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Getting started with Revit can feel daunting. It’s an unfamiliar program that may not work like your current software. But, like anything new as you become more familiar with it you will start to see the benefits ... https://www.solidcad.ca/revit-2019-essentials-for-mep-engineers/ Revit Family Guide – Master Revit Families in 10 Steps

A Family is a group of objects that form a building component such as a door, a wall, a window or a chair. All families are associated to a specific category and contain a set of properties (parameters) and a ... https://www.solidcad.ca/revit-family-guide-master-revit-families-in-10-steps/ New in Revit 2019 – MEP Engineers improvements to primary/secondary hydraulic

Revit 2019 has arrived, and with it comes a number of great new features and enhancements for different uses. • BIM 360 Design is the re-branded C4R • Open Dialog Enhancement to show version of the Revit ... https://www.solidcad.ca/new-in-revit-2019-mep-engineers-improvements-to-primarysecondary-hydraulic/ Implementation and BIM

What is this thing we have been calling BIM “implementation” for so many years? As a professional who has been working in and around the move to Building Information Modeling for over 15 years, I am appalled ... https://www.solidcad.ca/implementation-and-bim/ 4 New Features Architects should know Revit 2019.2

Autodesk’s release of 2019.2 included some interesting features that Architects should be aware of.  There were a couple minor improvements to the program itself, but it seems like a larger effort is being ... https://www.solidcad.ca/4-new-features-architects-should-know-revit-2019-2/ CUI command in AutoCAD

In this post I will show you how to Customize User Interface and how CUI command allows to customize drawing environment to suit your needs. The Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor in AutoCAD provides a wide ... https://www.solidcad.ca/cui-command-in-autocad/ So you think your Revit model is corrupt

 I am going to talk about file corruption in Revit. To keep things brief I will be doing a few separate posts on this topic. Today I will touch on 4 points: Initial Investigation First steps to resolution Common ... https://www.solidcad.ca/so-you-think-your-revit-model-is-corrupt/ How to reuse Revit content to supercharge your BIM infrastructure & standards

By Michelle Ovelson, AEC Technical Consultant at SolidCAD Looking for efficiencies when it comes to enhancing BIM infrastructure and standards? Repurposing Revit content from completed projects is a smart, efficient ... https://www.solidcad.ca/how-to-reuse-revit-content-to-supercharge-your-bim-infrastructure-standards/ How to reuse Revit content to supercharge your BIM infrastructure & standards

Looking for efficiencies when it comes to enhancing BIM infrastructure and standards? Repurposing Revit content from completed projects is a smart, efficient method of updating your template and warehouse or ... https://www.solidcad.ca/how-to-reuse-revit-content-to-supercharge-your-bim-infrastructure-standards-2/ Why every project needs a BIM Execution Plan

In this video, you will learn why a BIM Execution Plan (BEP) is important for a project of any size. Whether you’re working on a big “full BIM” IPD project or a smaller project, a properly created and developed ... https://www.solidcad.ca/why-every-project-needs-a-bim-execution-plan/