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Auckland AutoCAD User Group Meeting 21-06-05 - BIM with Revit

I’m a bit late with this post regarding the Auckland AutoCAD User Group Meeting 21-06-05. Rich Sales (Salesoft) gave a presentation on Building Information Model technology based on Revit. The proposed change to Auckland Autodesk User Group is needed! As usual Rich gave a great demo of Revit which he has running beautifully. Thanks Rich! While everyone was impressed with Revit some of the the resulting conversation tended towards the practicality of using BIM in the real world. From minor aspects like where do you track revisions (on the drawing sheet? in the model?) to issues of liability, ownership, etc... Read more →

TAP Building Information Model Awards

Chris has posted a link to the Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) Building Information Model Awards. All the submissions are worth reading but as an ADT user I found the HOK International London “St. Bartholomew’s and Royal London Hospitals, London, England” project was of particular interest. I can’t think of a better summary than the Jury comment: “Beautiful and detailed presentation with thoughtful conclusions. This submittal provides an in-depth picture of BIM implementation and information management within the architectural office.” If you are an ADT user you have to read it. What’s also interesting is the huge range of approaches... Read more →

Renault F1 use of Advanced Digital Manufacturing

Gimag have a great article on Renault’s use of advanced CAD/CAM digital design, prototype and manufacturing techniques in Formula One. If you wonder how those vast F1 budgets are spent, this gives an idea of the huge effort just to create and develop the car components. gizmag Article: How Renault F1 uses Advanced Digital Manufacturing to enhance competitiveness Read more →

TypePad have been busy

Yeah, new tools and toys from TypePad While they are rebuilding sites to incorporate the new features you may see some weird layout stuff going on. Everything TypePad - New Design Tools, More Storage, More Bandwidth Read more →

Microsoft Word Styles revealed

elizabeth grigg has an excellent post on the mysterious world of Microsoft Word Styles. They are powerful tool but need to be understood to get the best out of them. Even if familiar with them you’ll probably learn from this article and there are links to some other great resources. reveal formatting... ~ elizabeth grigg ~ reverse-engineering happiness Read more →