Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Vote for Autodesk University Classes





                 Autodesk University Class Voting 




The BIM Board of Omaha's very own Tammy Rico, Cauitta Robeson, and Carla Edwards have all submitted to teach classes at AU this year.  Please take a moment to support the ladies of BIMbo. Just search out Tammy and Cauitta's names to vote for their classes.

Tammy's Class

Subing out the Model How Subcontractors are forging a new functionality with BIM

A debate is raging as to who should have access to the Model and where contractors and subcontractors can add value to the BIM process. While these discussions will continue, it should not be shocking that subcontractors are already using BIM tools to their advantage, and to the benefit of the overall project. We will discuss how it is using Revit MEP in its daily operations to deliver faster production and better quality than were possible prior to these systems adoption. Digital model development and real world   implementation will be presented with specific examples from projects large and small. The presenters will also demonstrate on-going value to the project General Contractor, Architect/Engineers, and Owners through coordination and as-built modeling. This course will benefit design and construction professionals involved in all phases of the project life cycle.

Carla and Cauitta's Class

IPD & BIM  - Keys to Success

Are you wondering how to incorporate the best in class practices of IPD with evolving BIM technologies? In this session, Kiewit Construction and RDG Planning & Design, both leaders in the AEC industry due to their development of BIM and Revit, will be speaking on lessons they've learned in using IPD practices with their firms. Learn firsthand from an industry leader some of the best practices in this innovative process. Topics will include: communicating and collaborating on an IPD project, how to develop a cooperative working environment, modeling best practices, and how BIM is integral to making IPD successful.

AutoCAD MEP 2010 Update 2 is out

I'm sure this is going to fix something. Download it here.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

New Blog Site - Family Jewels

A friend came across this site and it looks pretty darn nice.


Family Jewels Blog Site

William Spier Placed a mission statement on the site that I have copied below.

The mission/purpose of this, the Family Jewels blog is twofold. First it's to create a one-stop shop, both for users and for manufacturers alike, where all can come to get the gems of information they need about how to best create the highest quality Revit content possible. And here it matters not if you're a newcomer or an old hand. Every year he coached, Vince Lombardi started off the season telling his team"Gentleman, this is a football." I wished I had that when I first opened the family editor in Revit. So here too, you'll find the very basics, (mostly probably from me) - like just what are you looking/where are you at when you open the family editor?. From that to using fancy equations to drive geometry or how to employ the use of lookup tables in your families, and beyond (probably from some of the other, more gifted contributors to this site).
That leads to the second half of this blog's mission. Family Jewels has several contributors from both within Autodesk and from without - from the user base. What these people all have in common is they have each proven their ability and skills in creating Revit families & content. I would like that list of contributors to grow over time and I intend to look for those who really contribute quality comments, advice, tip & tricks, etc. and then add them on as regular contributors. 
Welcome to the Family jewels blog. I hope you find what you're looking for, and if you don't, let us know and we'll see what we can do to help you out.