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Visualization-Making Revit NOT Look Like Revit

Want to use Revit for visualization? Bad idea, right? Maybe not. There are a whole host of visualization features that augment the beauty...

Virtual Reality For Architects, Engineers, and Contractors

There is a lot of hype around Virtual Reality as of late. With all the chatter, it's hard to know what is relevant. Award winning speaker...

Making The Most Out of The Dynamo Player

In this discussion we will cover 4 main topics 1. Understanding of what Dynamo is and where it's at now 2. Awareness of key Dynamo...

Opposites Attract - Dynamo

Not that kind of attraction! I’m talking point attraction in Dynamo of course. Here is what we are going to make when all is said and...

Opposites Attract - Dynamo

Not that kind of attraction! I’m talking point attraction in Dynamo of course. Here is what we are going to make when all is said and...

Revit Family Anatomy - Part 03

We have a very special guest with us on the EvolveLAB blog today, Mr. Ryan Baker Cameron, Here is part 3 of 3! To view this data set,...

Revit Family Anatomy - Part 02

Want to learn best practices for building Revit families?

Revit Family Anatomy - Part 01

We have a very special guest with us on the EvolveLAB blog today! Doing a 3 part series, Mr. Ryan Baker Cameron! Look for Parts 02 and...

Two Minute Tip Tuesday: Recycling Rooms

Bill has another tip for us about Revit! Did you know that you can recycle rooms in Revit? Did you know in most cases it’s a best...

Two Minute Tip Tuesdays

Many people have been sending us their biggest struggles with BIM for the past few weeks, don't forget to e-mail EvolveLAB with your top...

Using Formulas with Nested Family Type Parameters

Recently, we ran into a unique problem when building some parametric window families for a client. We had a family that had various...

THE MANY FACES OF BIM: PART I

Odds are if you’re reading this you know the future of BIM is very bright. With the range of BIM solutions including photogrammetry,...

Incredible Video Demonstrating the Power of 3D Modeling

Witness the incredible power of 3D model by watching this trailer for Project Monolith! #bim #BIMConsulting #BIMExecutionPlan #Revit...

ARTICLE REVIEW: How BIM Is Changing the Face of Infrastructure Design

Slowly but surely, BIM is becoming a valuable tool in Infastructure Design for major cities and communities. Building Design and...

The Inspiration for EvolveLAB

The past ten years, the AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry has undergone a transformational shift. This change...

Article Review: How Video Games Became Design and Construction Tools

Who new that video games would serve as the precursor to 3D Construction and Design tools? You better believe it! Check out this...

FREE Webinar: 3 Ways to Blow Minds with FormIt

Tobias Hathorn, Principal User Experience Designer for Autodesk’s FormIt 360 application will be hosting a presentation to share '3 Ways...

Article Review: Stressed Skins and 3D Modeling - So Cool!

Prepare to have your mind blown with this article on Stressed Skins! Facinating content and amazing imagery! Check it out: ...

Article Review: BIM - A Solution to Effectively Designing Fast Growing Cities and Communities

If you haven't read it already, there is a fasinating article on Engineering.com that highlights BIM applications in designing and...

FREE WEBINAR: Autodesk's Best Kept Secret: The Revit Conceptual Massing Environment

Did you know that Revit has a conceptual massing environment with push/pull control similar to sketchup? Did you know that you can...