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Every other week I hold a private call with members of the BIM After Dark Community. I thought it would be valuable to highlight some of the conversations here on the channel.
If you think you could benefit from an Office Hour like this one, Join the BIM After Dark Community for full courses, support, and sample files today !
We’re heading up on Day 14 of the North Wing build! In this episode, I’m framing ceiling joists and cutting in skylight openings that will bring natural light into the new primary bath. You'll also catch a quick behind-the-scenes look at how I used Revit to plan this phase of the project. Whether you're into hands-on building, BIM workflows, or just love seeing a house come together—this one’s for you.
On this episode of The North Wing we add floor joists, blocking, joist hangers, and MORE joist hangers. I also refer to the Autodesk Revit model and talk a bit about what a "rim board header" is and how we resolved the floor around our existing fireplace...
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On this episode of The North Wing, I'm finally strapping on the tool belt and diving headfirst into framing! But there's a major catch—I have only 28 days to reach water tight.
To tackle this huge challenge, I've paused ALL my other work and commitments for 4 intense weeks dedicated solely to framing. The clock is ticking, and the pressure is on. Can we get the North Wing sealed and water tight before time runs out?
Follow along to see the process unfold, and find out if this ambitious goal is achievable for an amateur carpenter like myself...
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On this episode of The North Wing project we have footings and foundation walls poured and complete! I also talk a little bit about some design changes, how I approached moving the building in Revit, and how I use Revit to coordinate the anchor bolts!
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Catch up on all 11 episodes to date...
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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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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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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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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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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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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On this episode of BIM After Dark Live I walked through my Revit template for custom residential architecture.
So many of the Revit template examples and downloads available are focused on larger commercial projects. I wanted to create a streamlined, minimal, and effective template that was optimized for small-scale residential design and construction. This template will give you everything you need to quickly create a model and set of construction documents for your 400 square foot home additions... not your 4 million square foot hospitals!
This template is exclusively available to members of the BIM After Dark Community.
Text notes, dimensions, schedules, line styles, and more that all look graphically compelling right out of the box.
ONLY the view templates, line styles, detail components, families, wall types, and just the content you NEED to start your single family residential projects in Revit.
Minimalist, "retro" style titleblocks and cover sheets built in.
Schedules, key schedules, note blocks (with annotation families), and more to help you quickly generate your construction documents.
A fully comprehensive sample project of a 400 SF addition with all views, sheets, details, and information included!
A project browser that is simple to use and organize (as well as customize!).
Graphic display settings for your 3D and 2D views that will improve the quality and comprehension of all of your Revit views.
.... and more....
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In Episode 01 of our modern barn series I introduce the project, do some sketching, create some topography, and make some awesome design diagrams in Revit.
This mini-series was made possible thanks to the support of Autodesk.
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On last night's episode of BIM After Dark Live I have a blast chatting with Alex Gore from F9 Productions... We talked about how his design build firm came to be, how his Revit models and documentation evolved over time, how "building" has changed his approach to models, and he shared a really neat tip for wood framed headers!
Oh... and we talked a bit about AI (artificial intelligence)...
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