dODDS and ENDS

Add 2D PDF sheets with Autodesk Navisworks 2015 PDF reader

Lee talked in a recent post how 2D support is the #1 shocking thing you never knew about Autodesk Navisworks. As the post explains 2D is still widely used, and one of the formats that many of you receive day in day out is PDF. Thanks to another little know thing called the Navisworks App Store you can now download a free plugin for Autodesk Navisworks Manage and Simulate 2015 (for Subscription customers) that lets you add 2D PDF sheets to your Navisworks project. Why is that important you ask? If like most you receive project documentation as 2D PDF you will want to use it for quantity takeoff and general project review. Autodesk Navisworks PDF reader helps you add these 2D sheets directly to your Navisworks project. This means you can take off quantities and review your project not only in 3D but now also using 2D sheets. And Navisworks brings it together in a single project environment.

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14 things you’ll be shocked you never knew about Autodesk Navisworks!

In this case we have some Construction Progress Fields from BIM 360 Field that can be used to color up the latest state of the project before running Timeliner, allowing you to identify any problems on the critical path

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Invitation to our beta program for Navisworks Ivanov

We'd like to invite our Navisworks users to our Ivanov beta program. This is great chance to get early access to our next software release, understand how the new features can benefit your workflows and provide us with input, feedback and suggestions for improvement. If you are interested in participation then please sign up using the link below with a valid work email address (i.e. not Gmail, Yahoo etc.) and complete a short survey.

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Apps for construction on iPads, and more

Anthony Governanti's post about the new Revit iPad app got me thinking about all the apps for construction and how we got here.  We've come a long way in just a few years!

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How to take off items in Navisworks Quantification

Great article posted by the Navisworks Team! 

So far we have talked about the rough workflow in Navisworks Quantification and building Catalogs in Navisworks Quantification, now we get to the fun part (at least for me), taking off objects.

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Autodesk Point Layout – Improving Your Field Layout Process!

Autodesk recently announced the launch of a brand new solution being added to the Autodesk Construction portfolio; Autodesk Point Layout. We've had a lot of excitement building up around this powerful solution that enables construction professionals to use BIM coordinate information in the field. I'd like to provide some more detail on the capabilities Point Layout offers, and challenge you to start looking for ways to use BIM beyond the desktop and design based planning tasks you are using today!

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Back to Blogging

Wow, I cannot believe it has been close to 10 months since I have had the chance to write a blog post... But I am back now and expect to get back to updating and writing about the technology role in the construction industry.

Here are a few changes in my life that I would like to share:

• I have started my own construction technology consulting and iConstruct reseller business, www.dfourinc.com. Our services and technology offerings are meant to be an addition to your business, where we work together as partners. Please check out our website for valuable service offerings we can add into your organization to help you bring additional value, maximize technology, and help to improve your business efficiency through a long term partnership.
• We have invested in bringing an existing product to North American: iConstruct. Our goal in providing sales and services around iConstruct is to help improve Navisworks workflows and increase efficiency
• You can find me at conferences and events link AU Brazil, DBIA National Conference, AU North America, as well as others that come along.

All in all, I am glad to be back to blogging! Expect to see more posts from me in the near future.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions, thoughts, comments or maybe just want to reconnect! [email protected]

Thanks
Jason 

Project Galileo Online graduates to Autodesk 360 Infrastructure Modeler

When Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler was a technology preview on Autodesk Labs, it was known as Project Galileo. A second technology preview, Project Galileo Online, allowed users of Autodesk Infrastructure Modeler to collaborate on and share infrastructure-scale models with their stakeholders. Using Project Galileo Online, users could publish models to Autodesk 360, and invite others to access, download, and commit changes to shared models. The technology preview of Project Galileo Online operated until September 30, 2012. Thanks to everyone who participated in the technology preview.

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BIM 360 Glue On The Go

Accessing models and BIM project data in the field has been a high priority for our construction customers for some time now, and requested more times than I can remember. Around 10 months ago I was asked to product manage a team to build an app that could handle large BIM datasets - to say I was thrilled (and honored) is an understatement, as although I've worked on Navisworks for many years, this was the first product I'd be the lead for. No pressure.

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BIM 360 Glue On The Go

Accessing models and BIM project data in the field has been a high priority for our construction customers for some time now, and requested more times than I can remember. Around 10 months ago I was asked to product manage a team to build an app that could handle large BIM datasets - to say I was thrilled (and honored) is an understatement, as although I've worked on Navisworks for many years, this was the first product I'd be the lead for. No pressure.

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