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Autodesk BIM 360 – Driving Collaboration for Construction Industry

Dave Talbot

General BIM

  What is BIM 360? This article gives an introduction to Autodesk BIM 360 and the challenges that drove the development of the platform, the downside of existing construction collaboration methods and an insight into the problems that BIM 360 ov...ercomes to help companies involved in the Design Build and Operate phases of a project move to the next generation of BIM The Collaboration Challenges... More

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How Do CAD Skills Assessments Help Drive Productivity?

Chris Hobbs

General

Knowledgesmart recently released some really interesting results taken from their Skills Assessments for the top 5 products released by Autodesk. They have broken them down by country, score (%), and time taken on the exam. The results also look at t...he past 5 years. The good news is that the UK have achieved a top 5 position on most of the products (out of 16 countries). For the full report please... More

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Revit to Excel link

Simon Dickinson

BIM

Graitec’s Advance PowerPack for Revit 2017 has a long list of additionally tools and functionality requested by users. One particular element that has been enhanced is the Revit to Excel link. Historically the only way to link Revit schedules to exce...l was to use the Revit dblink, this was complex to setup and use requiring a SQL server or equivalent. The pure simplicity of our Revit to Excel plugi... More

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Customising the Revit Ribbon

Pat Mullins

General BIM

Customising the Revit Ribbon Customise the Ribbon by changing its display and rearranging its Tabs and Panels. Set options for Ribbon display and behaviour, control placement of Palettes, configure the Quick Access Toolbar and learn how to reset the... Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar to defaults. As you have read above, this blog is all about editing the ‘out of the box’ Ribbons, before we start it... More

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Graitec Virtual Reality for the Structural, Manufacturing, Architecture and Retail Industries

James Wood

General CAD Services

GRAITEC VR Here at Graitec Professional Services we have been busy developing our Virtual Reality system. We now have the ability to teleport around entire buildings, pick items up, import models with a menu system, change surface colours and finish...es and explode models all in virtual reality. Some of the uses in different sectors of our business are described below. Structural Steel We have now ... More

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To BIM or Not To BIM - That Is The Question

Dave Talbot

BIM

OK, I admit that it is not quite a grammatically correct title, but for an increasing number of businesses in the construction sector tendering for private or upcoming government capital projects, to BIM or not to BIM is a very pertinent and sensible... question. This however is not restricted purely to the Architectural sector as BIM impacts across entire construction eco-system even down to the co... More

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Revit LT And Revit Is Not Just For BIM Projects

Keith Deaney

BIM

Since its launch in September this year, Revit LT continues to confuse many existing and potential consumers of Revit technology, but early adopters and traditional 2D AutoCAD stalwarts are already reaping the benefits of the technology, which is of ...course no surprise given the many benefits the technology delivers. From the outset though we believe even its name does not help potential clients (... More

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BIM For Manufacturing - An Emerging Market For Manufacturers

Steve Houlder

BIM

Do you manufacture products that go into Buildings? If so you need to think about how BIM for manufacturers could open up a potentially lucrative and emerging market sector for your business. In the construction marketplace the adoption of BIM metho...dologies seems almost unstoppable now but an annoying blockage for the industry is suppliers not having or supplying BIM ready data for use in a BIM c... More

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Revit to Advance Steel Collaboration Via SMLX

John Bennett

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Advance Steel

This year I had the opportunity to present at AU2018 (Autodesk University) in London, my class was about the workflow between Revit and Advance Steel for the transfer of structural steel and steel connections. During this class we looked at the various options and settings involved in this process and reviewed the settings required for the different methods. We also looked at the interaction with ...

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A Guide To Advance Steel Standard Parts

Aleck Giles

Friday, 15 June 2018

General

Many companies that use Advance Steel have certain common parts or items that they use in lots of projects. One example may be using a small connecting lug in a railing, or perhaps they try to use the same end plate on all joints. By doing this, they can use identical components in multiple projects, which means they can even keep some in stock, ready for use when required. For these users, It wou...

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Creating a Bridge Flyover Animation for Mabey

Emma-Louise Osbourne

Friday, 08 June 2018

CAD Services

The start of 2018 has seen the Graitec Design and Vis team very busy with a number of different projects. One of those exciting projects was an animation for the building and positive impact of a flyover on a busy real-life city junction in East Africa by a company named Mabey, a leading international bridge and engineering specialist. The brief was to produce an animation that depicted the junct...

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How To Prevent Symbol Overlaps in Revit

Simon Locke

Friday, 08 June 2018

General BIM

When placing components such as switches, sockets and other electrical devices in Revit, it is likely that at certain detail levels they may display as symbols. If this is the case then they will certainly be annotative, which allows them to maintain size regardless of scale. However, this can be problematic at certain scales when you need to place devices next to each other. Take a look at the ex...

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Graitec PowerPack For Advance Steel 2019 Gets More Connections

Michael Arnott

Thursday, 07 June 2018

General Advance Steel

The Graitec PowerPack for Advance Steel is an absolutely must have add-in, as it contains a range of features to bolster workflows, including connections, detailing, plate creation and much more. The recently released 2019 version contains many powerful enhancements to boost Advance Steel productivity, so let’s focus on the new connections, which give you even more options for your modelling proje...

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Advance Steel Tip - Quantities In NC Files

Rob Merriman

Friday, 25 May 2018

General Advance Steel

We have recently received a couple of support calls asking if it is possible to run NC files with quantities based on selected objects not quantities for the whole model in Advance Steel. The simple answer is yes, and this blog will guide you through the settings required to achieve what you want. So here is the scenario, where you have a model with five different lots in it, all fabrica...

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How To Work With Ordnance Survey 1km Tiles For AutoCAD Map 3D

Ian Robinson

Thursday, 24 May 2018

General

I get asked this a lot… “How do I identify which OS Tile my site is on?”, which can affect users of AutoCAD Map 3D, which is now a part of AutoCAD 2019 subscriptions. This often happens when people download the LIDAR land data from the data.gov.uk website and they get a folder full of tiles. Say that the tile you pick is a 100km tile. In the early days you get a folder with 100 1km tiles in it. N...

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How To Edit A Revit Circuit Path

Simon Locke

Tuesday, 22 May 2018

General BIM

In the past, when creating circuits in Autodesk Revit the circuit length was a figure that appeared in the circuit properties but which couldn't be edited. In Revit 2018 & 2019 you now have more control over the length of the circuit, as you can manipulate the path to suit. Even though you won’t be using Revit to size cables in the UK, you should however be able to get more accurate circuit le...

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How To Nudge Objects In Autodesk Revit

Alan Johnson

Thursday, 17 May 2018

General BIM

Are you aware that if you need to move objects in Autodesk Revit in a certain direction just ever so slightly without precision, you can nudge them by using the up/down/left/right arrow keys on your keyboard. Nudging is a simple way to push things around quickly. When the elements are selected, you can use the arrow keys to move the elements horizontally or vertically in small increments. Each pre...

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3D Rebar Detailing Software – Create Bar Schedules Automatically in Revit

Yasmin Talbot

Wednesday, 16 May 2018

BIM

If you use industry leading Autodesk Revit software and want an enhanced toolset for rebar detailing and concrete design, then Advance BIM Designers – Concrete series, is a must have comprehensive add-on. Graitec’s 3D Rebar Detailing software is a key BIM solution that will not only increase productivity, but will also help improve management of structural projects. In this blog and short video, w...

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