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BIM dictionary
Dictionary of terms used in BIM.
http://specifiedby.com/resources/bim-dictionary
TRAINING
Revit
Official AutoDesk
YouTube
Collection of AutoDesk sponsered content.
FAMILY COMPONENTS
Product Spec
New Zealand based. Good content browser.
CAD Blocks Free
Some Revit familes.
Reed Construction
Lots of USA manufacturer components. Make sure you change units!
http://www.cmdgroup.com/smartbuildingindex/
National BIM Library
UK based library of BIM objects. Has Revit and IFC format. Limited range.
http://www.nationalbimlibrary.com/
RevitCity
Requires free registration. Components posted by anyone. Quality varies enormously. Watch out for DWGs dressed up as Revit files.
http://www.revitcity.com/downloads.php
Ruby Sketch
Some Revit.
bimstore
Requires free registration. UK based. Not a lot there yet.
3D Warehouse - Sketchup
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com
BIMcomponents - ArchiCAD
BIMobject
SmartBIM Library
MANUFACTURERS
ASSA ABLOY door hardware
Add-in for door creation and scheduling. (may not be suitable for Australia)
http://www.assaabloydss.com/en/local/dss/openings-studio/
Philips Lighting
Full range of light fittings
http://www.lighting.philips.com/main/support/support/revit-library.html
Capral
Aluminium sections as detail components, Curtain Walls.
http://www.capral.com.au/CAD-Drawing-Library
Caroma
US products, named after Australian cities.
http://www.caromausa.com/resources/downloads.php
Hermam Miller
Furniture manufacturer.
http://www.hermanmiller.com/Design-Resources/3D-Models-CAD-Drawings/Revit-Families
Arcat
Large range, some from other sites.
http://www.arcat.com/bim/bim_objects.shtml
Polantis
Various european manufacturer products. Requires (free) registration.
Kohler
Plumbing fixtures. Large Range, but all American.
http://www.kohler.ca/tech/cadsymbol/symbols.jsp?module=All&type=3D+Revit+Families
DISCUSSION GROUPS
AutoDesk Revit Architecture
Requires free registration. Only way to talk to AutoDesk (they watch the forum).
AUGI (Autodesk Users Group)
Requires free registration. AutoDesk also watch this forum.
RevitCity
Requires free registration. Quite vibrant forum.
BLOGS
BEGINNER & TRAINING
The BIMscape
Mini lessons on Revit functions.
https://www.facebook.com/bimscape
GENERAL REVIT
Prolific blogger. Regular short posts on quirks in Revit.
http://revitoped.blogspot.com.au/
Revit Clinic
"Preventative and Rehabilitative BIM care"
http://revitclinic.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Revit in plain english
Regular posts.
Do you Revit?
Assortment of useful information
http://do-u-revit.blogspot.com/
The Revit Kid
Good tips, including hardware. Lots of videos.
http://therevitkid.blogspot.com/
What Revit Wants
Brief tips on BIM, Revit and I.T.
http://whatrevitwants.blogspot.com/
Shades of Grey
Regular updates.
http://www.grevity.blogspot.com.au/
Revittize
Useful information
http://revittize.blogspot.com.au/
Curtainwall BIM
Curtainwall issues.
http://curtainwallbim.blogspot.com.au
AUTODESK & INDUSTRY
Autodesk-Revit
Revit Specialist for HOK London.
http://autodesk-revit.blogspot.com/
Revit OpEd
Wide ranging blog on Revit matters.
http://revitoped.blogspot.com.au/
The BIM Manager
Useful information on managing BIM projects.
http://thebimmanager.blogspot.com.au/
BIM fix
Brian Renehan blog on BIM stuff.
http://bimfix.blogspot.com.au/
3D MODELLING
Simply Complex
Really detailed modelling, like how to model a cow.
http://therevitcomplex.blogspot.com.au/
Buildz
Zach works for AutoDesk. Lots of video. Mainly concerned with how to build unusual 3D shapes. Check out the elephant!
DYNAMO
(all untested)
http://autodeskvasari.com/profiles/blog/list
http://www.theprovingground.org
http://aecuandme.wordpress.com
http://simplydynamo.blogspot.de/
http://steellworks.blogspot.de
http://sixtysecondrevit.blogspot.co.uk/
PROGRAMMING & ADD-INS
Revit Add-ins Blog - Posts of new Revit add ons.
http://revitaddons.blogspot.com/
BIM Interoperability Tools - Add-ins to check models, COBie and add classification codes.
http://www.biminteroperabilitytools.com/
Revit OpEd
The Building Coder Blog - Lots of good information
http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/
Pushes Revit through a game engine so the model can be explored in real time.
http://www.stadia3d.com/index.html
http://www.projectblueprint.com/
Stadia3d
WEB SITES (Digital Magazines, interest groups)
AUGI (Autodesk Users Group)
Requires free registration. Has some Revit information.
melBIM
Melbourne BIM Group
AECbytes
AEC industry, Revit, CAD.
JBIM
Journal of Building Information Modelling.
An official publication of the US National BIM Standard (NBIMS) and the US National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS).
http://www.wbdg.org/references/jbim.php
REVIT STANDARDS
AEC (UK) BIM Standards
Revit specific standard. Based on UK CAD standards. A little out of date because so specific to Revit version when it was written.
ANZRZS
Australian & New Zealand Revit Standards. Requires registration.
IFC
wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_Foundation_Classes
buildingSMART web site:
Australian site. Mostly marketing.
IFC Standards:
http://www.buildingsmart.org/standards/standards-library-tools-services/
IFC VIEWERS
Solbri viewer and optimizer:
Tekla:
http://www.teklabimsight.com/downloads.jsp
FZK Viewer:
Can also export DXF (plus other formats), and read gbXML and GML files.
List of available viewers:
http://www.ifcwiki.org/index.php/Free_Software
IFC / REVIT
Open source Revit to IFC Exporter:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ifcexporter/files/
IFC to Revit importers:
GeometryGym:
http://geometrygym.wikidot.com/downloads
ArchiCAD:
http://www.graphisoft.com/downloads/interoperability.html
Tekla:
IFC SOFTWARE
Simple BIM - Cleanup IFC exports. Proprietary program.
Geometry Gym - IFC importer. Uses Rhino Grasshopper with IFC as import/export
https://geometrygym.wordpress.com/
COBie
COBie explained
http://www.nibs.org/?page=bsa_cobie
COBie Classes on youtube
Series of classes. Each broken into multiple clips. General youtube search:
https://www.youtube.com/user/BSADemo
Class 1 (following links on left for next clip):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKdjdc2IxfE
Ecodomus
Free Cobie addin that links to Ecodomus web app.
Linkedin Group - COBie
Has members from buildingSMART
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2638637
SOFTWARE that talks to REVIT
Blueprint
Australian database system that manages equipment schedules.
REVIT ADD-INS
FREE:
Revit Add Ons Blog
Posts of new Revit add ons.
http://revitaddons.blogspot.com/
Autodesk Exchange
Like iTunes but for Autodesk add-ins.
http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/RVT/Home/
case apps
Some free add-ins. Requires (free) registration.
Excel Export/Import
Only imports instance parameters.
https://bimone.com/Apps/Product?productId=10
Color Splasher
Colors elements based on their parameter values.
https://bimone.com/Apps/Product?productId=6
NWC Batch Export
Exports multiple NWC files at a time.
https://bimone.com/Apps/Product?productId=8
Tools 4 Revit
Generally paid. Sometimes gives away Add-ins.
Keynote Manager
Free, but with ads.
http://keynotemanager.revolutiondesign.biz
Dynamo
Visual programming (like Grasshopper)
http://dynamobim.com/download/
PAID:
AURtils
Melbourne based developer. Responsive to requests.
http://www.arsoftwaresolutions.com.au/
BIMlink
Excel export-edit-import program. This is the best (and most expensive)
http://ideatesoftware.com/solutions/ideatebimlink/
Revit Express Tools
Excel export-edit-import program. The cheapest
http://www.cadtechnologycenter.com/
http://www.cadtechnologycenter.com/store.html
Revolution Design
Assortment of useful utilities. Reasonably cheap.
http://www.software.revolutiondesign.biz/
3D PDF Converter
Creates 3D PDFs that can be viewed in Adobe Acrobat Viewer. Requires Adobe Acrobat 10x or higher to also be installed.
http://www.3dasystems.com/products/3d-pdf-converter-revit/
Team Notes
Create notes associated with elements. After expiry demo version reads notes only.
View Sync
Syncs multiple views to same viewpoint in real time. e.g. pan in plan and 3D pans as well.
http://www.marshapi.com/products.html
API
The Building Coder Blog
Lots of good information
http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/
Getting Started with Revit 2012 API
http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2011/10/getting-started-with-the-revit-2012-api.html
CONVERTOR LINKS
PDF to Word
Clean MS Word HTML
Clean MS Excel HTML
http://tableizer.journalistopia.com/tableizer.php
FLIP TEXT
Actually mirrors text. Not perfect, and result will depend on font.
http://www.revfad.com/flip.html
USEFUL SOFTWARE
GIMP
The open source alternative to Photoshop. Doesn't have all the bells and whistles but adequate for most tasks.
(To force GIMP to use a single window, Windows > Single-Window Mode)
GIMPShop
GIMP configured to look like Photoshop. Not always the latest version of GIMP. Has a Apple Mac version.
Inkscape
Vector editing software.
The open source alternative to Illustrator. Doesn't have all the bells and whistles but adequate for most tasks.
Draw.io
On-line diagramming software (for flow charts etc)
Calligra
Open source diagramming software (for flow charts etc)
Pepakura
Turns 3D model into a flatten pattern that can be folded to create a card model.
http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/
PDF Binder
Free utitlity that combines multiple PDFs into a single PDF file.
Just drag and drop.
http://code.google.com/p/pdfbinder/downloads/list
Rename Master
Bulk renames files. Portable application so doesn't require installation.
http://www.joejoesoft.com/vcms/108/
Instructions on using:
TIPS & TRICKS > RENAMING PDF & EXPORTED FILES > RENAMING FILES IN A FOLDER
Perspective Rectifier
Rectifies perspective in a photograph to create elevational image.
Can be use to trace over in Revit.
BIM SOFTWARE
Constructivity
Web based central server. Uses IFC format, including creating and editing in IFC.