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