Lee D. Technician is trying to figure the most efficient way to find and fix an information problem in his BIM. His situation is that some sheets do not contain correct instance property information and as a result, the Sheet Index shows incorrect. Lee has 1 hour before the team agreed to print and here are the issues to address: Some sheets should not be listed, and other sheets do not show in the Index. The “Approved By” parameter is to be updated per discipline’s Lead Tech. The next progress set will not include consultant details - Mechanical and Electrical. Like most savvy Revit BIM authors, Lee uses a typical schedule to manage BIM data including sheet information. He could solve with
An hour ago, Mr. Lee D. Technician had what appeared to be a simple problem. Lee wanted to manage Revit room information such that: Room names are capitalized. The Occupant parameter equals the room name. Rooms on top two floors and are larger than 1,000 S.F. have assigned the Occupancy as “Assembly.” Achieving this task was simple, but it was also time consuming. It took Lee 40 minutes to manually reconfigure a copy of the room schedule, re-type case changed names, find rooms that fit the criteria and make updates. It was a frustrating and tedious manual entry task that rendered Lee just a little less happy today. However, after watching the GIF below and learning how to use the Parameter
“How long will it take for my Intern to set up a Revit project? I mean, now that we have a company template it will take minutes, right?” asked Mr. Ambitious A. Architect. The fast-technological answer was, “as quickly as you can launch a new file using the correct project template.” This is correct. However, the accurate-business-approach answer is more significant than just starting with the correct template. I’ll explain. It is critical to your Virtual Design practice and culture to understand that starting a model file without consideration to dominant project factors (digital, functional, and logistical) can lead to later duplication of efforts, iterative communications, and leave unfo
Once or twice a year, I spend about an hour cleaning up my hard drive and desktop. It’s a simple but time-consuming chore. It’s boring too. Nevertheless, I do it knowing disk space will be optimized and that I’ll be able to find information quickly later. The result? A moment of ‘Zen’ similar to that feeling when all the chores around the house are done and the car is clean at the same time. The car almost seems to run better too 😊. This Zen moment reminded me of the similar (but greater) importance of model management and overall project data. It’s easy to allow the project data maintenance to take a back seat to urgent (also important) project and office responsibilities. However, w
