From Revit to Twinmotion ... in 34 Minutes !

 

No live stream this week!  Instead, here is a little excerpt from a recent presentation I did for AIA Columbia (South Carolina)... 

Watch me transform an Autodesk Revit project to a Twinmotion real-time rendered scene in under 34 minutes...

Special thanks to AIA Columbia for asking me present to them... and letting me record it to share with you all!

Plumbing the Primary Bath in Revit... in 3D! (The North Wing - PT 7) - Replay

 

Last night on BIM After Dark Live, we talked about modeling plumbing in Revit for residential architects. I showed how to get started modeling pipes, setting up views, and creating dynamic yet informative plumbing drawings for small-scale residential work.

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On this episode, we continued The North Wing by completing some construction documents in Revit... But, what I really wanted to show you was why you should STOP USING TEXT NOTES IN REVIT!!! You heard me... Now, tune in to the replay find out why and how!

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Residential Revit - Design Options (The North Wing - PT 5) - Replay

 

On this episode of BIM After Dark Live we looked at the Residential Revit project I am working on ("The North Wing") and I riffed a bit about design options in Revit... a powerful but underutilized function in Autodesk Revit. 

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Residential Revit - Modeling Structure (The North Wing - PT 4) - Replay

 

On last nights episode of BIM After Dark Live we to look at the Residential Revit project I am working on ("The North Wing") and walked through how I approach modeling wood framed structures in Revit... 

There was tips and tricks on how I approach headers, floor framing, roof framing, framing plans, and more!  

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3 Options to Model Where Sheathing / Siding Overlap a Rim Board in Revit

 

In this Office Hour Session I riff on 3 options to modeling the detail where sheathing and siding overlap a rim board in residential Revit construction... 

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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... 

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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...

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(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?

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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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