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BIM3D ScanIf we skipped reverse engineering, we almost ate a cost bomb | 3D scanners down to millimetersHave you heard of reverse engineering? In architecture, it means redesigning a building that already exists. It is especially necessary for curved buildings and complex steel structures. A curved pipe beam, for example, is almost impossible to measure by hand on site.
BIMAI can model in 3D now? I asked Revit to build a houseI kept thinking it couldn't be real. Then it was. AI has started doing 3D modeling instead of people. I didn't believe it at first. After seeing it myself and testing it, I had to admit it. This is how I hooked Claude AI up to Revit and asked it to model a house.
BIMIf this is digital construction, this is how: STUD-IOHi, this is HowBIM. I often say construction needs to go digital faster. While thinking about what that actually gives us, I found a really good video on YouTube. I want to share it and add a few thoughts of my own.
BIMThis cannot go on: BIM in KoreaHi, this is HowBIM. Before a trip to the US, I spent a short time in Korea. I started BIM in Singapore, worked in Australia for more than six years, and had a chance to talk with many people in Korea before moving on. What I heard was more shocking than I expected.
BIM3D ScanWhy I joined a survey firm after five years in BIMIf you came in entry-level and actually learned the work, year five is usually a good time to move. So why, at five years in BIM, did I pick a survey company instead of a solid BIM firm or a big GC?
BIMWhat is a digital engineer? Is it different from a BIM engineer?I have been seeing job ads for digital engineers. What does the role actually do, and how is it different from a BIM engineer? This post looks at what a digital engineer is, why the role matters, how promising it is, and how someone might move into it.
BIMPIT in the palm of my hand (families, shared parameters, schedules, tags)Hey. It's already September 2017. The year's almost gone... and so is another birthday. This time, as the title says, let's get PIT into the palm of our hand. On a job site, there are times you just want pits to be easier to manage.
BIMTagging pipe BOP (bottom of pipe level). Let's go!Hello — it has been a while. I was wondering what to write and landed on a tip for tagging pipe BOP. Looking at tag families, duct can show BOD (bottom of duct level) with a label. Pipe does not get the same support in Revit (2016).
BIMThe outlook for BIM engineers through 2030One question comes up again and again from YouTube. I made a video about BIM engineer salaries three years ago. Then came COVID, ChatGPT, and a flood of generative AI. We are living in a time when no one can predict the future easily. Many people are afraid and unsure about the path ahead.