Section Box Tips and Tricks in Revit + Only 1 Day Left!!!

 

In this Office Hour Session I riff on section boxes in Revit, share some short cuts, tips, and tricks!  This is one of the more common questions I get asked when teaching Revit and using the "BX" shortcut... ;)

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1 Day Left to Register for NicheBIM 2024!

Quick reminder that I will be closing registration for NicheBIM 2024 tomorrow night!  I've been having a blast designing graphics for swag, organizing with the venue, and preparing for the first ever conference dedicated to small firm architects using BIM!  

If you want to join us next month, you must register by tomorrow night... 

Click here to learn more and register right now.

Door Swing Animation in Twinmotion for Revit Users

 

During last week's episode of BIM After Dark Live, we talked about Twinmotion for interiors (with Lumen) there was a comment about animating the doors while navigating the live scene:

So, I decided to make a short video to show you how to accomplish this... 

It's super fun and just adds so much more life to a live model scene....

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Final Week To Register!

As I mention in the video, NicheBIM 2024 is only 1 month away and we are closing registration on FRIDAY!!!

If you are interested in attending the first ever one-day conference for small firm/sole architects using BIM be sure to register now...

Click here to learn more and register today...

(Replay) Residential Revit - Twinmotion Interior Tips (The North Wing - PT 3)

 

On last night's episode of BIM After Dark Live I ran through creating an interior live real-time rendered scene of the primary bathroom of "The North Wing" project...

The key takeaways were adjusting lights coming in from Revit, material tips for realism, adding entourage... and the sun/light settings that really make a scene feel natural...

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Residential Revit - Twinmotion Exteriors (The North Wing - Part 2) - Replay

On this episode of BIM After Dark Live we took a look at the latest scheme of "The North Wing" (a recent residential Revit project) and generate some Twinmotion Exterior renderings / scenes... Live!  

Some of the topics we talked about were:

- Revit Modeling tips when using Twinmotion for renderings and real-time visualization

- Exporting and Importing Revit models to Twinmotion

- Building your scenes, tips and tricks.

- Ambience and lighting settings for the most realistic real-time scenes

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The North Wing Introduction (Replay) + 25% Off NicheBIM Ends Today!

On last night's episode of BIM After Dark Live I introduced you to a new Residential Revit design/build project of mine: "The North Wing".  This project is early in the design phase and I wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the workflows, concepts, tools, and processes I use while exploring design options for a project. 

Some of the topics we covered were:

- Introduction to the project and current design(s)

- Revit to iPad Sketching Workflow with Procreate

- How much to model this early in design...?

- When and when not to use Design Options in Revit?

Click here to view the replay now....

25% NicheBIM 2024 Ends Today!

 As I mentioned on the stream last night... The summer sale of NicheBIM 2024 tickets ends at 9PM tonight!

So, if you are planning on meeting up with us in Hartford in September to have conversations JUST LIKE the one last night today is the day to commit!

Click here to register today using offer code "SUMMER2024" during checkout...

Get Your Designs from Schematic to BIM in Minutes with AI (Skema) - Replay

On this episode of BIM After Dark Live I was joined by Marty Rozmanith to talk about using an AI tool called Skema to speed up your design process (from schematic to BIM!).  Marty is best known for his role leading the requirements team for the Revit product (acquired by Autodesk). His work applying modular approaches and digital twins in AEC has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes magazine and other professional journals.

Some of the topics we covered included:

- What is Skema and what does the workflow look like?

- The promise of BIM knowledge reuse

- Toward the idea of a Parts Bin

- BIM models are not created equally (variance in parametric systems) 

- What our knowledge graph methodology means for Revit power users

- How Design Catalogs impact a firm’s workflow

- When will Industrialized construction and MMC really take off?

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What's New in Dynamo for Revit 2025? (w/John P!) - Replay

 

On this episode of BIM After Dark Live I will be joined by John Pierson of Parallax Team to talk about all of the new features to Dynamo for Revit 2025!

Some of the topics we will cover include:

Dynamo for Revit 2025:

- Now .NET8 (formerly .net framework 4.8 - microsoft)

    - potential speed gains, more modern

- New Nodes for linked files

- Toposolid nodes

- Coming soon - panel nodes

Notes about packages for Revit 2025:

- Most c# packages need updated

- Python is still iffy

- Ongoing package manager woes

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Rebuilding Volterra... In Revit?! (w/Paul Aubin) - Replay

 

On this episode of BIM After Dark Live we welcomed back the great Paul Aubin to talk about rebuilding Volterra, Italy... in Revit. 

For nearly a decade, Paul has been involved in an effort hosted by the Volterra Detroit Foundation to preserve, document and share the history and culture of Volterra, Italy. Volterra is a hilltop town in the Tuscany region continuously inhabited for over 3000 years. Deploying modern tools to study and document the historical and cultural fabric of the city has been the focus of several international workshops conducted their since 2016. Paul has been privileged to have been part of all of these workshops first as an attendee and more recently as one of its facilitators. We’ll discuss the work, the tools, the procedures and the lessons learned.

 Click here to view the replay now... 

Twinmotion 2024 for Revit: What's New?! (w/Tyler) - Replay

 

In this episode of BIM After Dark Live I was be joined by Tyler Puryear to talk about what's new in Twinmotion 2024 for Revit!  We talked about best practices, templates, and, of course, highlight the new features!

Some of the topics we touched on were:

- Spacing and Area Tools

- Render Layers

    - Fabrics

    - Substance Files

    - Foliage Material

- Camera Updates

- Sequencer & Action Camera

- Deterministic Animations

Click here to view the episode now.... 

Control Room Tags through Linked Files in Revit (Office Hour Sessions)

 

I've been using Revit for over 16 years now... And I can honestly say this is the first time I discovered this little tip about tagging rooms through links. 

Check out this snip from a recent Office Hour session to see what I am talking about .... 

PS:

If you think you would benefit from joining an office hour like this one... Join the BIM After Dark Community today.

Small Firms, Big BIM: Why Technology is Essential for Architects to Survive - Replay

On last night's episode of BIM After Dark Live I welcomed Jim Balding (of the ANT Group) to the show.  Traditionally, BIM has always been equated to the "big firms".  Well, Jim and I are going discuss how BIM (and the adoption of new technology) actually benefits the smaller architecture and engineering firms MORE!  Jim has spent his entire career integrating new technologies with small-scale professional practice.

Jim shared some of the tools, workflows, processes, and (I'm sure) stories of his years spent in the world of "little BIM"... 

Oh, and tune in to the beginning to hear two unique stories of how Jim and I met and how he called me out when I registered for a conference one year.... ;)

Click here to view the replay now.... 

Should Architects do the "100 Days of AI" Challenge? - Replay

 

On this episode of BIM After Dark Live I was joined by Carl Storms (The BIMsider) to talk about his completion of the 100 Days of AI challenge.  What did he learn?  Should Architects, Engineers, and Contractors do the challenge?  Would he do it again!?    

Click here to view the episode and hear some of the tools, insights, and lessons learned from Carl... 

**Spoiler Alert** - We forgot to talk about the "AI Sandwich" ... haha!