo 3.0

Who’s a good boy? DynaFetch always brings back the data you need. 🐕 For about a month leading up to #AU2025, I’ve been "Vide Coding" with my coding...

Introducing BCFSleuth

🕵️‍♀️ Sleuthing through your BCF files so you don’t have to. Built over a long weekend using Vibe Coding and a solid assist from AI, BCFSleuth is a...

#AECTechCon, Low-Code & AI, Oh My!

Image created with Reve.art Last week, I finally attended my first #AECTechCon on May 7 and 8 at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, MO,...

100 Days of AI - Phase 3 Recap

As we dive into the third phase of the #100DaysOfAI challenge, things are getting interesting! We're building on the strong AI foundations and exploring...

100 Days of AI - Phase 2 Recap

Alright, folks! We've wrapped up the first 13 days of the #100DaysOfAI Challenge. Now, let's kick back, grab a coffee, and chat about the cool stuff that...

100 Days of AI - Phase 1 Recap

As you may or may not know I've been participating in the #100DaysOfAI since January 1st, 2024. I wanted to do a recap of the challenge, for those...

AECO Mobile Device Usage

Have you ever wondered what mobile device usage is like in the AECO? For an upcoming presentation I'm doing, this exact question came up. I found some...

Top 10 Tweets of #DBWa2023

A lot of great things came back for this year's DBWa 2023, and in honor of that, I'm dusting off the good 'ol Top 10 Tweets! A top 10 post is nothing...

Laptop💻 vs Desktop🖥 WFH Edition

Like many (most) people I have been working from home for the last couple of years. However, unlike most, this was my plan, as when I started at BIM Track...

Digital Built Week Americas 2022 - A Recap

From June 14th to June 16th, 2022 DBEI held their Digital Built Week Americas event in Anaheim California, USA at the Anaheim Convention Center. This was...

Learning to Code - JavaScript Edition

Well I've decided to give learning to code another kick at the can, and this time JavaScript is playing the role of the can. Click Me! So if this post...

AU 2020 - Magical Mystery Tour

This year I'm doing a technical demo session for #AU2020, of course, with it being 2020 it's not going to be a normal AU session! Lots of things will be...

AU 2020 - Going Virtual

It is that time of year again, seeing old friends that you haven't seen since last year, bright lights, lots of music, even more walking...yes Autodesk...

Autodesk Expert Elite

This week I was honored to be invited to join the Autodesk Expert Elite Program . The program itself is really about the AECO community and those within...

Introducing The BILT Academy Podcast

This is a cross-post with the BILT Academy Blog . On May 28th, 2020 The BILT Academy Podcast was born, with the publishing of Episode Zero ! Our Episode...

2020 Is Here, Time for Some Changes

It is a new year, and a new decade, and there are lots of changes coming! The first change will be that after 5 1/2 year I'm retiring the Weekly Roundup,...

cBIMc – 3D Coordination - Oct. 9th

If you are going to be in the Calgary area on Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 , between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm you should attend the cBIMc meeting, it's FREE!...

Hackathons – Totally Worth it!

This is a crosspost with the IMAGINiT Building Solutions Blog - See original post HERE . This year as part of Digital Built Week North America ( DTS ,...

#DBWNA 2019 - Summer Fun in Seattle

We are just about 4 weeks away from this year's Digital Built Week North America #DBWNA in Seattle, WA June 14th - 20th, 2019. Will you be attending? WIll...

CanBIM - Edmonton 2019 - June 12th & 13th

If you have not signed up yet for the CanBIM Regional Session in Edmonton next week, what are you waiting for! The event takes place the week of June 12th...

cBIMc – DISRUPTION Workshop - Feb. 27th

If you are going to be in the Calgary area on Wednesday, Feb. 27th, 2019 , between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm you should attend the cBIMc meeting, it's FREE!...

A Year in Review - 2018 BILT World Tour

Late in 2017, I set a goal for myself to speak at all 4 BILT events in 2018. As I look back on 2018 I'm happy to say I was able to reach my goal and speak...

#BILTAsia 2018 - Singapore here I come

This year the BILT Asia conference is taking place in Singapore at the Marina Bay Sands on April 5th - 7th, 2018. I have never been to Singapore and...

Autodesk University 2017

It's hard to believe that it is already that time of year again, but registration for AU 2017 in Las Vegas opened this week on Wednesday, Aug. 9th, and...

Come Play BIMGO at #AU2016

If you are heading to Autodesk University in Vegas in a few days in (Nov. 15th - 17th) then you want to clear your Tuesday evening schedule so you can...

Revit Tip – Revisions on Sheet

No matter how much you use Revit or even how long you have been using it there is always something new to learn. The other day while doing a Lunch & Learn...

CanBIM - Vancouver 2016 - Feb. 16th & 17th

If you have not sign up yet for the CanBIM Regional Session in Vancouver this week, what are you waiting for! The event takes place this week, February...

Vegas, Baby! Vegas! - AU 2015

This is a re-post of a Blog I did for work, which is posted on the IMAGINiT Building Solutions Blog here. It’s that time of year again, everything is...

RTC Europe is 2 weeks away!

I don't do a lot of rebloging (just a lot of links to blogs) but I thought this post was worth it for a few reasons. 1st I will also be attending RTCEUR...

Vegas, Baby! Vegas!

The AU 2015 acceptance emails came out this week, and I was lucky enough to get one again this year! This will cap off a busy year of Speaking for me with...

Remember when we all called it AEC….

This is a re-post of a Blog I did for work, which is posted on the IMAGINiT Building Solutions Blog here . If you work in the Architecture, Engineering...

eBIMc - Mixer May 14th

Hello All, If you are going to be in or around the Edmonton, Alberta area on May 14th and are looking for some cheap fun with a dash of BIM networking...

Quick Poll: Revit Training Courses?

If you would like to learn more about how to use Revit as it is concerned with Landscape Architecture please take 30 seconds and look at these 2 polls...

Some thoughts on BIM Managers.....

I'm was going to start off this years first weekly Roundup with 3 post all linked together about something I fight for every time I going into a Clients...

AU 2014 Speaker Winners

I just wanted to take to do a quick Post to congratulate all of the 2014 Speaker winners for Autodesk University. Here are our 2014 winners The Newbie...

Only 3 weeks until AU 2014!

Hello All, Hard to believe but AU is only 3 weeks away, so if you haven't signed up yet there is still time. If you are looking for a Tuesday afternoon...

Speaking at AU 2014 - 8 Weeks From Today

Hello All, Autodesk University 2014 (AU 2014) December 2nd – 4th at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV is quickly approaching, only 8 weeks from today I will...

Navisworks 2015 Service Pack 3

Autodesk has released Service Pack 3 for all three flavors of Navisworks 2015. This service pack fixes an irritating problem that was created by Service...

Have You Met Screencast Yet?

This is a need little video that will show you what Screencast can do in less than 2 minutes (1:58 to be exact). Now if you are like me and spend a lot of...

BIM Super Session - Save the Date

If you are in or around the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada area, or planed to be around Sept. 30th - Oct. 2nd, 2014 you should check out the BIM Super Session...

The Sticky Note Says it All!

I have been thinking about doing a blog for a while now and figured its just time to get it done. I actually started setting this blog up back in January,...