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Showing posts with label BAD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BAD. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Case Study - Rocky Mountain Modern House




Even though this project is from a couple years back I’ve been wanting to use it as a case study and share it on the blog since it’s completion.

Why?

Because this project and the initial presentation illustrates all of the facets of Revit for presentation style graphics in one deliverable.  What I’d like to do in this blog post is break down the presentation page by page and give a little background on what technique, tip, or tick was used to produce the graphics (ie. floor plan, elevation, diagram, etc…).

First, I’d like to give a little background on the project itself …

Continue reading to view the “Rocky Mountain Modern” Case Study…


Thursday, September 13, 2018

I Need Those Renderings… By Tomorrow




Yesterday I published a post about how ugly “default” Revit could be.  I was hoping to evoke a response out of you, and it worked.  I received a bunch of emails and comments describing your experiences with Revit and presentation graphics.  As I suspected, this problem is an epidemic in academia and pervasive in the workforce.

Doesn’t it feel great to know you’re not alone?  In fact, I decided to highlight a few of the stories:


Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Your Revit = Ugly




Let’s face it. Out of the box, Revit is ugly.

I bet many of you reading those first two statements are nodding your heads.  Those who aren’t, create a new camera view in Revit right now without applying any templates.   Yeah, pretty ugly right?  Like you, I have always been frustrated with the un-attractiveness of “default” Revit.

The good news is you don’t have to live with “default” Revit.  There are lots of features and settings that can make Revit sexy.

The bad news?  No one knows about them!

Between teaching at a university, working for a large construction firm, and running this blog for the last ten years I have seen my fair share of Revit projects and presentations.  The quality of presentation materials (plans, sections, elevations, renderings, diagrams, etc..) coming from these models is inconsistent to say the least.  Therefore, Revit still has a reputation in many corners of our industry for “looking bad”.


Thursday, September 10, 2015

BIM After Dark - Volume 2: Second Edition Sale (plus a NEW FREE eBook!)



I always imagined the BIM After Dark series would be a continuously updated source of Revit information and tutorials with specific and targeted topics.  That being said, I am happy to announce the launch of BIM After Dark - Volume 2: Second Edition.  With your feedback I have added some tutorials, updated others, and created a NEW eBook! 

If you have already purchased and downloaded Volume 2 you will have received this updated content automatically and 100% free!

Continue reading to learn more about the new FREE eBook, the Second Edition, and to take advantage of the re-launch sale today!

Thursday, August 7, 2014

BIM After Dark - Ultimate Gallery (Part 2)


After the webinar on materials I hosted yesterday I realized many of the project I showed during the webinar were not in the BIM After Dark gallery.  Considering the fact that I used many of the techniques illustrated in the BIM After Dark - Volume 1 video series to make the following images I thought I would add some more... (Click here for Part 1).

Every single image below was created using Revit and Photoshop... Nothing else!

Click here if you want to learn how to create the same type of renderings, floor plans, elevations, and sections shown below!


BIM After Dark: Image Gallery

(Click to enlarge or start slideshow)
...be patient while they load...





Thursday, January 2, 2014

BIM After Dark New Year’s Sale!


Happy New Year everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed your festivities.  I can say with all honesty that I ate more cookies that past 2 weeks than I have the entire year! 

I am extremely excited for the year 2014.  With the first video series from BIM After Dark finally live and receiving awesome feedback I will have some time to start taking the ARE’s.  While doing so, I will be planning the next volume of BIM After Dark as well as continuing to publish content here on the blog. 

In the meantime, I want to offer a New Year’s sale to you.  But, before I do, make sure you check out this post with numerous reviews of BIM After Dark.  Additionally,  Steve Stafford, from Revit OpEd, posted a nice review on his blog. You can check it out here:

A notable quote from Steve:

"...I particularly liked how he tweaked the stock content and tools to get what he wanted for his presentations. He's clearly got a talent and opinion about documentation style that's worth sharing and worth you taking the time to listen. I also enjoyed his conversational approach to demonstrating his techniques.

Too often a video is too obviously scripted or worse comes off as if the presenter thinks his/her audience is a school child. With Jeffrey you feel like he's just sitting next to you and asking if he can "borrow the mouse" for a moment. In fact I think a few times he gets a bit too excited and rushes his delivery as though he can't wait to tell you this, and this...and oh, this too! "
 ... Read more here ... 





Now that you have read some awesome reviews, (thanks Paul, Steve, Michael, and Luke for taking the time to review/write about BIM After Dark), here is some information about the sale:

For today only (January 2nd, 2014) save 20% off of ANY package on the BIM After Dark website using the promo code:  iamarevitkid

I’ve also put the “FirstPerson BIM: Revit and CryEngine 3” eBook back in every package for this sale… 





Friday, October 18, 2013

BIM After Dark - Official Promo Video Released!


If you are not on the BIM After Dark mailing list yet... what are you waiting for?! Click here to sign up!

Here is a little teaser video we created to get the word out  (make sure you turn your speakers up!):



Thanks to TJ for helping with the video production... Awesome work.

Already signed up for BIM After Dark? Tell others about it too!





Monday, August 12, 2013

"BIM After Dark" - Coming soon...


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CLICK HERE - BIM After Dark is LIVE NOW!


Ironically, my last post about adding depth to your elevations leads into this post perfectly...  For some time now I have been wanting to put together a comprehensive series of videos that inhabits all of the value this site has had to offer over the past four years.  For those of you who took the Revit Kid Reader's survey I posted last month you may have an idea about what is coming next.

BIM After Dark CoverI would like to formally introduce you all to "BIM After Dark".  BIM After Dark (or "BAD" for easier typing) is a video series (and more) I will be producing that combines the simplicity of my video tutorials with a structured curriculum on a set topic.  Every video will be brand new and the topics will be extremely focused.

Derived from the late nights I spent perfecting the techniques illustrated in the tutorials, "BIM After Dark" is a new brand and adventure I am extremely excited for.  You may be thinking, "Why not use The Revit Kid branding for the series?"  There are two main reasons: 1) The series will utilize an array of software, not just Revit. 2) Directly selling anything on a registered trademarked domain ("Revit") can only lead to problems down the road (especially with Big Brother watching so closely these days).



The name also allows for expansion of the brand down the road.  Many of you visit this site after office hours and look to expand your knowledge with the tools of our trade. Perhaps, in the future, BAD can become a live webinar or in-person experience after office hours (hence, "After Dark").

The first video of the series will focus primarily on my presentation techniques.  I want to prove to the world that "BIM can be sexy..."  Over the years I have shared many different presentations and graphics I have produced (education and professional) but I have only made a few videos and tutorials about how they were created.  From hand sketches, to Revit, to 3DS Max, and Photoshop, I will use real-world examples and show you all of my presentation techniques (some examples of the variety of what I have done over the last few years can be seen on my personal website here).  Additionally, for the first time ever, I will be packaging tons of sample files, example files, and projects with the episodes.

Here is a Promotional Video I had created to lay it all out....



If you are interested in following my progress, release dates, and bonus information, please sign up for the BIM After Dark newsletter.

Lastly, I want to thank every one of my readers for following the blog.  Whether you are just discovering the blog or have been following me for years you are the reason I keep it going.  The launch of BAD will not stop me from posting free videos and information here on The Revit Kid.com.  I love you all and will continue my dedication to this website and the community abroad.

As always, feel free to contact me or comment below.

With my utmost gratitude,


- Jeffrey A. Pinheiro AKA "The Revit Kid"