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Can you trust AI with IFC properties? 4 ways it makes them up
Think back to the last time you received a Level of Information Need document in an Excel spreadsheet. Hundreds of rows and some defined requirements. ...
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What is an IFC concept? One bridge pier carries 18 of them
IFC 4.3 is built from 99 concepts. One real bridge pier carries 18 of them. The Alignment-based View asks for 64, the Reference View for ...
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Dynamo vs Grasshopper for Revit: who wins the BIM automation battle for engineers and architects?
If you work in Revit, this is one of the most useful practical questions you can ask. Together with Gavin Nicholls, I put Dynamo and ...
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Same bridge, three IFC files: which one will your client send back?
One 87 m bridge exported three ways. Five searches in a text editor, four questions to the model, the coordinate that breaks every viewer, and ...
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4D in IFC for Beginners: from a bridge with no schedule to a construction animation
An IFC 4.3 bridge that says nothing about time, a free copy of Bonsai, and 13 steps: add a construction schedule, link it to the ...
You Bought a CDE. Your Team Is Using It Like a Network Drive.
Here is an uncomfortable truth: people don't bypass your CDE because they are lazy or incompetent. Under intense project pressure (which happens quite often), human ...
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Your Road Is Living in a Building Storey
Open an infrastructure IFC file that came back from a client with corrections. Before you look at the geometry, look at the tree on the ...
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Grasshopper for structural analysis: stop building the same project twice
Most structural engineers still create two separate models: one detailed model for BIM and another simplified model for structural analysis. This article explains how Grasshopper ...
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BIM Data Validation: The Three-Step Method to Validate Your Data
It is Friday afternoon and a new model revision lands on the CDE. You know roughly what the client asked for. Fire ratings on doors, ...
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The Surveyor’s Evolution On Model-Based BIM Projects
When industry professionals talk about digital transformation in construction, they usually imagine BIM coordinators sitting in air-conditioned site offices, clicking through 3D models or running ...
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In the Age of AI, the winner won’t be the best clicker
In the Age of AI, the winner won’t be the best clicker – it’ll be whoever understands information For the last twenty years, the BIM ...
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Why Rhino and Grasshopper are winning the AEC industry
Rhino and Grasshopper were not originally built for buildings, BIM, or structural analysis. Rhino began as a tool for accurate, complex geometry, but its ability ...
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LOIN to IDS: How to Create IDS Files With AI in Minutes
“It’s a continuation. Most of the requirements stay the same. Should be quick.” That’s what we told ourselves at the start of phase two on ...
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BIM and GIS Integration in Model-Based Infrastructure Project
When I first stepped onto the construction site as a design manager and BIM responsible, I thought IFC files were something only designers worried about. ...
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The Trap of CDE Adoption: Why Autodesk Forma Can’t Fix Broken Habits Alone
Here is an uncomfortable truth: people don't bypass your CDE because they are lazy or incompetent. Under intense project pressure (which happens quite often), human ...
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7 Practical Grasshopper Automations for Steel Design in Tekla Structures
Tekla Structures is one of the world’s leading tools for steel design and detailing, and in many areas it is far ahead of its competitors. ...
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Exchange Information Requirements: The Rulebook of Your BIM Project
Ever signed a contract for a BIM project only to realize you have no idea what data the client actually expects? Or worse – you ...
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8 fundamental questions for defining roles and responsibilities in a BIM Execution Plan (BEP)
Defining roles and responsibilities in a BIM Execution Plan (BEP) is a critical step that is often underestimated. After establishing BIM Uses and deliverables, it ...
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