BIM Content With Too Much Detail — It’s All Your Fault
Are you frustrated with all the over detailed BIM content out there? Or all the under detailed content? It's all your fault. Luke explains why.
Auditing your ArchiCAD Model using Building Materials and Surfaces
I love this post. Guest Blogger Nathan Hildebrandt starts with Building Materials, then leads you down a path towards reinventing how you think about BIM and use ArchiCAD. It's a great example of how focusing on improving how you use
Complex Profile Siding in ArchiCAD
Once I figured out this technique to create Complex Profile siding in ArchiCAD, my models became about 20% cooler.
When are you a machine gun and when are you a sniper rifle?
Video games have a lot to teach us about being an architect. You should play more video games to verify this theory.
The Fallacy of Design Intent – An Awesome BIM Presentation
So this is my month of travel. I've so far driven from Minnesota through South Dakota to Wyoming. I'm now in southern Colorado; tomorrow night my wife, kids, and I will sleep somewhere in the northeast corner of New Mexico.
I want to see your plan Printed Out. And Soon.
FACT: Ugly drawings are the bane of many people in the early stages of using understanding BIM. Don't fight your coworkers. Instead draw them in. Teach them. When starting a project, whether it's new construction or a remodel, I always want to see
Pantheon of Workmonsters
In a world of shoegnomes, there are workmonsters
Facebook, Twitter and Shoegnome
Late last night the Shoegnome Facebook page reached 500 Likes. That's awesome. The Shoegnome Twitter feed is a little smaller at 381 followers. Thank you everyone. There's plenty of information on both those sources that doesn't show up on the
BIM and IPD
All the credit for this cartoon goes to Austin Cramer, Managing Editor of DesignIntelligence. If you're not aware of DesignIntelligence, you need to be. Here's a snippet from their website: DesignIntelligence is the Design Futures Council's bi-monthly report on the future, delivering