More Analysis and Content from Autodesk!

Looks like they're selling an integrated structural analysis program with "tight integration" for Revit Structure now, based on Robot.


Also, BimWorld officially joins TurboSquid in becoming absorbed into the Autodesk, providing content for Revit.

HOK Revit and 3D Studio Images

A nice HOK/Autodesk Promo video showing some cool Revit and 3D Studio Images.

And a Case Study on HOK's Technology adoption and implementation.

New Revit Library (back) online

Revit Factory is back online and has a modest library of components to share. They're also offering private corporate libraries, and Revit-oriented videos.

Nice site!

Gesture-based 3D Sketching demo

Fantastic 3D Sketching interface. Very fluid, natural gesture-based interface.


ILoveSketch from Seok-Hyung Bae on Vimeo.

Analysis in Revit

They used to say they weren't interested in this market... but Autodesk's sure turned around since then:

25 simple analysis tools that work within Revit MEP 2009!

del.icio.us bookmarklet for google chrome

To add one to google chrome, turn on the bookmarks toolbar, then drag this link:

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onto the bookmark bar.

the code in the hyperlink is as follows;

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3D Painting Game

This looks like a visual treat - a game where you experience a monochromatic 3D environment by throwing paint on it.

http://iandallas.com/games/swan/

Bathroom sculptures

Here's an interesting urinal;

http://www.clarkmade.com/urinals.html

I'd think you could do something a little better with the valve when spending 8k/fixture though.

Product Specs from within Revit

A free (beta) plugin for Revit and sketchup that can download product specific information into your model from Sweets Catalog online and Google 3D Warehouse.

http://www.cadalytic.com/index.php?dir=products

TopMod

Free open source modeler for topolgical modeling exercises.. will export geometry into revit (static)

http://www.topmod3d.org/

How 'Revit-Committed' is your company?

How do you measure how BIM-Oriented a company is? How committed they are to BIM? Are they really taking advantage of/benefiting from using BIM?

• What is the ratio of design employees to Revit seats available in your company?
• What percentage of your projects are completed in Revit?
• What percentage of those projects are 100% Revit? No other CAD drafting involved?
• Do you require all projects to be completed in Revit?
• What is the average size of a project in square feet?
• And the average size of a project team in people/square foot?
  
• What percent of your workforce has received dedicated training in Revit?
• Do you see the necessity and/or benefits of IDP (Integrated Design Processes) in your firm?
  
• Do you see the necessity and/or benefits of IPD (Integrated Project Delivery)in your firm?
• Do you use or have you used the AIA Contract exhibit AIA E202-2008?
• Do you require BIM Deliverables from your consultants?
  
• If so, Do you issue your model as a construction document?
• Do you have a library of custom Revit Content?
• How many families?
  
• Do you deploy the plugins for Revit?
• Do you have any plugins of your own?
• Do your CAD standards reflect the use of Revit?
• Do you have integrated specifications through Revit via an application like eSpecs?
• What about Cost Estimation, like US Cost?
• Do you deliver contract documents in DWF format?
• How? via the web? Project Portal? Newforma/Buzzsaw/Projectwise/Sharepoint etc?
• Have you ever looked at downstream FM solutions that plug into Revit?
• Do you charge for renderings?
• Do you charge for animations?
• What percent of projects has a 3D computer rendering provided in the deliverables?
• What percent of projects has a 3D computer animation provided as part of the deliverables?
  

Goodbye Pownce

I'm sorry to see Pownce going away. I appreciated it's position in the space between tweet and blog. Since it's going away, i'll be transferring all my old pownce over here. At least then there'll be some posts on this old thing...