tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:20:48 +0000AutodeskRevitAutodesk LabsBIMRevit 2012Revit Architecture 2012RTCAutoCADRevit Technology ConferenceVasari 2.5iPad3d ConnexionBOXXHMC ArchitectsRevit 2013Revit ServerVasari 2.1Vasari B1dynamo#OV105#spottheshuttle3DBOXX 4050 XTREMEAUAUGIBOXX TechnologyCloud RenderingDisneylandEdwardsEndeavourLAXQueen MaryRhinoSpace ShuttleUniversal Studios3d Printing4.75GHzAPIAU2011Cloud ServicesDassault SystemsDavid LightDellExcelGrasshopperImaginitKelar PacificLicenseNavisworks Manage 2012NeonRevit APIRevit MEP 2012Revit Structure 2012STS-125SketchupSubscriptionSustainable DesignVasari 2.0W4050XTbenchmarkoff topicoverclockwater cooled#AU20143ds Max3ds Max DesignAU2012AUGI WorldAdaptive ComponentsAutoCAD 2012AutoCAD 2013Autodesk Inventory AdvisorAutodesk UniversityBIM KicksBIM SpectrumBlogsBlueStreakBonzaiBuilding Design SuiteBuzzsawCADCAD MouseCADFASTERCADmouseCFDCPUClarkDietrichCloudOnCollaborateCommand lineCosmopolitonDesign IntelligenceDigital ProjectExtreme BIMFlexLMFormItFrank GheryGPUGUIHMCHendo HoverboardHuntington BeachImaginit ClarityInside the FactoryInstructablesIntelJTB FlexReportJTB FlexReport LTJTB WorldJay ZallanLEGOLas VegasLicense ComplianceLive BuildingsLogitechLynn AllenM-SIXMatt JezyckMouseNavisworksObjetOnLive DesktopPPTPhasePhasingPhotoshopPoint CloudPress and DragPrint n SharePythonQuadro 4000Quadro 600RAMRSS FeedsRenderProRevit OpEdRevitForum.orgRevolution DesignSSDScott DavisShinySiteworksSolar SinterSolidworksSpace ExplorerSpace TravelerSpecificationsStar TrekSteve StaffordSupportSurf CitySurveySurvey MonkeySystem SpecsTaiwan TowerTrainingU.S. CADUSCUSC Practical BIM 2012WallWordWorkflowXeonZach KronapplearduinoautoLinkback to the futurebttf2bugbuildz.blogspot.comdetailseTransmitelevationgreenhendohoveri7iTunesinternationaltagSometimes a thing or two on yesterday, a little bit of today and some more of tomorrow...http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)Blogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-2578216414960897380Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:49:00 +00002017-09-27T09:50:26.087-07:00It may of taken 2+ years for 3D Connexion to release a wireless version of their wired CAD mouse, but they've finally done it! They released the new wireless version on Tuesday September 19th 2017, I ordered it the same day and received it Saturday of the same week via FedEx Ground (free shipping option). Needless to say, I was fairly excited to get working with it. Over the last couple years, http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2017/09/3d-connexion-wireless-cad-mouse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-5353490491435157331Fri, 19 May 2017 23:15:00 +00002017-05-19T16:35:18.155-07:00Looks like it is. It's been far too long since I put an update out here. I've been fairly busy with work. Last year I earned my FAA Remote Pilot Airman certificate to fly sUAS (drones) commercially in addition to the typical stuff during the day. The reason I earned my Remote Pilot license was to support the companies need to fly a drone legally for projects. In this process, I've developed http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2017/05/tap-tap-tap-is-this-thing-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-4059547147441096199Thu, 11 Jun 2015 04:37:00 +00002015-06-10T21:37:00.694-07:003d Connexion3ds MaxAutoCADAutodeskCAD MouseCADmouseDellLogitechMouseRevitMy new&nbsp;3D Connexion CAD Mouse arrived today!!!! In a nutshell, after using it for just a couple hours, I'm never going to use another mouse again! The single biggest win for this device? A dedicated middle mouse button for panning in viewports. After I unboxed it (nice packaging too), I downloaded the driver, installed, plugged the mouse in and found a reboot is required. One of the first http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2015/06/im-in-love-with-my-new-3d-connexion-cad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-5540654900742076947Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:44:00 +00002014-12-09T16:44:19.868-08:00#AU2014AUGIAutoCADAutodeskback to the futurebttf2Hendo HoverboardhendohoverRevit74,000 plus steps - more than 21 miles walked this year at AU. Multiple classes, business meetings, great keynote sessions, a real life hoverboard and more made up for a great AU. For me, the class highlight was seeing an entire train maintenance yard modeled in Revit. Rails, ties, utilities, structures, signage and more was all done in Revit. Great tips for challenges encountered along the way.http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2014/12/autodesk-university-2014-its-wrap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-3010496983331629911Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:28:00 +00002014-01-28T09:28:56.913-08:00autoLinkBIMdetailsRevitRevolution DesignWorkflowIf you've worked with Revit for any length of time and have been on a project with multiple buildings, I'm sure you've realized that each building will likely have similar details between them. If the documentation sheets are kept in each building, you soon realize that you are going to have duplicate details in each project to manage. In the past with other software platforms, you could simply http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-dilemma-of-multi-building-campus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-1903206702775046234Tue, 14 Jan 2014 18:09:00 +00002014-01-14T10:09:01.422-08:00It's so easy to lose sight of the things that really matter - especially if things don't go the way we would hope. I know we all face something everyday that can cause us to feel the day was completely wasted. Why not flip things around? Why not spend your day looking for the best thing that happened instead of grumbling about the bad thing that happened? My cousin is looking for something http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2014/01/finding-something-positive-everyday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-6868752314516717633Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:04:00 +00002013-12-18T09:04:24.442-08:00AUAutodesk UniversityBOXXBOXX TechnologyIntelLEGORenderProXeonEarlier this month at Autodesk University, I had the opportunity to obtain the latest offering from BOXX - their new LEGO Workstation and Lego RenderPro. I could hardly wait to get these two systems built and benchmarked and share the results with everyone. Well, the results are in and these are the fastest systems with the most performance per dollar you can get in the LEGO world. I have to http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2013/12/benchmarking-new-boxx-lego-workstation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-3116722622720553717Mon, 18 Nov 2013 23:45:00 +00002013-11-18T15:45:13.996-08:00internationaloff topicMauritius, French Polynesia, New Caledonia - thanks for visiting! It's great to see such a diverse international audience that comes to visit this blog. It would be great to hear back from you with any efforts of BIM in your area. Feel free to drop a note in the comments or touch base with me via twitter or linked in.http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2013/11/islands-of-pacific-and-other-far-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-1755618064880916153Fri, 28 Jun 2013 21:31:00 +00002013-06-28T14:31:54.019-07:00RevitSurveySurvey MonkeyTrainingI've been doing a lot of Revit training for the company I work at this year. I did plenty of training when I worked previously at U.S. CAD and at the conclusion of every class we always had the students fill out a survey. Sometimes the feedback was uplifting, other times it was a wake up call. It takes a certain mindset to process feedback from others on something you spend a lot of time doing http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2013/06/are-you-brave-enough-to-ask-for-feedback.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-4265322729290810088Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:58:00 +00002013-04-24T13:58:10.317-07:003DBOXX 4050 XTREMEAutodeskbenchmarkBOXXCPUGPUQuadro 4000Quadro 600RAMRevitSSDSystem SpecsMuch discussion surrounds system specs for running modern design applications. I've made previous posts about system specs (wow that's old!), Jay Zallan has done so recently, but I have a slightly different take on it now after my recent benchmark tests. To make it simple there are 5 main things to consider when spec'ing out a system, something I've touched on previously. I've listed them here inhttp://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2013/04/specifying-computer-to-run-modern.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-3902514580483010530Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:11:00 +00002013-04-08T11:11:14.867-07:003DBOXX 4050 XTREME4.75GHzbenchmarkBOXXBOXX TechnologyoverclockRevitRevitForum.orgW4050XTwater cooledWell, the numbers are in and I have to say that I'm very happy where they landed! In short, I would be looking at a 28% productivity boost to run the BOXX 4050 instead of the Dell T3600. In my previous post, I mentioned the specs between the Dell T3600 &amp; the BOXX 4050 Xtreme. I've since updated that post slightly to more accurately reflect the T3600 specs that we use. Now for some numbers http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2013/04/benchmarking-3dboxx-4050-xtreme-vs-dell.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-2289127539002822783Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:51:00 +00002013-04-05T15:45:51.413-07:003DBOXX 4050 XTREME4.75GHzBOXXBOXX Technologyi7overclockRevitW4050XTwater cooledToday I was rather excited as I had a SMALL present delivered, courtesy of BOXX Technology. HMC is taking a look at their desktop system called&nbsp;3DBOXX 4050 XTREME. The system specs we currently use for Revit workstations are Dell T3600 with single socket, quad core hyperthreaded Xeon chips running @ 3.6GHz, 16GB RAM @ 1600MHz, nVidia Quadro 4000 graphics card and a 7200RPM 500GB hard drive http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2013/03/unboxxing-3dboxx-4050-xtreme.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-2834319220135761644Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:26:00 +00002012-12-05T13:36:03.740-08:00AU2012AutodeskFormItiPadSketchupVasari B1 Last week Autodesk announced FormIt - a new conceptual design application built from the ground up for the iPad. I had a chance to talk briefly with Tom Vallaro ( @tomvallaro ) after he presented FormIt to a group in an open theater at AU2012 and was really excited to hear some of the things they are working towards with FormIt (some of which I can't share here). Have an iPad? Do you like http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/12/autodesk-formit-intro-and-resources.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-80146704137529727Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:30:00 +00002012-12-04T18:30:02.679-08:00appleGUIiTunesoff topicIf you are a human, chances are you love music. For me, music really helps me get stuff done - especially when faced with a looming deadline. So imagine my surprise when I upgraded to iTunes 11 yesterday and the interface completely changed on me. Actually, I should have expected it, but it left me staring at a barren landscape with seemingly no way to find my playlists I've painstakingly built. http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/12/music-in-my-world-of-bim-or-how-itunes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-2444057567024571653Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:10:00 +00002012-09-24T09:12:22.520-07:00#OV105#spottheshuttleDisneylandEdwardsEndeavourLAXQueen MarySpace ShuttleSTS-125Universal StudiosSo, I was able to successfully see the space shuttle fly overhead. I've posted my video to YouTube for those that haven't seen it. It was loud and low, flanked by 2 escort fighter jets - what a great experience! I'll never get to see that spaceship in the sky again and as it was major part of my childhood as I grew up, I was really glad I got to see it one last time in the air (even if it was http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/09/off-topic-space-shuttle-overhead-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-6379078367647442417Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:30:00 +00002012-09-24T09:11:10.197-07:00#OV105#spottheshuttleDisneylandEdwardsEndeavourLAXQueen MarySpace ShuttleSTS-125Universal StudiosThe last time I got to see a space shuttle, it was Atlantis taking off from Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-125 to make one last servicing to the Hubble telescope. Attached pic was the best I could get at the time with the equipment I had. Maybe now I will get a little closer to seeing one in the skies, one last time on Friday September 21st here in Southern California. http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/09/off-topic-sts-125-atlantis.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-3877389175898527973Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:35:00 +00002012-09-20T17:15:42.176-07:00#OV105#spottheshuttleDisneylandEdwardsEndeavourLAXQueen MarySpace ShuttleUniversal Studios<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]> http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/09/off-topic-space-shuttle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-2528402914602020120Sat, 08 Sep 2012 00:02:00 +00002012-09-07T17:02:46.638-07:00AutodeskPhasePhasingRevit 2013Star TrekI'm presenting a lunch workshop internally on Monday dealing with Phasing in Revit. I've settled on a title of "Stun your Coworkers with Phasing in Revit". Other titles that I kicked around or were suggested to me included: Don’t Klingon to old habits, get stunned by phasing in Revit Temporal Mechanics is not just for Trekkies – Phasing in Revit is for Everyone Don’t be stunned by phasing in http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/09/set-your-phaser-to-stun.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-4598987908625093263Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:09:00 +00002012-08-21T16:09:52.252-07:00AutodeskVasari B1 &nbsp; A much more appropriate splash screen for Vasari! http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/08/new-splash-screen-for-vasari-beta1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-7478978632832644251Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:46:00 +00002012-08-21T14:46:36.112-07:00AutodeskAutodesk LabsCloud RenderingdynamoRevit 2013Vasari B1 You've been waiting for Vasari compatibility with Revit 2013, haven't you? New features list from the Vasari Wiki (I like how the URL lists it as version 0): The following features are new or enhanced for Vasari Beta 1. Family editing. Now you can double-click an instance of a family in a project to open the family for editing. See Modifying Families in a Project (or Nested Family). http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/08/vasari-beta1-new-features.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-7358484644321811771Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:23:00 +00002012-08-21T14:47:16.505-07:00AutodeskAutodesk LabsRevitRevit 2013Vasari B1Project Vasari has graduated from a Technology Preview on Autodesk Labs to a full fledged beta. We all knew this would happen eventually. We all know that after beta versions, they become customer ship versions. Those usually have a price tag associated with them. For now, Vasari Beta1 can be downloaded for free still. http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/08/well-it-finally-happened.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-1675049998937736888Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:23:00 +00002012-07-26T17:23:32.582-07:00AutodeskAutodesk Inventory AdvisorLicenseLicense ComplianceYou better know. No, you MUST know what is running on your network lest Autodesk License Compliance come knocking and find something you weren't expecting. If you haven't already, I would highly recommend you run a tool they have that will scan your entire network and report back to you only what is there. Behold the Autodesk Inventory Advisor When you download the zip file, it has 2 files http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/07/complacent-or-compliant-you-decide.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-3669321484792300917Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:39:00 +00002012-07-16T11:39:24.501-07:00AutoCADBIMRevitUSC Practical BIM 2012USC Practical BIM 2012 event this year was excellent! Great speakers sharing what they've done to make BIM practical for them and how we can do the same. For those that weren't able to be there, here are some of the highlights from the day. Session 1A: Practicing Practical Practice Some called this slot the BIM Dream Team as Marcello Sgambelluri, Jay Zallan &amp; Troy Gates presented topics.http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/07/usc-practical-bim-2012-highlights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-6501700307140636069Wed, 11 Jul 2012 00:04:00 +00002012-08-06T11:25:43.426-07:00 That tiny, miniscule button in the upper right corner of Revit (and most other Autodesk products) will do 2 things for you that I commonly get asked about. What version of Revit am I using &amp; do I have a service pack (web update) installed? How do I borrow a network license? Item 1 - Checking what version of Revit you are running: Click the highlighted button Choose "About..." Note the http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/07/what-version-of-revit-do-i-have-how-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4630535223606863563.post-1498566024646367444Thu, 28 Jun 2012 21:38:00 +00002012-06-28T14:38:59.670-07:00AutodeskAutodesk LabsdynamoRevitVasari 2.5I noticed today that an updated version of Dynamo for Vasari/Revit had been released. Key new features from the wiki: - User Interface - side panel to allow you to search and then drag and drop new nodes in to place - User-created nodes – you can make 'sub-nodes' and then reference them elsewhere, these act like writing a reusable function in a programming language - Python Scripting node – we http://adventuresinbim.blogspot.com/2012/06/plugin-apps-for-project-vasari.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Steve Bennett)0