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BIM Adventure Implementation with Fresh Eyes Richard Currie BIM Manager / Senior Architect WARUG September 2012
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BIM AdventureImplementation with Fresh Eyes
Richard CurrieBIM Manager / Senior Architect
WARUG September 2012
“There’s no such thing as bad weather; just inappropriate clothing”
Billy Connolly , adventurer (possibly Sir Ranulph Fiennes, adventurer)
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References
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Nov.12
Nov.13TipsSteps
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Your brain + solitude
All memories of previous BIM seminars
All memories of previous WARUG sessions
Your professional experiences and big picture of what you do
Brainstorming in private clears the mind!
We all have ideas about what BIM is or “should be” (according to others)
But what about yourtake on it?
Get your fresh eyes on and tailor-make BIM implementation for youand your practice
Nobody need ever see what you write down!
Set up a committee
Brainstorm
Find your Allies
References
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Google is your friend
Seek
LinkedIn Profiles
Wikipedia (become an acronym NERD!)
Building Information Modelling A strategic Guide to Implementation (about $54.00)
Don’t get too caught up on this, but key buzz words out there include…
Good communicatorHighly motivatedAn eye for detailSTRONG REVIT SKILLS
OCD an advantageHeavenly patienceSense of humourA strong grasp of the
big pictureHonesty & respect
Define your role as you see it
Define the role
What is a BIM Manager?
What do they do?
Learn the lingo
References
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Strategic Plan? (3-5 year Vision and Goals)
Business Plan? (1 year)
Budget?
Time to review them and define how BIM fits in or changes them
Autodesk BIM Deployment Plan (Word document; part 1 includes space for your BIM vision)
Entrust expert external support (AEC Systems, KarelCAD, other BIM consultants)
Upper management need to be on board and share (ideally define) BIM vision
Edit BIM Deployment plan. Make it your own. Don’t be afraid to strip it out
Implement Revit before you implement BIM but understand how you can prepare for BIM in the process; preparation includes knowledge of the Big BIM Picture (e.g. Collaboration)
Be real about your available budget
Business review: Visions & goalsStaffProject categoriesHardware and software
Where are you at with Revit implementation?
References
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Review Every Staff Member
Listen
Review everyone one on one; 30mins – 1 hr (including upper management)
Write an agenda before meeting and keep on point (“off-point” topics are still useful towards understanding office dynamics and what makes people “tick”)
Good opportunity to let upper management know what you intend to do and confirm you’re on the right track
Business review:Visions & goalsStaffProject categoriesHardware and software
What are their roles?
Do they know what youdo or what the business wants to do?
What are their ideas, interest and goals? (keep this as broad as possible)
References
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Your web site
Reviews with project leaders
Reviews with management
Each project category may have unique BIM requirements and deliverables
Each project category may benefit from a customised template or at least a rocking sample (container) file
Clients are the ones who will eventually ask for BIM deliverables so you need to be ready when they do
Business review: Visions & goalsStaffProject categoriesHardware and software
What sort of clients or projects do you have?
References
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I.T. Manager
External I.T. consultant
AEC systems, KArelCAD, etc…help with software deployment options (and hardware)
I.T. cuts into your training budget and can lengthen your implementation schedule
Don’t waste time on ROI calculations, you’ve already taken the plunge to implement Revit, have faith and make it pay off
Have at least one good laptop to run Revit (e.g. Dell Precision M4600) Good as a floating workstation; install single license standalone software
Business review:Visions & goalsStaffProject categoriesHardware and software
Show me the money!
References
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I.T. Manager
External I.T. consultant
AEC systems, KArelCAD, etc…help with software deployment options (and hardware)
Don’t just look at implementing Revit; other programs can help you deliver a project
AutoTurn plug-in for AutoCAD (vehicle manoeuvres)
SITEOPS for initial master planning and budgeting (& car parks)
Revit Add-ins (see previous WARUG sessions and RevitworX blogspot)Door Factory by Revitworks.com
Business review:
Hardware and software
Show me the money!
References
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Staff Reviews have identified previous courses (if any)
Preliminary “skills assessment”
Knowledge Smart; web-based skills assessment (through AEC Systems)AWESOME!
If staff have had previous training but have not been using Revit in the last 2 years; consider re-training
Create your own assessments
Use 30 minute interview-only assessment
Training:Staff
References
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External: ledAEC Systems, KarelCAD, Central Institute of Technology
External: self-pacedWhite Frog (AEC Sys.)E-Training (KarelCAD)
Subscription / Web:Autodesk UniversityAutodesk Wiki Help (F1)
Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012
Internal Guru?
AUGI Monthly
Oldfield Knott sent groups of 9 or 10 to Fundamentals course at C.I.T.; Good solid intro course to Revit
Course does not include work sharing concepts so you may still need follow-up on-site training
“Try it, Try it again, Try it a different way, Describe your problem to someone who knows nothing about Revit” (AUGI article)
Training:Staff
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Your Revit Champion
If you don’t have a Revit Champion, get a Revit Champion or add it to your Job description and become one
External Revit Champions offer on the job training (AEC Systems, KarelCAD, etc)
Pick a project that doesn’t have a stringent programme (if possible)
Involve the client in what you are doing and make sure they are happy to be part of it
Entice them with 3ds as you model; get them to install “Design Review” and send them 3D dwfx’s
Use out of the box template if you haven’t developed one yet; it will get you started
Live Project:Jump in
References
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Nov.13TipsSteps
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Your Revit Champion
If you don’t have a Revit Champion, get a Revit Champion or add it to your Job description and become one
External Revit Champions offer on the job training (AEC Systems, KarelCAD, etc)
Get external Revit Champion to guide you through template creation starting with “Annotation Symbol Families”; if you can get your head around them, you can get your head around anything!
Get the drafting standards in order (AS1100.301)
Develop your standards as you go on the job (don’t charge the client!)
“Transfer Project Standards” as you go
Live Project:Jump in
References
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Existing office / project procedures
CAD Manual = BIM Standards Manual = AEC (UK) BIM Standard Manual for Autodesk Revit
Title blocks
Splash Page
Drawing/File Naming Standards
www.ANZRS.org
Setting standards is one thing, but getting people to accept and adopt them is another
Get everyone on board with the changes as you design them; who are the worst offenders? Why did they do it that way? + / -?
Staged approach to change; not too much at once; put out the biggest fire first
Risk Management; see last month’s WARUG presentation (Brian Renehan)
Office Standards:QAProceduralisePrepare for Project BIM
“Tell me, and I will forget.Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand.”
Chinese proverb originating from Confucius, 450 B.C. (possibly Xun Zi 340-245 B.C.)
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.”
Eddie McGuire, 2012 A.D. (possibly Charles Darwin)
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Knowledge Smart
www.bimexcellence.net
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Thank you
