BIM Crusader Turned AECO Tech Explorer | Speaker | Autodesk Expert Elite | 25+ years in AECO | Technical Success Manager at Newforma. Opinions expressed are my own unless I borrowed them. Cover photo by: Devin Henry
This is a Special Edition of the Weekly Roundup, focused solely on What’s New with Revit 2017 …….I would say all Flavors, but that’s one of the new things it’s just “Revit” in 2017, no more Architecture, Structure or MEP.
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If you are in or around Calgary on Wednesday April 20th you should check out the FREE cBIMc event from 6 – 8 pm.
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During the week of March 14th – 19th IMAGINiT and Autodesk will be hosting four live events in 4 Western Canadian cities, Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Saskatoon. These events are meant to be informative, as well as a great chance to meet and network with people in both the AEC and Manufacturing industries in these cities.
I have the great pleasure to be part of the team working on the AEC side of the event, and to present on “The Living Model” (more on the Manufacturing part later).
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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 16th and 17th in Vancouver, BC at the Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront.
This CanBIM session focuses on what’s “Beyond BIM”, and has a full slate of speakers on Wednesday (17th) that wraps up with a closing reception. The event kicks off on Tuesday with a tour of the Vancouver Science World, and ends with a welcome event back at the Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront.
If you follow my blog you will notice a few familiar names on the speaker list in the agenda. There is The BIM Jedi (Scott Chatterton) giving the opening address. Next is the BIM Freak (Laura Smith) who is a panellist in the round table discussion about the “Challenges in BIM Production“. Lastly the BIMsider (Carl Storms)…..yup me, has also been asked to speak, and will be talking about taking your workflow mobile.
There is time and space to register and join in the conversation.
Register HERE.
You can see the full agenda below:
8:00AM-11:00AM – CanBIM Tour – Vancouver Science World (times subject to change)
6:00PM-8:00PM – Autodesk Welcome Reception, Pinnacle Hotel
8:30AM-9:00AM – Registration
8:40AM – CanBIM Information Session – Learn about CanBIM Initiatives! – Gerry Lattmann, Executive Director
9:00AM – Opening Address – Scott Chatterton, CanBIM Board Member
9:05AM – Keynote Address – Risk & Rewards of BIM, Jeff McLellan, BFL Canada Insurance
9:30AM – Presentation – BIM & Prefabrication: Timber Structures, Lucas Epp, Structure Craft
10:10AM – BREAK (25 min)
10:35AM – Elements of Good Information Management, BIM Institute for Africa, Vaughn Harris
11:00AM – IrisVR: Developing a New AEC Workflow, Ailyn Mendoza, IrisVR
11:30AM – Panel: Challenges in BIM Production
12:20PM – LUNCH (40 min)
1:00PM – Computational Design in Construction, Santiago Diaz, Perkins + Will
1:30PM – The Piping 3D Model: The One Source of Truth, Graham Hyde, AECON
2:00PM – Computational Design & Energy Analysis, Matt Goldsberry & Joel Yow, HDR Architecture
2:40PM – BREAK (25 min)
3:05PM – Go Beyond BIM: Take Your Workflow Mobile, Carl Storms, IMAGINiT Technologies
3:30PM – PANEL: Beyond BIM
4:20PM – CanBIM Update & Certification Ceremony, Pietro Ferrari
4:50PM – Closing Remarks, Allan Partridge, CanBIM President
5:00PM-7:00PM – Autodesk Closing Reception
Hope to see you there on Wednesday!
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If you are in or around Calgary on Wednesday Jan. 27th you should check out the FREE cBIMc event from 6 – 8 pm.
Erik Poirier will present buildingSMART Canada’s published Roadmap to Lifecycle Building Information Modeling in the Canadian AECOO Community. This roadmap is a call to action for industry stakeholders from across Canada to engage and propel the transition to open BIM-based collaborative project delivery in an attempt to improve the performance and value generated by the industry. This presentation will discuss the roadmap and its implication for industry stakeholders. It will also discuss how individuals can get involved in buildingSMART Canada and participate in this collective effort to transform our industry.
Learn what SAIT are already doing (within the multiple programs at School of Construction) and participate in a discussion about what industry feels is needed from academia.
January 27, 2015 @ 6:00 PM
SMART Technologies Campus
3636 Research Rd NW, Calgary, AB
You can register at the cBIMc website (www.cBIMc.ca) or by clicking the link below.
See you there!
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UPDATE: Video from this FormIt Friday now live – Link at bottom of this post
I am honoured and excited to have been asked to share some of what I talked about at AU 2015 a few weeks ago in Vegas with all the FormIteers on the last FormIt Friday of 2015.
This is going to be a recap session of what I did at AU, as well as a chance to talk about some of the class feed back. As well as getting to spend a little time to focus on some things that there just wasn’t enough time to fit in at AU.
Here are all the details from the FormIt 360 Blog.
FormIt Friday Episode 11: Friday 12/18! With Carl Storms!
Hi Everyone – We’re getting close to closing out 2015 and we want to have one more FormIt Friday to send the year off in style.
We’ve been lucky enough to make the acquaintance of power user Carl Storms. (aka the BIMsider) He led not one, but by popular demand, TWO AU sessions of his cleverly and aptly titled session: “FormIt + Revit = bye bye SketchUp’. Obviously the class resonated with many attendees and he’s agreed to share his knowledge with those who didn’t attend AU.
You can register by clicking the link below
FormIt Friday #11 – Friday Dec. 18th – 10:00 am – 11:00 am MST (12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST)
If you are interested in seeing a full version of my AU class: “Revit + FormIt = Bye Bye SketchUp” I will be doing it one more time in January at the IMAGINiT Online BIM User Group – January 12, 2016 1:30 – 3 PM Eastern Time
Register at www.imaginit.com/events
Here is the information about what my AU class was all about:
You can download the PDF of the class Handout and PowerPoint by clicking the Dropbox link below.
Here is a link to the Video from FormIt Friday Episode 11 (from the FormIt YouTube page).
FormIt Friday Episode 11 with Carl Storms!
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Update #3 – Dec. 26th
Update #2 – Dec. 19th
Another Autodesk University, or AU as we all call it is in the books, and once again it was just me and 10,000 + of my closest friends…..Oh yeah and a few friends not of this world!
This is all of the posts I’ve rounded up on AU2015, as I find more i will add them to this post and place an Update # at the top of the post. Now enjoy all the AU2015 goodness below!
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I just wanted to send out a quick post to let everyone know that AU has added Repeat of my session “Revit + FormIt = Bye Bye SketchUp”.
The repeat is on Tuesday Dec. 1st from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Marcello 4501b Level 4. “AS13981 – Revit + FormIt = Bye Bye SketchUp (Repeat)”
The original session is now full “AS9579 – Revit + FormIt = Bye Bye SketchUp”. The session is offered on Thursday Dec. 3rd from 3:00 – 4:00 pm – Delfino 4104 Level 4.
Here is some more info on what the class is about:
Hope to see you all there!
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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 pumpkin spiced, all the stores are talking about Black Friday, and all you can think about is what Santa is going to bring you this year………you know because you have been soooo good.
If you are in or around Calgary on Thursday (yes Thursday this time) Nov. 19th you should check out the FREE cBIMc event from 6 – 8 pm.
CASE STUDY: Brookfield Place Calgary
Presented by Dialog, Entuitive and EllisDon
This BIM case study features the tallest building in western Canada, the Brookfield Place Calgary project. The presentation will highlight some unique features of the project, as well as how the team was able to both share and leverage data input by other parties using BIM. The Design Team used BIM tools and processes to design and collaborate during the design phase. Currently, the construction team uses VDC for planning and coordination as construction is ongoing. The design team and construction team are collaborating to ensure the information required to carry out the work is updated and provided when requested. The Construction Manager and Sub-trades are coordinating and sequencing work throughout the project. This BIM presentation will be presented collaboratively between DIALOG, Entuitive and EllisDon
Event Details:
November 19, 2015 @ 6:00 PM
SMART Technologies Campus
3636 Research Rd NW, Calgary, AB
You can register at the cBIMc website (www.cBIMc.ca) or by clicking the link below.
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