BIMThoughts

This is the first in our Collaboration series. When we planned this episode we didn’t plan on it becoming a series. As we discovered doing this podcast, this topic is too big and there are too many things to talk about. In this first episode we outline the different types of collaboration; BIM Meetings, file transfer, Revit central file sync, and online meetings. We discuss each type and what each type is best used for. Bill talks about the drawbacks of using Dropbox for synchronizing Revit Central files and why I seems to work at first. Please leave a comment about what you would like us to discuss in future episodes in this series. Show Links: BIM-Workshops.com U.S. CAD Wrench Wednesday Autodesk Point Layout Trimble Field Points Learn how to use a Mac Annotation Scaling White paper Revit FTP Dropbox Buzzsaw A360 Glue Revit Server Bluebeam Studio GotoMeeting WebEx Clarity Disi The BIM cat!!! Podcasting Oakland Style   http://bimthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/S1E3BIMCave.mp3 | Open Player in New Window

In this special episode of BIMThoughts I talk with Jim Balding about growing up with computers and technology, learning CAD in school. We also talk about attending Revit Technology Conference RTC this year and why you should attend. Links The Ant Group Jim on Twitter Commodore VIC-20 TRS-80 Fort Knox RTC Events Autodesk University VersaCAD AutoCAD R9 Stone Mountain  Schaumburg, Illinois Afternoon tea Wesley Benn on Twitter Steve Stafford on Twitter Revit Users Group Sydney Aaron Maller More information about RTC The Revit Technology Conference (RTC) is an annual event designed to cater to the needs of the BIM community. Founded and run by users of Autodesk® Revit® software, RTC is the pre-eminent educational and networking event for BIM users worldwide. It is dedicated to the use of BIM tools, processes and workflows and other associated software in the architecture, engineering and construction industries. RTC is a unique, independent conference covering all things BIM and the whole ecosystem that supports it, and that goes to ensuring your success in the marketplace. No other event brings so many opportunities and benefits together in a single location. As a ‘by users, for users’ event, RTC is the best place to get unvarnished advice from the people who use the technologies to drive their businesses, and the industry as a whole, forward. Business leaders, thought leaders, innovators and implementers; they are all here, and all ready to give away their secrets (okay, some of their secrets…) to aid in the quest for a better, smarter industry, and a stronger, more sustainable environment. In 2011 RTCem not only held its annual Australasian event, but also broke into the North American market holding its first event in Huntington Beach, California. in 2013, the inaugural RTC Europe event was held in Delft, the Netherlands 2014 marks the tenth year of RTC events, and sees 5 events being held across three continents, with conferences in Melbourne, Chicago and Dublin, and workshops (DTS, below) in Denver and Chicago.   http://bimthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/S1E2-BIMThoughts-JimBalding.mp3 | Open Player in New Window

This is the first episode of BIMThoughts, a podcast about BIM technology and techniques with Bill Debevc, Aubrey Frederick, and the lovely Carla Edwards. We start off by talking about what BIMThoughts is and what we plan it to be. We then introduce ourselves and then get on with the topics of what’s new in AutoCAD 2016 and what you should do to prepare for Revit 2016. You can find us on BIMThoughts.com. Show Notes: AutoCAD 2016 Features Condulet Mr. Burns A360 Glue SCRUG San Francisco Navisworks Users Group Revit Family update script Steve Stafford’s blog Sponsor for this episode is U.S. CAD, a Platinum Autodesk Partner with offices located in California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Arizona. U.S. CAD offers BIM consulting, training, implementation, optimization, and collaboration solutions that serve design and building professionals nationwide. Check out the company’s many free educational webinars and event series at www.uscad.com.  We thank U.S. CAD for supporting BIMThoughts http://bimthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/S1E1-BIMThoughts-AutoClaus.mp3 | Open Player in New Window