Session 3 (1 Hour) What's New in Revit Architecture 2013 Speaker

RTC 2012 North America – Speaker Abstracts

Session 3 (1 Hour)

What’s New in Revit Architecture 2013

Speaker: TBA

Stream: Architecture – All Levels

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Inside Support

Speaker: Harlan Brumm, Autodesk, Inc

Stream: BIM Management – All Levels

Have you ever wondered what the factory uses to figure out problems? In this session, learn

the tips, tricks, and tools that Autodesk Product Support uses to discover and work with

Revit. You will walk away from this session with an inside view of product support’s

techniques and methods. We’ll cover tools we use help in troubleshooting, quickly identify

the problem, and propose a solution to your Revit issue. We’ll also talk about how we learn

what we know (training) and how you can leverage our process to help your firm. We’ll

discuss the elements of a support desk and how you can build yours. Key Objectives 1. Learn

Product Support’s methodology for troubleshooting, Revit tips and tricks, and the tools of

support. 2. Learn how Product Support trains their staff and how you can leverage the same

technique in your office. 3. Discovery the elements of a support desk and how with a

dedicated targeted approach you can improve the experience for your help desk.

Key Learning Objectives

1. Learn Product Support’s methodology for troubleshooting, Revit tips and tricks, and the

tools of support.

2. Learn how Product Support trains their staff and how you can leverage the same

technique in your office.

3. Discovery the elements of a support desk and how with a dedicated targeted approach

you can improve the experience for your help desk.

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The Revit Mindset

Speaker: Adam Thomas, Southern Polytechnic State University

Stream: General – All Levels

This class is focused on cutting the tethers that are typically placed on students and young

professionals by a number of professors and employers when using a program like Revit. I

want to help them understand how to use Revit in a classroom setting, how to structure a

class, and ultimately understand the “Revit mindset.” This session will help students learn

how to unleash the knowledge they have by letting go of preconceived notions of how Revit

works, while giving teachers and business leaders the knowledge to understand Revit in

order to guide their coworkers, employers, and students to a much more streamlined and

less confusing implementation of Revit from schematic design to construction documents.


Users attending this session will leave with a greater understanding of how to implement

and teach Revit by identifying common misconceptions and developing a plan of attack to

solve inherent future issues.


1. Understand how to perform schematic design in Revit as a student or young professional.

2. Be able to structure and teach a class over designing in Revit.

3. Be able to break free of the constant criticism and strangleholds of Revit and push

yourself and your company to brand new creative heights.

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What’s New in Revit Structure 2013

Speaker: TBA

Stream: Structure – All Levels

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What’s New in Revit MEP 2013

Speaker: Simon Whitbread, KarelCAD

Stream: MEP – All Levels

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LAB: Navisworks for the Designers and Engineers

Speaker: Brian Mackey, BD Mackey Consulting

Stream: CCFM (Construction, Coordination, Facility Management) – All Levels

Navisworks is commonly used to check for interferences and collisions, however, this

software can also be leveraged as a powerful marketing tool. This session will demonstrate

how to expand the applications of the Navisworks software. In order to use Navisworks for

marketing one must first understand processes such as using search sets for up to date

selections and using the consistency out of Revit to expedite the use of search sets. Once

this is achieved, the building may then be quickly and easily displayed in many different

ways and animated using timeliner, both of which can be useful marketing tools. This

session will discuss all of these items and will share an actual project where these

Navisworks procedures and tools were utilized for marketing purposes.


1. Demonstrate exporting out of Revit efficiently to Navisworks

2. Learn the use of use selection sets and how to import and export them

3. Get a basic understanding of Timeliner and how to use it for marketing purposes

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LAB: Power Points and Power Plays:Using Adaptive Component points to drive your Revit

families (Part A)

Speaker: Marcello Sgambelluri, John A. Martin Structural Engineers

Stream: General – Advanced

Say goodbye to the old static and non‐interactive families that we are used to in Revit and

say hello to the new dynamic adaptive components. Imagine opening a door in a Revit

project by simply grabbing and dragging it with only the mouse or imagine creating a

building sun shade that dynamically moves with the suns location. It is now possible with

the adaptive component! The adaptive component is the newest type of family to hit the

Revit scene. Available since Revit 2011, and updated in each successive Revit version, the

adaptive component family has the ability to use “smart points” that could be manipulated

and dragged to change parameters or other associations. The developers created the

adaptive component to be smart enough to be nested into other families and to “adapt” as

the host family parameters change. Because of the adaptive component’s smart nature its

applications are endless. This course will teach attendees how create adaptive components

to be intelligent enough so that they could be interacted with by the user or by other

families. This course will also cover how to repeat these processes of using the new adaptive

components to all versions of Revit. The adaptive component is new, complex and utilizes

the new mass family modeling environment. Therefore, anyone attending this course will

need to be familiar with the mass modeling environment and have a lot of experience

building custom families. This session will use real world examples including building

components, such as doors, and non‐building components, such as vehicles. All attendees

will be able to take with them a working Revit vehicle family to practice all their new

methods that they learned.


1. Create smart adaptive points within adaptive families to drive parameter changes

2. Create smart adaptive parameters within adaptive families

3. Create smart adaptive families that are repeatable

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Session 4 (1 Hour 15 Minutes)

From Revit to Robotic Field Layout and Fabrication: Complex Site Work with Revit,

Siteworks, and Get The Point

Speaker: Aaron Maller, The Beck Group

Stream: Architecture – Intermediate

As Building Information Models get used to document more complex projects and

geometry, the opportunity exists to leverage the model for much more than creating

drawings for the field. Follow our story of the Dallas Arboretum, an 8 acre complex Site,

Utility, and Architectural Model, as we take it straight to the Field Layout equipment from

Revit. Watch as the Revit model then gets directly translated in to digital shop drawings in


Autodesk Inventor, in an automated fashion to drastically reduce lead time for detailing, and

changeability. 1. Creating the Complex Site geometry using a combination of Revit MEP and

Eagle Point Siteworks (http://www.eaglepoint.com/products/siteworksforrevit/), for the

Site features, Hardscape, underground Utilities, and Revit Architecture for the Buildings. 2.

Within Revit using Get The Point (www.gogtp.com) to automatically place Field Layout

Points over all of the complex geometry and terrain. 3. How those Field Layout Points talk

directly to the equipment in the field for Field Layout, cutting down time, effort, and errors

on a very complex project and site. 4. Working between Revit Models and Autodesk

Inventor in a repeatable process, allowing us to make design and construction updates in

Revit and push the changes to the shop drawings in inventor.


1. To develop an understanding of how Siteworks for Revit can model complex Site and

Hardscape features not formerly possible in your Revit Model.

2. To develop an understanding of how Get The Point can place Layout points on ANY Revit

object, to coordinate efforts downstream (what do YOU want to get locations for in your

model?).

3. Investigate a workflow between Revit and Inventor, to explore the possibilities of pushing

data between the two softwares.

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They tell me that I'm a BIM Coordinator. How did that happen and what does it mean?

Speaker: Brett Gatti , Harley Ellis Devereaux

Stream: BIM Management – Intermediate

The concept of a BIM Coordinator is fairly new and most of those with the responsibilities of

BIM Coordination came upon their duties, responsibilities and title in a roundabout fashion.

Attendees of this session will see the different paths that many BIM Coordinators, BIM

Managers and BIM project team members who are responsible for BIM coordination took to

get where they are. This session will also discuss common duties, responsibilities and “best

practices” regarding the specific items for which most BIM Coordinators are responsible.

This session will focus on: • Defining the common duties and responsibilities of a BIM

Coordinator in order to better facilitate that role. • The importance of using consistent

coordination methods throughout the lifecycle of a BIM project so that all Team Members

are working with reliable data. • Documenting and publishing coordination “best practices”

to the multi‐discipline/multi‐firm Project Team to help reinforce the need of consistent

shared information. • Determining the most effective methods for delivering data to project

partners who are utilizing different software packages. We will also address/discuss: • Paths

that may have led to you becoming a BIM Coordinator • Common duties / responsibilities •

Best practices for multi‐discipline coordination • Best practices for multi‐firm coordination •

Recommendations for project archiving at key milestones • Determining when to use

Navisworks and/or Revit for coordination/interference checking • Exporting / Delivering

data to project partners (internal and external) ‐ Formats, settings, etc…



1. Understand the common duties and responsibilities of a BIM Coordinator.

2. Recognize and address the importance of consistent coordination methods throughout

the lifecycle of a BIM project

3. Develop “best practices” for multi‐discipline/multi‐firm coordination

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TBA

Speaker: TBA

Stream: CCFM (Construction, Coordination, Facility Management)

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Integrating Revit Structure with Analytical Software

Speaker: Desiree Mackey, Martin / Martin

Stream: Structure – Intermediate

When it comes to analytical software there are numerous options in which software to use,

and how exactly to utilize that software with a Revit model. This session will cover when

Revit models should be exported to analytical packages, how best to prepare a Revit model

for use in an analysis software and will be a comprehensive overview of the different

analytical software options, including RISA, RAM, Fastrak, etabs and Revit Storm. We will

compare and contrast the different software packages and look at benefits, drawbacks,

similarities and differences among them. This session will be an balanced look at these

software packages from the perspective of the end user.


1. Learn some tips about how to best prepare a Revit model to be exported to an analytical

software

2. Learn the benefits and limitations of the different analytical software packages when

integrating with Revit Structure

3. Learn tips, tricks and "best practices", specific to each analysis package, for exporting, or

round‐tripping, a Revit Structure model.

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A Whole New System in Revit MEP

Speaker: Michael Massey, Applied Software

Stream: MEP – Intermediate

Revit MEP 2012 introduced a whole new way of working with duct and pipe systems.

Systems can now be created prior to connecting to equipment or devices. This allows a

better process for setting up project templates, view templates, and controlling graphics

within your project. Gone are the days of worrying about applying filters to achieve the

appropriate graphics. Join me in this session to see how these new tools can be used to


manage your systems like never before! Topics to be covered include: • Current MEP

workflow • Discussion on the importance of creating Systems • Controlling graphics of

Systems • Defining Systems in Templates • Assigning ducts and pipes to Systems as they are

modeled • Creating additional System types • Using System Browser to control our Systems

One of the biggest changes in Revit MEP 2012 is the addition of Duct and Pipe System

Families. Although it appears to be a small change, it actually creates a major improvement

in how projects can be set up. I see this as a major improvement in how we create our

systems. Now we are defining our systems as we model our pipes as opposed to first

modeling everything and then having to go back and create our systems.


1. Learning how to creating Systems in Revit MEP 2012.

2. Learning how to controlling Graphics of Systems in Revit MEP 2012.

3. Understanding how to define Systems in project templates.

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LAB: Implementing & Teaching the Revit Stair & Railing tools in your Organization

Speaker: Robert Manna, Stantec, Krista Manna, Nelson & Davif Light, HOK

Stream: Architecture – Advanced

The handout for this course will be a complete course on how to use the new Stair and

Railing tools included in Revit 2013. The actual presentation at RTC will be a train the

trainers session on how to deliver the content.


1. Will have an understanding of the positive and negative attributes of the new stair and

railing tools.

2. Will be able to take the provided handout and use it to educate, teach and train their

staff.

3. Will be prepared to adapt the content to meet their firm's needs.

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LAB: Power Points and Power Plays:Using Adaptive Component points to drive your Revit

families (Part B)



Say goodbye to the old static and non‐interactive families that we are used to in Revit and

say hello to the new dynamic adaptive components. Imagine opening a door in a Revit

project by simply grabbing and dragging it with only the mouse or imagine creating a

building sun shade that dynamically moves with the suns location. It is now possible with

the adaptive component! The adaptive component is the newest type of family to hit the

Revit scene. Available since Revit 2011, and updated in each successive Revit version, the

adaptive component family has the ability to use “smart points” that could be manipulated

and dragged to change parameters or other associations. The developers created the


adaptive component to be smart enough to be nested into other families and to “adapt” as

the host family parameters change. Because of the adaptive component’s smart nature its

applications are endless. This course will teach attendees how create adaptive components

to be intelligent enough so that they could be interacted with by the user or by other

families. This course will also cover how to repeat these processes of using the new adaptive

components to all versions of Revit. The adaptive component is new, complex and utilizes

the new mass family modeling environment. Therefore, anyone attending this course will

need to be familiar with the mass modeling environment and have a lot of experience

building custom families. This session will use real world examples including building

components, such as doors, and non‐building components, such as vehicles. All attendees

will be able to take with them a working Revit vehicle family to practice all their new

methods that they learned.


1. Create smart adaptive points within adaptive families to drive parameter changes

2. Create smart adaptive parameters within adaptive families

3. Create smart adaptive families that are repeatable

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Designing an Evil Island Lair in Revit

Speaker: Mortimer Vunderbight, Project Sauron


Even as an experienced Revit user, designing an Evil Island Lair on time and budget is a

considerable challenge. Minions are highly sensitive to criticism, Henchman are powerful

but dim‐witted and our Lord and Master refused to attend "Taking No For An Answer" at

Evil Genius Academy. So if you've been challenged by difficult stair configurations, extreme

topography, impossible caverns, complex massing, dangerous monorail systems and more ‐

this session is for you.


1. Improve Relationships between Minions and Henchman

2. Build Island Lairs on Time

3. Budget ‐ Be Better Prepared for Any Zombie Apocalypse – Every time

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The US Army Corps of Engineers: Revit QA/QC from an Owner’s Perspective Speaker: Tim Grimm & Van Woods, US Army Corps of Engineers Stream: BIM Management & Collaboration The US Army Corps of Engineers has two primary roles in military construction: one is as a designer executing in‐house designs, and the other is as the owner's representative to many other agencies and organizations. In both cases, in order to ensure our customer's requirements are met it is important to clearly and fully specify the contractual


requirements and to develop processes for assuring compliance. The focus of this presentation is on some of the automated, semi‐automated, and manual quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) processes we utilize to check Revit models. The QA/QC goal for our in‐house design teams is to empower our staff with tools that they can use continuously during the iterative design process. Another goal is to provide an efficient, consistent, and repeatable review process of contractor submitted files. In this presentation we will discuss the difference between model quality and design quality as well as demonstrate some of the tools we use to determine completeness and quality in adherence to the contractual requirements. We will focus briefly on some of the procedural background and will spend most of the time focusing on the technical implementations and best practices with the following: the Revit Model Review add‐in, the Compare Models tool, QA/QC Views, QA/QC Schedules, Revit DB Link, and in‐house developed add‐ins. Key Learning Objectives 1. Why standards matter to an owner 2. Using Model Review with delivered and custom criteria 3. Overcoming obstacles with custom development ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

Design and Construction Models: Collaborative Process

Speaker: John Tocci, Gilbane Building Co

Stream: CCFM (Construction, Coordination, Facility Management) – Intermediate

Construction Managers often complain that design models created by the Architect and

Consultants is useless and thrown out at the start of construction. This is not a technology

problem with Revit, but rather a workflow issue that the proper documentation, aligning of

expectations and process can eliminate. The builder’s collaborative involvement in the

BIM/VDC process is not a hindrance, but an asset. The end goal of this presentation is to

give A/Es and Builders practical take‐aways to use on their next project to better collaborate

and eliminate failed model handoffs both at milestones and at the start of construction. This

presentation will walk attendees through: • A sample BIM Execution Plan • Discussion of

Lessons Learned & Best Practices with Modeling for construction in Revit. o Dangers of

Prolonged Sketchup use (past early design) o Use of Revit for Programmatic

Stacking/Visualization o Building Model Geometry for downstream usage/fabrication: �

Building Façade � MEP Systems � Decorative Metal Panel • Methodologies for engaging the

construction manager’s BIM/VDC team in the design process, either remotely or via co‐

location • Avenues to help the A/E team participate in construction phase BIM activities,

such as trade coordination in Navisworks, confirming RFIs, etc. • Example & Sample

Deliverables from real projects and ROI/metrics on time savings. This presentation will be a

pragmatic approach based on $1B (construction value) in VDC projects that Gilbane’s

Western Region VDC team has led.


1. Understanding how to create a document an effective project BIM Execution Plan (BEP)

including a review of exsting BEP documents from Penn State, Army Core, AIA, Consensus

Docs and others.


2. Lessons Learned, Common Mistakes and Watchouts in an integrated VDC process: What

you should be doing, and what you shouldn't. Modeling best practices, model level of

development, communication, etc.

3. Understanding what deliverables you can produce ‐‐ a menu of possible VDC deliverables

(from Revit!) that add value to the project, not just the Design team or just the construction

team, but add value to the job.

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Designing Connections within Revit Structure to Drive BIM Models to Fabrication

Speaker: Doug Evans & Michelle Mccarthy, Design Data


Connection design and model accuracy are vital to BIM projects. The ability to create an as‐

manufactured model for fabrication inside of Autodesk® Revit® Structure is within reach—

down to the connections. With this information available inside of Autodesk Revit Structure,

engineers and designers can make better informed choices on the design of the structure

and maximize the value of their product. This class will focus on the connection design

capabilities of SDS/2 Connect, a new add‐in for Autodesk Revit Structure. SDS/2 Connect

designs connections inside Revit Structure and can communicate the engineer's design

information downstream, driving the BIM model to fabrication. This class will focus on: • A

"tour" of the SDS/2 Connect Add‐in, familiarizing attendees with commands and set‐up •

Explaining the code‐based full joint analysis that takes place during the design of

connections • Providing basic knowledge necessary to operate SDS/2 Connect within Revit

Structure • Showing how Revit Structure models, including connections, can be sent

downstream for fabrication • Demonstrating the various uses for SDS/2 Connect based on

the user's role in a project Brought to you by Design Data, a new Autodesk partner, SDS/2

Connect can significantly improve the quality of design in your structure. Whether it is

simply used as a sketch and analysis tool or as a full BIM Round‐tripping tool with Revit

Structure, your projects will reap the benefits of a more accurate model with designed

connections. Learning Objectives: • Understand how steel connections are designed in

Autodesk Revit Structure using SDS/2 Connect • Apply principles of LEAN Construction and

IPD to the design of your structures and connections • Create accurate BIM models that can

aid in reducing project costs • Be able to utilize the SDS/2 Connect Plug‐In on your next

project


1. Understand how steel connections are designed in Autodesk Revit Structure using SDS/2

Connect

2. Apply principles of LEAN Construction and IPD to the design of your structures and

connections

3. Create accurate BIM models that can aid in reducing project costs

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WARNING! This may void your Manufactures warranty: Dissecting Revit Content with the

Pros

Speaker: Steve Germano, Parley Burnett & Bryan Novotny, BIM Advent

Stream: MEP – All Levels

HEADS UP! The world is shifting head first into Building Information Modeling (BIM), and a

wave of Revit MEP content is being produced by manufacturers. Knowing what to look for

and what your models should contain can make or break your company's workflow. This

class will serve as your MEP content crash course and you will learn how to separate the

good Revit MEP content from the bad.


1. Identify key factors that really hinder project performance, Myths vs. Facts.

2. Apply additional little‐known tricks to your content creation workflow

3. Identify key factors that make the transition from ‘Generic’ to Manufactured easier

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LAB: Revit Timeline: Existing, New, Demo... Future?

Speaker: Paul Aubin, Paul F. Aubin Consulting Services

Architecture – All Levels

Revit has a pretty ingenious way of dealing with project phasing. You do not manually

configure each object as new, existing or demo. Rather, phases in Revit are like points in

time. You develop a timeline of your project's life‐cycle and then each object is plotted

along this timeline. You can view any point in the past, present or if you are clever, the

future as well by creating phases views. “Existing” happened before the project began. Any

number of “new construction” phases can be configured after this point. Demolition

however is not a phase. Rather it is the point in time where an object's life "ends." Sound

intriguing? In this session we'll learn how to set up phases, configure views and display

demolition, existing and new construction in appropriate ways. As if that weren't enough,

we'll even explore a little work‐around to overcome Revit's inability to display future work.

Intrigued now? Well what are you waiting for, sign up today!


1. Understand how Revit "does" phasing. Establish Revit phases and learn about overrides

and phase filters

2. Learn to set up views to display particular phases

3. Learn to display "future" work and other phasing tricks

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LAB: Driving a game engine with Revit in the backseat, on a 3D stereoscopic highway!

Speaker: Kirk Bricker, GTG Architects

Visualization and Presentation – Advanced

As fast as technology is moving, the 3D visualization experience is here to stay! It is not just

found in games, kids toys, TV programming and movies anymore. 3D visualization is now


included in the AEC community with immersive 3D touch screens, 3D pointers with a 3D

immersive environment and interactive 3D animations. First part of this lecture will explore

the definitions and uses of 3D Anaglyph red/cyan illusion. Briefly describe the other types of

3D formats, colors, and polarized imagery. Second part of the lecture will show a live

demonstration of Revit 2012, and how to create a 3D view that will be Anaglyph adding

depth seen through 3D glasses. The lecture will wrap up showcasing other third party

applications to create 3D Anaglyph images from a Revit rendering, and also showcase a

Revit model in a 3D Anaglyph game engine application for use as presentation material.

Most of the lecture will be on screen in 3D, including all the presentation material, text

sample images as well as a Power Point of helpful items. All attendees will receive one pair

of 3D red/cyan paper glasses to be worn during the presentation. Learning objectives are as

follows: • Learn the definition of 3D Anaglyph imagery and how the imagery is produced. •

Learn how to create a 3D Anaglyph image inside the Autodesk Revit platform. • Learn about

emerging technologies with other 3D stereoscopic applications that are out there to

produce a stunning 3D stereoscopic image and presentation. This lecture is intended for the

advanced Revit user.


1. Learn the definition of 3D Anaglyph imagery and how the imagery is produced.

2. Learn how to create a 3D Anaglyph image inside the Autodesk Revit platform.

3. Learn about emerging technologies with other 3D stereoscopic applications that are out

there to produce a stunning 3D stereoscopic image and presentation.

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Collecting/Cataloging/Leveraging Room Data.

Speaker: Nicholas Kramer, HMC Architecture


Building Information Modeling: the Building and Modeling parts seem to be down pretty

well. It’s the Information that continues to evolve and change the AEC industry. The

problem with the Information is not its existence, but rather its longevity and connection to

the Building. The Information exists, but in too many forms; spreadsheets, databases,

cataloges and other miscellaneous documents. The question is, how do you tie these other

data sources to the Model?

On bad days, the Information remains fragmented and does not move between disciplines,

defeating our attempts to create true BIM. Even on good days Information can make it into

a Model and then disappear into the black‐hole that is our authoring stage.

We will examine methods to overcome these roadblocks by bringing “Information” in early

and keeping it in an accessible form that can feed the planing, design and documentation

teams and even become part of the basis for the owner’s facilities management.

Our discussion will center around the creation, maintenance and accessibility of room data.


We will approach this through the creation of room data sheets that begin in Revit, even

before there are rooms. The data then resides in the model and becomes reference material

for the documentation team. These sheets can then also be used in the field during

construction as quality assurance checklists to minimize common miscommunications and

their associated costly mistakes through the unification of the design intent with the

constructed product.

We will examine the options we have explored for collecting and cataloging room data. We

will also address how to simultaneously make the data accessible through both the model as

well as through external databases.


1. Be aware of options for collecting and cataloging Room Data.

2. Be familiar with how to build families about Data Harvesting.

3. Know your options for Data Export (to Excel/Access/MySQL)

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Configuring a “Killer” data center for your Revit users.

Speaker: Bill Debevc & Lonnie Cumpton, BIM9


Configuring that “Killer” data center is not as hard as you would think, but the devil is in the

details. One item can become the bottleneck that can bring your Revit production to a

crawl. This item could be hardware, software, your network backbone, or even your I.T.

staff. Any one of these items or a combination of these items could cause a bottleneck that

will hamper your Revit production. Whether you have a small server room or a large data

center you will get something out of this session. I will start by exploring what products and

configurations it takes to create a “killer” data center for your Revit users. We will talk about

the hardware, software, network configurations and how your I.T. department can service

your users. We will discuss how virtualization technology can transform your thinking. We

will explore the following items that make up that “Killer” data center: Server Hardware,

Storage, Backup and Archive. Local Area Network architecture Workstation configuration

Wide Area network technologies Transforming your I.T. staff to become more then a help

desk. This session is an overview of I.T. technologies that effect Revit performance, it is

geared towards BIM Managers and I.T. professionals. After attending this session you will

have an understanding of what I.T. technologies and practices effect your business.


1. We will talk about the hardware, software, network configurations and how your I.T.

department can service your users

2. We will discuss how virtualization technology can transform your thinking.

3. Who to determine where you "bottleneck" is in your network infrastructure.

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Teamwork in the Design Phase ‐ Integrating Design and Construction Forecasting for Value

Speaker: Jesse Whalen


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Custom Structural Design for Architects ‐ Trusses, Canopies and More

Speaker: Rabi Sidawi & Michael Zeeveld, Applied Software


Discuss the current modeling challenges facing BIM users in the architecture, engineering,

and the construction industries. Learn how to use Revit Architecture and/or Revit Structure

to create Custom Structural Design families for Architects. This includes: • Exposed Custom

Trusses • Building Canopies • Slab Depressions • Curved Vaulted Beam System • Large

Connections • Tapered Columns/Beams • Miter Beam to Beam Connection • Trim Beam to

Face of Column (Ref Plane) • Opening in Beam Web/Flange • Stiffeners and Gusset plates •

Vertical vs. Slanted Columns • Column style parameter • Object styles for base plates •

Rotate slab MTL deck direction • Curved Coping • schedule in Fine detail • View Range to

show framing below slab • Warped Beam Systems


1. Discuss the current modeling challenges facing BIM users in the architecture, engineering,

and the construction industries

2. Apply advanced design techniques to create custom structural components

3. Learn how to turn structural components into exposed architectural statements

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Lighting Analysis in Revit using ElumTools

Speaker: Daniel Stine, LHB


Session Description: Learn how to do point by point luminance calculations directly in Revit

using ElumTools by Lighting Analysis, Inc. – makers of AGI32. We will look at what needs to

be in the model, how the fixtures need to be setup and discuss some issues related to the

light source you need to know. The process of creating Revit schedules, similar to what can

be done in AGI32, will be presented. The steps required to control settings such as

reflectance based on Revit materials and similar settings will be shown. Finally, we will

discuss some of the limitations of ElumTools as compared to AGI32.


1. Learn how to do point by point luminance calculations directly in Revit

2. We will cover the steps required to control settings such as reflectance based on Revit

materials

3. Create Revit schedules to document findings


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LAB: Autodesk® Project Vasari: Playing with Energetic Supermodels

Speaker: Matt Jezyk & Zach Kron, Autodesk, Inc

Stream: Sustainability – Advanced

Matt Jezyk & Zach Kron – Autodesk In this hands‐on lab, you will explore experimental tools

and workflows using Autodesk Project Vasari. Project Vasari connects the parametric

modeling capabilities of Autodesk Revit® with many of the analysis and simulation

capabilities available in Autodesk Ecotect® Analysis and Autodesk Green Building Studio. You

will also learn about and use new performance‐based design tools available from Autodesk

Labs. First, you will create a few parametric building models and simulations. Next, the class

will cover more advanced topics, such as how to create automated feedback loops. You will

explore workflows where changes you make to the model cause changes in the simulation

results, which then drive changes back into the model. You will use both out‐of‐the‐box

tools and add‐ons currently under development to create parametric building models that

respond to environmental conditions through both automatic and semi‐automatic feedback

loops. Learning Objectives • Describe new types of analysis and simulation that are now

accessible to building designers • Combine parametric modeling with analysis to help drive

decisions early in the design process • Create feedback loops to enable analysis results to

make changes to the building model • Use advanced adaptive components and curtain

panel techniques


1. Describe new types of analysis and simulation that are now accessible to building

designers

2. Combine parametric modeling with analysis to help drive decisions early in the design

process

3. Create feedback loops to enable analysis results to make changes to the building model

Use advanced adaptive components and curtain panel techniques

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LAB: From Dirt to Doors the Lab

Speaker: Michael Massey, Applied Software


Some of the weakest tools inside of Revit Architecture are the Site tools. It is important to

be able to place our building on sites so they don’t just hover in space. This hands on Lab

will teach you how to use the conceptual tools inside of Revit Architecture to create a

preliminarily site plan. Then we will learn the proper steps to link in a Civil 3D file to create a

Revit Toposurface. Setting this up correctly and using the correct coordinates will enable

you to create the Ultimate 3D site model! Key Topics Include • Importing from Google Earth

• Using Conceptual Site Tools • Exporting to a .adsk format • Linking a Civil 3D file • Working

with Coordinates • Creating a Revit TopoSurface • Modifying the TopoSurface • Exporting to


Google Earth


1. Prepare for collaboration between the engineer and the architect during the conceptual

phase of the project

2. Learning the proper steps to Import/Export to the Civil Site model.

3. Work with Google Earth to publish your total design for presentation purposes.

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Analysis of the Financial Impact of the Comprehensive Use of Revit – Maximising the ROI

for Every Stakeholder

Speaker: Ken Stowe

Stream: Practice Leaders – All Levels

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LOD 100²: Data Intelligent Families in Mega Project

Speaker: Kelvin Tam, NBBJ


In a mega project, it is quite impossible to model everything in a high level of detail for the

reason of controlling file size and performance of the program. The modeling strategy in

such a big project is focusing on data instead of form and making families with parameters

able to generate numbers to represent the actual number of instances while manual placing

the instances is avoided. Items such as furniture which may not be in the contract or not

used for 3D visualization, are usually done in a simple way as 2D objects. While the 3D

component of the family is unimportant, the data in the instance is what need to be present

in the project and help designers, managers to track down quantity, to categorize the items

by manufacturer, model number... and to control cost. Small items like toilet accessories are

insignificant in space but the total amount of each type has a big impact on the project cost.

Again the amount of effort to put these items in hundreds of toilet rooms makes it

impractical. The class emphasizes on the accuracy of data rather than geometry of object in

a family. Furniture is an example of light weight 2D family with full data which allow users to

create a catalog of furniture used in a mega project. Another example of data based family

is a toilet accessory group family which represents numbers of different toilet accessory

components. Parameters in these families are not driving the geometry but the numbers

instead and the numbers are the most valuable product in Building Information Modeling.


1. Learn how to represent data from family in different form: on plans, schedules and


legends

2. Understand how one family instance can represent a number of instances

3. Learn how to use parameters to generate numbers for scheduling

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Tips & Tricks for Revit Graphic and Visualization Techniques

Speaker: Steven Shell, Steven C. Shell, Architect

Stream: Visualization and Presentation – All Levels

You conquered the ribbon. You can model anything. You’ve mastered scheduling. So why do

your drawings look flat and boring? Why are they less impressive than expected? This class

will show you how to get the most out of Revit's powerful graphic features. In addition, you

will learn valuable visualization techniques to make your drawings ‘pop’. We will cover

presentation techniques including multiple overlay plans and rendered plans, sections and

elevations. You will learn how to enhance non‐rendered views with out of the box advanced

graphic techniques, how to improve the trees and plants used in Revit, how to add photo

backgrounds to renderings and methods for improving rendered views. And finally, you’ll

learn how to use 'old world hand drafting techniques' to add visual clarity in order to make

your Construction Documents communicate better. This class will benefit all AEC

Professionals & advanced Revit users who care how their drawings both look and

communicate.


1. Explore and take full advantage of Autodesk Revit's graphic tools and capabilities. Learn

how maximize Revit's natural abilities.

2. Be able to prepare design presentations quicker and better than ever and apply a variety

of presentation techniques to help develop your own artistic style.

3. Make your Construction Documents communicate better and have you drawings look as

impressive as they are intelligent by applying old world, hand drafting techniques.

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TBA

Speakers: Brandon Pike & Kirstin Buehrich

CCFM (Construction, Coordination, Facility Management)

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Concrete Modeling using Revit Structure

Speaker: Shruti Harve, Ideate, Inc


In this class will focus on tips and tricks and best practices to model concrete structures

using Revit Structure. We will go over tips for modeling concrete and precast concrete

components; reinforcement modeling and detailing, modeling concrete tilt up panels,


expansion Joints & concrete Control Joints, and more.


1. Tips and Tricks to model concrete structures

2. Reinforcement Modeling and Documentation

3. Modeling Precast concrete components

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Working with the Frenemy

Speaker: Matthew Nelson, Ideate Inc

Stream: MEP – Advanced

Ever wonder what effect your Revit workflow has on people down‐stream in the project?

Have a terrible time working with your project's Architectural model? Behind closed doors,

we all blame it on the other guys. I'll be honest, I have wondered what it is about these

models that really kill my productivity. But is it really them? or is it me? Turns out, it may

just be a mix of both and there are some easy solutions to some of these insidious issues we

have all dealt with from time to time. My goal is to foster a discussion between passionate

Architects, Designers, BIM Managers and Project managers that want to eliminate these

small but time‐sucking problems in their models. Communication is KEY as I hope to hash

out what we all deal with from project to project. Unless fists are flying, I hope to cover

these troublesome topics: *Project Coordinate Coordination ‐‐‐ Shared Coordinates; What

are those?a *Energy Model fallout? ‐‐‐ No matter what you do, Revit can't seem to make a

decent Energy Model! *Misplaced Modeling? ‐‐‐ Who really should model that? *Level of

Detail? ‐‐‐ Can't I just use Detail lines?! *Got CAD? ‐‐‐ Wasn't this project supposed to be in

Revit? *What the heck is the "M‐01‐1203" workset? ‐‐‐ Naming conventions...We don't need

no stinkin' naming conventions! *This project is still in Revit 2009 and it works great! ‐‐‐

Meanwhile, back in the office, the MEP Engineers are crying


1. Communicate the struggles that each unique discipline has with other discipline's models.

2. Expose the current workarounds and develop a solid solution to the problems these

workflows have downstream.

3. Foster communication between Architects/Designers/Engineers for the better of the

Revit Community.

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LAB: A Template for Success. Maximize your Revit template with time saving features and

company standards that get used.

Speaker: Tina Bos, Stantec

Stream: General – Intermediate

A well planned and efficiently organized Revit template is an essential starting point to a

successful revit project. A great template can not only save time and money throughout the

design process, but illustrate company standards, improve consistency and quality of the


model and documentation, and assist with collaboration across disciplines. Time savings

equal cost savings and developing your Revit template to its full potential will help reap

these savings. In this class we will observe the power of view templates, customized

schedules, and browser organization. Through well‐established view templates, we have the

ability to set graphical standards and overrides to any number of views and view types

thereby applying consistency to the model and it’s documentation throughout the entire

project as well as each subsequent project. Customized schedules provide a wealth of

options for company standard documentation output from something as simple as a

drawing list or column schedule, to the more robust internal design and model check

schedules. Along with well‐developed templates and schedules, a standardized browser will

also provide users ease and a consistency within each project that enables any user to jump

in and assist during those crucial deadline crunches. Additionally, we will examine graphical

methods for documenting and placing company standards at every user’s fingertips. As BIM

leaders we strive to constantly improve and enhance workflows and user skills all the while

keeping the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) mentality in mind. What could be simpler than

providing a wealth of cost saving processes and all the company standards for a Revit

project in one location: in your Revit template. Finally, we will explore what is new with

Revit 2013 and how the change to a single product platform will be reflected in our

template development.


1. Learn a variety of methods to increase productivity via a customized Revit template.

2. Develop strategies for implementing company standards within the Revit template.

3. Be able to create a new or update an existing template for Revit 2013.

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LAB: Collecting/Cataloging/Leveraging Room Data the Lab

Speaker: Nicholas Kramer, HMC Architecture


Following on the conversation of collecting, cataloging and leveraging room data, we will

focus on the process of the creation, maintenance and accessibility of room data.

Together we will walk through the development of a room data sheet that begins in Revit,

even before there are rooms. We will use this to pre‐populate data in the model for use as

reference material throughout the project’s development.

We will also cover the use of these sheets throughout the design, documentation and

construction process along with the various forms and platforms that are used by the

stakeholders throughout this process.


1. Know how to create a room data sheet template and understand it’s life‐cycle.

2. Understand how to share data amongst project team members using multiple platforms

3. Know how to import and export your data (to Excel/Access/MySQL)


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BIM, Bread and Butter; a Global Perspective

Speakers: Silvia Taurer, Hidetoshi Dote & Wesley Benn

Stream: Practice Leaders – All Levels

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Session 8 (1 Hour)

Residential Design in Revit

Speaker: Solomon Smith, Design Consultant & Wil Wiens, Summit BIM


Have the challenges of using Revit for residential (high‐end or production) got you down?

This power‐packed course on Revit Architecture for residential design will change that. Your

instructor is a Revit 'black belt' who will show you the most effective and efficient ways to

use Revit. Learn insider tips on using Revit to create construction documents that beautifully

represent your designs. Create any type of roof you like. Leverage the full gamut of Revit

roof design, Template creation and Family Creation. Using real‐world examples, your

instructor will demonstrate that Revit will be the 'secret weapon' in your residential design

arsenal


1. Learn how to make your drawings look the way *you* want

2. Learn how to work with complicated residential roofs

3. Learn how to customize content to fit *your* needs

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BIM and Downstream Re‐usability

Speaker: Federico Negro & Don Rudder, CASE

Stream: BIM Management – Advanced

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Revit MEP Systems ‐ Here are the real benefits

Speaker: Joel Londenberg, ACH Mechanical Contractors Inc.


Since Revit Systems was first introduced the question has been asked, do I really need to

spend the time to define the logical systems in addition to just modeling. In this class we will

see some real world examples of when systems are useless and when they can genuinely

help you with engineering, documentation, and construction. Included will be how to

effectively define the logical systems, how to track flow in ducts and pipes for non‐

supported Revit system types, how to create custom tag families to use system flow, how to

use schedules to order supplies.



1. Choose a Revit MEP systems definition workflow depending on your desired goal

2. Create systems to benefit your engineering / construction needs

3. Edit Families and Schedules to parametrically drive your project

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Even Better Together: Collaboration between Structural Engineers and Architects in Revit

Speaker: Irina Wong, Degenkolb Engineers


This group discussion is for advanced Revit Structure or Architecture users who want the

chance to share their Revit perspectives with both members of their own field and members

of the opposite discipline (architectural or structural) as well. Here, the floor will be open for

attendees to share their lessons learned on modeling, document creation, model

management, and communication tools for facilitating the cross‐discipline project workflow.

Participants can also offer their suggestions for the opposite discipline on ways they could

optimize their BIM methods. Participants will not only learn about BIM trends within their

own field, but they will also gain a deeper insight into the perspectives of the opposite

discipline as well; those in architecture would learn the viewpoints of the structural

engineers and vice versa. After the session, attendees will leave with knowledge about

improving the modeling and communication methods to best serve the entire design team,

not just their own field. The topics for discussion: ‐ Internal modeling process ‐ Typical

internal model uses ‐ Challenges faced when collaborating with the opposite discipline's

Revit model ‐ Suggestions for the other discipline to optimize their modeling and

communication methods to facilitate the project workflow Learning Objectives: 1. Develop a

Building Information Model that implements optimized Revit techniques for improved

design coordination 2. Improve your workflow by understanding the perspectives and

expectations of other disciplines 3. Utilize stronger communication techniques for

collaboration with the entire design team


1. Develop a Building Information Model that implements optimized Revit techniques for

improved design coordination

2. Improve your workflow by understanding the perspectives and expectations of other

disciplines

3. Utilize stronger communication techniques for collaboration with the entire design team

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Rapid Energy Analysis with Revit Models ‐ Reality or Dream?

Speaker: Plamen Hristov, Capital Engineering Consultants, Inc.

Stream: Sustainability – Advanced

Everyone is talking about sustainability, LEED, rapid energy analysis and so on. But when it

comes down to the facts, there are still only a handful of companies that have

demonstrated reasonable workflow that can be used in the day to day projects. It is not a


secret that getting a descent gbXML out of Revit is not exactly the easiest thing to do. I will

discuss what we have done on the topic. I will go over a few Dos and Don’ts we have

learned along the way. But I am also looking for active participants that can bring expertise

to the table and are willing to share it. The discussions would be focused on energy analysis

using Revit models with other 3rd party applications.


1. Learn how others are doing Rapid Energy Analysis and what software they are using

2. Understand current limitations and compatibility for various applications and Revit

3. Develop a list of Dos and Don’ts when modeling in Revit for energy analysis

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LAB: Siting Your Project – Design through Construction Speaker: Todd Baxter & Michael Smith, C.W. Driver Stream: CCFM (Construction, Coordination, Facility Management) – Intermediate Site work can be one of the most difficult things to make and maintain, let alone master in Revit. This course will delve into the what you can use out of the box for site work and layout. We will also address how to make Revit site work usable throughout the project from the design team to the contractors and owners. Key Learning Objectives 1. Extract 3D topography from Google Earth into Revit 2. Create walls within Revit that follow topography 3. Integrate Phasing to easily create presentation material ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐

LAB: One‐Click Architecture: Using the Revit API to Build Your Models

Speaker: Danny Polkinhorn


There have been some amazing buildings built recently using the power of computers to

create fantastic geometric forms. In this hands‐on lab, we'll build a tool using the Revit API

to generate a simple building consisting of walls, doors, furniture, and a roof. You'll learn the

basics of system and component family placement and some of the necessary requirements

for dealing with things like levels and views. At the end, we'll discuss how to expand this tool

further to build any form you're interested in. While the code you need to write will be

provided for you, some level of VB.NET or C# coding experience will help understand the

topic.


1. Learn how to setup your application and beginning to code with the Revit API.

2. Learn the basics of building component creation and manipulation.

3. How to modify element parameters to change geometry, and particularly with massing,

the backbone of free‐form buildings.

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Success in Revit: Reconstructing the AEC Process for BIM

Speaker: Jay Zallan, Perkowitz + Ruth Architects

Stream: Practice Leadership – All Levels

BIM projects do not and can not run like traditional CAD projects. That is simply a fact of life

in AEC. BIM requires that all players step out of existing comfort zones and actually and

continuously learn, grow and communicate. Only by Re‐envision our firms practices and

team processes can we ensure maximum quality and efficiency in BIM, which leads to both

profitability and personal and professional success. Overhauling the way we create projects

may not seem obvious but working in BIM makes process change; from CAD based ways an

absolute necessity. Everything in a BIM process that is attempted to mimic CAD processes

are bound to fail miserably: Create and Adopt BIM Processes and you'll be an AEC success:

this class will provide solid ways to go about these changes. A good strategy for

restructuring is mandatory for realizing the transitions necessary to stay competitive in

today's AEC/BIM marketplace. Maximizing efficiency and success can be difficult if

attempted from a vacuum or by trial and error. This course will provide tools to help you

identify where your processes have been, understand where they are now and finally will

provide tools to help you get to where you want to be. Managers and users alike will gain

new methods and workflows to restructure and refine their AEC practices and create better

BIM projects into the future. This class will explore the needs and provide solutions,

concepts, workflows, technologies plus useful examples of tools used, so you can tailor

them to your firm’s specific needs. By applying the techniques of this class you will be able

to create effectiveness by clearly defining, setting and managing expectations,

responsibilities, objectives and goals for both internal & external team use. A few of the

topics we will cover are: Strategic plans Interfacing with internal & external teams Who does

what, when, how Finite project schedules Task based team plans Tools used Checklists,

meetings and more… Managing the BIM process Documenting the AEC process


1. Learn to identify what it will take for expanding BIM success, understanding the

distinctions between BIM and CAD project delivery and how to transition to 100% BIM. You

will learn to create exhaustive plans that inform projects from the macro to micro levels.

2. Learn to create customized and repeatable processes and change management plans for

AEC/BIM success, for multiple project types.

3. You will be able to create, manage and guide interdisciplinary production and

coordination processes for internal as well as external teams and develop thought

leadership strategies that can be adapted for most any need.

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Revit API Techniques for Managing Building Information

Speaker: Mario Guttman, Perkins+Will



Revit implementers who want to support project teams during early design have to create

data‐centric methods for working with client to establish architectural program

requirements for rooms, equipment, and other needs, and working with this data as the

project progresses. Ideally, this data is augmented and evolves, eventually becoming a

component of the contract documents, and potentially a basis for facility management. The

collection and management of this "Building Data" in Revit can be enhanced through small,

targeted, customizations that enable linking to external data sources, creating Room Data

Sheets, blocking and stacking, and other processes. These address both graphic and non‐

graphic information needs, and complement the Building Information Modeling (BIM)

effort. The class will be oriented towards Revit implementers and software customizers who

want to apply the Revit API to this subject area. The topic will also be of interest to large

facility owners and operators who are planning construction projects, and design

professionals who do program‐rich design. The material will draw from both issues in

architectural design as well as technical aspects of computer programming so users of all

levels are encouraged to attend and stretch their knowledge about the areas they are not

familiar with. The presentation will be primarily in a lecture format with accompanying

visual material. It will cover architectural options for the design process, review some basic

database theory, and look at some custom Revit Application Programming Interface (API)

solutions developed in C#.


1. Define the purpose and characteristics of building data in early design.

2. Implement strategies for creating and managing building data.

3. Use some new tips and tricks for working with the Revit API.

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What Data Mining Design & BIM Can Do for Your Bottom Line

Speaker: David Fano, CASE Design, Inc


In the digital age, A/E/C firms are not just engineering, designing, and building; we're also

generating tremendous amounts of data with every Building Information Model. But are

designers taking full advantage of this new resource? If you're not leveraging this data to

enhance internal productivity, offer new services, or to objectively communicate your firm's

abilities, are you being left in the digital dust? In this informative session, we will reveal how

firms can use BIM content and data strategy to create comprehensive delivery platforms, as

well as valuable business‐planning tools. Through qualitative and quantitative analysis of

past projects, firms can devise a new set of BIM standards and libraries that enable

leadership, designers, and technical specialists to build on past knowledge, minimize

rework, and focus their time on solving new design challenges. Learn how data‐savvy

designers can take the next step, and use this same information to objectively and

convincingly demonstrate the value of design services.



1. Learn how to think about a Revit model as a database and not just 3d information

2. Learn how to use 3rd party tools to extract data from a Revit model

3. Learn how approach aggregating model data to make quantitative decisions about BIM

content

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Revit on a jobsite ‐ the Kimbell project

Speaker: Kelly Cone, The Beck Group


Imagine what would happen if a company took a seasoned Revit user and embedded him

full time on a high profile construction project. Well, we did... The Kimbell Art Museum in

Fort Worth, TX is one of the leading art facilities in the US. The original building, designed by

Louis Kahn, is considered an architectural masterpiece. However, the Kimbell needed to

expand. After funds were raised, the Kimbell foundation hired Renzo Piano Building

Workshop to design the project, and Beck to build it. However, RPBW, and the local

Architects and Engineers of record produced the entire project in AutoCAD. So, we took it

upon ourselves to bring this project into the present ‐ and thus began my embedding... The

structural and architectural concrete were modeled in Revit, parts of the glazed roof and

louvers were modeled in Inventor, and our MEPFP subcontractors modeled all their scope in

various applications. Throw in a few laser scans and you've got a BIM for construction. Now,

BIM for construction isn't new ‐ it's all in what you do with it. On this project, we did

coordination and clash detection of course, we used laser scans for as‐built verification and

change management, we used the Revit model to visually present changes from PCs and SKs

and provide quantities for costing those changes, we used Revit to produce elevations for

penetrations and tie‐hole layouts on all the concrete walls, we used similar elevations to

provide form panel layout drawings for our field engineers, then we put all these DWFs on

the cloud so our superintendents and field engineers could open and navigate them on their

iDevices, we developed points for layout and QC checks in the model and pushed them to

the field, and we tied all this information into a massive 4D schedule for look‐aheads and

team meetings. In short, we've taken a 2D design job and have turned it into a BIM job

where the BIM is integral to the completion of the building.


1. Learn how BIM can be utilized for more than just coordination and layout for the field.

2. Talk about some of the risks and rewards of creating a construction BIM and then building

from it.

3. See how Revit can be an integral tool for a construction team

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Is it Live or is it Memorex

Speaker: Steve Voorhees, KPFF Consulting Engineers



When do you use a live cut or a drafting view in a structural model. But more important how

do you handle those 500 canned details? Join us as we discover the lost world of detailing

practices in revit structure. See the (3) most common ways of detailing and choose which

one is best for you or maybe all 3.

‐ live detailing (especially framing and stairs) and through links

‐ sitework to properly place TOF

‐ who owns what and how do you deal with multiple instances of walls, slabs,

architectural steel, etc. (worksets? models?)


1. Be able to determine what type of detailing you are needing

2. How to implement Visibility Graphics and view templates into your details.

3. How to quickly structural detail stairs (not shop detail).

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Add Some Spark: Creating Electrical Families

Speaker: Don Bokmiller, Clark Nexsen Architecture & Engineering


Electrical families can be very basic or very complex, depending not only on the level of

detail that they provide but also their symbolic representation. This course is designed to

show you ways that you can add the level of detail required to convey your design intent

and document your electrical drawings by creating electrical component families that utilize

the power of Revit. This course will cover: ‐ Using parameters to control the visibility of

symbology ‐ Working with light sources in lighting fixture families ‐ Using parameters to

modify the positioning of electrical symbols ‐ Using schedules to coordinate features within

electrical families


1. Learn about the parameters available for controlling visibility

2. Learn about parametric behavior and how it can be used to manipulate symbology,

independent of model geometry

3. Utilizing schedule behavior to control family display

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LAB: Design Coordination, from the Beginning Speaker: Todd Baxter & Michael Smith, C.W. Driver Stream: CCFM (Construction, Coordination, Facility Management) – Intermediate Revit is fantastic for creating design documents and visualization, however, when it comes to coordination it’s time to pull out Navisworks. This course will go into detail about how to set up a coordination test and how to view the results of the test. Best practices, search sets and project set up will also be discussed.


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LAB: Detail Management in Multi‐Building Projetcs

Speaker: Brian Mackey, BD Mackey Consulting


Working on campus projects, strip malls or any type of multi‐building project inevitably

brings up the discussion of how to manage the details. Often a major driving factor in

choosing how to manage the details depends on if all of the buildings will be included in one

set of construction documents, or if each building will be a separate set of documents.

Based on the project and which of the two previously mentioned approaches is selected,

there are a number of strategies that can be implemented within Revit to help streamline

the construction document process. This class will cover a few scenarios of multi‐building

projects and will discuss which approach to detail management may be the most

appropriate. In addition the session will reveal and discuss the pros and cons to each

approach such that the attendees will be able to apply the most appropriate strategy to

their own multi‐building projects. This class can be changed to be longer or shorter if

needed.


1. Learn strategies for linking details for multi‐building projects with each building having

seperate construction documents

2. Learn strategies for linking details for multi‐building projects with one set of construction

documents

3. Understand the pros and cons of each stategy

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How to build a BIM implementation budget

Speaker: David Spehar, Stantec

Stream: Practice Leadership – Advanced

I would like to present on an effective approach to building a budget and team structure for

implementing BIM within an organization. This included budgets for education, practice

initiatives and staffing assignments.


1. Learn how to build a BIM team

2. Learn how to plan for education development and inhouse training

3. Learn how to develope practice initiatives and their associated effort

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BIM Management: A Strategic Approach

Speaker: Rodd Perey, Architectus


This presentation will look at a strategic approach to BIM Management, that begins with

workshopping the client’s and project team’s BIM objectives; determines capability

limitations and potential problem areas – and develops strategies to overcome these; and

identifies the specific tasks that need to be performed at the various stages of the project

programme, to meet the project’s BIM objectives. The presentation will be essentially non‐

technical – although some software selection and workflow issues will be discussed. It will

focus on the change management, work‐scope and organisational aspects of ‘planning for

success’ in a BIM/IPD project, with particular focus on the following: • BIM Strategy o

Setting objectives o Planning for success o Dealing with software, hardware, industry

structure, and personnel limitations • The BIM Execution Plan o Review of the available

guidelines o Defining roles and responsibilities o Level of Detail o Model Progression o

Object properties and parameters • Bringing the Team Together o Subcontractor

engagement o Communication Channels o Skills development and training methods o

Strategic staff secondments • Lowering Project Risks o Brief verification o Code compliance

checking o Accessibility o Construction logistics o Cost Estimation • Execution of the plan o

Model publication cycle o Clash detection o Coordination with an automated agenda o

Tracking coordination issues o Sequencing o Site set‐out o Fabrication models and the ‘shop

model’ • Facilities Management o Assessing the Clients current methods for best integration

with BIM o Providing a model for managing the asset, combining information from non‐BIM

sources o Operations and Maintenance


1. Learn the importance of setting the BIM objectives early in the project to ensure that the

maximum value is generated by BIM

2. Learn tactical responses to the many pitfalls and limitations to current BIM processes, to

ensure the success of BIM on the project

3. Recognition that a properly structured approach to BIM will realise benefits for all parties

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Session 10 (1 Hour)

Interior Design Essentials

Speaker: Daniel Stine, LHB


This session will cover several topics that will help the interior designer be more productive

and organized in Revit Architecture. We will take a detailed look at Materials and how we

can add custom parameters, adjust the scale and positioning or the render assets, and

include keynoting information. Additionally, we will talk about creating tile‐able materials

using Photoshop. The application and organization of floor finishes will be addressed; for


plans, schedules and renderings. We will also cover how to deal with complex floor finishes

during Contract Documents (CD) using Design Options. The naming and organization of

content is important to be productive; using an add‐in to place content can help a lot. We

will review the benefits of adding clearances to content. Several tips and tricks for schedules

will be presented; for example, listing the room number for content scheduled, limitations

of formulas, and how to change the values for multiple items. An important aspect of

interior design documentation is tagging – we will cover how tagging works and explore the

need for shared parameters (the discussion on shared parameters will tie into my AECbytes

article). Finally, we will take a look at a number of visualization techniques for interior

designers – especially some of the new features in Revit 2013. Attendees will have an

opportunity to win a copy of Mr. Stine’s new book: Interior Design using Autodesk Revit

Architecture 2012.


1. Learn how to create tags and work with shared parameters to successfully document your

projects.

2. Understand how to use Design Options to control project‐wide visibility of floor finishes

and rendering props.

3. Attendees will be able to better manage and organize Revit content and explore the

benefits of adding clearances.

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Building Smarter Models

Speaker: James Vandezande

Stream: General – All Levels

As the building industry starts shifting away from document‐based deliverables towards

models, it is important for the authors (architects, engineers, and builders) to understand

the requirements for quality content development. In this session, you will learn about the

latest developments in open standards, how to address client BIM requirements, and

methods for avoiding "BIM wash."


1. Develop an understanding of industry open BIM standards.

2. Learn how to develop high‐quality models suitable for sharing with other project

stakeholders.

3. Establish a measurable approach to implementing BIM workflows for your company or

project.

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BIM & CAD to FM & GIS: Workflow and Projects

Speaker: Cyril Verley, CDV Systems, Inc.


From an owner’s perspective, here’s what you want: two‐way data flow between BIM/CAD


and FM/GIS systems that allows users at any skill level to transfer, edit, and analyze data on

rooms, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and MEP systems. The way to get it is to remove

boundaries between the different software program environments, and in this session you’ll

see how that’s done. We will demonstrate how two‐way data flow is accomplished for a

large menu of detailed room and asset data between specific software applications exposing

that BIM/CAD data to downstream programs for asset management, work orders and

preventative maintenance.

This lecture outlines how project data based on Access and SQL databases are linked to a

BIM and /or CAD files exposing a building’s program, equipment, furniture and lifecycle

needs using direct links to FM and GIS applications. It is a standalone database that links the

project program & equipment requirements to Autodesk Revit Arch, MEP and AutoCAD

files.


1. Bidirectional link project program & equipment requirements to Autodesk Revit Arch,

MEP and AutoCAD files.

2. Maintain BIM project/program and design requirements through all lifecycle deliverable

stages, from concept through design and construction, to facilities and operations

management.

3. BIM data export to GIS via ESRI/ArcGIS and bidirectionally linked to an IBM Maximo

database.

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Exploiting Microsoft Excel within your BIM workflow

Speaker: Chris Needham, C3 Consulting Solutions


It's mostly the 3D modelling software that gets the 'red‐carpet' treatment in the BIM world.

Yet the strength of any BIM application is in how it manages information. Microsoft Excel is

for many a run‐of‐the‐mill, yet not well understood application. Its power is underestimated

by most. In this session, we'll look at a few practical examples of where using Excel has

benefited projects through data‐centric workflows. Example 1: Using Excel to drive your

CAD export settings files Example 2: Using Excel to drive your Revit family type catalogues

Example 3: Using Excel (via connection to Revit using BIMLink) to manage space and

elemental data in a large multi‐level residential apartment project. I (may/will) also provide

an comparison between BIMLink (by Ideate) and Revit Excel Link 2012 (by CTC), identifying

feature differences and practical outcomes of use of one over another.


1. Learning Objectives/Outcomes: Learn how to exploit household software (specifically MS

Excel) within your BIM workflow

2. Learn how to maintain integrity and control of your data whilst connected to external

sources


3. Learn how to make informed judgments about the true value of software tools when they

are properly exploited

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Advanced Design in Revit MEP using Spaces

Speaker: Dimitrii Pokrovskii & Neil Topliffe, Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch


Have you ever wondered if you could design Mechanical systems based purely on spatial

data instead of actually modeling objects? Would you like to make fast and calculated

changes to system design using only MEP Spaces? This course will show how to build a Revit

MEP Spaces model for Mechanical system design and analysis. One great BIM benefit can be

the successful implementation of a model dedicated to the room by room air change design.

The main benefit is how the air flow calculation is now more integral into the project and

can automatically give the area and volume of each space passed from Revit into a schedule

which can be used to perform calculations such as code minimum air change cfm. The

spaces can be scheduled by zone number and air valve schedules can be derived directly

from Revit. In addition, color coded floor plans can be created to help the designers visualize

what the zone layout look like. A master key schedule can be created to give each room a

code definition of room type and assign basic values typical to rooms of a given type. Many

firms have a code system already in place to give code definition to architectural spaces in

support of Table 4a production. Revit allows for creative sorting and filtering of data to QC

cfm design or presenting information in concise ways. For example, it is very easy to

compare all the IDF closets in a building to ensure the assumptions or loads are consistent.

This class is for Revit MEP users who are looking to leverage the full capabilities of the

software in new ways or gain understanding of tools they have not yet worked with.


1. Increase your knowledge in using Revit MEP Spaces for system and zone design without

modeling objects

2. Learn how to create custom schedules and parameters for code analysis, quality control,

and reports

3. Learn how to quickly adjust your Mechanical design by adjusting MEP Space parameters

for Mechanical equipment

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LAB: Family Lab: Cuts with Voids

Speaker: Desiree Mackey, Martin / Martin


With the release of Revit 2012 we were gifted an option to allow families to be cut by other

families. This seemingly small feature creates many possibilities for increasing the precision

and accuracy of our Revit Structure models. This lab will share examples of how this feature


can be utilized in a structural beam family to create a beam pocket, in a precast spandrel

panel with a sloped top, and in embed plates that need to cut more than one element.

Following the examples, the lab will go step‐by‐step through how to create one of the

aforementioned examples.


1. Learn how to utilize voids in families

2. Learn how to use the cuts with voids tool

3. See some ideas of families that may be improved upon by adding voids

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LAB: Revit Energy Analysis Workflow: Analyzing Your Model from Concept to Reality

Speaker: Jeffrey Pinheiro

Stream: Sustainability – Intermediate

As architects, engineers, construction managers, and users of building facilities, we need to

design a building that meets or exceeds all of the required energy needs while increasing

net savings and decreasing the carbon footprint. Using Revit throughout the entire design

process, especially in the early stages, allows designers to analyze many different variables

of their design. In this lab participants will learn and understand all of the aspects of

integrating a conceptual energy analysis into their design process using Autodesk Revit

Architecture 2012. Additionally, participants will learn how to continue with an energy

analysis later on in the design process using Autodesk Green Building Studio. Both the

Conceptual Energy Analysis Tool and Green Building Studio can be very simple and will not

impede the design process yet they are very powerful and provide lots of information.

Furthermore, all of the analysis tools are completely quickly and seamlessly on the cloud.

The topics we will focus on are: • Creation of conceptual massing model. • Creating energy

models out of massing models. • Applying energy settings for analysis. • Selecting

conceptual construction materials. • Editing the energy model faces, glazing, and materials.

• Running a conceptual energy analysis and comparing the results. • Creating a Revit

component model from your mass. • Setting up the Revit model for use with Green Building

Studio • Analyzing your final model in Green Building Studio.


1. Learn about the different energy analysis tools available when using Autodesk Revit as a

design and construction tool.

2. Create a conceptual mass, analyzing the mass, and conduction a conceptual energy

analysis.

3. Transforming your conceptual mass into Revit components and running a more accurate

energy analysis using Green Building Studio.

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Is IPD Healthy for Your Bottom Line? – A 2yr Case Study of using BIM on an IPD Healthcare

Project


Speaker: Doug Williams


This class will be a comprehensive case study covering a 2yr process of utilizing BIM on a

fully Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) process for one of our Healthcare projects. This

particular healthcare project has been identified as the first IPD Healthcare project

implemented in the US. We also were able to leverage our past experience with BIM project

execution planning to help guide and frame out the entire A/E/C team’s BIM modeling

processes and expectations with buy‐in from the client from the beginning of the project.

The following is a summary of what areas will be covered: • Contract tools that were put in

place at the beginning of the Project and how they played key roles through the lifecycle of

the Project. • I will share how the A/E/C design team was able to develop and implement

innovative processes and pre‐fabrication techniques to improve efficiencies while

maintaining the Project goals; On Time, On Budget and Meet/Exceed the Owners

Expectations. • How were risk/reward factors established for the owner, A/E team and

construction team? • Expand on our successes, shortcomings and lessons learned while

removing traditional owner, architect and contractor barriers and how they affected the

decision making process for the betterment of the Project. • How we had to modify our

design approach with our client, consultants, engineers, contractor and their design assist

team members and how that evolved throughout the design/construction process. • Share

the metrics that were measured throughout the life of the design and construction process.

• And finally, I will discuss where the value was added to the Project from every team

member engaged in the IPD process and how the metrics were tracked to measure success.


1. Successes, shortcomings and lessons learned of using BIM on IPD and what foundations

tools were necessary to have in place to guide the Project design process efficiently.

2. What traditional barriers had to be removed in the design & construction process to allow

for an effective IPD collaboration.

3. How were risk/reward factors established for the owner, A/E team and construction team

and how those metrics were measured throughout the life of the design and construction

process.

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Session 11 (1 Hour)

Let’s get READY TO RUMBLE – Modelling vs Detailing

Speaker: Michelle Leonard & Melanie Tristram, Jasmax


Ladies and Gentlemen… L E T S G E T R E A D Y T O R U M B L E ! ! ! In the blue corner we

have Melanie Tristram, with 7 years Revit experience and 5 years Revit Manager skills she is

coming in as the bookies favorite to win this match up. And in the Red corner Michelle

Leonard, having 6 years Revit experience, and a couple of years in a BIM Specialist role. This

matchup is going to be a tough one, Mel will be demonstrating her excellent documentation


skills with a Revit Model‐ modeled to a 1:50 totaling the time it takes to model, then detail

(with 2D lines and componentry) a small commercial building for a construction set of

documentation. Michelle will try and demonstrate her Modelling skills, modelling to a 1:1

level of detail, probably using unconventional methods with in place families left and right…

It will be battle of attrition, a full 10 rounds of blow by blow of raw talent, And who will win,

which methodology will prove to be the most cost effective, you must be tune in to find out.


1. Leave with quantitive evidence of what level is appropriate to model to and how you can

streamline your modeling and detailing process within your practice.

2. Learn techniques for obtaining details through modelling to 1:1.

3. Learn techniques for embedding additional detail information into your project elements.

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Visualizations to the Max_Taking Revit into Game Engine Environments for Real‐Time

Rendering, Physics, and Animation


Stream: Visualization and Presentation – Intermediate

Learn how to take your Revit scenes into a living breathing game engine to make your Revit

visualizations spectacular. This course will examine the benefits the game engine

environment has to offer by adding real‐time rendering, depth, physics and animation to

your Revit scenes. Whether you want to create a single picture render, a fly thru animation,

or a true “walk” thru animation to interact with your Revit project, this course has it all. This

course is an introduction to the game engine environment to show you and your company

“other” options that may be available to you to help visualize your Revit creations.

Experience using game engines is not required. This class is intended for all levels of

experience. It is helpful to have some basic knowledge of 3DSMax but it is not required. This

course will also show sample animations and cover the basics of Importing Revit models into

a game engine environment, Materials, Character placement, Camera setups, animation

frame exporting, and even real time game play in your Revit creation.


1. Import and Render Revit projects into a game engine environment

2. Place Physics and set up \'fly thru\" animations in a game engine environment

3. Create real \"walk thru\" animations in real time and interact with the Revit models

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TBA

Speaker: TBA


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Integrated Project Delivery through Integrated Project Design

Speaker: Josh Taylor, Bentley Systems, Inc.


One of the challenges facing today’s structural engineering industry is the ability to create

production‐level drawings and building documentation. Too often the engineer is faced with

a disjointed workflow of working in many different applications to arrive at a complete

document set. Bentley’s new application, Structural DocumentationCenter, is a

comprehensive solution for structural engineers, designers, drafters, and detailers targeted

solely for drawing production that is available today. There are other products in the market

today that contain too many features that are ancillary to producing drawings, making the

software difficult to learn and use. Structural DocumentationCenter’s user interface is easy

to use and navigate with intuitive naming conventions and building‐specific annotation

tools. The most commonly‐used commands are simply located on the left‐to‐right

navigation menus. The application itself is a single, self‐contained product that requires no

base platform to run, which inevitably saves time and money for the organization. The tight

integration between RAM Structural System, the industry leading software for the structural

analysis and design of buildings, and Structural DocumentationCenter facilitates the

creation of production level structural drawings directly from the structural analysis and

design results. It provides automatic creation of basic drawing content during the import

process, updates the project for changes to the RAM Structural System model, and

maintains design revision history by tracking all changes to the RAM Structural System

model. Structural DocumentationCenter also has the ability to publish an i‐model that can

be used for clash detection, construction sequencing, quantity take‐off, and is interoperable

with other BIM products. As many of you may have experienced throughout your career,

some softwares are not extendable. The graphical interface is not optimally configured for

your or your organization’s workflow and needs. One of the unique differences of Structural

DocumentationCenter is that the application has the capability to evolve as the user’s needs

change over time, therefore always keeping the end product fresh and new. This can be

achieved through Structural DocumentationCenter’s customizable graphical interface where

the user can adjust, reorganize, add or delete menus, tools or tasks to comply with their

workflow and requirements. Further more into customization, Structural

DocumentationCenter can provide specific formatting and symbology by allowing the user

to control the style and presentation of all major drawing entities such as lines, text,

symbols, scale, sheets, title block, callouts, dimensioning and much more. In addition, the

user can also write their own custom procedures and operations using Visual Basic Editor or

Macro technology.


1. A specialized drawing production interface familiar to structural engineers and drafters

2. Tight integration with RAM Structural System for automatic drawing creation, revision

history, and change management

3. The capability to evolve as the user’s needs change over time with customizable graphical


interface, customization of styles and presentation in the drawings, and through the

creation of special procedures and commands using Macro technology

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You Have Much To Learn Grasshopper! Advanced Parametric and Procedural Modeling.

Speaker: Tim Riefenberg, NELSON


With complexities in new Designs comes an Issue; How do I actually build that? This course

will illustrate the advanced tools industry uses to solve complexed geometry using such

software as Revit all the way too Grasshopper. The key ideas learned in this presentation

will include; Understanding the Limits of Revit A brief view of several complexed designs in

several Architects and Designers are creating today. The new design imitative; push the

limitations of technology and design. Parametric Modeling using Software such as

GrassHopper and Houdini Brief introduction to advanced scripting Algorithmic Modeling

Taking your advanced model and importing into Revit or Bentely. This class will give insight

into how do we use math and create complexed modeling. These models than can be

imported into Revit or Bentley. Using these advanced techniques will give you a key to use

to solved complex problems in your near future. Other objectives learned, Advanced

Modeling Advanced Rendering Scripting


1. Advanced Modeling; Using algorithmic, parametric, procedural and scripting as a tool to

create complexed deigns.

2. Learn How to automate your modeling, using math to control your design.

3. How to solve the most complicated Design ever thought out, and create an actual

completed product.

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LAB: Creating pipe fittings in Revit MEP

Speaker: Jose Fandos, Andekan LLC


Pipe fittings are one of the most complex and misunderstood component families in Revit.

This presentation will begin by outlining the key considerations and major steps for creating

pipe fitting families in Revit MEP. Attendees will then be led through a hands‐on process of

creating their very own pipe fitting family from scratch.


1. How to create pipe fittings

2. Tips and tricks for working with text_file_lookup and lookup tables

3. How to seamlessly allow for fitting sizes other than the ones provided by the

manufacturer

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LAB: Finding Your Way Around the Revit Material Editor

Speaker: Kathryn Langan, Autodesk, Inc.


In this class, we will take a deep look at the Revit Material Editor. We will explore Revit

materials, assets, and properties. Learn how to apply property information to your materials

and effectively manage materials across your office. We’ll also talk about how materials can

be used across different products for rendering and when adding information to your design

model.


1. Understand the material user interface and its functions

2. See how to use material libraries across your office

3. Understand how other products use and display Revit materials

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Model Data: The Value 'Evidence Based Design' Brings to Your Projects, Your Firm, Your

Clients, and the Built Environment.

Speaker: Robert Mencarini, SOM / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill


Model Data: The Value 'Evidence Based Design' Brings to Your Projects, Your Firm, Your

Clients, and the Built Environment. Mr. McGuire: I just want to say one word to you. Just

one word. Benjamin: Yes, sir. Mr. McGuire: Are you listening? Benjamin: Yes, I am. Mr.

McGuire: Plastics. Benjamin: Exactly how do you mean? Fast Forward almost 50 years and

that word would be "Data," but the AECO industry has barely scratched the surface in

leveraging its potential. Data Mining, Data Analytics, & Model Validation are the next big

things in the AECO industry. As an industry we have been solely reliant on human only

readable data, also known as drawings, for centuries. This is one of the key reasons the

stakeholders involved are simultaneously leaving money on the table and not helping in

driving down the cost of construction. Building Information Models have been positioned to

unlock vast quantity of useful data buried within our projects to the benefit of designers,

constructors, and owners. Each must stake their claim and all have much to profit by. This

session will look at the SOM BIM Dashboard as a "Building Information Management"

platform and how SOM is using it to keep our finger on the pulse and health of all projects

within the office; maintain firm and project standards; find, harvest, and publish SOM Best

Practices & Best Content; produce models as a primary deliverable; and simultaneously

producing design intent models while creating useful models for downstream use. In

addition to a QA/QC & Knowledge Harvesting platform, the SOM BIM Dashboard is a Project

Topology Investigation tool. Our thousands of project models contain vast quantities of

project type & client use data. These data are quantifiable in ways like never before. The

evidence is found in the analysis of the data. We do this for internal as well as external

reasons and uses. At SOM we focus on identifying and removing low value uses of our

resources so we may focus on the high value uses. In this session SOM would like to share


the knowledge of how to unlock the implicit knowledge buried deep in our models and the

value in making that knowledge explicit to all stake holders.


1. From an Executive Overview perspective, learn the mechanics of how a BIM Mining

Operation works.

2. Learn the value of harvesting best practices.

3. Learn about the principles of Data Mining, Visualization, & Validation.

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Iterative Design with Ideate BIM Link

Speaker: Michelle Leonard, Jasmax


Take 4,420 sun shading blades across a northern façade arranged in 884 diamonds formed

by steel cables, 3 sizes of blade, 2 orientations, 2 mirror isomers per blade, 4 possible

colours and perforated or not… Which means 32 permutations per blade, which therefore

meant 33,554,432 per diamond with no repeats…. And over a Googol (that’s 10 to the

power of 100 or 1 with 100 zeros) possible combinations across the screen with no

repeats…Phew! So how do you start to input all of this information then test different

iterations of randomness across the façade? BIM LINK! For this project we BIM Link to push

randomised data from Excel into Revit to change each individual instance of blade to change

rotation, placement and material. This enabled us to test different iterations of

‘randomness’ across the screen to get the desired effect, without manually having to input

data into the model saving a huge amount of data entry by using this effective plug in.


1. Learn how BIM Link can be used to update information from Excel into Revit, to save

hundreds of man hours of updating information

2. Find ways to push and pull smart geometry around quickly through BIM Link

3. By utilising a program like BIM Link can enable some of your staff that arent familiar with

Revit to update information like Door Shedules etc...

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Exciting New Methods to Model Extremely Complex Geometry for Walls, Floors, Roofs,

and Beams



Let’s admit it; modeling complex geometry in Revit has always been difficult. New mass

modeling tools in Revit 2010 has made it much easier for masses. However, what happens

when you want to model complex walls, floors, roofs and beams? This course will show you

how by teaching you how to think outside of the box and teach you how to use


unconventional modeling elements to “guide” the creation of complex geometry. This

course will also show how to take advantage of the analytical modeling environment that

has been completely changed in Revit 2012, to adjust the locations of physical beams. This

course will cover complex forms, such as curved undulating roofs, and extremely complex

forms, such as organic animal shapes. At the end of the course, you will have the knowledge

to model any extremely complex wall, floor, roof and beam.


1. Create complex wall, floor, roof and beams by using new methods including the

intersection method

2. Modify beam locations by using the new analytically tools

3. Apply new methods of modeling complex geometry to any form including organic, free

form shapes

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Mobile BIM in action using Revit ‐ Inventor workflow

Speaker: Tomislav Zigo & Kushagra Mittal, Clayco Inc

Stream: CCFM (Construction, Coordination, Facility Management) – Advanced

For being competitive in today’s economic environment it is essential to optimize all the

resources available. Product, process and organization are the three critical pillars of any

construction project and optimizing each of these leads to overall efficient design and

construction. Strategic implementation of technology solutions related to Building

Information Modeling (BIM) has already shown increased efficiency in design and

preconstruction. With the vast amount of useful information at users’ disposal, now the

industry is focusing on how to utilize this information during construction, material &

progress tracking, commissioning, handover, and operations and maintenance. For

companies who have already seen the benefit of BIM as a streamlined workflow, field BIM

comes as a natural progression. This next step is crucial for the coordination and execution

of successful project. As a forward thinking Design – Builder, Clayco Inc. has been using

Autodesk Inventor to generate BIM compliant content and increase the level of quality

control in the field. This practice, in conjunction with the use of other mobile technologies,

is pushing our use of BIM further into the realm of field operations, and allowing in‐house

activities to focus progressively on R&D and data integration. This class is addressing the

process and practical use of Revit ‐Inventor workflow to build highly detailed construction

models and creation of interactive manuals for trades on our projects. Three key learning

objectives: ‐ Identify the advantages of mobile BIM ‐ Explore the design workflow between

AutoCAD, Revit and Inventor ‐ Be familiar with best practices for creating detailed

construction models


1. Identify the advantages of mobile BIM.

2. Explore the design workflow between AutoCAD, Revit and Inventor.

3. Be familiar with best practices for creating detailed construction models.


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Where in the world are my standards?

Speaker: David Harrington, Walter P Moore


So you have just migrated to using Revit Structure and you have begun modeling your

project. You then put your sheets together and print them out for your project manager.

The next response isn't what you wanted to hear "yuck!". Your drawings reflect your model

well enough, but they don't reflect the years of effort that went into your former drafting

standards. It's okay, not all is lost. There is time to do it right, to actually make your

documents look like you did them and not some robot!

This lecture is developed with the new adopter of a Revit platform. Revit is a wonderful

program for building information modelling but out of the box it is very lacking in guidance

and style. In this course we will expose all the areas of standardization available to you, the

Revit modeler.

The features will be covering are:

‐ Line weights

‐ Line patterns

‐ Line styles

‐ Customizing Visibility / Graphics Overrides

‐ Annotation families (detail component, symbols, and tags)

‐ Filled regions (drafting and modeling patterns)

‐ Text styles

‐ Dimension styles


1. Uncover how to control line weights and what rules.

2. See how to define all styles related to standards.

3. Learn how to manage standards with an eye towards correct.

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Beyond the Shoebox: Thermal Zoning Approaches for Complex Building Shapes

Speaker: Lilli Smith & Ian Molloy, Autodesk

Sustainability – Advanced

Trends in today's architecture as well as advanced building information modeling software

allow the design and construction of building forms that go way beyond the typical shoebox

models commonly used for energy simulation. Yet, these early decisions on form and

orientation can have a significant effect on energy use. Underscoring the importance of

early energy use studies, in September 2011, the USGBC introduced a new LEED credit

encouraging teams to conduct analyses including Energy Load Reduction so that they can

understand key issues before design decisions are made. ASHRAE 90.1 Appendix G provides


two‐dimensional guidelines for how to model thermal zones in buildings where HVAC

systems and zones have not yet been designed. But what is the best way to zone unusual

three‐dimensional shapes that present issues beyond what is covered in the ASHRAE

guidelines? This class will examine this question by showcasing a study that simulated 3

different unusually shaped buildings of 2 different building types in 4 different climate zones

using Autodesk Project Vasari and Green Building Studio. Several zoning approaches beyond

the ASHRAE guidelines were simulated and compared using DOE‐2 and TMY2 climate data.

Participants will learn why following ASHRAE guidelines are so important and how sensitive

choices are beyond these guidelines. Finally, they will come away with an enhanced

appreciation of why early energy analysis is so important and how it can be done using

Project Vasari.


1. Attendees will develop an appreciation for why early stage energy modeling is importatn.

2. Using a case study, presenter will illustrate why following ASHRAE guidelines to zone early

stage energy models for energy use simulation are important.

3. Using the same case study, presenter will illustrate how sentive zoning configuration

choices are beyond ASHRAE guidelines.

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LAB: Impossible... Or not: Advanced Family Techniques to Make Your Revit Family Content

Amazing

Speaker: Shawn Zirbes, CAD Technology Center, Inc.


This fast‐paced hand‐on lab is a followup to the Advanced Family Nesting class. Be sure to

bring your thinking caps as the content we are going to generate will bend rules to your will.

Revit Architecture and MEP will be leveraged to create a powerful door family that will take

your understanding of all Revit families to the next level. It will enforce in your mind the

necessity to adhere to currently documented standards, as well as provide a basis for when

'standards' may be bent to make Revit do what is necessary. This class requires that you be

very fluent in the family editor. No basics covered here. It is assumed that you have created

many families, and know your way around the family editor interface.


1. Obtain necessary hands‐on experience in the creation of advanced Revit Families and

modification of 'standardized' Revit functionality

2. Understanding of the marriage of Revit Architecture and Revit MEP settings to create

'Super' families

3. Practical understanding of advanced family nesting

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LAB: Revit MEP Plumbing – Mystery Solved

Speaker: Plamen Hristov



Due to increased demand, we are bringing back this class again. The plumbing portion of

Revit MEP has the undeserved reputation of “not ready yet." We will dispel that notion in

this hands‐on lab where you will have the opportunity to do plumbing design yourself.

During this class, we are going to discuss what kinds of challenges we face when using Revit

MEP for plumbing and find feasible solutions. We will examine various workflows for doing

plumbing design and explain how to select the right one for the right job. We will discuss the

necessary detail level, the appropriate workflow between the architect and the plumbing

designer, and the documentation that we need to produce using old methods as well as

new functionality of Revit MEP 2012


1. Explain best practices for documenting the plumbing design

2. Explain best practices for drawing pipes with and without slope

3. Describe challenges to designing plumbing in a 3D application, such as Revit MEP

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Divide and Conquer Adaptive Components

Speaker: Tim Waldock, PTW Architects


This presentation will look in detail at the new Revit v2013 features “Divide” & “Repeat”. It

will look at practical applications of these features in adaptive components as used directly

within within projects to create repetitive organic architectural models. It will demonstrate

the use of complex parametric formulas to drive iterative design in Revit, without using API

or conceptual massing. It will also build on my RTC 2011 presentation "Designing in Revit

Using Parametric Formulas" – which looked at repetitive patterns in design, but mostly in

orthogonal or linear applications. This time we will be looking at generating curved shapes,

and also at repetition on or within those shapes, using new techniques.

In the last 3 years the new conceptual massing tools have diverged somewhat from the rest

of Revit, but now that adaptive components can be used directly in projects, we have the

opportunity to bring these new techniques back into the main Revit environment.

We will look at creating and using adaptive component families:

This will focus specifically on creating curvilinear geometry and organic shaped Revit models, but in a systematic way that would aim to make the buildings more constructible.

Some of the adaptive components will use complex rule‐based parametric formulas to drive iterative design.

Will involve some trigonometry and other mathematical formulas, including error checking.

This will be done largely with adaptive components being placed directly into projects, although some conceptual massing may also be used.


APIs will not be used.

Some new features of Revit 2013 will be explained and demonstrated. The presentation will use PowerPoint as a guide to explain the main points, but will also

involve live demos in Revit 2013. The handout notes will also include some step‐by‐step

explanations of how to achieve some of the results.


1. Learning about new “Divide” & “Repeat” functionality and techniques in Revit v2013

2. Learning about adaptive components in the project environment of Revit (rather than in

the conceptual massing environment)

3. Applying complex parametric formulas in Revit families to create patterns and organic

geometry

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Collaboration: “Supercharge your Revit workflow and performance and Make

Collaboration "Dynamic" with ProjectWise”

Speaker: Steve Jolley, Bentley Systems, Inc.


Revit users want a BIM Server to manage their project data. Using ProjectWise has several

Mission Critical infrastructure and management benefits which support Revit, like Delta File

Transfer (DFT) offering incredible LAN performance over a WAN without adding expensive

network hardware appliances. This allows organizations to develop and support a single

data management platform, and to the Revit user – their file io operations and team

collaboration will be improved by ProjectWise collaboration and network performance

optimizations. Not only does it manage project files, but also includes a BIM Family Library

manager, and file dependency manager as well. Bentley is making collaboration dynamic

with ProjectWise by integrating information, software, and processes to improve Integrated

Project Delivery. This fast‐paced and informative presentation is geared for all audiences.


1. Manage Multi Vendor data with ProjectWise while driving costs down and increasing

project quality through reuse of multidisciplinary information via Bentley i‐models

2. Eliminate errors and reduce change orders by removing process gaps and integrating

project delivery using ProjectWise Navigator

3. Access the right information fast and manage change reliably with bidirectional workflows

to complete the feedback loop

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Automating a Revit Model from an MS Access Database for Equipment Planning

Speaker: Troy Gates, Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch

Stream: CCFM (Construction, Coordination, Facility Management) – Advanced

Have you ever wanted to populate parameter data automatically within Revit from an

outside data source? This course will show the process of connecting a Medical Equipment

Planning website with an MS Access database to a Revit model. The website allows a client


to choose medical equipment manufacturers and models to have placed within their

building. These changes are saved into an MS Access database that can be synced with a

Revit model to automatically update the medical equipment families’ parameters with the

data from the website. The course will demonstrate the technical details involved in

connecting the MS Access database to Revit, as well as some strategies for family parameter

creation to make the process successful. Creating schedules and tags that reflect the data

within the families will also be shown.


1. Learn how to create a connection from MS Access to Revit

2. Learn how to sync data from a database into family parameters

3. Learn some strategies for family and schedule creation for automating parameter data

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ANZRS implementation, future developments & relationships with other industry

initiatives

Speaker: Chris Needham, C3 Consulting Solutions


The Australian and New Zealand Revit Standards is receiving a great deal of attention from

all corners of the globe, We'll provide an overview of how the initiative started (since its

birthplace was RTC AUS 2009), and how it has developed since. We'll provide an overview of

the ANZRS document pack (version 3), and of industry responses to our survey (due for issue

early 2012) regarding implementation of ANZRS (as opposed to levels of interest measured

by downloads). We'll be able to provide industry updates regarding what's happening with

ANZRS in various countries. We also expect to have more news on developments with other

BIM standards initiatives and related bodies ‐ including BIM‐MEP(AUS), AEC (UK) BIM

Standards, Open Revit Standards and Autodesk SEEK.


1. Learn how the ANZRS initiative started, and it current status within the Revit community

globally

2. Learn how to use ANZRS to build and better manage Revit content

3. Learn how to contribute to community‐based initiatives and industry standards‐by‐

consensus

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Coordinating Projects using Shared Coordinates

Speaker: Steve Stafford. AEC Advantage


Shared coordinates are a powerful feature in Revit. Unfortunately confusion often reigns

and there is a stream of misinformation and misunderstanding among people trying to get

their projects done. This session will discuss the fundamentals of Revit's coordinate system

but more importantly deal with practical mistakes and approaches that end up creating


confusion among team members. Let's start coordinating!


1. Fully understand the fundamental coordinate system in Revit.

2. Learn how to coordinate different project types/configurations.

3. Gain insight into trouble shooting the relationships that are created when using the

shared coordinate system.

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LAB: Making the Revit standard match your standards!

Speaker: David Harrington, Walter P Moore


Hands‐on follow on aligned with the presentation. So you have just migrated to using Revit

Structure and you have begun modeling your project. You then put your sheets together

and print them out for your project manager. The next response isn't what you wanted to

hear "yuck!". Your drawings reflect your model well enough, but they don't reflect the years

of effort that went into your former drafting standards. It's okay, not all is lost. There is time

to do it right, to actually make your documents look like you did them and not some robot!

This lecture is developed with the new adopter of a Revit platform. Revit is a wonderful

program for building information modelling but out of the box it is very lacking in guidance

and style. In this course we will expose all the areas of standardization available to you, the

Revit modeler.

The features will be covering are:

‐ Line weights

‐ Line patterns

‐ Line styles

‐ Customizing Visibility / Graphics Overrides

‐ Annotation families (detail component, symbols, and tags)

‐ Filled regions (drafting and modeling patterns)

‐ Text styles

‐ Dimension styles


1. Uncover how to control line weights and what rules.

2. See how to define all styles related to standards.

3. Learn how to manage standards with an eye towards correct.

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LAB: Learn to build pratical schedules in Revit MEP 2013

Speaker: Patrick Olson, Sturgeon Electric


Limiting the amount of waste is a considerable benefit in making a project successful. What

if you could take a tool like Revit and takeoff the amount of material need for a particular


floor or project, or what about takeoff materials that would be needed for prefabrication for

certain applications on a project. In this class, discover several ways to populate schedules

of practical information. • Conduit takeoffs, conduit run takeoffs and the differences

between these schedules. • Conduit run category to create a schedule to takeoff wire

lengths. • Schedules that have been useful are with trenching. • Conduit schedule to takeoff

how many chairs will be needed in a trench/duct bank where they are required. • What

about hangers? What about getting a takeoff of how much allthread, unistrut, or peat

brackets will be need on a floor or an entire project. Throughout all of the schedules, the

tools demonstrated in this class will be project parameters, shared parameters, formulas,

and adding these parameters within families and schedules.


1. Learn how to apply simple formulas in Revit schedules; to save time on those manual

calculations that are done on nearly every project.

2. Learn about the differences between project parameters and shared parameters and how

they play apart in building schedules in Revit.

3. Learn about each of those settings within the Revit schedules dialog box; how to use

those settings to your benefit.

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Session 14 (1 Hour)

Revit Links, Groups, and Documentation‐ How to make it really work!

Speaker: Aaron Maller, The Beck Group


Your project is well beyond pushing the limits of a Single Revit Model, and you have to

Document and Detail it. What is the correct workflow? Groups? Linked Files? If it's Links,

there are now two ways to Document the Project: Tagging through Links (post 2011), and By

Linked View (2008/2009) method. Both have benefits and costs, do you know what they

are? ‐If I need to segregate, where do I make the break in the Model or Group? ‐Where do

the sheets and the details go? (One model or spread out?) ‐How does information from one

Model show up in Detailing at the other? (We will go over both ways) ‐How do you manage

content across 15 models for one project? ‐What files do you dimension and tag in? (We will

go over both ways) ‐What CAN'T Links and Groups do? (It's always better to know first!) ‐

When to combine Links, Design Options, and View Templates to make your project fly! Plus,

a look at an 8 Storey New Build, with full Shell and Interior Fit out, done with Linked Files,

Design options, and View Templates.


1. To learn about Model Groups, embedded Detail groups, and how they can save you time

in the Project Environment.

2. To learn the pros and cons of File Links using each Method (Document through Links, or

Document IN Links)


3. Managing Documentation with Linked Files, Design Options, View Templates, and a

Project Team, to keep things working correctly.

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Deploying Revit Server 2013

Speaker: Bruce McCallum


The new version of Revit Server brings with it many changes. This class will highlight the

major changes and deployment considerations, including transitioning from existing Revit

Server 2011/2012 deplyoments.


1. Identify the main benefits of upgrading to Revit Server 2013

2. Process to migrate from existing Revit Server 2011/2012 installation

3. Investigate use of Revit Server across multiple domains

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Real‐time BIM ‐ destroying the myth

Speaker: Dennis Burns & Melanie Schmidt, Archaus Architects Ltd


Have you heard of the myth that BIM is not able to be performed in real time? Cue the myth

busters. Using a real‐life model, we will look at how real‐time BIM was implemented on a

building site where construction had already commenced. We will discuss how best to set

up your team from modellers through to coordinators. We will look at how the Revit BIM

was setup, documented and collaborated across the project team to provide a fully

coordinated BIM and resulting implementation drawings for each of the building services

sub‐trades. Followed by a detailed recount of the IPD and BIM production pipeline with

working examples of lessons learnt in the following key areas, • Revit MEP model setup for

ordering of materials and ducting prefabrication. • Navisworks and construction clash

resolution including exporting of Revit models, presentation and recording of clashes found,

overview of the weekly BIM’s review process. • Feedback from the site including examples

of where the coordinated implementation drawings were not followed and the impact that

had and situations where the BIM model was amended on the spot to suit changes in the

building allowing changes from model to site in a day’s turn around This presentation is a

must attend for Practise owners, BIM Managers, BIM Techicians, Architects and Engineers

that are looking at getting into BIM and IPD. Attendees can expect to learn best practise

techniques for handling large complex projects in Revit and the potential pitfalls that could

arise when implementing BIM and IPD with multiple designers, contractors and tenants on a

live construction project.


1. Learn how the modeller becomes the ‘builder’ through Revit

2. Learn what systems need to be in place to make real‐time BIM a reality.


3. How to collaborate with other multiple designers, consultants, contractors, sub‐trades,

clients and tenants in a live IPD/BIM environment.

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You’ve seen it all over the drawings REF. SCHED. Now create that Schedule

Speaker: Steve Voorhees, KPFF Consulting Engineers


This course is designed to show the power of schedules for the structural environment.

Covering the ever changing and growing Graphic Column Schedule. You will get ahead in

your project with material takeoff schedules and even track your footings with the ever so

simple footing schedule.

But wait. Since we are normally ahead of the Architect you know there are going to be

Revisions and Revision Sketches. Keep track of them with ease with a handy dandy

schedule.


1. When is the best time to use a schedule and how much information you can have in it.

2. Create and use Shared Parameters and custom Tags and apply them to your schedule

3. Presenting your Scheduled information

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From Start to Finish: Electrical How‐to for Revit MEP Projects

Speaker: Joe Kerfoot & Spivey Lipsey, Mazzetti Nash Lipsey Burch


Do you feel like you are just scratching the surface with Revit MEP for Electrical projects? If

so this course is for you. This course is designed to show you how to use Revit MEP from

start to finish on a project for Electrical design. Revit MEP is a very powerful production and

design tool but a lot of that functionality is underused because of the lack of out of the box

families, parameters and schedules. We will show you how to make better models,

streamline documentation, and produce better schedules on your Electrical Revit project

with lots of how‐tos and live demonstrations. Some of the features we will focus on will be:

• Design Phase Considerations • General Electrical Considerations o Settings o Equipment /

Fixtures / Devices o Parameters • Device Schedule Usage & M/P Coordination • Circuiting /

Panel Schedules / Load Analysis • Calculations o Photometric o Power Density • Tips / Tricks

/ and Problems This class is based around Revit MEP users who are looking to leverage the

full capabilities of the software or gain understanding of tools they have no yet worked with.


1. Learn how to use Revit MEP for Electrical design through the use of Electrical Settings,

Families, and Parameters

2. Advance your Electrical projects by creating better, more informative Device, Panel, and

Load Analysis Schedules

3. Increase your knowledge of Revit MEP from Tips, Tricks and Problem Resolution


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LAB: Conceptual Massing DIY

Speaker: Stephen Taskin, Woods Bagot


The exploration of digitally generated architectural forms and also understanding,

rethinking the radical changes, in which architecture is now being conceived, designed and

produced. The Conceptual Modeling tools provide a unique environment to create and

manipulate complex geometry otherwise would not be possible by the use conventional

tools. In this lab you will explore the creation of additive and subtractive forms, making

divided surfaces and applying system patterns for penalization all by yourself. Looking

deeper into the creation of curtain panel by pattern design as well as defining the use of

adaptive components in massing environment. (May have some additional features from

Revit 2013 release if is on time). Showing how parametric relationships can be used to drive

the building form using the real world examples.


1. Learn how to use the conceptual massing modeling tools in Revit / Vasari or improve your

existing skill and knowledge.

2. Learn how to create, apply and modify custom patterns & panels within conceptual

massing environment.

3. Understand how parametric components can be used to rationalize complex systems and

learn best practices, how to approach modeling techniques by practising

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Intergrated Architecture and Interior Design

Speaker: Scott Brown & Damian Serrano, HHCP Architects


This class provides real‐world examples of modeling and documenting of integrated

architecture and interior design projects. The focus is on best practices for sharing, working,

creating, and documenting the model. We will cover project setup, file linking, worksets and

worksharing, grouping, materials, interiors modeling/families, scheduling, and rendering

best practices.


1. Learn recommended office standards for Integrated Architecture and Interior Design

projects.

2. Learn model setup best practices.

3. Learn various modeling practices for interior design/architecture.

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Closing the Loop ‐ Internal standardisation audits

Speaker: Melanie Tristram, Jasmax Ltd

Stream: BIM Management – Intermediate

This session will include content from the original 'Closing the loop' session presented in

Australia, plus additional information we've gathered, developed and explored since then...

Learn about levels of Auditing, what the focus should be on, different methods for

performing audits and the documentation output. This session will include a brief recap of

what was covered in ‘Closing the Loop’; focusing on the whys, then we’ll move on to the

different levels/focus of auditing and different methodologies that can be employed. If you

want to ensure consistency in modelling and documentation techniques within your

practice, then you need to consider implementing an auditing program. Auditing of models

gives the Revit/BIM manager an insight into what shortcuts are being taken, how well the

model is organised, whether staff have been following correct protocols and highlights any

areas of training deficiencies within the practice. Auditing of models does not need to be a

time consuming task, nor does it need to be a covert operation, all staff should be aware

that their models will be audited at some point within the project time frame, if not more

than once. In this session I will outline why there is a need for an auditing protocol in Revit

projects, how to put an Auditing procedure in place, what items to look out for and why

there is a need to perform this audit more than once per project. An example of an audit

performed and the resultant outcomes from that will also be shown to highlight the

protocol and procedure we have developed.


1. Learn effective techniques for performing audits

2. Learn about different levels of auditing, what can and should be focused on.

3. Learn how to close the loop with documentation that is quick to create

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TBA

Speaker: TBA


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Extending Your Autodesk® Revit® Models for BIM to Shop/Fabrication Drawings

Speaker: Grant Doherty, Martin / Martin


Autodesk Revit products for BIM have been present in the AEC design vocabulary for nearly

a decade, and in those years most companies have become proficient in the use of Revit

products to produce contract documents. Many companies are now looking to extend the

use of Revit products for BIM to fabrication drawings, shop drawings, and field use

drawings. This group discussion will bring representatives of these companies together to

discuss the pros and cons, tips and tricks, successes, and struggles with extending our Revit


models past construction documents to shop/fabrication drawings.


1. Discuss what changes/tools are needed from Autodesk to make Revit a competitive tool

for producing fabrication drawings

2. Compare detailing in Revit to the use of detailing packages made specifically for this

purpose

3. Discuss how a detailing team's design interfaces with the design team's design

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Revit MEP: Space Schedules for Design Verification and Validation.

Speaker: Gabe Cottam


Space Schedules are one of the most underutilized tools in the Revit MEP arsenal. This class

is designed to give you the tools to push the envelope of how you are using Revit to aid your

design. In this class we will explore the diverse possibilities of Revit MEP space schedules for

verifying and validating your design in a straightforward and easily understood format. We

will focus on using space schedules to: • Verify LEED points • Compare design calculations to

actual modeled conditions • Create and utilize calculated values • Resolve improper units •

Implement conditional cell formatting for quick design condition verification We will also

cover the ability to reference space information in other schedule categories, as well as

embedding schedules from other categories into space schedules. Stop fighting the software

and start harnessing all the information in your model to help you validate your design and

verify that your design intent is actual making it onto the documentation.


1. Utilize the power of space schedules to aid in your design

2. Verify your design intent is being conveyed to the construction documents

3. Calculate and validate LEED Points

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LAB: How to Make Revit ‐ Not Look like Revit

Speaker: Jereme Smith, HDR Architecture

Stream: Visualization and Presentation – Intermediate

This session will address a common misconception shared by designers, professors,

architects, and students, who are new to the Revit Architecture software. Too often the

Revit software is utilized as a CD phase software and not a preliminary design tool. Many

users of this software cut and paste predesigned architectural components and elements

without taking the time to experiment. Students often present designs that include typical

wooden doors and standard staircases with flat rectilinear forms. This presentation will

demystify the generic, “Revit can’t do that” mentality. This session is primarily aimed at


students and professors in academia but also implies a more experiential approach to Revit

modeling for those in the design profession. The session will demonstrate how Revit can be

used beyond the default settings and standard methods. This session will instruct

participants on ways to create drawings, graphics, renderings, and intriguing models that to

the untrained eye will look as though they were created with different software. Utilizing a

few demonstrations, examples, and a conglomeration of tricks and techniques gathered

from around the web and my own bag of tricks. This session plans to instill an experimental

approach to Revit Architecture software BIM Managers may frown upon! Three Things | For

attendees to come away with 1. Innovative Modeling Techniques ‐ Tricks 2. Innovative

Visualization Techniques ‐ Tricks 3. List of Resources ‐ and Experimental Mindset


1. Innovative Modeling Techniques ‐ Using the curtain wall tool for things other than curtain

walls Using the railing tool for things other than railing. Using the massing tool to layer

iterations into a layered Façade

2. Innovative Visualization Techniques ‐ Alternate methods of presenting floor plans by

using Visibility Settings Alternate Methods of rendering by adjusting the Rendering Dialogue

Creating Exploded Axons in Perspective and assembly Diagrams

3. List of Valuable Resources and an Experimental Approach to Revit!

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