BIMThoughts

This week we talk with Kate Morrical about Structural Engineering with Revit.  We talk challenges, tools and how to get stuff done.

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About Kate Morrical

Kate is a Digital Design Manager for a 140-person 3-office structural engineering firm; she is responsible for coordinating procedures and standards for software used in the design process, whether CAD, BIM, or design/analysis programs. She’s involved with every aspect of producing design documents, from long-range planning to evaluating new tools all the way down to naming standard text styles. Fortunately, she has great BIM & IT teams to work with!

There is no such thing as a “typical” project at Silman, so we are constantly innovating with new and creative ways to approach our designs. She is excited about new applications for laser scanning, design simulation, and intelligent documentation. It’s not easy to keep up with, but it’s never boring!

You can find Kate on Twitter at @katemorrical..

This week on BIMThoughts we talked to The Revit Kid about the great things he is doing to help the Revit community.  You should check out all the great things he is doing over at TheRevitKid and BIM After Dark.

Show Notes:

The Revit Kid’s blog

On Thefacebook

On the You Tubes

RTC NA Design Competition

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About Jeff Pinheiro, AIA

Jeffrey is a registered architect in the state of Connecticut and has 10 years of experience in varying roles throughout the industry. Jeffrey has designed and constructed an array of building types from small residential additions to multi-million dollar hospitals. Jeffrey began his professional career at the age of 16 working in a local architecture firm and continued gaining valuable experience at one of the largest architectural firms in the state.

Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Jeffrey holds a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Science (Architecture) from the University of Hartford. Additionally, he obtained associate degrees in Architecture and Construction Management from Norwalk Community College.

Jeffrey is a leader in the industry when it comes to the use of BIM (Building Information Modeling) and technology. He has spoken and taught classes at national conferences and is the creator of The Revit Kid.com (a worldwide resource on all things Revit and BIM related). Additionally, Jeffrey holds the position as BIM Manager of the largest BIM construction management firms.

This time, I talk with Brian Mackey about Revit warning and their effect on the model.

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About Brian Mackey

Brian Mackey is a well know and established consultant who has been working in the industry since the 80’s.  He attended school for framing and then worked for a construction firm focusing on framing in the residential market.  He moved on from that to become and architectural woodworker, which included field verification, cost estimating and bidding, CNC programming and shop drawing creations.  This is where he began using Autodesk products, starting with AutoCAD Release 12.  From here he was recruited to work for an Architectural firm.  He started off doing as-built conditions for tenant improvement work and soon became the CAD Manager. In many ways, Brian’s past roles in the industry have aided his ability to help his clients effectively use Autodesk software.  With a career change to an Autodesk reseller in the early 2000’s, Brian was introduced to Revit and has been a true Revit geek ever since.  Brian holds both associate and professional level Autodesk certifications in Revit. As a Technical Specialist, Brian stayed completely immersed in every aspect of the software and passed his knowledge onto his clients through classroom training, technical support and on-site mentoring.  Through working with numerous companies from all areas of the country, from many different disciplines, Brian has gained valuable experience and knowledge about industry best practices in implementing Revit and other BIM software.  Working with many clients to achieve very diverse goals eventually made Brian decide to make a career change to open BD Mackey Consulting in 2011.  Being an independent consultant allows Brian to focus more intently on his clients and their specific mentoring, training and support needs.  Working so closely with so many diverse companies enables Brian to stay as close to the industry as possible, which helps him provide specific services his clients require. Brian is a well-known and popular instructor and has spoken at CAD Camp, Revit Technology Conference, and Autodesk University; he also co-hosts a light-hearted monthly Revit internet Q&A webcast that has a growing fan base. Brian’s goals about BIM are to find ways to help his clients utilize the software that is the best, most efficient and most intelligent way possible for their companies’ individual needs.

About BIMThoughts

BIMThoughts is a podcast about BIM technology and techniques. We produce two different episode formats; panel discussions and interviews. In our panel discussions, we dive deep into a topic related to BIM, Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks or something different. During our interview episodes, we talk top BIM professionals. We learn what makes them tick and their views on BIM, Revit, and the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. We hope you will join us for every episode of BIMThoughts.

In this LPA Roundtable, I talk with Charlie Williams and Alejandro Lopez about BIM review and how we discovered the best ways to keep a model healthy from start to end.

Please share your comments of how your handle your model reviews in the comment section below.

Show Notes:

LPA

LPA careers

NavisWorks

Planifi Project Analyzer

LPA’s BIM Health Check Please comment on your top three things to check.

About LPA

Founded in 1965, LPA Inc. has more than 300 employees at offices in Irvine, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose, and San Antonio. The firm provides services in architecture, sustainability, planning, interior design, landscape architecture, engineering, and graphics. What sets us apart? Our people. Of our employees, 70% are LEED Accredited Professionals (BD+C and ID+C). Certainly, we design stunning architecture, but it’s the relationships that make it easy for clients to keep coming back for more.

With extensive experience in public and private architecture, LPA designs a diversity of facilities that span from K-12 schools, colleges, and universities, to corporate and civic establishments.

Noteworthy Clients

Wal-Mart, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Disney, The Irvine Company, Toyota Motor Sales, Ford Motor Company, Western Digital, Blizzard Entertainment, Emulex, American Airlines, Wells Fargo Bank, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Unisys Corporation, Herman Miller, Cisco Systems, Verizon Wireless, Kodak, Amtrak, and the Irvine Ranch Water District plus more than 60 governmental agencies, cities and counties throughout California, and approximately 100 K-12 school districts, colleges and universities.

Awards

More than 600 major design awards attest to LPA’s commitment to design excellence. Of these, more than 200 awards have been received from the American Institute of Architects National, State, and Component Chapters, not to mention more than 40 years of continuous recognition from the AIA Orange County.

About BIMThoughts

BIMThoughts is a podcast about BIM technology and techniques. We produce two different episode formats; panel discussions and interviews. In our panel discussions, we dive deep into a topic related to BIM, Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks or something different. During our interview episodes, we talk top BIM professionals. We learn what makes them tick and their views on BIM, Revit, and the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. We hope you will join us for every episode of BIMThoughts.

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Brian Mackey Revit 2017 and Deployments

In Part 1 of this 2 part episode I talk with Brian Mackey “The Revit Geek” about how Revit 2017 is going, and I share some secrets about deployments.  I also give a preview of my upcoming talk at RTC.

Show Notes:

Brian Mackey Linkedin profile

Brian’s Blog

BD Mackey Consulting

The Revit Geek on the internet

http://bimthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/E37-Brian-Macky-Reit-2017-and-Deployments.mp3 | Open Player in New Window

About Brian Mackey

Brian Mackey is a well know and established consultant who has been working in the industry since the 80’s.  He attended school for framing and then worked for a construction firm focusing on framing in the residential market.  He moved on from that to become and architectural woodworker, which included field verification, cost estimating and bidding, CNC programming and shop drawing creations.  This is where he began using Autodesk products, starting with AutoCAD Release 12.  From here he was recruited to work for an Architectural firm.  He started off doing as-built conditions for tenant improvement work and soon became the CAD Manager. In many ways, Brian’s past roles in the industry have aided his ability to help his clients effectively use Autodesk software.  With a career change to an Autodesk reseller in the early 2000’s, Brian was introduced to Revit and has been a true Revit geek ever since.  Brian holds both associate and professional level Autodesk certifications in Revit. As a Technical Specialist, Brian stayed completely immersed in every aspect of the software and passed his knowledge onto his clients through classroom training, technical support and on-site mentoring.  Through working with numerous companies from all areas of the country, from many different disciplines, Brian has gained valuable experience and knowledge about industry best practices in implementing Revit and other BIM software.  Working with many clients to achieve very diverse goals eventually made Brian decide to make a career change to open BD Mackey Consulting in 2011.  Being an independent consultant allows Brian to focus more intently on his clients and their specific mentoring, training and support needs.  Working so closely with so many diverse companies enables Brian to stay as close to the industry as possible, which helps him provide specific services his clients require. Brian is a well-known and popular instructor and has spoken at CAD Camp, Revit Technology Conference, and Autodesk University; he also co-hosts a light-hearted monthly Revit internet Q&A webcast that has a growing fan base. Brian’s goals about BIM are to find ways to help his clients utilize the software that is the best, most efficient and most intelligent way possible for their companies’ individual needs.

About BIMThoughts

BIMThoughts is a podcast about BIM technology and techniques. We produce two different episode formats; panel discussions and interviews. In our panel discussions, we dive deep into a topic related to BIM, Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks or something different. During our interview episodes, we talk top BIM professionals. We learn what makes them tick and their views on BIM, Revit, and the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. We hope you will join us for every episode of BIMThoughts.

Tobias Hathorn and FormIT

This week Carla and I  talk with Autodesk FormIT product owner, Tobias Hathorn.

Show Notes

Autodesk BIM 360 Formit paid and free versions.  Free include iPad and Android devices along with the web version. The paid for version includes: real-time collaboration, energy analysis, solar analysis, Autodesk Material Library and as of new the 360 Windows version.

Tobias on Twitter

Formit Friday Blog  Youtube

Tobias is a RoMBIS board member Denver’s Revit Users Group

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About Tobias Hathorn, AIA

Tobias Hathorn is the Product Owner, and User Experience Designer driving innovation of conceptual BIM tools to streamline the building industry.

His responsibilities include satisfying Autodesk business goals by guiding a development team through research, prioritization, design decisions, and feature implementation.

To that end, he utilizes user research and design iterations with customers. He is delighted to produce and improve features that exceed user expectations, providing what they want and need. Overall, he aspires to provide a user experience of flow.

Beyond customer facing features, he also contributes to his team’s culture by being an enthusiastic, social conduit between customers and development teams. Open minded communication – both speaking and listening – that leads to honest sharing, trust, and successful, productive teams.

Specialties include; User experience design, software design, problem-solving through design, usability studies, user research, workflow analysis, architectural design, 3d-visualizations, graphics, renderings, software performance.

About BIMThoughts

BIMThoughts is a podcast about BIM technology and techniques. We produce two different episode formats; panel discussions and interviews. In our panel discussions, we dive deep into a topic related to BIM, Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks or something different. During our interview episodes, we talk top BIM professionals. We learn what makes them tick and their views on BIM, Revit, and the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. We hope you will join us for every episode of BIMThoughts.

In this week’s BIMthoughts Carla and I talk with the “BIMsider” Carl Storms. We talk RTC, Revit Apps and what it takes to be a great presenter, and I share a secret about programming.

Show Notes:

Carl’s Blog: The BIMsider

Carl’s Company Website: IMAGINiT Technologies

RTC NA 2016 – SCOTTSDALE HERE I COME! (OR SHOULD I SAY PHOENIX?)

The BIM 42 Blog

Here is his most recent blog post on the “Align” Add-in

Here is the Navisworks add-in from the Autodesk Exchange App Store Properties+

http://bimthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/E35-RTC-and-Apps-with-Carl-Storm-1.mp3 | Open Player in New Window

About Carl Storms – Senior Applications Expert

IMAGINiT Technologies

Drawing on his nearly 20 years of experience in architecture, engineering, and construction, Carl provides a practical and well-rounded understanding of building information modeling (BIM) to clients. He’s worked in residential and commercial architecture, as well as construction and has over five years of teaching experience at the collegiate and industry level. Beyond that, he’s also done a bit of sales and marketing which aid him in providing the business case for BIM to clients as well as helping them make the most of their collaboration, coordination and design tools and processes.

Through implementations, instruction, mentoring, seminar presentations, whitepapers and more, Carl assists clients with the adoption of design technology and BIM processes. As someone who truly enjoys the process of building information modeling, Carl spreads his love of all things BIM via Twitter @theBIMsider, on his Blog www.thebimsider.com, or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/theBIMsider.

About BIMThoughts

BIMThoughts is a podcast about BIM technology and techniques. We produce two different episode formats; panel discussions and interviews. In our panel discussions, we dive deep into a topic related to BIM, Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks or something different. During our interview episodes, we talk top BIM professionals. We learn what makes them tick and their views on BIM, Revit, and the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. We hope you will join us for every episode of BIMThoughts.

Part 1 of this special mini-series of BIMThoughts that we call The LPA Round Table. Joining me is Charlie Williams and Alejandro López. We share what turns great IT/IS/DT departments into a team we call Inspire Design.  We also discuss what a change in thinking and a change in a name, propels ID to be the best of breed.

I hope you enjoy this first episode of BIMThoughts’ LPA Round Table.

http://bimthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/E34-LPA-Inspire-Design.mp3 | Open Player in New Window

About BIMThoughts

BIMThoughts is a podcast about BIM technology and techniques. We produce two different episode formats; panel discussions and interviews. In our panel discussions, we dive deep into a topic related to BIM, Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks or something different. During our interview episodes, we talk top BIM professionals. We learn what makes them tick and their views on BIM, Revit, and the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. We hope you will join us for every episode of BIMThoughts.

Carla and I sit down with Kelly Cone of the Beck Group and talk shop.  We discuss Revit, process management, and ask the question “Is BIM worth it?”  I think you’ll be surprised at the answer.

Show Notes:

Kelly Cone

Beck Group

Word Thoughts:

Modeloscopy

Drafting lines are the new AutoCAD

(LOD) Level of Development

http://bimthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/E33-Kelly-Cone.mp3 | Open Player in New Window

About BIMThoughts

BIMThoughts is a podcast about BIM technology and techniques. We produce two different episode formats; panel discussions and interviews. In our panel discussions, we dive deep into a topic related to BIM, Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks or something different. During our interview episodes, we talk top BIM professionals. We learn what makes them tick and their views on BIM, Revit, and the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. We hope you will join us for every episode of BIMThoughts.

Bill Allen and Steve Letourneau from EvolveLab talk about how to start a BIM Consulting Firm.  We also get some tips and tricks out of them about Revit 2017 and using Grasshopper and Humming Bird to import Sketch Up into Revit.

Show notes:

Bill Allen

Steve Letourneau

EvolveLAB

Ruvo Brain Center

Grasshopper

Humming Bird

http://bimthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/E32-Bill-and-Steven-EvolveLAB.mp3 | Open Player in New Window