BIM After Dark + Shoegnome
March 8, 2023
On March 9th, 2023, I’ll be chatting with Jeffrey A. Pinheiro of The Revit Kid on BIM After Dark. We’re going to talk Archicad vs Revit, BIM for residential, and much more.
ARCHICAD vs Revit
A Tale of Two Platforms
March 8, 2016
Folklore says that Bill Gates’s magnificent residence on Lake Washington may have been, ironically enough, designed on a Mac.
Building Better BIM Libraries
October 6, 2015
Jon Buerg talks about his experiences building BIM Libraries for both Revit and ARCHICAD. To him, it’s the key to any successful project.
Basic Unchangeable Decisions
June 20, 2015
I look at the roads in Australia and think about BIM. It feels so simple and easy to declare that they are wrong and the majority of the world is right.
Colloquial BIM
May 15, 2015
When talking about BIM, we often use language that confuses rather than clarifies. Do you know when you are speaking Proprietary or Colloquial BIM?
Speaking ArchiCAD, Speaking BIM and Miscommunication
December 1, 2014
Have you ever asked a question about ArchiCAD and gotten blank stares or silence from the experts? Maybe it was because your question didn’t make any sense.
SketchUp Pro 2014 and IFC: welcome to the new world of BIM
April 13, 2014
What does it mean that SketchUp Pro 2014 can now attach IFC (and other) data to elements? It means SketchUp is now BIM. This is big news.
Is there a benefit for Engineers and Architects to both use Revit?
March 26, 2014
Is there a benefit for Engineers and Architects to both use Revit? I think that’s a legit question. Are there benefits beyond standard BIM advantage?
Software Decline
December 4, 2013
There is so much misinformation out there, especially about usage numbers and software, especially software for architects. Right before I left Minnesota I had an old colleague/friend tell me that he was talking to an ArchiCAD user he met in a Revit training class. This mystery ArchiCAD user claimed that the ArchiCAD community in Minnesota was shrinking and everyone was abandoning the program (for another BIM application). My old colleague