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BIM- It's about more than ju

2013

So I feel like weve all heard about the many benefits BIM (Building Information Modeling) has brought to the design and construction phases of a new build. Clash detection, transparency and a reduction in time and cost all go hand in hand with BIM (and Im sure Im no... Read More

KBIS 2013 photos continued

2013

Here's some more great photos from the final day of the Kitchen and Bathroom show in New Orleans, USA. We also took a couple of great panoramas of the show. The next KBIS is in February 2014 and is going to be combined with the international builders show (IBS) in L... Read More

Great booths at KBIS 2013

2013

The world's largest kitchen and bathroom product show is on this week and we're here supporting our manufacturer clients and talking to others to help them with the industry move to BIM. There's loads of great booths and innovative products on display. In case you c... Read More

KBIS 2013 this week

2013

The annual Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is on this week in New Orleans, USA. It's always an exciting show with great brands and new, innovative products. Some of the team from BIMstop is going to be there roaming the show alongside our clients. So get in... Read More

BIM101: Ten points to get yo

2013

Editors note: Chris is a Architectural designer at the UK based Architectural practice of Ellis Belk Associates ltd. and has over seen the BIM process of many large projects over his years as a professional in the AEC industry. He takes personal interest in the dire... Read More

What is BIM?

2013

Lets be honest, anything that demands an acronym is often hard to understand, annoying and exclusive in nature. BIM (Building Information Modeling) is no different. Im not going to lie to you in the very first paragraph- BIM, if youre not using or trained in it, is... Read More

The Next Generation of Obsol

2013

Editors Note: Neil Thompson is Principal BIM Integrator for Balfour Beatty and the Deputy Chair of the UK Construction Industry Council BIM 2050 Group. His work covers many areas across the industry from bridges to offices and airports to highways. With this pan ind... Read More

Drawing the line: A discussi

2013

Editors Note: Rebecca De Cicco is currently employed with KSS Architects in London, specializing in the digital design process and technology. In her role Rebecca manages the BIM implementation and process and works with teams to develop solutions in the way our di... Read More

Marketing Your BIM Objects -

2013

In part two of our blog post on the best ways for manufacturers to market their BIM objects, we discuss the last 4 steps key to marketing your BIM objects. If you haven't read part one of http://www.modlar.com/blog/marketing-your-bim-objects-part-one" target="_blan... Read More

The Next Generation of Obsol

2013

This title may seem a little contradictory and frankly rather heavy for your mid-week reading but It's a topic I've been needing to get off my chest. Recently I've been thinking about the knowledge gap between tertiary study and the professional industries, and afte... Read More

BIM for Sustainable Practice

2013

BIM is so much more than just a modeling tool. Its collaborative nature draws together various softwares as well as industries and professionals. This becomes clear when acknowledging the positive effect BIM has made on 'Green Architecture' and 'Sustainable Structur... Read More

NAHB International Builders'

2013

This week we are heading to Las Vegas for the 2013 NAHB International Builders Show. It's going to be exciting to see so many innovative new products being shown and some fantastic trade booths on display. If you're at the show this week, feel free to contact us to... Read More

TruStile BIM content now ava

2013

BIM content for TruStile is now available on BIMstop. All content can be downloaded from TruStile's BIM profile here: http://www.modlar.com/profile/trustile.usa/ It's great to see a high-end manufacturing company such as TruStile supporting Building Information Mode... Read More

Star Wars Tie Fighter modele

2013

Here's a bit of fun for the end of the week. This video was just sent to us and shows an amazing example of how powerful the modeling tools inside BIM (Building Information Modeling) software are getting. Below is a short teaser video released by ArchiCAD showing a... Read More

BIMstop 2013 updates

2013

It's a new year and the team at BIMstop is ready to dive into 2013. We have some exciting features being released in the first quarter of 2013, as well as some great new clients coming on board. All of the new BIM content will be available for Autodesk Revit, Graphi... Read More

Marketing Your BIM Content -

2013

What are the best ways for manufacturers to market their BIM objects? This 2 part blog will try to answer this question by showing you the best ways to market your BIM objects. Lets start by discussing the two main ways how customers download your BIM objects: Profe... Read More

2012: The Year that Was

2013

Happy New Year! BIMstop wishes everyone a happy 2013 and looks forward to what 2013 holds for us and the community. 2012 was a year that had many changes for both our website and BIM in the community, so we have decided to compile a brief history of the important po... Read More

New Mexico Department of Tra

2012

New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) is expanding their use of Autodesk software. The NMDOT is now including BIM in their toolbox! We are looking forward to implementing the Autodesk solutions, said Alvin Dominguez, P.E., NMDOT Cabinet Secretary. The New... Read More

Winners of the America's 201

2012

Fantastic to see that two of the winners of the 2012 International Property Awards, for the America's, used BIM! http://www.fkvg.com.br/" target="_blank">Farkasvlgyi Arquitetura used BIM for its two designs - Complexo Andradas and ABC-All Business Center. The fi... Read More

Christmas presents from BIMs

2012

Season's Greetings from BIMstop! 2012 is fast coming to an end, it's been an exciting and busy year for us at BIMstop. Thanks to everyone for all of the support over the last year and we look forward to working with everyone in 2013. We have some exciting announceme... Read More

BIM Education: A Collaborati

2012

Someone posted a very interesting comment on our last http://www.modlar.com/blog/bim-education-state-of-bim-education-at-universities/" target="_blank">post on BIM Education and now we would like to take a look at his recommended reading "BIM in Practice - BIM E... Read More

2012 Tekla Global BIM Awards

2012

The winners have just been announced for the 2012 Tekla Global BIM Awards! Derby Business Park in Finland was the winner in the BIM category based on their efficient and innovative structural and MEP design. The complete model was made by Engineering Office Makelain... Read More

BIM Education: State of BIM

2012

BIM education is an interesting topic of conversation. We know that one of the expenses of BIM is training and education; so if we start education early enough will this ease the burden of training costs? According to Barison and Santos's article many universities,... Read More

2013 TAP BIM Awards Entries

2012

The AIA Technology in Architectural Practice (TAP) Knowledge Community is hosting the BIM awards 2013. The entries for the ninth annual TAP BIM awards close soon on the December 17, 2012 (5 p.m. ET). So get your entries in if you want to enter! The competition is op... Read More

The 2012 Business Value of B

2012

The Business Value of BIM in North America: Multi-Year Trend Analysis and User Ratings (2007 2012) by McGraw-Hill Construction is now out! As posted in our blog in October, the new report follows up on the use and growth of BIM since its last report in 2009. The new... Read More

10 popular BIM questions fro

2012

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a technical topic. Luckily we have such a great network of BIM experts ready to answer any questions or problems you may be having. Also whether your passionate about BIM or an expert Revit user, feel free to contribute to the... Read More

Polyflor BIM content update

2012

We've pushed an update to the Polyflor BIM objects available on our network. All of the updated content can be accessed from Polyflor's BIM profile here: http://www.modlar.com/profile/polyflor/ Polyflor's BIM objects for Autodesk Revit and Graphisoft ArchiCAD allow... Read More

Winners Announced for Build

2012

Wow, what an event! Fantastic to see that Build Qatar Live 2012 has been such a success! This year teams had 48 hours to design their proposal for the Museum of Architecture in Doha. The event took place from Tuesday, November 27th 2012 to Thursday, November 29th 20... Read More

ArchiCAD 16 Wins BIM Product

2012

ArchiCAD 16 Wins BIM Product of the Year (in the UK) at the seventh annual Construction Computing Awards. The Construction Computing Awards or the The Hammers exhibit and award solutions for the design, construction, maintenance, and modification of projects on var... Read More

BIMstop site wide activity f

2012

As our network grows, the amount of activity across it is growing exponentially. With new content, questions and blog posts being uploaded daily. A request we've had is for a site wide activity feed in RSS. So today we are proud to release it! Simply browse to http:... Read More

ArchitectsJURY 2012 Fall Sem

2012

ArchitectsJURY is holding a competition, the ArchitectsJURY 2012 Fall Semester Competition for Architectural Students. Any student who uploads an image of work that was originally modelled in ArchiCAD is entered into the draw to win a 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro! The... Read More

Get verified

2012

The internet is changing and moving to a model based around people's real identities, where as previously it was made up of aliases (for example user names like; Matt456). We think the move to people's real identity is important especially for business related appli... Read More

Rendering BIM objects

2012

Although the main focus of having BIM components or objects is for documentation. When built correctly, BIM components do render up very nicely. This makes them great for presentations to clients and developers, saving you a lot of time and helping the clients to bu... Read More

The Tallest Building in Euro

2012

The Mercury City Tower may be the new tallest building in Europe but the Federation Tower, also in Russia, is expected in 2013 to overtake the title of the tallest building in Europe. It will also be the tallest concrete tower in the world! Some Interesting Facts Th... Read More

Updating Build Qatar Live 20

2012

Since our last post about the new openBIM event, Build Qatar Live 2012, some new announcements have been made. Awards Announced 5 award were announced, on the Build Qatar Live 2012 website you will find the criteria for each of the awards: The openBIM Build Qatar Li... Read More

2014 FIFA World Cup Stadium

2012

Although we have just had the 2012 London Olympics, the 2014 FIFA World Cup isnt too far away! Just as the 2012 London Olympic Stadium, it seems a 2014 FIFA World Cup stadium in Brazil, Arena das Dunas, will also be using BIM! Designed by Populous, the stadium will... Read More

The Tekla Global BIM Awards-

2012

Votes for the The Tekla Global BIM Awards close on November 30, 2012 and if you vote you go in the chance to win a Microsoft Surface tablet! The winner will be chosen by public vote and jury of BIM experts, both those who are from Tekla and others from outside Tekla... Read More

BIMstop Revit 2013 plugin no

2012

The Autodesk Exchange is a great way to source third party add-ons for Revit and other Autodesk products. Inspired by the success of Apple's App Store and others, chances are if you can't do something in Revit you can find an add-on that will. The best part is that... Read More

BIM Used to Design LEED-cert

2012

Autodesk will open new green office spaces this year in San Francisco, Milan, Beijing and the UK. They will be seeking LEED certification for each, which if achieved will bring Autodesk's office who have LEED certification to 13. Autodesk will be using their own sof... Read More

10 most popular BIM question

2012

Recently we released our new BIM questions and answers section (you can access it here) as a way of aggregating our Building Information Modeling knowledge as well as that of our growing community of global BIM experts. It has been a great success with users around... Read More

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