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BIM- It's about more than just design.
So I feel like weve all heard about the many benefits BIM (Building Information Modeling) has brought to the design and construction phases of a new build. Clash detection, transparency and a reduction in time and cost all go hand in hand with BIM (and Im sure Im no... Read More
KBIS 2013 photos continued
Here's some more great photos from the final day of the Kitchen and Bathroom show in New Orleans, USA. We also took a couple of great panoramas of the show. The next KBIS is in February 2014 and is going to be combined with the international builders show (IBS) in L... Read More
Great booths at KBIS 2013
The world's largest kitchen and bathroom product show is on this week and we're here supporting our manufacturer clients and talking to others to help them with the industry move to BIM. There's loads of great booths and innovative products on display. In case you c... Read More
KBIS 2013 this week
The annual Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is on this week in New Orleans, USA. It's always an exciting show with great brands and new, innovative products. Some of the team from BIMstop is going to be there roaming the show alongside our clients. So get in... Read More
BIM101: Ten points to get you started
Editors note: Chris is a Architectural designer at the UK based Architectural practice of Ellis Belk Associates ltd. and has over seen the BIM process of many large projects over his years as a professional in the AEC industry. He takes personal interest in the dire... Read More
What is BIM?
Lets be honest, anything that demands an acronym is often hard to understand, annoying and exclusive in nature. BIM (Building Information Modeling) is no different. Im not going to lie to you in the very first paragraph- BIM, if youre not using or trained in it, is... Read More
The Next Generation of Obsolete Professionals? A Response.
Editors Note: Neil Thompson is Principal BIM Integrator for Balfour Beatty and the Deputy Chair of the UK Construction Industry Council BIM 2050 Group. His work covers many areas across the industry from bridges to offices and airports to highways. With this pan ind... Read More
Drawing the line: A discussion on Architectural Education and Technology
Editors Note: Rebecca De Cicco is currently employed with KSS Architects in London, specializing in the digital design process and technology. In her role Rebecca manages the BIM implementation and process and works with teams to develop solutions in the way our di... Read More
Marketing Your BIM Objects - Part Two
In part two of our blog post on the best ways for manufacturers to market their BIM objects, we discuss the last 4 steps key to marketing your BIM objects. If you haven't read part one of http://www.modlar.com/blog/marketing-your-bim-objects-part-one" target="_blan... Read More
The Next Generation of Obsolete Professionals
This title may seem a little contradictory and frankly rather heavy for your mid-week reading but It's a topic I've been needing to get off my chest. Recently I've been thinking about the knowledge gap between tertiary study and the professional industries, and afte... Read More
BIM for Sustainable Practice
BIM is so much more than just a modeling tool. Its collaborative nature draws together various softwares as well as industries and professionals. This becomes clear when acknowledging the positive effect BIM has made on 'Green Architecture' and 'Sustainable Structur... Read More
NAHB International Builders' Show 2013
This week we are heading to Las Vegas for the 2013 NAHB International Builders Show. It's going to be exciting to see so many innovative new products being shown and some fantastic trade booths on display. If you're at the show this week, feel free to contact us to... Read More
TruStile BIM content now available on BIMstop!
BIM content for TruStile is now available on BIMstop. All content can be downloaded from TruStile's BIM profile here: http://www.modlar.com/profile/trustile.usa/ It's great to see a high-end manufacturing company such as TruStile supporting Building Information Mode... Read More
Star Wars Tie Fighter modeled in BIM - Fun with BIM
Here's a bit of fun for the end of the week. This video was just sent to us and shows an amazing example of how powerful the modeling tools inside BIM (Building Information Modeling) software are getting. Below is a short teaser video released by ArchiCAD showing a... Read More
BIMstop 2013 updates
It's a new year and the team at BIMstop is ready to dive into 2013. We have some exciting features being released in the first quarter of 2013, as well as some great new clients coming on board. All of the new BIM content will be available for Autodesk Revit, Graphi... Read More
Marketing Your BIM Content - Part One
What are the best ways for manufacturers to market their BIM objects? This 2 part blog will try to answer this question by showing you the best ways to market your BIM objects. Lets start by discussing the two main ways how customers download your BIM objects: Profe... Read More
2012: The Year that Was
Happy New Year! BIMstop wishes everyone a happy 2013 and looks forward to what 2013 holds for us and the community. 2012 was a year that had many changes for both our website and BIM in the community, so we have decided to compile a brief history of the important po... Read More
New Mexico Department of Transportation Use BIM
New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is expanding their use of Autodesk software. The NMDOT is now including BIM in their toolbox! We are looking forward to implementing the Autodesk solutions, said Alvin Dominguez, P.E., NMDOT Cabinet Secretary. The New... Read More
Winners of the America's 2012 International Property Awards Use ArchiCAD
Fantastic to see that two of the winners of the 2012 International Property Awards, for the America's, used BIM! http://www.fkvg.com.br/" target="_blank">Farkasvlgyi Arquitetura used BIM for its two designs - Complexo Andradas and ABC-All Business Center. The fi... Read More
BIM Education: A Collaborative Approach
Someone posted a very interesting comment on our last http://www.modlar.com/blog/bim-education-state-of-bim-education-at-universities/" target="_blank">post on BIM Education and now we would like to take a look at his recommended reading "BIM in Practice - BIM E... Read More
Christmas presents from BIMstop
Season's Greetings from BIMstop! 2012 is fast coming to an end, it's been an exciting and busy year for us at BIMstop. Thanks to everyone for all of the support over the last year and we look forward to working with everyone in 2013. We have some exciting announceme... Read More
2012 Tekla Global BIM Awards Winners
The winners have just been announced for the 2012 Tekla Global BIM Awards! Derby Business Park in Finland was the winner in the BIM category based on their efficient and innovative structural and MEP design. The complete model was made by Engineering Office Makelain... Read More
BIM Education: State of BIM Education at Universities
BIM education is an interesting topic of conversation. We know that one of the expenses of BIM is training and education; so if we start education early enough will this ease the burden of training costs? According to Barison and Santos's article many universities,... Read More
2013 TAP BIM Awards Entries Close Soon
The AIA Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) Knowledge Community is hosting the BIM awards 2013. The entries for the ninth annual TAP BIM awards close soon on the December 17, 2012 (5 p.m. ET). So get your entries in if you want to enter! The competition is op... Read More
The 2012 Business Value of BIM in North America is OUT NOW!
The Business Value of BIM in North America: Multi-Year Trend Analysis and User Ratings (2007 2012) by McGraw-Hill Construction is now out! As posted in our blog in October, the new report follows up on the use and growth of BIM since its last report in 2009. The new... Read More
10 popular BIM questions from the last 30 days
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a technical topic. Luckily we have such a great network of BIM experts ready to answer any questions or problems you may be having. Also whether your passionate about BIM or an expert Revit user, feel free to contribute to the... Read More
Polyflor BIM content update
We've pushed an update to the Polyflor BIM objects available on our network. All of the updated content can be accessed from Polyflor's BIM profile here: http://www.modlar.com/profile/polyflor/ Polyflor's BIM objects for Autodesk Revit and Graphisoft ArchiCAD allow... Read More
Winners Announced for Build Qatar Live 2012
Wow, what an event! Fantastic to see that Build Qatar Live 2012 has been such a success! This year teams had 48 hours to design their proposal for the Museum of Architecture in Doha. The event took place from Tuesday, November 27th 2012 to Thursday, November 29th 20... Read More
ArchiCAD 16 Wins BIM Product of the Year in the UK
ArchiCAD 16 Wins BIM Product of the Year (in the UK) at the seventh annual Construction Computing Awards. The Construction Computing Awards or the The Hammers exhibit and award solutions for the design, construction, maintenance, and modification of projects on var... Read More
BIMstop site wide activity feed
As our network grows, the amount of activity across it is growing exponentially. With new content, questions and blog posts being uploaded daily. A request we've had is for a site wide activity feed in RSS. So today we are proud to release it! Simply browse to http:... Read More
ArchitectsJURY 2012 Fall Semester Competition for Architectural Students
ArchitectsJURY is holding a competition, the ArchitectsJURY 2012 Fall Semester Competition for Architectural Students. Any student who uploads an image of work that was originally modelled in ArchiCAD is entered into the draw to win a 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro! The... Read More
Get verified
The internet is changing and moving to a model based around people's real identities, where as previously it was made up of aliases (for example user names like; Matt456). We think the move to people's real identity is important especially for business related appli... Read More
The Tallest Building in Europe is the Mercury City Tower for Now
The Mercury City Tower may be the new tallest building in Europe but the Federation Tower, also in Russia, is expected in 2013 to overtake the title of the tallest building in Europe. It will also be the tallest concrete tower in the world! Some Interesting Facts Th... Read More
Rendering BIM objects
Although the main focus of having BIM components or objects is for documentation. When built correctly, BIM components do render up very nicely. This makes them great for presentations to clients and developers, saving you a lot of time and helping the clients to bu... Read More
Updating Build Qatar Live 2012: Awards, Teams and Judges
Since our last post about the new openBIM event, Build Qatar Live 2012, some new announcements have been made. Awards Announced 5 award were announced, on the Build Qatar Live 2012 website you will find the criteria for each of the awards: The openBIM Build Qatar Li... Read More
2014 FIFA World Cup Stadium Using BIM
Although we have just had the 2012 London Olympics, the 2014 FIFA World Cup isnt too far away! Just as the 2012 London Olympic Stadium, it seems a 2014 FIFA World Cup stadium in Brazil, Arena das Dunas, will also be using BIM! Designed by Populous, the stadium will... Read More
The Tekla Global BIM Awards-Voting Closes Soon!
Votes for the The Tekla Global BIM Awards close on November 30, 2012 and if you vote you go in the chance to win a Microsoft Surface tablet! The winner will be chosen by public vote and jury of BIM experts, both those who are from Tekla and others from outside Tekla... Read More
BIMstop Revit 2013 plugin now on Autodesk Exchange
The Autodesk Exchange is a great way to source third party add-ons for Revit and other Autodesk products. Inspired by the success of Apple's App Store and others, chances are if you can't do something in Revit you can find an add-on that will. The best part is that... Read More
BIM Used to Design LEED-certified Offices
Autodesk will open new green office spaces this year in San Francisco, Milan, Beijing and the UK. They will be seeking LEED certification for each, which if achieved will bring Autodesk's office who have LEED certification to 13. Autodesk will be using their own sof... Read More
10 most popular BIM question for this month
Recently we released our new BIM questions and answers section (you can access it here) as a way of aggregating our Building Information Modeling knowledge as well as that of our growing community of global BIM experts. It has been a great success with users around... Read More
