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AUGIWorld 2018 MAY contents product focus 6 10 6 AutoCAD An Approach to Implementation 20 Autodesk Infrastructure Beyond Installation: Implementing New Software 10 Revit Structure The Forgotten Tools 24 InfraWorks Implementation Considerations 14 CAD Manager A Culmination: Advice I Give Myself, Part 3 28 Revit Architecture The Good, the New, and the Revit 16 3ds Max Creativity Unleashed 30 Revit + Dynamo Seriously Simple Object Style Audits 30 28 columns 4 Letter from the President Cover image: Copyright (c) 2018 Misha Belilovskiy 9 Inside Track South of Market, San Fransisco, CA, USA. May 2018 www.augi.com 3 Letter from the President AUGIWorld ® www.augiworld.com BIM Plug-In for Revit Editors Editor-in-Chief MAY 2018 MAY David Harrington - [email protected] Copy Editor Marilyn Law - [email protected] Layout Editor “SO, WHAT DO YOU DO?” Debby Gwaltney - [email protected] Content Managers don’t know how it is in your city, but in Washington, DC (where I’ve lived for 3ds Max - Brian Chapman 15 years), this is the stereotypical conversation opener. Why do we so quickly AutoCAD - Jim Fisher AutoCAD Architecture - Melinda Heavrin reduce people to the single dimension of their employment status? Why isn’t AutoCAD Civil 3D - Shawn Herring our default go-to question something about hobbies, or interests, or the latest AutoCAD MEP - William Campbell I BIM Construction - Kenny Eastman book you’ve read? All right, asking about work is a pretty universal question. Every- CAD Manager - Mark Kiker one has an answer, even if they don’t have a job, and it’s unlikely to offend anyone or introduce a Inside Track - Brian Andresen controversial topic. I still find myself wishing sometimes for more conversational creativity. Inventor Revit Architecture - Jay Zallan Honestly, though, the real reason I’m losing patience with this question is that it’s growing increas- Revit MEP - Todd Shackelford Revit Structure -Jason Lush ingly hard to answer! Or to answer it in a way that makes sense to a member of the general public. Lawyers, doctors, accountants, teachers... they have it easy. Everybody knows what those jobs are. Advertising / Reprint Sales Kevin Merritt - [email protected] But when you say “I’m a CAD Manager” or “I’m a BIM Technician” or “I’m a VDC AUGI Executive Team Specialist,” you’re likely to get a blank stare in return. Part of that may be due to the President acronyms, but even if you explain the initials, it’s not likely to increase comprehension. Kate Morrical Vice President (I’ll pause a minute to offer sympathy to the architects and engineers who, while they have an eas- Scott Wilcox ily understandable occupation, are more likely to be asked for free professional advice. “Hey, could Treasurer you design an addition for my house?” “You know, my back porch has been sagging lately…”) Chris Lindner I still meet people today who haven’t heard of the concept of “3D modeling for build- Secretary ings,” even though they usually know what a blueprint is. If I try to explain that the Kimberly Furhman software we use can automatically generate plans and sections based on 3D elements AUGI Management Team Kevin Merritt - Director of Communications that represent real-world objects... it works, usually, but it’s just not something that most July Ratley - Director of Finance people encounter in their daily lives. And for some reason, it doesn’t sound as interesting David Harrington - Director of Operations as it really is! (I guess I should work on that part myself.) AUGI Board of Directors Brian Andresen Frank Mayfield Some portions of AEC technology have started to permeate mainstream consciousness Kimberly Fuhrman Todd Rogers more than others. I do find that 3D printing, virtual reality, and even laser scanning get Chris Lindner Scott Wilcox more recognition than BIM. What do you think it will take for the rest of the technology to become part of the public understanding? Will BIM (not just 3D modeling) have to be Publication Information accessible on a consumer level? Or will it take some kind of public awareness campaign to AUGIWorld magazine is a benefit of specific AUGI membership plans. Direct magazine subscriptions raise the profile of innovations in design technology? Or is it just a matter of time? are not available. Please visit http://www.augi.com/ account/register to join or upgrade your membership And how do I answer “what do you do”? It depends on who I’m talking to, of course, but to receive AUGIWorld magazine in print. To manage ARCAT Revit plug-in is a massive on the days that I really don’t feel like explaining, I just say, “I work for a structural engi- your AUGI membership and address, please visit http://www.augi.com/account . For all other magazine neering firm.” Overly simple? Perhaps—but starting with the most generic description inquires please contact [email protected] BIM library at your finger tips: lets me see who’s interested enough to ask their own follow-up question! If the response Published by: is just “Oh, that’s nice”... maybe it’s time for a new topic! AUGIWorld is published by Autodesk User Group Inter- national, Inc. AUGI makes no warranty for the use of its As annoying as it can be, I think the “what do you do?” question is likely to be with us products and assumes no responsibility for any errors • Build systems for floors, walls, ceilings and roofs for quite some time. And if you have perfected your short-and-sweet response for those which may appear in this publication nor does it make a commitment to update the information contained herein. • Get content without leaving Revit outside the design technology industry, I’d love to hear it! AUGIWorld is Copyright ©2018 AUGI. No informa- • Easily view data in any object in a click For myself, though, I’m going to try to minimize my use of it. (Except maybe at profes- tion in this magazine may be reproduced without expressed written permission from AUGI. sional events where the whole point is to talk about our work. Even there, I tend to • Search, find and configure BIM content All registered trademarks and trademarks included in this prefer “What industry are you in?” because that gives more opportunity for follow-up.) magazine are held by their respective companies. Every When I meet people outside of work, I’m going to use “What do you do for fun?” in- attempt was made to include all trademarks and regis- • Drag and drop in seconds tered trademarks where indicated by their companies. stead. I think that’ll lead to more interesting answers. • Free to download, FREE to use! AUGIWorld (San Francisco, Calif.) What do you think? ISSN 2163-7547 Kate Morrical AUGI President arcat.com 4 www.augi.com May 2018 Revit Red Plug In Ad.indd 1 2/13/2018 9:02:21 AM BIM Plug-In for Revit® ARCAT Revit plug-in is a massive BIM library at your finger tips: • Build systems for floors, walls, ceilings and roofs • Get content without leaving Revit • Easily view data in any object in a click • Search, find and configure BIM content • Drag and drop in seconds • Free to download, FREE to use! arcat.com Revit Red Plug In Ad.indd 1 2/13/2018 9:02:21 AM AutoCAD by: Jim Fisher PRODUCT FOCUS An Approach to Implementation mplementation: “The process of putting a performance. decision or plan into effect.” I pondered that situation for a while and decided that for my im- IA few words describing a sometimes plementation plan I would: difficult task. 1. Create a master copy of the files and put them in shared folders on the server. When I started my new job two years ago, one of my first goals was to implement a custom partial menu for the eight-member 2. Make local copies of those same files and folders under “C:\ engineering group in my office. In the past I had kept all Users\Public”. This location would somewhat conceal their lo- customization files on the server and had the clients access them cation as well as avoid having them be specific to any one user. from there. I soon discovered, however, that due to slow network 3. Create a batch file, which would tie everything together and access to our server that resides off-site, any new customization files would need to be stored locally in order to achieve acceptable 6 www.augi.com May 2018 AutoCAD PRODUCT FOCUS automatically keep the user’s local files in sync with the net- Now let’s go through it line by line and see how it works. work versions. Lines 1 – 4: Turns off echoing commands to the screen, sets the While creating the files I needed for the custom menu, I chose window title, and then clears the screen.