Making the transition from Autodesk Fabrication CADmep or similar AutoCAD-type software to Revit is a huge undertaking. The cost, training and implementation take serious effort, and it takes a whole new mindset to use Revit. It’s not a change in procedure; it’s an...
Prefabrication is not a new concept. In fact, its use is documented as far back as 1624 with a panelized wood house shipped from England to Massachusetts. Over the next four centuries, as highlighted in the video from Redshift by Autodesk, “The History of...
Time, quality, cost. Small words with large implications on a construction project. Risk arising from them sends chills up the spine of every project manager out there. Since risk is one thing on a construction project that cannot be completely controlled, some...
Prefabrication involves constructing chunks of a project in a factory or other location separate from the main project site, then hauling them to the jobsite at the right time in the erection schedule. Ideally, throughout this process, the architect and general...
The payoff for transforming your fabrication workflow from a traditional paper-based method to a digitally driven fabrication workflow can be well worth the effort in time and materials savings alone. The first step toward replacing paper and relying upon electronic...
If you’d like a little help annotating your points you’ve placed in your Revit model, check out David Ronson’s newest how-to video “Tagging eV_Points Family in eVolve MEP.” In this 4-minute YouTube video, David explains how to change a family parameter to a shared...
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