BIM 360 Glue updated

Luke Johnson

What’s new in 14 January 2014 BIM 360 Glue update:

  • Sign in performance improvements
  • Stability improvements – fixed crashing issues under certain circumstances during sign in, merging models, and model interaction
  • Updated messaging when a model is parsing
  • Other usability and quality improvements

via
http://help.autodesk.com/view/BIM360/ENU/?guid=GUID-431B5D3D-A4E2-472C-9435-CEBD2DF28172

Heads-up, including advice about .NET update:
http://blogs.rand.com/architectural/2014/01/the-first-glue-update-of-2014-comes-with-homework.html

You Can Add Revit Server subfolders directly to the Places List

Luke Johnson

Although you can’t right-click on these folders, you can use the Tools – Add Current Folder to Places option.

For Revit 2014, it looks like this in the Registry, at path
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAutodeskRevitAutodesk Revit 2014ProfilesAllAnavDialogs:


You could hypothetically populate these using a script or Registry merge (if you are careful).

Note: you do not need to restart Revit for these changes to appear.

My previous post about editing Registry Places:
https://wrw.is/2010/09/how-to-edit-my-places-names-using.html

Vertical Column Splitter for Revit

Luke Johnson

It’s very simple right now: it will split all selected structural columns at a level elevation specified by the user (beta developed by Ken Marsh)

Download:
http://tiny.cc/ColumnSplitterBeta

Read post:
http://marshapi.com/1/post/2014/01/vertical-column-splitter-beta.html

Read previous related post (including dialog on bugs related to slanted columns and masking):
http://revitoped.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/split-column-wish.html

What Use is BIM Really? Is there more than one? (PDF)

Luke Johnson

To oversimplify, this document essentially forms a categorized glossary of terms that show how the BIM process works and what kind of information is generated by it.

Excerpt:

Download it at:
http://bim.psu.edu/Uses/the_uses_of_bim.pdf
by RALPH G. KREIDER AND JOHN I. MESSNER

Heads-up:
http://revitlandscape.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/the-uses-of-bim-classifying-and.html

Addins for Design Review

Luke Johnson

Probably the browser one is the most interesting…  Oh, is it only me that finds the misspelling of accuracy quite hilarious 🙂

 JT Import Add-in
Enables JT files to be accessed from within Design Review with full fidelity and accuracty.

DGN Import Add-in
Working with DGN? Now Autodesk has a add-in for Design Review to enable importing of DGN files, making your design review process more seamless.

Autodesk® Design Review Browser Add-in
The Autodesk Design Review Browser add-in for Autodesk Design Review software lets you view DWF™ files using Mozilla® Firefox® and Google Chrome for the Windows® operating system. Now, you can view embedded DWF files in Firefox and Chrome much the same way as you do in the Microsoft® Internet Explorer® browser.

Source:
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=13635915&linkID=9338138

Finding Something that is Hidden by Element using a Schedule

Luke Johnson

Using Schedules, you can usually use Highlight in Model to find an element (or group of elements) from a schedule row.

However, this does not work if the element is hidden in the only view that it is instantiated in – for example, a single Generic Annotation entry in a Note Block (Schedule).  Revit will not be able to find the element.

One workaround – interestingly, selecting a Schedule row actually selects the object/s in Revit, but at least in my configuration (Properties Palette on second monitor), it does not show the Properties in the Palette for that object while the Schedule view is active.  However, you can:

  1. Select the schedule row
  2. Switch to another view (for example, a 3D view)
  3. The Properties Palette has now updated to show the properties for the Element!
  4. You can trigger normal commands – such as IDs of Selection or Save Selection

Another workaround:

  1. Install RevitLookup
  2. Select the row in the Schedule
  3. Revitlookup – Snoop Current Selection… (this will give you Element ID and other info)

A Realistic Look at BIM and Revit in Landscape Architecture

Luke Johnson

From a post by Stephen Blacklock:
In early 2013 we started work on a live full-site BIM project …

Agreeing the deliverables at the outset (and being totally truthful about what we could actually deliver) was key…

Complex areas of level changes were resolved very early in the design process, when I know these could have been problem areas on site. 

Our planting plans were also delivered in a BIM compatible environment linking the planting plans into the 3D project model and providing visual understanding of massing. 

All hardscape materials in the model included construction build ups and specification details integrated to the model as does all site furniture, fencing and walls. 

Sections and schedules are generated directly from the model reducing the risk of errors and ensuring all project information is aligned.

Read more:
BIM and Landscape Architecture | Knowledge

Revit View Settings and Effect on Navisworks export / import – plus a Model Line workaround via IFC

Luke Johnson

Interesting post by Ben a while back on the impact of Revit view settings when exporting to Navisworks.  In most cases, this is “logical” – if you can see it, it will get exported, but if you can’t see it, then it won’t.

However, this doesn’t quite hold true for model lines.  Have you ever wanted to export model lines (3d) from Revit and import these into Navis?  Ben suggests this workaround:
Model lines will not be shown in your 3D Navisworks file when brought through from your Revit project. One way to combat this would be to export your Revit file as an .IFC and then bring that file into Navisworks. .IFC brings through model lines but not detail lines through the { IfcAnnotation } Parameter.

 via
http://bimopedia.com/2013/11/25/view-settings-from-revit-into-navisworks/