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What’s new in 3ds Max 2020 for Revit users?

18.05.19 02:07 PM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)
What’s new in 3ds Max 2020 for Revit users?

Exciting news, as the latest Autodesk 3ds Max update was just released on March 27, 2019.  If you subscribe to the AEC Collection, you can access 3ds Max 2020 now in your Autodesk Account.

New features in 3ds Max 2020 for Revit users that will allow for faster data import fro...

A test-case for BIM: RKW Architektur +

17.05.19 08:28 AM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)

How flexible is the BIM process? This question arose for German firm RKW Architektur + in their project New Office Düsseldorf. The architects started work in Autodesk AutoCAD 2D and switched to the BIM method only in planning phase 5 at the request of the general contractor. Thei...

Mounting Parts in Structural Precast Extension for Revit

16.05.19 09:55 AM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)
Mounting Parts in Structural Precast Extension for Revit

In this post of the Structural Precast series, I will cover the Mounting Parts functionality.

Structural Precast Extension for Revit has a tool (Mounting Parts) that automatically adds grout tubes, extra rebars, electrical sockets, cable ducts, or other model components to the corresponding precast a...

Structural Design package version 1.0.5

15.05.19 10:25 AM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)
Structural Design package version 1.0.5

Three months ago, I published the Structural Design Dynamo package, which supports various structural workflows in Dynamo and Revit. I shared some example scripts based on the package. I also taught a class at AU on this subject.

Since that time, many of you have reached...

A Day in the Office: CFD in AEC

14.05.19 10:40 AM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)
A Day in the Office: CFD in AEC

When the average engineer thinks of CFD (computational fluid dynamics), they think of many manufacturing applications: pumps, valves, electronics cooling, etc. At its foundation, CFD covers any thermal and fluids dynamic related matters. If you look around your room today, you’ll notice many applica...

Contractors see Revit add-ins streamline pipe routing and design

13.05.19 10:51 AM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)
Contractors see Revit add-ins streamline pipe routing and design

Tailor-made content brings improvements to native Revit functionality, making projects even faster from the start

No stone is unturned as companies in the construction industry seek productivity and efficiency gains. To compete at the local, national and global levels, contractors are leveraging ...

Meeting customer needs with solutions from Autodesk AEC Industry Partners

12.05.19 11:00 AM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)
Meeting customer needs with solutions from Autodesk AEC Industry Partners

With the help of the Autodesk AEC Industry Partners program, design firms are more smoothly resolving their business challenges and accelerating their move to BIM.

Nearly every one of my friends and colleagues has a smartphone, but each relies on different mobile apps. One might have a fitn...

Autodesk Structural Precast Extension for Revit 2019 Update 1: Delivering more automation

11.05.19 11:17 AM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)
Autodesk Structural Precast Extension for Revit 2019 Update 1: Delivering more automation

It’s mid-winter in the northern hemisphere, and now is the best time to release some new tools for the projects waiting to be built in the spring. As a famous quote states: “The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” And for everyone living on the other half of the planet, please be as...

Learn the Power of Dynamo for Automated Reinforcement Detailing – Part 1

10.05.19 01:30 PM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)
Learn the Power of Dynamo for Automated Reinforcement Detailing – Part 1

In this blog post I would like to demonstrate how to automate reinforcement designs with the Dynamo graphical programming interface using the example of standard rebar designs for window and door openings.

Revit 2019.1 comes with Dynamo 1.3.3 preinstalled, however the workflows covered in this blog p...

New engine in Autodesk Rendering speeds Revit renders

10.05.19 11:52 AM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)

Autodesk Rendering, the cloud service that lets you create high-quality photorealistic images, panoramas, solar studies and illuminance simulations without tying up your desktop, just got way better. With this new release, cloud rendering for Revit is not only significantly faster but also generates...

Learn the Power of Dynamo for Automated Reinforcement Detailing – Part 2

09.05.19 10:25 AM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)

In this blog post, I’ll continue the subject I started a few weeks ago. In Part 1 I covered how structural engineers and detailers can automate reinforcement designs with Dynamo in the example of straight rebars around window and door openings. Let’s extend the functionality of the sc...

" THE REVIT DAD " + FREE DYNAMO WORKSHOP 

06.05.19 10:39 AM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)

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Over the last nine years, I’ve always made it a point to not only share Revit tips and tricks with you but t...

The NBS Construction Technology Report 2019

04.05.19 09:11 AM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)
The NBS Construction Technology Report 2019

We recently published our NBS Construction Technology Report. This was a survey of over 500 construction professionals, mainly based in the UK. This was a healthy sample size based on the number of construction professionals in the UK.

The report is a mixture of an analysis of the survey an...

DIY DYNAMO - SPRING 2019 OPENING SOON . . .

01.05.19 09:32 AM By Ebrahim - Comment(s)

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Over the last couple of weeks I have received quite a few emails asking about when the next enrollment of DIY Dynamo would be.  Due to the demand, I'm going to put the Residential Revit se...

BIM AND BEYOND

30.04.19 11:59 AM By Mahmoud Samir Mahmoud - Comment(s)
BIM AND BEYOND

As housing evolves into the future and begins to embrace technology, one technology stands out. Building Information Modeling (BIM). Housing’s transition to using BIM has been slow, much like most any progress related to housing. But, as the BUILDER KB Home ProjeKt team and other builders are findin...

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