ORUG Meeting June 20th Invitation

Date: Thurs. June 20, 2013 Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm Location: Brazen Head Irish Pub - 165 East Liberty Street, Toronto ON (4th Floor) Directions    For assistance, please contact Cait Abernethy at 1-877-438-2231 Ext. 238 or events@orug.ca Visit our Events Calendar Interested in seeing what the new Autodesk® Revit 2014 can do for you? Join us on June 20, 2013. We will be looking at some of the new features of Revit 2014, such as: Displaced Views Schedules Stairs and Railings Selection Tools We will also discuss practical uses for these new features in the project context.     Join ORUG at the Revit Technology Conference North America 2013 in Vancouver, July 11-13, 2013.  For more information, please visit the ORUG website at www.orug.ca or email info@orug.ca  We look forward to seeing you there!

ORUG Endorses RTC North America

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June 20th Meeting

We're planning our next meeting for Thursday, June 20th at the Brazen Head Pub in Liberty Village. We will be presenting the first draft of the BIM Collaboration Whitepaper for group discussion. The new features of the 2014 Autodesk product line will also be discussed. If you have any ideas please comment on this blog or respond to us on Twitter @ORUGca.

ORUG Meeting Feb.21

Date: Thurs. Feb 21, 2013 Time: 6:00 - 9:00 pm Location: Brazen Head Irish Pub - 165 East Liberty Street, Toronto ON (4th Floor) Directions For assistance, please contact Cait Abernethy at 1-877-438-2231 Ext. 238 or cabernethy@solidcad.ca Visit our Events Calendar You're invited to ORUG's BIM Collaboration Problem and Solution Workshop. The purpose of this event is to connect the Revit users in Ontario who would like to have their say. We discuss issues that range from general Revit use to specific topics that only affect us in this part of the world. At this event we will discuss problems and solutions to collaboration issues in the BIM process. We will then all share our findings and consolidate them into a 'whitepaper' to be posted on the ORUG website. Agenda: Welcome and News (10 minutes) Breakout Groups (45 minutes) Group leaders report on findings (20 minutes) Networking  For more information, please visit the ORUG website at www.orug.ca or email info@orug.ca We look forward to seeing you there!

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ORUG Meeting Oct.11th

Thursday, October 11, 2012 The Brazen Head Irish Pub (165 East Liberty St. Toronto, ON M6K 3K4)  6:30pm - 9:00pm Directions?    George Brown College is pursuing an aggressive BIM strategy. A new building is being built in 2013 for the sole purpose of BIM research and development; a BIM Incubator. Also for 2013, a BIM-centric learning and certification path will also be introduced. Clint Kissoon will be elaborating on this ambitious new 'School of BIM' when he speaks at the Ontario Revit Users Group meeting on October 11th. Please be ready to participate in a group discussion around what you would expect the Ultimate BIM Incubator might include. Special Guest Speaker: Clint Kissoon B.Sc., MRICS, MCIOB, PQS (F). Chair - Schools of Architectural Studies & Construction Management and Trades Centre for Construction and Engineering Technologies, George Brown College. Cross Canada BIM Checkup with Caesar Ruest.   This event is proudly sponsored by SolidCAD. www.solidcad.ca  To register; click here or contact Cait Abernethy at  1-877-438-2231 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting FREE 1-877-438-2231end_of_the_skype_highlighting Ext. 238 or via email at cabernethy@solidcad.ca.

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ORUG Meeting June 14th

The BIM Visualization Series  Thursday, June 14th, 2012 The Brazen Head Irish Pub (165 East Liberty St. Toronto, ON M6K 3K4) 6:00pm - 9:00pm Directions? Please join us as we examine the latest in BIM visualization software. Providing compelling visualizations to a client is a differentiator in today's market. Making it easy for the client to walk around and view their own model as if in a video game will make the client feel confident and engaged. As part of our yearly syllabus ORUG will be examining the various BIM Visualization offerings and how they can help you. Autodesk Showcase offers a simple but powerful way to communicate design to your clients. Representatives from the Autodesk Showcase Development Team will discuss the workflow and capabilities of this exciting tool. Welcome and ORUG News Revit 2013 New Features Feature Presentation: Showcase 2013 Demo by Autodesk Showcase Team Other software discussed: VIMTrek, Lumien Networking      To register; click here or contact Samantha Tran at 1-877-438-2231 Ext. 243 or via email at stran@solidcad.ca.    This event is proudly sponsored by SolidCAD. www.solidcad.ca

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ORUG Meeting Notes April 26th

Thanks to the over 80 people who attended and participated at our previous ORUG Meeting April 26th, 2012. Brazen Head Pub was excellent! Here are some highlights:

7-7:30
Share our new structure

• Full autonomy and user driven
• Not directly affiliated with any vendor
• Not for profit organization
• Financial accountability and disclosure
• Sponsor funded. All funds to be used for events, special guest speakers etc. 
• Continued free membership and meetings

Introduce our board members

Chris Aceto-Chair
IBI Group

Domenic Serravite-Treasurer
IBI Group

Jay Polding-Vice-Chair
SolidCAD

John Peterson
KPMB Architects

Bushra Aboelezz
Yolles, A CH2M HILL Company

Gary Watson
Diamond Schmitt Architects

Rita Wong
Entuitive

Andre Carvalho
BIM Solutions

Viorel Iosef
Turner Fleischer Architects

Phil Marjeram
KPMB Architects

Unveil plans for our new website(coming) and marketing

7:30-7:45

Tom Schoenhofer, Triatic Imaging Inc.
Demonstration of Leica CloudWorx Revit App for managing Point Clouds.

Talk Amongst Yourselves: This is where the really interesting stuff happens.

8:30
Revit Technology Conference Pass Draw

Congratulations to the two winners who will be attending Revit Technology Conference in Georgia, USA.

Next Meeting: June 14th at Brazen Head Pub, Toronto

ORUG Meeting April 26th

Special Draw for a Revit Technology Conference Pass at Thursday's meeting.

New Season; New Ideas. ORUG's Spring Meeting is April 26th

Thursday, April 26th, 2012 The Brazen Head Irish Pub (165 East Liberty St. Toronto, ON M6K 3K4) 6:00pm - 9:00pm Directions? ORUG is excited to announce some great new changes ahead! Our spring meeting is your chance to learn about ORUG's vision for a future that includes growing our network and taking our expert use of Revit to new levels. Join us as we: introduce our board members share our new structure tell you about member opportunities unveil plans for our new website Guest Speaker: Frank Collazo of Leica Demonstration of Leica CloudWorx Revit App for managing Point Clouds. We'll have plenty of time to socialize and hear your thoughts about our new direction.   To register; click here or contact Samantha Tran at 1-877-438-2231 Ext. 243 or via email at stran@solidcad.ca.  This event is proudly sponsored by SolidCAD. www.solidcad.ca

3rd Annual BIM FORUM Mar27-28

ORUG members receive 10% discount.
website and registration here
download pdf brochure here

ORUG at AU2012

Canada was very well represented at AU2011. It was nice to see people from across the country and to meet with many of them. Some members of the Ontario Revit Users Group who were lucky enough to be there met to discuss our experience. Here were some highlights:

Repeating Themes

1. Push automation and integration between BIM players.
2. International and national BIM Standards are now forming
3. Use Keynotes in Revit
4. Use View Filters in Revit

Recommended Viewing

If you have an Autodesk Subscription you are entitled to watch almost every presentation when it becomes available.

http://au.autodesk.com/
You will need a login and password.


Interesting Presentations from AU2012:


Autodesk® Revit® for Presentations: Graphics That “Pop”


Have It Your Way: Collaboration and Management with Autodesk® Revit® Server


Way Beyond Project Templates: Applying Standards for Efficient Document Production in Autodesk® Revit®


BIM for Contractors: Takin' It to the Field


Many Offices and One Project in Autodesk® Revit®: BIM Collaboration Lessons L...


Twice Baked: Creating Your Own Adaptive Components and Panels with Autodesk® Revit®


Autodesk® Vault Collaboration AEC Processes with Revit® and Navisworks®


Exhibition Space

Awesome virtual reality architectural experience. Scary good, especially when they take you to the top of the Venetian Tower and then drop you.

http://architecture-interactive.org/

Lots of  Revit Addon vendors

AU2012

All I can say is, go. It really is a good investment to make connections with industry leaders and to learn how and why they are using certain technologies.

RTC2012

For the same reasons you would go to AU, go to RTC (Revit Technology Conference). This conference has gotten fantastic reviews in the past.

http://www.revitconference.com.au/rtc2012us/index.htm

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Sept.27 ORUG Meeting Notes

Thanks to all who attended our 5th anniversary meeting at the Spoke Club. Here are some highlights from the evening:

New venue, lot's of people...fire alarm.

Jay Polding starts off with ORUG 5 Year retrospective in 5 minutes...

Aaron Maller...Superstar! We we're 'wowed' by his presentation. If you would like to relive it, here's the video presentation on his blog. And more...
http://malleristicrevitation.blogspot.com/2011/09/revit-for-site-utilities-coordination.html
http://malleristicrevitation.blogspot.com/2011/09/orug-presentation-revit-for-site-and.html

After an intermission Cynthia Piazza let us in on some 3DsMax and V-Ray techniques. She wowed us with some of the stunning work she has done using Revit models and V-Ray in Max.

Then on to the really geeky stuff. Phil Marjeram of KPMB gave us some tips and tricks using Revit server as well as the hardware involved.  

You can't have 5 year Anniversary celebration without a giant stack of cupcakes!

We're very sorry that we had to close registration early and we will work hard to accommodate everyone  next time. Thanks to all the speakers, Chris Aceto and the Spoke Club. Please keep an eye on this site for upcoming changes to the group.We'll see you in the next year.