Monday, April 8, 2013

Leading The Way | Following Revit Topographies

LARUG | Los Angeles | The World | April 24th, 2013 | Hardscape In Revit and Only Revit!!!
Wednesday, April 24th, 2013 | 6:00 PM Meeting Start Time | 6:30 PM Presentation Start Time

-BEGIN EDIT- 2013 04 25: Per Marcello's Request the recorded version as well as the Handout WILL BE available but to be appropriate they will be posted on this blog after the 2013 RTC's So look for them right here in July!!! Thanks for understanding and we hope you watched live and enjoyed the preview last night!!! -J -END EDIT-


Have you had your breakthrough lately???
If you have been to LARUG in the past year or so you know we work very hard to bring thought-provoking presentations, if not outright breakthrough methodologies; and since we think these methods bring a whole new thinking and approach to your (and our) Revit Hardscape arsenal; we feel this month's offerings continue that dedication!

LARUG is once again proud to have Consortium Member Marcello Sgambelluri (Author of Simply Complex plus -This Related Post- and -Also This Other Related Post-) -presenting what will surely be awesome classes at RTC Australasia 2013 and RTC North America 2013... WOW I can't wait to see what he/we do at AU 2013!!! Oh, if we are extra nice to him we may even get to see how to schedule the lengths of these components again...something that even the developers said 'couldn't be done' ...Well all of us at LARUG should now know by now, that if someone says a thing cannot be done in Revit that we must not believe them -since the converse keeps being proven!!! Keep the thought: There must be and is a way ...we just might not know it ...YET!!!

On to business
The image above does not show 'split surfaces' or 'sub-regions', they are actually native Revit Components and Families that follow their topography!!! Yes, one can, for example, get a 6 foot tall wall exactly 6 feet above it's adjoining grade level...no matter the undulations!!! Oh and will the Spot Elevation and Coordinate tools hit specific and 'snappable' points EXACTLY? Yes again!!!

Roofs, Floors, Walls, etc. are used mostly as they are intended... I say 'mostly' since there is no "sidewalk" or "street" tool :-) -So without further ado please find this as an invitation to LARUG's April Meeting, either live in person or streamed <EDIT 2013 04 22: (You won't want to miss this, since we also are having a special promotion starting from our friends at 3DConnexion!!!)  
Negotiations are complete, we have a new sponsor and we are pleased to announce that the folks at 3Dconnexion are ponying up and providing a SpacePilotPro or SpaceMousePro as a giveaway to one lucky LARUG Member... The Consortium will be choosing how we will give this away and who knows, it may also be available to the worldwide audience...we;ll let you all know Wednesday!!!> If you are elsewhere in the world, please tune in to the live link above, for more of the great work we at LARUG strive to bring to the Revit Community around the BIM World!!!

Here's what Marcello says about this session: "Ever model Revit elements on site topography and can't quite get them to follow the exact contours? This session will show you step by step instructions on how to build straight walls, curved walls, sidewalks, curbs, stairs, planters, roads and other hard-scape elements of any shape or size to follow the exact shape and contour of any site topography element.


ONLY Revit will be used!!! No 3rd party programs, API programming, or other programs will be used. This session will not show how to model site topography elements rather it will show how to use it to create elements that need to follow their shape."

That said, here's a bit more eye candy of which you will get more during the meeting...See you all there or on Twitter that night!!!

 

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

WTF's New in 2014 | A Beginning Dialog

LARUG | Los Angeles | What's New | Revit 2014
Watch Live Here-Live Link NOW (Or via the embed below and/or catch the recorded video after the fact, via the same link ;-)


View all of LARUG | BIM Consortium | Videos here and subscribe to our YouTube...

In addition to the awesome review by David Light and the like for Navisworks by Lee Mullin check out some marketing spin (embedded below) by Autodesk themselves to get a taste... More from us on What's New Tomorrow and Thursday at our LA and OC meetings... live links to follow ;-)

OH!!! And how about Help from Help??? 


autodesk on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

@LARUG | A Yearly Special Event



LARUG PresentsWhen Is What 
Marcello Sgambelluri, Troy Gates and Jay Zallan Bringing The Goods...Well, showing what they feel sticks out as some of the best of what RevitDamus predicted.

Need we say more? 
We can't until then!
See you there!!!

Evites are going out, so if you are on our lists (and will be in LA and/or OC) then we hope to see you live...

Otherwise, for the #GlobalBIMcrew (s) Use the link below (when it becomes a link March 27th at about 6pm PST) and come see for yourselves!!!

When We Go Live This Will Be A Link To Watch Remotely (or Recorder After The Fact)!!!

LARUG | Los Angeles 6 pm Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
333 South Hope Street #C200
Los Angeles, CA 90017 

LARUG | Orange County 6 pm Thursday, March 28th, 2013

17850 Fitch
Irvine, CA 92614

Thursday, February 28, 2013

The LARUG Consortium | Content and Contact

Don't be a stranger @LARUG

To get in touch individually, or as a group one can use the twitter links below, as well as the email address at the right side column of this blog... So... don't be a stranger.

If you have something to say (and we think you do); especially about Revit, BIM, AECO (well frankly anything of interest to you) and you think we may be interested as well please do be in touch...

If you'd like to suggest ideas for presentations, etc. we invite you to send those along as well...

LARUG YouTube Video Channel

Yes click the links or images throughout ;-) and don't forget to subscribe...

The @LARUG Leadership Consortium

Jay B Zallan | President LARUG | Los Angeles | LARUG Consortium





Jennifer Storey | President LARUG | Ohio





Troy Gates | President LARUG | Orange County





Martijn de Riet | President LARUG | Netherlands





Marcello Sgambelluri | Vice President LARUG Consortium | Breakthroughs Division





Elisa de Dios | Vice President LARUG Consortium | Secretary





Joe Mendez | Vice President LARUG Consortium | Visualization Division





Darren Roos | Vice President LARUG Consortium | Construction Division

Matthew Miller | Vice President LARUG Consortium | Contracts Division
@LewisMM



As always, thanks to you our readers, members, friends, supporters and families!!!

The @LARUG Sponsorship Consortium  ;-)

We thank you all for helping us make the meetings a continuing mainstay for the AECO community in Los Angeles and to some degree the world!!!






 
Another very special thanks goes out to RTKL, it's staff and management for their ongoing gracious dedication to host our live meetings!!! -Thanks Joe ;-)






Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Matthew Miller | 4D is the new 3D | LARUG February 2013 | Live Stream (and Recorded)

CLICK ME to watch @LARUG Live...Now

Matthew Miller | 4D is the new 3D

And if your "Now" is later it will bring you to the recording!!!

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

4D is the new 3D | LARUG February 2013

What is time anyhow? @LARUG

While J is approaching what some feel is a milestone in his growing # of D's (ok, let's call them years), it seems fitting that, as this posting's title states: 4D is the new 3D!!! If you read it with the proper intonation, you should get the inference...anyhow...


LARUG is extremely pleased to announce a unique presentation by our esteemed colleague Matthew Miller.

Matthew Miller, VDC/BIM Coordinator for BuildLACCD will take us on a look into 4D scheduling inside of Revit. This presentation will give examples and methods for preparing 4D look ahead sheets, animations, and exporting to viewing platforms, all from the same project views.

We will look at out of the box set-up with shared parameters and .csv files.

By looking at some of the ways that 4D can be accomplished within the Revit environment users can also become better informed on the benefits of available Revit Add-Ins applications and beyond.

So if you are in LA, or even another part of the world (and frankly we all are!!!) -and you want to join in please do so, either at RTKL (to get the extra benefit of networking, getting to ask your questions and the wonderful food and drink provided by our gracious sponsors: UsCad, Microdesk and Kelar Pacific).

Those not in LA can watch live on Wednesday, February 27th at 6pm (presentations start about 6:30) -All times PST (GMT -9 -I believe is the case for now) See you there!!!

LARUG | February 2013 | Wednesday, February 27th @ 6pm
RTKL | 333 South Hope Street #C200 | LA, CA 90017

Monday, January 28, 2013

AU, CADdigest, The Consortium and Buildz Walk into a bar...

Well, OK: they didn't walk into the same bar... Since AU2012 that is...
As always the images (and links) are all links!!! ;-)

Autodesk University 2012 Classes online 

 ...for your perousal!!! -Sign up to stream the sessions, it's free!!!

Start with the following 2 classes? ...We think so ;-) but in any case get most every AU2012 class online, at and for your convenience!!!


Hey, Where's @DarrenRoos on that list? He was integral to our success!!! 

FYI: Yes, that's Marcello's Top Rated Class (yes #1) at AU2012!!!

CADdigest has the Goods Too

Though AUGIworld is the Originating Publisher

Thanks AUGIworld Magazine... A few of the writings featured in The Revit section of CADdigest's TenLinks...



More on the Authors:
Zach Kron Buildz

Martijn de Riet MDR Advies

Marcello Sgambelluri The Revit (Simply) Complex

Monday, January 21, 2013

@LARUG | January 2013 Meeting


RECORDED SESSION RIGHT HERE :-)

Happy New Year's are out of the way, it's time to get back to it!!!
We meet Wednesday, Jan 23rd, 6pm at RTKL 333 South Hope Street #C200 LA, CA 90017

This month we will be having a two part meeting, beginning with a dialogue between Marcello Sgambelluri & Jay Zallan:
The Irrationality of Non Rationalization.

THEN

Marcello will take us into:
Analyze That!

Using the Analytical Editing tools to model in Revit for Architects, Engineers and designers Marcello will show you how to use the analytical model to its full advantage.

The analytical model editing tools are more powerful than the physical model editing tools.

Marcello will show you how to use the analytical adjustment tools to help edit, modify and fine tune your physical model.

This course will include how to modify, slabs, walls, and beams and this could be used by architects engineers and designers so please everyone attend!

...and it's sure to be enlightening!!!

Friday, December 14, 2012

The Consortium is Growing



Recently at AU we had the pleasure of not only meeting but I was happy in having a small part in getting our newest Consortium member over to the USA, Vegas and AU for his first time... Please help us welcome the two newest members of the LARUG Leadership Consortium: The aforementioned Martijn de Riet and Darren Roos.

Martijn has already penned some fantastic articles in AUGIworld, as well as being a moderator for the Revit Forum (RFO), plus he is, as he states: a "Former building engineer gone rogue. Freelance BIM & Revit consultant. Brutally honest, straightforward. Boxtel, Netherlands" http://www.mdr-advies.nl
 
Darren has now been through his first major presentation (AKA: Trial by Fire) with The Consortium's Marcello Sgambelluri, Troy Gates and Jay Zallan and he not only held his own but capped the Coordinate and Dominate class with perfectly astounding technological advances helping AECO and the processes of getting the built environment built...well, ...better!!!

Since Martijn, Darren, Joe, Brian and Jennifer could not make the annual LARUG Consortium End of Year Party in person we raised a toast to you all and not only wish you the greatest of New Years but also look forward to the future with all of your ongoing input, leadership, support and guidance!!!

I for one can say I am better for knowing and working with you all, THANK YOU!!!

The @LARUG 2013 Leadership Consortium is:

Jay B Zallan | President LARUG | Los Angeles | LARUG Consortium





Jennifer Storey | President LARUG | Ohio





Troy Gates | President LARUG | Orange County





Brian Andresen | President LARUG | San Francisco





Martijn de Riet | President LARUG | Netherlands





Marcello Sgambelluri | Vice President LARUG Consortium | Breakthroughs Division





Elisa de Dios | Vice President LARUG Consortium | Secretary





Joe Mendez | Vice President LARUG Consortium | Visualization Division





Darren Roos | Vice President LARUG Consortium | Construction Division



HAPPY NEW YEAR (AS IF IT REALLY WAS 'NEW') TO YOU, THE MEMBERS, FRIENDS, SUPPORTERS AND FAMILIES OF LARUG.


Tuesday, November 13, 2012

LARUG | November 2012 Special

We are doing a special walk-through, class presentation design, rehearsal and those 'lucky' enough to be in LA tomorrow night can swing by, watch and who knows, even help!!! With Comments that is ;-)

No recordings, no streaming, as the real class will want to be the first!!! Going to AU2012? Sign up for this class by hitting the link:  AB2965 - Coordinate and Dominate BIM Project Success




You will glean insights from: 
Troy Gates
BIM Director, early Revit adopter, respected Technology Expert.






Darren Roos
BIM Director, Construction Technology Leader and AEC influencer.







Marcello Sgambelluri
BIM Director, Process and Technology Mentor and Modeling Breakthrough Artist.









 Jay B Zallan 
BIM Director focused on Transforming AECO's Viewpoints for Success.











LARUG Consortium

       Jay B Zallan | @JayZallan
    Marcello Sgambelluri | @marcellosgamb 
          Troy Gates | @TroyGates
            Joe Mendez | @jmendez_rtkl
Jennifer Storey | @Storeyjl
 Elisa de Dios | @dedios
           Brian Andresen | @cadbimmanager