The most relevant news from the world of BIM, Autodesk, and AECO over the recent weeks.
BIM | Global
🔹 8 fundamental questions for defining roles and responsibilities in a BIM Execution Plan (BEP)
Defining roles and responsibilities in a BIM Execution Plan is a critical step that is often underestimated. A fresh guide from BIM Corner on how to properly establish a responsibility matrix after project goals have been agreed upon.
🔹 3D printing in housing: faster, possibly cheaper?
Contour house printing technologies are reaching a new scale. An analysis of actual costs, construction speed, and structural limitations of printed concrete compared to traditional construction methods.
👉 https://aec-business.com/3d-printing-in-housing-faster-possibly-cheaper/
🔹 Building smarter: how BIM software become business strategy, not just tool
Analytics from PBC Today demonstrates a global market shift. Leading companies are increasingly integrating BIM not merely as modeling software, but as a foundation for managing financial risks and overall business profitability.
Revit | Updates
🔹 Revit Casework v1.1 Expansion Pack: Bathroom Families
BIM Pure has released a great free update to their casework library. This time, the focus is on high-quality, parametric, and "clean" vanity units and bathroom equipment.
👉 https://www.bimpure.com/blog/revit-casework-v1-1-expansion-pack-bathroom-families
🔹 Managing large BIM models in Revit: 11 best practices
A practical guide to optimizing heavy models. How to correctly configure worksets, manage linked files, and avoid critical PC performance drops.
👉 https://xpressrendering.com/blog/managing-large-bim-models-in-revit/
🔹 Modeling soft furniture in Revit via Fusion: a balance between geometry and weight
A case study on the Autodesk Community Blog tackling a delicate topic — complex furniture topology. How to use Fusion to create realistic "soft" geometry and correctly import it into Revit without crashing the project file.
Autodesk | Ecosystem
🔹 Events in Ukraine: Autodesk HUB Horizon 2030
A landmark Ukrainian event took place in May, dedicated to digital transformation, Autodesk cloud services, and the vision for the development of the AECO industry in Ukraine for the coming years.
👉 https://marketing.muk.ua/Autodesk_HUB_Horizon_2030/
🔹 Guardrails for using AI in Autodesk plugin development
An important technical manifesto from the Autodesk Developer team. A guide for developers on how to utilize AI assistants for writing code under the Revit API / Forge without compromising security or intellectual property rights.
👉 https://blog.autodesk.io/guardrails-for-using-ai-in-autodesk-plugin-development/
AEC | New Ideas & Products
🔹 Fresh Open Source: Industrial3D Repository for Industrial Scan-to-BIM
A powerful Industrial3D library has been published on GitHub, designed for automated segmentation and recognition of structural elements (pipelines, equipment) based on 3D laser scanning data of industrial facilities. A real gem for anyone automating Scan-to-BIM workflows via Python.
👉 https://github.com/PointCloudYC/Industrial3D
🔹 Conceptual analysis via Autodesk Forma + FenestraPro
A detailed breakdown of the Envelope Analysis Extension for the Autodesk Forma cloud platform. The material demonstrates how to evaluate energy efficiency, thermal performance of the facade, and building solar exposure at the earliest stages of design, well before detailed modeling in Revit.
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