South Coast Revit Users Group

CoLab at LPA Colleagues, More than fifty guests were present for the presentation by Scott Davis. Scott Davis The presentation was streamed live on GoTo Meeting. TheMexicanTaco.com Guests enjoyed the soft taco bar thanks to the generous contributions of our sponsors. To stay informed of news and events: Join SCRUG on LinkedIn Register for meeting announcements at SCRUG.Anyvite.com . South Coast Revit Users Group Blog

Colleagues, Some may have already seen information about Revit 2018 that has been 'leaked' from the Beta program. Apropos for this era. There always seems to be some delight mixed with disappointment after these announcements. The Autodesk embargo will be lifted before our meeting takes place. I find it best to have no expectations. There are huge challenges ahead for AEC practitioners who wish to collaborate in real time, and to solve the inefficiencies of the building process that we have been discussing for more than two decades. In an exclusive interview, Martyn Day speaks to Autodesk chief software architect Jim Awe about the company’s vision of the next generation of BIM tools. You are invited to SCRUG's preview of Revit 2018 on Thursday, April 20th, presented by Autodesk Senior AEC Technical Specialist Scott Davis. To RSVP go to scrug.anyvite.com/ ~Allen Jay Holland

Colleagues, The South Coast Revit Users Group is pleased to welcome Autodesk Senior AEC Technical Specialist Scott Davis to our next meeting, scheduled for April 20 th . The topic of the April meeting is no secret. Scott will formally present new features to be found in Revit 2018. Scott is one of the ‘Original Gurus’ of the Southern California Revit community. He recently celebrated his 10 th anniversary with Autodesk after serving eight years as Technical Coordinator at WLC Architects. To make things interesting Scott will be flying in from Oregon just hours before the meeting. This meeting is always a highlight of the year. Join your friends and colleagues at LPA, Inc. on Thursday, April 20 th at six o’clock p.m. To RSVP go to  scrug.anyvite.com/ ~Allen Jay Holland Thanks to our sponsors Kelar-Pacific, Microdesk, and US CAD, and host LPA.

Linking between Building Information Models and Project Specifications is an aspiration of many design organizations. It is the missing link between Design BIM and FM&O BIM. Designers use BIM for design, validation, visualization, analysis, and quality assurance. Many take a cautious approach to Information, supplying only the minimum.  However, owners are increasingly demanding that data for facility management shall be derived from BIM and be useful for Operations and Maintenance. Even a ‘Smart Home’ gets smarter if the information needed to manage all its IoT devices is managed in a virtual model. As with many aspects of the design professions, specification writing has become a role in itself. While larger firms can afford dedicated staff, smaller firms may outsource the work to a consultant. Those professionals should be keenly interested in a cloud-based solution that provides remote access to models in a web browser. ~ A SCRUG member since 2010,  Seamus ...

Clive Jordan and LOD Planner Colleagues, Thanks to all who attended the February meeting. More than fifty members were present! Dozens more viewed the invite but couldn’t decide. If you’re one of those, here’s what you missed: Clive Jordan introduced LOD Planner, a web-based tool for collaborative creation of an LOD plan, the basis for establishing the level of trust associates with BIM objects and data. An excellent synopsis of the meeting has been published by Christopher Ganiere on his Architect-Life blog : LOD planner is a question based tool to help one create the LOD document to add to design & construction contracts. Why should one adhere to a rigid set of deliverables or an arbitrary schedule. One may customize what is needed by when the next chunk of design information is needed to meet the next deadline. One can prioritize based on the goals of the owner, contractor and/or design team. Why have super detailed geometry when no renderings are required? ...

For members not familiar with BIM planning, it is the process of developing and documenting the various responsibilities of the stakeholders involved in a BIM project. As defined in the Penn State guide, the stages of BIM planning are: Identify BIM Goals and Uses Design the BIM Project Execution Process Develop Information Exchanges Define the Supporting Infrastructure for BIM Implementation Level of Detail vs. Level of Development The LoD concept was developed by VICO Software for construction cost estimation. Faced with the problem of determining how accurate, or how definitive, were the model elements to which they wished to assign costs, they developed the concept they called "Level of Detail". LOD 100 meant not very definitive (an area or volume rate is accurate enough) LOD 200 assume the number of items in the model is correct, but use an estimate for each, LOD 300 items are identified and actual cost can be used, LOD 400 is a m...

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