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Revit Sheets Part 2 - Title Blocks
This is the second of 4 posts on Sheets. Click here for the introduction to sheets.Title Blocks are one of those thankless but vital tasks. Done right, no one will notice. Done incorrectly or not...
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Revit Sheets Part 3 - Revisions
If you are a veteran AutoCAD user, you may remember setting up a revision table on a title block where you could have as many as 100 attributes which had to be selected in the correct order to ensure...
View ArticleBIM & Construction Part 1 - Introduction
BIM & ConstructionIntroductionWhile working as an Architect Technologist and Software Engineer within the Construction Industry for the past 20 years, I have become aware of the many problems that...
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Revit Sheets Part 4 - Revision Clouds
This is the fourth in a series of Posts on Sheets. My previous post dealt with adding a revision schedule to a sheet. In this post, I will look at how Revision Clouds work and how to connect them up...
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Revit 2D Details Part 1 - Introduction
A common misconception about BIM is that it is all 3D, BIM doesn't do 2D details and isn't all our investment in 2D CAD being washed down the sink hole. Not so. Revit can do detailing better than...
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Revit 2D Details Part 2 - Editing Tools
This is the second post on 2D Detailing in Revit. To view the first post click here.You should spend a little time making details look good as they look good and are easy to read. Details imported from...
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Revit 2D Details Part 3 - Organising and Reusing Details
How many of us had grand plans to reuse details? Probably most designers or organisations. This may have taken the form of A3 folders of typical details or individual PDF and/or CAD files in shared...
View ArticleUK Construction Strategy
IntroductionThe UK Construction Strategy which was published in May 2011 is causing a bit of a stir in the UK at the moment. Many other countries and organizations are looking on to see how effective...
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Revit 2D Details Part 4 - Linking 2D and 3D
This is my fourth and last post on 2D details, well at least for now.If you used the drafting view in the first post on 2D details, the 2D detail is standalone and not connected with any part of the...
View ArticleBIM Protocols and Standards - Introduction
I recently had to write standards for a very large healthcare project. I gathered up all the other consultants documents with various standards, protocols and execution plans. The amount of information...
View ArticleBIM Protocols - Project Information
This is the second post in a series of posts on BIM Protocols and Standards. The first post and Section 1 is available here.Comments and explanations are highlighted in green italics.Section 2...
View ArticleBIM Protocols - BIM Objectives
This is the third post in a series of posts on BIM Protocols and Standards. The second post and Section 2 is available here.Comments and explanations are highlighted in green italics. Tables are...
View ArticleRIAI Template BIM Execution Plan
DATE: 26.02.2013TIME: 07.30am - 10.00amVENUE: Radisson Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8SPEAKERS:Chair: Seán O'Leary, MIPI, Planning Manager, The Irish Planning InstituteKeynote: Michael Earley, Scott...
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Revit Parameters Part 1 - Concepts
I thought I would write a few posts on Parameters as I think it is extremely beneficial to use them well but many shy away from them as they appear to be too complex to use and often users end up using...
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Parameters Part 2 - Filters
My first post on parameters introduced the concept of parameters, the differences between instance and type parameters and why you would used shared instead of project parameters.This post will look at...
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Parameters Part 3 - Tags
In part 1, I introduced the various types of parameters and in part 2 I showed how parameters can be filtered to create different graphic views of information which is a very powerful concept.I part 3,...
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Parameters Part 4 - Schedules
This is the fourth installment on Revit parameters which I consider to be the i in BiM. Part 1 introduced the concepts of parameters and the types available. Part 2 showed how drawing information such...
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Parameters Part 5 - Types and Project Units
I purposefully skipped some concepts for parameters as they are a little more advanced and it is often better to learn the basics first before stepping into advanced topics that make the topic a little...
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Parameters Part 6 - FM and COBie
Parameters are the i in BiM. Many Clients and Estate Managers are now interested in using the information contained in parameters for Facilities Management. COBie (Construction Operations Building...
View ArticleBIM Culture
Every organisation has a culture which has been honed over time. Culture is an intangible but an important asset for organisations which acts a binder or glue that ensures employees are goal orientated...
View ArticleDo you have documented policy, systems and procedures to achieve “Level 2...
Do you have documented policy, systems and procedures to achieve “Level 2 BIM” maturity as defined in the government’s BIM Strategy?The above question is included in Table 8 of the PAS91-2013...
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BIM - Teaming with Opportunities - Aviva Stadium - Thursday 29th of May 2014
I just completed a talk on BIM this morning at Aviva Stadium which I am proud to have been involved in the the design process. The link to the presentation is available below.BIM - Teaming with...
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BIM - Lessons Learned
Having just submitted BIM models for a large and complex healthcare project in London, it is time to consider lessons learned as there have been many. In a time of transition to BIM Level 2, at present...
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PAS1192-2:2013 Information Delivery
I started this blog as a means to document my accumulating knowledge on BIM and also to help staff who I work with to raise the technical and management standards for BIM. The other focus group for the...
View ArticleBIM Level 2 standards for business
If you or your business are interested in procuring work using BIM level 2, you may be interested in my talk at CITA in in February where I catch up on the status of the construction industry in...
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