Unconscious BIM and Ugly BIM
June 12, 2014
Some lessons from being too busy to write: remembering shortcuts by forgetting that I had forgotten them and suffering through the ugly BIM phase.
The Ugly Trap
I want to see your plan Printed Out. And Soon.
December 27, 2012
FACT: Ugly drawings are the bane of many people in the early stages of using understanding BIM. Don’t fight your coworkers. Instead draw them in. Teach them. When starting a project, whether it’s new construction or a remodel, I always want to see a clean plan as soon as possible. Whether that means adding 2D or 3D place holders to the model, I get to a spot where I can
Little Clues
November 29, 2012
You say “you know what you’re doing in ArchiCAD”. You might not be the best, but you’ve got a really good system. You’re fast and efficient. But how quickly can an ArchiCAD Expert tell if you’re a good judge of your own skills or just horribly deluded? That all depends on how long it takes for ArchiCAD to open your file. Because once it’s open, a pro will need less
New User Trouble
May 7, 2012
Mr. New User, Don’t forget that you still need to produce printed documents I find many new users get obsessed with modeling and don’t want to hear about the 2D world. This is both great and a disaster. I love to see people excited about modeling, about leaving the world of flatcad for good. But… We need to produce legible prints in a timely manner. If you ignore dimensions, notes,