Nov
5
BIM - BAM - BOOM
Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA – the CEO of HOK aka the father of the MacLeamy curve, discusses life after BIM.
Nov
4
Trimble continues it growth into BIM
Yesterday, Trimble announced it's acquisition of VICO software. This is in addition to it's recent acquisitions of Tekla structures and Sketchup.
"Vico's 5D Virtual Construction software solutions pioneered the category of 5D BIM for construction. With Vico's capabilities Trimble is uniquely positioned to participate in the industry's evolution from 2D to 5D management," said Bryn Fosburgh, Trimble vice president.
"Vico's 5D Virtual Construction software solutions pioneered the category of 5D BIM for construction. With Vico's capabilities Trimble is uniquely positioned to participate in the industry's evolution from 2D to 5D management," said Bryn Fosburgh, Trimble vice president.
Oct
26
Future BIM - Where will we be in 2017?
Where will BIM processes and tools take us in five years? I've found this question quite perplexing - I never knew where I would be today if asked this question 5 years ago. This article on the NBS website attempts to predict BIM in 2017 by journaling a meeting of the UK's BIM leaders.
Sep
26
Autodesk FINNALY releases design review on the iPad (with video)
BIMx from graphisoft released with much fanfaire from the BIM community last week on the iPad with native support for viewing 3d models from Archicad. Well on Sunday, Autodesk released Design Review for the iPad and iPhone. This is not native support of a BIM but it has full support for viewing 2D and 3D dwf's from autodesk products.
Here is a quick video I put together...
Here is a quick video I put together...
Feb
2
Newforma, Meet Revit. Revit, Meet Newforma
Great new Revit Add-in for Newforma users. Allows for Revit document management from within the newforma environment.
Some of the Features included:
Room management
Punchlist Integration
Document Control
Action items and markups in Newforma are linked to Revit Elements
Audit trail for revisions to the Revit model.
I'm excited to get this implemented! But we have to wait until newforma v8 is released in the spring.
Some of the Features included:
Room management
Punchlist Integration
Document Control
Action items and markups in Newforma are linked to Revit Elements
Audit trail for revisions to the Revit model.
I'm excited to get this implemented! But we have to wait until newforma v8 is released in the spring.
Jan
17
The Future of BIM - Flying high in the cloud
I've always been a believer and promoter in the transformation that will come to BIM from cloud computing. Here are a couple of great articles that describe some of this transformation.
Dec
8
3D Holographic Prints
At AU, I met a gentlemen in the R&D lounge who presented me with a 24" x 24" hologram. His company is called Zebra imaging.
What I was drawn to was that it contained 3D hologram of the Seattle waterfront. He pulled out a few other holograms one being a "multi-phase" hologram of a process plant with one phase showing internal equipment, and the second phase showing internal equipment that housed the equipment. A 90 rotation of the hologram switched the phase.
What I was drawn to was that it contained 3D hologram of the Seattle waterfront. He pulled out a few other holograms one being a "multi-phase" hologram of a process plant with one phase showing internal equipment, and the second phase showing internal equipment that housed the equipment. A 90 rotation of the hologram switched the phase.
Nov
16
Free and powerful conceptual modeling and analysis
Go check it out. It's the stripped down conceptual massing tool from Revit mixed with the conceptual analysis tools recently release by Autodesk.
Sep
29
Autocad WS - On my iPhone
Here it is - Autocad LT on the iPhone. I'm just playing right now so here's some pictures. I'll most my comments later.
