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Discussing Techniques and Programming Languages ​​in Revit Plugin Creation

Revit “Programming Techniques” In our previous discussion on the Revit API, we reviewed the concept of using the Revit API to craft a plugin to extend the out-of-the-box functionality within…
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WEB –  IFC & IFC.js   / A new way to make BIM

The majority of applications for the AECO (Architecture, engineering, construction, operation) industry are desktop applications (primarily MS Windows© based).  These applications tend to be expensive in cost, especially so today…
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From Rhino to Revit #1

Streamlining the Concept Design to Construction Documentation workflow - an exploration. Design often starts with a glimpse of the conceptual end vision. It will go through many iterations of growth…
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What is the REVIT API?

The term API is an abbreviation for Application Programming Interface. It is a set of definitions and protocols used to develop and integrate application software, allowing communication between two software…
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From Reality to Data, an Introduction to Reality Capture Technology

From early cartographers to modern videographers, there has always been a push to repackage physical reality into consumable formats.  This could be a map, a photo, a land survey, or…
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No more waste of materials on site: Manufacturing Facility Modeling

Let's talk about estimating costs for the construction of a work. When purchasing the necessary materials, were your calculations accurate? How much extra quantity variance did they add to their…
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From Rhino to Revit #1

Streamlining the Concept Design to Construction Documentation workflow - an exploration. Design often starts with a glimpse of the conceptual end vision. It will go through many iterations of growth…
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What is the REVIT API?

The term API is an abbreviation for Application Programming Interface. It is a set of definitions and protocols used to develop and integrate application software, allowing communication between two software…
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From Reality to Data, an Introduction to Reality Capture Technology

From early cartographers to modern videographers, there has always been a push to repackage physical reality into consumable formats.  This could be a map, a photo, a land survey, or…
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No more waste of materials on site: Manufacturing Facility Modeling

Let's talk about estimating costs for the construction of a work. When purchasing the necessary materials, were your calculations accurate? How much extra quantity variance did they add to their…
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BIM Coordination: The Key to Cost-effectiveness

Way behind are the days of visualizing buildings through sets of drawings. Digital transformation is here, and with it came many new tools and possibilities for BIM experts around the…
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3D Scan to CAD, how does it work?

3D Scan to CAD is a service that converts your 3D scans into editable, design-ready, and professional-grade CAD files. But, how does it work? Why should you scan and then…
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The knowledge base Contest

Why? It’s a fundamental question we all learn at a young age. The drive to understand why we do what we do is as human as eating or breathing. Why…
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My problem with paper

I’m looking at a pile of paperwork on my desk this morning. I know that buried in that stack is a financial document I need to review later. I know…
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Writing down your workflows

Imagine for a minute, you're doing laundry. Everything is dry, in a basket and ready to put away. Where do you start? In my case, following the Pareto Principle, I…
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What’s your problem?

Especially in the last year, there seems to be no shortage of issues to solve in any organization. While we grapple with our internal challenges, we are also helping our…
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The meaning of models

In recent years we have assimilated a lot of new ideas. Imagine yourself as a drafter in the 1950s, and how mind-blowing printing technology is today. How about a lot…
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Does it match?

Today is the first day in over a year that I will be working from somewhere other than my office. It's Monday, which means of course things are slower than…