Friday, December 19, 2014

To All Our Friends | Happy New Year!!!

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To all our friends,

We at LARUG hope you have a great end to 2014 and an amazing 2015, full of creativity, growth and fun.

Our holiday party is going to be with you!!! -Inside your hearts and minds that is (we are taking this month off at least for the live meetings ;)

See you next year with the growing awesomeness that you all help us deliver.

Super thanks again (and cheers to/from):
Troy
Joe
Elisa
Darren
Jennifer
Martijn
Daniel
Matthew
and am I forgetting anyone?

No don't think so...

Wait...
Mary (no)
Marce (not quite)

OH YEAH

Marcello!!!

We couldn't bring what we do without all of you so I say a very personal THANKS and HAPPY NEW YEAR, I am so glad I can call you my friends!

Cheers all!!!
-JZ

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

BIM Goes Virtual | BIM Goes InfraWorks

Click the image for all the goods ;) Join up then show up!!! We're going to play with these goodies...and so can you!!!
LA Revit User Group Meetup | November 2014

Monday, October 13, 2014

@LARUG October 2014 Live

Hit our meetup site (image and links are... well...links ;)

Join up if you haven't yet, then join us ;)

When we gonna do it?
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
6:01pm PST
Where we gonna be?
Harley Ellis Devereaux
601 South Figueroa St., Suite 500
Los Angeles, CA 90017
LARUG Meetup Group RSVP's will remain active until Noon on the day of LARUG.
WE WILL NEED FULL NAMES FOR SECURITY CHECK IN...

http://www.meetup.com/LA-Revit-User-Group/events/212773602/

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

LARUG August at BlueBeam | DYNAMO-LICIOUS+

DYNAMO-LICIOUS [Updated 08/21/2014] Recorded version: I suggest starting (or fast-forwarding) the video to 59 minutes in...the sound was unavailable for the bluebeam demo Dynamo section should be all good ;)

CLICK ME NOW FOR THE VIDEO!!! -Just fast-forward to 59 minutes in to get to the vid with audio ;)

Dear Architects,
Do you have problems modeling Roof Crickets? I think it may not be the software. Just saying ;)

http://simplydynamo.blogspot.com/
http://revitcoaster.blogspot.com/


Monday, August 11, 2014

LARUG | August 2014 | Dynamo-Liciousness

Go to our new Meetup Page, sign up and see you here!!! OK, There!!!

http://www.meetup.com/LA-Revit-User-Group/events/200393952/

Get yourself ready for Dynamo-Licious Times!!! With Marcello Sgambelluri and BlueBeaming me up Scotty with Stuart Themudo... You must sign into Meetup, Join our group and RSVP for the security list BY CLICKING ME (or the image above ;) :D
 
Wednesday, August 20th 6pm (RSVP a must)
Bluebeam Software
55 S. Lake Ave
Suite 900
Pasadena, CA 91107









Thursday, August 7, 2014

LARUG August | You Going?

Hello all!!!
Just a quick blast... if you would like to get automatic invitations regarding our meetings then you may want to go join our new(ish) Meetup page, we are phasing out Evite over the next 3 months.

See you soon and before I forget... The Meetup will post info regarding the Wednesday, August 20th meeting at Bluebeam's offices in Pasadena... http://www.meetup.com/LA-Revit-User-Group/ a little birdie told me that Marcello will make a sighting

Thanks again goes out to BIM Cohort Stuart Themudo for getting that online! Follow him at @StuartAndres

Cheers,
-J

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

http://bim-workshops.com/events/pacific-coast/@LARUG Is proud to be one of the User Group Partners for the 2014 Pacific Coast BIM Workshops as well, we are happily announcing that several of our friends and our own Consortium will be presenting a handful of classes...WooHoo!!

Yeah, we highlighted the sessions we are doing (The Consortium), as well as others that we recommend ;-)





-As always, images and red links are...well...links ;-) ...so click 'em





http://cad-vs-bim.blogspot.com/2014/07/pacific-coast-bim-workshops.html
Session schedules may change in the weeks prior to the event. Please check back [by hitting the red links & images] for updates.

PLEASE NOTE: When registering for a session that is offered as a Lecture + Lab, you must register for both sessions. 

-The Lecture is a prerequisite for the Lab.







Thursday, September 25, 2014
Morning
7:30 am – 8:15 am
Breakfast/Registration Check-in
8:15 am – 8:30 am
Opening Welcome
8:30 am – 8:45 am
Sponsor HiLite
8:55 am – 10:25 am
Breakout Session
  Class Code
Speaker
Class
  OpEd1 – Worksets
Steve Stafford
Working with Worksharing
  MSg1La – Dynamo
Marcello Sgambelluri
Dynamo for Everyone: An Introduction and Some Practical Uses (Lecture)
  Kelli1La – Template
Kelly Lubeley
A Good Start: Creating an Effective Revit MEP Template (Lecture)*
  Cathy1Lab – Families
Cathy Hadley
A Tale of Two Families: The Rafter Tail and the Easy Undulating Trellis (Lab)
  Roos1 – Navisworks
Darren Roos
Making the Most of Navisworks Manage during Construction
  Luke1 – InfraWorks
Luke Ferry and
Chris Keck
InfraWorks
10:25 am – 10:55 am
Morning Break
10:55 am – 12:25 pm
Breakout Session
  Class Code
Speaker
Class
  Shock1La – Presentation
Steven C. Shell
Tips and Tricks to Make Your Autodesk® Revit® Drawings and Presentations Look Great! (Lecture)
  MSg1Lb – Dynamo
Marcello Sgambelluri
Dynamo for Everyone: An Introduction and Some Practical Uses (Lab)
  Kelli1Lb – Template
Kelli Lubeley
A Good Start: Creating an Effective Revit MEP Template (Lab)
  Radio1 – Trusses
Brian Mackey
Structural Trusses
  Jay1 – Practice
Jay Zallan
Success in AEC & BIM: Reconstructing the Architectural Practice
  TBD
TBD
Session Topic will be announced soon.
Afternoon
12:25 pm – 1:20 pm
Lunch
12:30 pm – 12:50 pm
Sponsor HiLite
12:50 pm – 1:10 pm
Sponsor HiLite
1:20 pm – 2:50 pm
Breakout Session
 Class Code
Speaker
Class
  Shock1Lb – Presentation
Steven Shell
Tips and Tricks to Make Your Autodesk® Revit® Drawings and Presentations Look Great! (Lab)
  TBD
TBD
Session Topic will be announced soon.
  Aubin1 – Relativity
Paul Aubin
The Autodesk® Revit® Theory of Relativity: Understanding Shared Coordinates
  Jizba1 – VDC
Andy Jizba
VDC Workplan: Communicating the Exchange of Reliable Models
  TBD
TBD
Session Topic will be announced soon.
  Luke2 – Civil
Luke Ferry
Advanced Corridor and Grading in Civil 3D
2:50 pm – 3:20 pm
Afternoon Break
3:20 pm – 4:50 pm
Breakout Session
  Class Code
Speaker
Class
  BWil1 – Communication
Brenton Wilberg
Communication and Metrics - Keys to Measuring and Managing the BIM Coordination Progress Successfully
  TBD
TBD
Session Topic will be announced soon.
  Lynn1 – 360 Cloud
Lynn Allen
Autodesk 360 - Embrace the Cloud
  Doug1 – Families
Doug Bowers
Creating Quality Families for MEP Design*
  Aubr1 – iConstruct
Aubrey Frederick
Make Navis Work for You: Exploring the Enhancements of the Navis Environment with iConstruct
  TBD
TBD
Session Topic will be announced soon.
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Evening Social

Friday, September 26, 2014
Morning
7:30 am – 8:15 am
Breakfast/Registration Check-in
8:15 am – 8:30 am
Opening Welcome
8:30 am – 8:45 am
Sponsor HiLite
8:55 am – 10:25 am am
Breakout Session
 Class Code
Speaker
Class
  Zent1 – Navisworks
Nicholas Zent
Advanced Navisworks Coordination Practices*
  Aubin2La – Ionic
Paul Aubin
Create A Parametric Ionic Column from Start to Finish (Lecture)
  TBD
TBD
Session Topic will be announced soon.
  Brown1La – Unlock
Nancy Clark Brown
Unlock Your Data and Assemble Your Project
  Joel1 – Schedules
Joel Londenberg
How to Unlock the Benefits of Key Schedules
  TBD
TBD
Session Topic will be announced soon.
10:25 am – 10:55 am
Morning Break
10:55 am – 12:25 pm
Breakout Session
 Class Code
Speaker
Class
  Doug2La – Productivity
Doug Bowers
Supercharge Your Revit MEP Productivity (Lecture)*
  Aubin2Lb – Ionic
Paul Aubin
Create A Parametric Ionic Column from Start to Finish (Lab)
  Brown1Lb – Unlock
Nancy Clark Brown
Unlock Your Data and Assemble Your Project
  Shock1 – Switching
Steven C. Shell
Switching from AutoCAD to Revit: A Discussion about Various Approaches & Workflows*
  Cathy2 – CDs
Cathy Hadley
Construction Documents in Revit : Smart and Attractive
  Bill1 – Bluebeam
Bill Debevc
Taking the Uncertainty Out of Upgrades with Bluebeam
Afternoon
12:25 pm – 1:20 pm
Lunch
12:30 pm – 12:50 pm
Sponsor HiLite
12:50 pm – 1:10 pm
Sponsor HiLite
1:20 pm – 2:50 pm
Breakout Session
 Class Code
Speaker
Class
  Radio2La – Adaptive
Brian Mackey
Everyday Use of Adaptive Components (Lecture)
  Doug2Lb – Productivity
Doug Bowers
Supercharge Your Revit MEP Productivity (Lab)
  OpEd2La – Library
Steve Stafford
Getting A Jump Start on Your Door Library (Lecture)
  Kelli2 – Electrical
Kelli Lubeley
Powering Up Your Project with Electrical Families
  Mark1 – Navisworks
Mark Hunter
Navisworks: Take Your Blinders Off
  Owner1 – Panel
Andy Jizba
BIM for Owners Panel
2:50 pm – 3:20 pm
Afternoon Break
3:20 pm – 4:50 pm
Breakout Session
 Class Code
Speaker
Class
  NMcC1 – Validating
Nancy McClure
Validating Owner/Client Requirements Across Multiple Category Data
  Radio2Lb – Adaptive
Brian Mackey
Everyday Use of Adaptive Components (Lab)
  Panel1 – Lessons
Panel Discussion
Lessons Learned with Regional Speakers
  OpEd2Lb – Library
Steve Stafford
Getting A Jump Start on Your Door Library (Lab)
  Jay2 – Project
Jay Zallan
Coordinate and Dominate Your BIM Project Success
  Joel2 – Systems
Joel Londenberg
Revit MEP Systems - Here Are the Real Benefits
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Closing Session