ORUG Meeting May 19th: Revit 2012 Update and Pointclouds

Revit 2012 Update and Pointclouds


Thursday, May 19th  

7:00pm

Alice Fazooli's 294 Adelaide Street West, Toronto

Agenda:
In this meeting our goal is to move beyond just 'what is new' in the Revit product line but how we will use the new features. In particular we will see the point clouds topic in action.

News


What's New and Useful in 2012:
Revit Structure
Revit MEP
Revit Architecture


Scan to BIM with "Scan to BIM": 
Working with point clouds data and Revit is not cloudy anymore!
Presented by:
Andre Carvalho
b i m s o l u t i o n s inc.

A Real Live Scanner!
Les Orford, the Director of Long Range Scanning at Applied Precision Inc. will be at our ORUG Meeting May 19th: Revit 2012 Update and Pointclouds. He will be bringing a scanning unit and will be explaining how they work as well as showing examples.

Register Here

Attend New York City Revit Users Group Tonight

BIM in Facility Management

Richard Peakock from FM systems will talk about how their FM software is taking advantage of the data generated in the Revit model and how it creates a bi-directional link between Revit models and a Web service. He will show how to connect BIM data from design, construction and renovation to facility management and operations, how to do manage Space inventory, allocations and occupancy in Revit Architecture.

Rich has over 23 years of experience in the Facility Management and Architectural industries. He has been involved with CAFM and IWMS implementations including consulting, configuration and technical capacities, as well as business development and strategy. Rich 

Attend the webcast

currently serves as the Business Partner Manager for FM:Systems.

ORUG Network: Welcome ENTUITIVE to ORUG!

ORUG Network: Welcome ENTUITIVE to ORUG!: "Welcome ENTUITIVE Engineering to the Ontario Revit Users Group! Entuitive is a structural engineering firm with a vision of bringi..."

revit in plain english: New Design Challenge - Winner gets a plotter!

revit in plain english: New Design Challenge - Winner gets a plotter!: "I recently saw this on the the Revit Kid blog. Context ◦Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, LA ◦Typical lot in the Lower Ninth Ward. Pleas..."

Welcome Newest Committee Members

We are pleased to welcome two new committee members who have extensive experience with Revit Structure; Rita Wong and Bushra Aboelezz from Halcrow Yolles. We will be able to rely on them for another perspective. Please keep on the lookout for a good MEP candidate for the committee.

Rita is a Senior Engineer at Entuitive Corporation, with 10 years of structural engineering experience in Ontario. She is involved in the implementation of Revit Structure and other BIM-related software, with a focus on the interaction between Revit Structure and engineering analysis & design packages. Rita had assisted in testing/adopting Revit Structure at her previous workplace for the past 5 years. She is an attendee of Autodesk University and ORUG meetings, and is the author of “BIM – Promises and Realities” in the Canadian Consulting Engineer magazine (Jan/Feb 2010).

Bushra Aboelezz is the BIM Manager at Halcrow Yolles.  She has over 25 years of experience in Ontario, and internationally, in the design & drafting of numerous buildings utilizing Autodesk software such as AutoCAD & Revit Structure.
She has been the BIM implementation leader since 2006,  setting up Revit Structure templates & libraries, creating BIM standards, developing modeling techniques, staff training, & evaluation of BIM related software.
Bushra is a Professional Engineer with hands on experience leading the BIM team in major projects, to ensure high quality deliverables. She is also an attendee of Autodesk University & is a member of ORUG, AUGI & Revit Structure + BIM group.
Additional selected relevant project experience includes Toronto Pearson International Airport, Air Canada Centre, U of T Rotman School of management, & The BOW (Encana) in Calgary.
http://ca.linkedin.com/in/bushraaboelezz

CaGBC Chapter Meeting: Building Information Modeling

LAST DAY LEFT TO REGISTER!
Not using BIM in the design and management of your green buildings? Join Chapter members and industry professionals as we learn about the many benefits of BIM and how it can have a real impact on the design, development and ongoing operations of green buildings.

REGISTER HERE

(Space is limited)
When: February 24th, 2011 from 5:30pm to 9:00pm

Where: Centennial College Morningside Campus - 755 Morningside Avenue, Toronto, ON M1C 5J9 Room: HP420

Price: Advanced purchase (until February 23rd) $ 20 Chapter members (paid and in good standing) / $30 non-members - Tickets purchased at the door: $40 dollars
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the process of generating and managing building data during its life cycle. BIM can be used to demonstrate the entire building life cycle, including the processes of construction and facility operation.
Join our esteemed panel of experts as they explore the benefits of BIM and provide you with the primer you need to improve the efficiency and quality of your green buildings. Our panel includes:

Caesar Ruest - BIM Solutions Executive at Autodesk

Michael Schlosser - Technical Specialist at Autodesk

Alberto Palomino - Director, Business Development at PLANiT

Subhi Alsayed - Innovation Manager at Tower Labs

Cesar Ramirez - Operations Supervisor at Arcturus Realty Corporation

For more information about this event and for speakers' bios, please click here.

The B.I.M presentation includes:

1. Introduction to B.I.M: Fundamental principles of Building Information Modeling.

2. B.I.M for New Buildings: Planning, Design and Construction.

3. B.I.M and Sustainability: Modeling for energy efficiency and renewable energy systems

4. Project Delivery: the B.I.M way vs. the old way

5. B.I.M for Existing Buildings: Lifecycle Analysis, O&M and Facility Management

6. Building Owners and the B.I.M experience

Register now to secure your spot!

Agenda:

5:30 - Event starts - Drinks and Food

6:00 – Presentations

7:00 - Drinks and Networking opportunity

9:00 - Event Closes

Venue information:

Centennial College Morningside Campus - 755 Morningside Avenue, Toronto, ON M1C 5J9 Room: HP420
For instructions on how to get there by public transit, please visit: http://www3.ttc.ca/ or http://www.gotransit.ca/publicroot/en/default.aspx

ORUG Feb10 2011 Notes

On a cold night in February a group of 60 enthusiastic 'Reviteers' kicked off ORUG2011 with a bang.

Caesar from Autodesk started us off with North American BIM news. There is lots happening across Canada in terms of large multi-million dollar projects requiring BIM; Hospitals, airports, prisons.

In keeping with the BIM for Fabrication theme Caesar showed us a Hospital project of which the interiors are largely prefabricated in a factory of 18 people. One dumpster of waste generated, total.

John Peterson of KPMB, our 2011 Content Coordinator spoke to us about how BIM can serve us. In 2011 we will examine cost analysis, more on BIM fabrication as well as hardware, server and software optimization.
John introduced Anna, Katie, Marcus, Laura and Allison of the Ryerson School of Interior Design. We were impressed by the technical level of expertise shown by these students. They presented a complete design and analysis of a local winery using Revit and other technologies.

Julian and Patrick from Feature Walters showed us some current and past projects. One of these projects was the 'Tommy Hilfiger' floating staircase in New York City. Julian mentioned that the entire staircase was digitally prototyped. This means that no two pieces of the staircase physically touched each other before the assembly of the staircase at the store. The treads were manufactured in Brazil from the digital model and shipped directly to the site. Julian mentioned that even after years of doing this kind of work he couldn't believe this could be done until he saw it...more here. Now, more and more of FW projects are being done this way.

 

ORUG Network: ORUG Profile: Fusion Homes

ORUG Network: ORUG Profile: Fusion Homes: "• Fusion Homes is an industry leader and award winning residential homebuilder/land developer located in Guelph, Ontario. • Exceeding indus..."

ORUG Meeting Feb.10th: BIM and Fabrication...Special Guests

Here are some teasers from our upcoming meeting...

The latest BIM projects across Canada and the US, Caesar Ruest of Autodesk.

Ryerson University, School of Interior Design Presentation

Feature Walters Fabrication

Register Here

Arch | Tech: Friday Reprieve #30

Phil, Eddy and James always find something cool and interesting...

Arch | Tech: Friday Reprieve #30

Revit: January 2011– London Revit User Group

Nice to see other Revit User Groups thriving around the globe...

Revit: January 2011– London Revit User Group

ORUG Network: ORUG Member Profile: PLANiT Measuring

ORUG Network: ORUG Member Profile: PLANiT Measuring: "PLANiT Measuring® is a growing engineering firm that uses proprietary technology to measure and produce high quality 2D and 3D digital f..."

ORUG Meeting Feb.10th: BIM and Fabrication

BIM and Fabrication

Thursday, February 10 2011  7:00pm

Alice Fazooli's 294 Adelaide Street West, Toronto

Register

 

Once the realm of concept and Frank Gehry, BIM to fabrication is now a commericial reality. Come and share in the discussion and see how local firms are making this an every day practice.

Agenda:

Julian Bowron, President of Feature Walters will speak about techniques in parametric-based ultra-custom architectural and structural fabrication.

www.featurewalters.com

Second presentation to be announced.

News:

ORUG members save 15% off the regular conference price when registering for BIM Forum with promo code 11670ORUG. Please call Insight Information at 1-888-777-1707 to receive your discount!

Arch | Tech: Calling All Covers

This might be an interesting opportunity for all of you Ontario Revit Users out there...

Arch Tech: Calling All Covers: "Hi Everyone! Can you believe that it's already that time of year again?! Eddy, James and I have already started (honest, Willem) to dig de..."

ORUG Meeting Update

Hello ORUG Members out there! We are planning our next meeting for February 10th of 2011. It sounds far off but will be here in no time. Revit to Fabrication will be the main topic. This encompases Family creation, manufacturer content, steel fabrication, curtain walls and more. If you have an idea for a presentation or would like to present please contact us here.

ORUG Member Profile - Arch-Tech

ORUG Member, Mark Primiani's growing design and drafting firm, Arch-Tech, was recently written up in Canadian Builder's Quarterly. Mark and team have been innovative in their use of Revit on a wide range of projects, from full construction documents to facilities management. If you would like more information Arch-Tech please contact Mark at mark@arch-tech.ca or 905-677-2221.

Don't forget to check out our permanent listings of Revit firms on the ORUG Network page. Please contact Jay Polding 416021309533 x212 if you would like to be featured on ORUG.

Conditional Statements for Yes/No Visibility

Problem:
You have a light family which has two options, suspended or ceiling mount. So you make a Visibility Parameter for each objects, the suspension wires and the mounting bracket. Problem is you don't want to see both at the same time.

Solutions:
In the Formula field of one of the Yes/No (Visibility) parameters type the following:
not(suspension wires)

So to translate this; turn off the mounting bracket if the suspension wires are on.

Thanks to AUGI users...
http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=79394

BIM Executive Breakfast

This is an expansion on Michael Loeters presentation about the insurance industry and BIM. If you would like more info just click on the image...

Sept. 29th Meeting Notes

Thanks to all who attended last week's meeting. Here are some highlights and pictures...

Over 80 in attendance.

John Peterson, Orug Chair and Content Coordinator for 2010, kept us on-track for our journey of BIM collaboration. Our next meeting will be tying in more consultants and collaborators into the BIM model as the project moves forward.

Jay Polding, ORUG Vice Chair, let us in on the latest Revit 2011 news...
Subscription Advantage Pack for Revit 2011
Revit Server
Conceptual Energy Analysis
Videos Here

Michael Loeters, Account Executive, IQ-I Insurance: Insurance Industry and BIM - Liability Issues
Every interference is a potential claim.
Some insurance companies willing to offer a significant discount to those who use BIM.
Executive Breakfast in November
Contact mloeters@iqiinsurance.com for more info

James Vandezande, Senior Associate, HOK: My Journey with BIM

An approachable, yet very knowledgeable speaker, James let us in on his exciting journey with BIM. Learning more about the behind-the-scenes workings into the making of the book he co-authored, Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture, was fascinating. He pulled back the curtain on some of the inner workings of the earliest Revit and BIM teams at SOM. A duel between Revit and Bentley, a visit from the Mayor of New York and the Freedom Tower were just a few of the interesting stories that were told. Many BIM managers found themselves nodding their heads in unison when James talked about the challenges faced by a BIM leader. "Just say 'Yes, Revit can do that'" was some good advice when dealing with early roadblocks. As we saw from the varied and interesting projects that James is involved in at his current firm HOK, this has been more than just a motto for James.

Visit his blog at:
http://allthingsbim.blogspot.com/

Visit the New York City users group at:
http://www.meetup.com/NYC-RUG/

Buy his book here.

ORUG Meeting Sept.29 Meet the Author!

Bring your copy to be signed...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
7pm
Alice Fazooli's, Downtown Toronto

Please join us at the next Ontario Revit User's Group meeting September 29th. Come and meet James Vandezande, a co-author of the top selling 'Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011'. James will be talking about his varied experiences with Revit and other BIM software in 'My Journey with BIM'.


James Vandezande,
James is a registered architect and a senior associate at HOK in New York City, where he is a member of the firm-wide BIM leadership and is managing their buildingSMART initiatives. He previously spent ten years as a digital design manager at SOM. In this capacity, he pioneered the implementation of BIM on such projects as One World Trade Center, a.k.a. Freedom Tower. James has been using Revit® since version 3.1 and has lectured at many industry events, including Autodesk University, VisMasters Conference, CMAA BIM Conference, McGraw_Hill Construction, and the AIANYS Convention. He is the co-founder and president of the NYC Revit Users Group and is an adjunct lecturing professor at NYU. James is also a co-author of Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011.

For full information and registration please click here.