New Autodesk Suites for Fabricators and Contractors

New Autodesk Suites to support BIM workflows for Contractors and Fabricators.
Not quite sure why Navisworks isn't in the MEP suite......
http://inthefold.autodesk.com/in_the_fold/2015/11/-new-autodesk-suites-aim-to-help-structural-and-mep-professionals-move-to-bim.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+inthefoldblog+%28In+The+Fold%29

Project Alexandria from Autodesk

Project Alexandria. Changing CD's forever!

http://www.projectalexandria.io/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin

Revit Fabrication Level Detail for Electrical Contractors with Greenlee BendWorks

Greenlee BendWorks add on for Revit is available for Electrical Contractors looking for a better solution for Revit Design and Detailing and for those interested in implementing Prefabrication. The software optimizes runs, and the data within the software is utilized in the Greenlee Benders allowing for a more efficient and integrated workflow. Download the trial, give it a shot and let us know what you think!

http://www.greenlee.com/products/BendWorks.html

BIM Standard Released

buildingSMART alliance has released the latest edition of their BIM standard. NBIMS-US

http://blog.lidarnews.com/bim-standard-released/

Autodesk and Leica transforming Construction Industry...are you ready?

Autodesk and Leica partnership is going to accelerate the world of Reality Capture as well as streamline workflows throughout BIM. Good news for Autodesk users incorporating Reality Capture and BIM. Are you utilizing Laser Scanning in your current workflows? If not, what is the barrier to getting into this technology? Are you getting the most out of your BIM projects, or could you be doing more with the information you're already putting in?
http://inthefold.autodesk.com/in_the_fold/2015/06/autodesk-and-leica-transforming-the-building-construction-industry-together.html?linkId=14865801

Autodesk BIM 360 Layout App (BIM 360 Glue)
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/bim-360-glue/getting-started/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/ENU/BIM-360/files/GUID-C5C405EF-2A5B-4CD4-8D83-E6E1D529B3DC-htm.html

Let us know your thoughts on this and other tech...and Revit 2016? Especially the Fabrication Parts. Pleased with this, unhappy about it...meh...what do you think?

Leica BIM Field Trip

Leica and Autodesk have partnered up and I'm sure there will be good things coming out of this partnership.

Here is a video from Leica and the integration of Laser Scanning into BIM and the "Field Trip" workflow of Reality Computing in the process.

https://youtu.be/U0UAx5RYrgM

Revit 2016 New Features

Youtube Playlist with all the new Revit 2016 features explained:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLY-ggSrSwbZq-U8uu0uCIdzf0omMgtzc_

Autodesk Knowledge Network:
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/Revit-WhatsNew/files/GUID-8349E649-F5AF-4FB5-9ED6-82BD5815F9C3-htm.html

Autodesk Revit Extension for Autodesk Fabrication

https://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=appstore.exchange.autodesk.com%3arevitextensionforfabrication_windows64%3aen

Aaron Morris discussing Autodesk ReCap

Good video of Aaron Morris, Autodesk ReCap product manager, discussing some of the new features in ReCap and the applications and workflows for Reality Computing.

https://geospatialstream.com/autodesks-aaron-morris-discusses-reality-computing/

Autodesk Revit 2016

What does the 2016 release have in store for the MEP folks?
Place Fabrication Parts
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/beta/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/Revit-Model/files/GUID-436D69AD-D2A5-46DA-BB16-0450F29091B4-htm.html

Specify Fabrication Settings
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/beta/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/Revit-Model/files/GUID-692C4E68-6A9D-4628-8E73-0C327E5677D4-htm.html

Fabrication Part Placement
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/search-result/caas/beta/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2016/ENU/Revit-Model/files/GUID-F2661C82-41F4-40DD-8B8F-9D352DF28CCE-htm.html

And so on...look through these locations to see some additional details on what is coming up for Revit MEP 2016.

Mobile laser scanning!

Occipital Structure. Check this out!
structure.io

Revit MEP / Structure Professional Certification

Finally, a Revit MEP Professional Certification. (as well as Structure)
They were in Beta at AU 2014, and I'm sure (hoping) they will be rolled out soon.

http://au.autodesk.com/plan/certifications

Also, having created a number of templates, I'm almost ashamed to just now be seeing this. Ha!

Drones, UAV, Reality Data

UAV's, Drones, whatever you call them, their impact in our daily lives is about to expand.  The FAA has just allowed 8 more companies to use them for commercial use.  Using drones for Reality Computing and scanning / Photo is going to grow as well.  How have you seen Reality Computing change in your workplace over the last 4 years?

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/us-usa-faa-drones-idUSKBN0L721Y20150203

The long awaited bridge between separated teams is here!

A360 Collaboration for Revit.
From Scott Davis with Autodesk.

Part 1

http://youtu.be/bUyzpoMUiKQ

Part 2

http://youtu.be/1BXgWZDepK0

Autodesk short intro vid

http://youtu.be/5BdslaEy26k