March 2012 Los Angeles Revit Users Group meeting

 

This month's LARUG will be a very special one, totally New & Redesigned, with a lot of newly added functionality ;-)!!!
To be held Wednesday, March 28th, 6pm (but get in early!!!)
at:
CO ARCHITECTS
5055 Wilshire Boulevard, 9th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90036

First up will be CO Architects' Jessie Carrillo and his team presenting “The Design Assist process with BIM”
They will go over how they use BIM in the design assist process to:
1.    Communicate the design intent
2.    Get on budget
3.    Help produce shop drawings
4.    Get the desired look




After that 30 minute presentation we will be having
The Los Angeles BIM Consortium's (AKA: Los Angeles' #BIMmodelingFluffyKittenKillas) Troy Gates, Marcello Sgambelluri & Jay Zallan presenting: Well we can't really say legally just yet, but you do know what comes out in March, right?

You will just have to show up to find out!!!

Park on the streets or in the building, if you can afford to.

Security will need RSVP lists so do reply and get in before 6pm or else... If you arrive at 6pm or later you will need to take the following steps to reach CO's office:
1. At the entrance door, pick up the phone and wait for Kastle (security company) to answer.
2. Simply state that you’re attending a CO Event and they will admit you.
3. Security phones need to be used to:
    a. Get into building from garage
    b. Get into building from Wilshire Blvd
    c. Elevator access to 9th floor
    d. Get out of parking garage if no attendant at gate. (put your parking ticket in box by phone)

-See you there & then

#BIMmodelingFluffyKittenKillas

RTCUSA RTCAUS & The Los Angeles #BimModelingFluffyKittenKillas R Getting Ready!!!

@RTCUSA Los Angeles #BimModelingFluffyKittenKillas Teaser Alert (SOOO much more 2 show in June)!!! twitpic.com/8u3jin #CanHardlyWait

— Jay B Zallan (@JayZallan) March 9, 2012

LARUG @ RTC USA & RTC AUS

Registration is now open... Go get you some Revit in Georgia!!! (Image is a link as always)

February 2012 Los Angeles Revit Users Group Meeting

Hello LA Reviteurs,
This month's LARUG will be at Harley Ellis Devereaux's office Downtown Los Angeles.

We will have Marcello Sgambelluri presenting Unique & Advanced Modeling Techniques. Bring your questions, comments and be ready to learn!!!

Enough said?!!!


Harley Ellis Devereaux is at:
601 South Figueroa Street, Suite 500, LA, CA 90017
Wednesday, February 15th 6pm to 8-8:30






Please RSVP through Evite (found via the image above), as security WILL BE checking names at the lobby... really!!!

Parking is the normal downtown scenario so get there early to park in their building ($$$) or find a reasonably priced lot nearby; better yet walk or take the train, as HED is near the Red & Blue Line trains!




See you there,
LARUG

Too Much Traffic To Tutorials For You Too

CadDigest is a nice place to get an ever expansive number of tutorials, including Revit centered ones.

Hit the first image (left), for one of JBZ's super useful tutorials directly... 

Then find the other Revit tutorials listed, using the second image (left)...

And if you use other applications you can hit the 3rd image (left) for the page links to them all!!!

Do You Follow? Do You Lead? We Do Both!!!

There are some new places & people & groups, etc. to follow (in some of our opinions) and here they are...

#BIMandments and @BIMandments
Use the #BIMandments hashtag to tweet your best Revit & BIM helpful quotes.

Also create a search for #BIMandments and you will get them as they arrive...

The BIMandments are great resources to read from the beginning!!!

There are posts from many fantastic BIM people that you should follow if you Twitter and BIM... (if you don't already follow them of course).

You can also follow @BIMandments of course, though I find combining the 'follow' with the search is best.

@RevitFactCheck
This is a user (or users :-)) that bring #TruthInBIM via twitter and a new blog: BIM Fact Check

The Revit Fact Check folks are debunking lies and misrepresentations in the world of BIM that seem to be popping up from Revit & BIM haters.


If you have others that you'd like to share just let us know and we'll be happy to share!!!

Restructuring for BIM Success: BIM with Intelligence from DesignIntelligence

One of LARUG's Leadership Consortium (Leather Jackets to follow?) has an article out on DesignIntelligence (@dinet) and if you are implementing BIM or any other process and/or process change this article will surely give food for thought... and a bunch of...well read it for yourself!!!

"To find success with BIM, firms need to look beyond the CAD processes that staff are comfortable using. Assessment, planning, and communication are key." "CAD processes don’t require that architectural practices be good, but BIM processes do..."

Hit the images & links to the article and the resource links & follow the #BIMandments (Twitter anyone?)

January 2012 Los Angeles Revit Users Group Meeting

And they're off...

The first LARUG of 2012 will feature Cliff Moser from AEC Catalyst & Sean Olcott from EcoDomus.

When:
Wednesday January 18, 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Where:
RTKL 333 South Hope Street, Suite C200 Los Angeles, CA 90071

Another Great Year for LARUG, Looking for More Greatness Next Year!!!

To close the year we wish to thank everyone who has contributed to LARUG both directly and indirectly, some at the meetings, some in the blog-o-sphere (like you :-)), some in the twitter-zone and others throughout the digital world; some people we meet in person and some virtually... Others at conferences and presentations and some friends and family... plus some are all of the above (and more)...

Thanks to all the host firms, we couldn't do it without all of you!!!

More thanks to Autodesk, Microdesk, Kelar Pacific, UScad and every reader & leader that inspire and influence us from around the world: we appreciate you all!!!

The point: We Love LARUG and You are all part of that!!!

LARUG will continue to grow and amaze you (or try at least), so do be in touch!!!

A few LARUGgers have been featured in many places and one is AUGIworld, so here is their thanks and as always the image is a link... HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

And finally for 2011... Join us in thanking (ourselves) the LARUG Crew: Thomas Weir, Jay Zallan, Marcello Sgambelluri, Troy Gates, Cody Nowak, Joe Mendez & Elisa De Dios and of course the 400+ members!!! Happy New Year!!!

Revit Users: "Snatch The Pebbles From My Hand" NOT "Grasshopper's"

Ian Keough does some great work and if you have ever seen Grasshopper for Rhino, yet use Revit and wish there were similar tools your wait is over (Thanks Ian!!!)... Dynamo is here...well, there (hit the images to go "there")

It is software 'in the wild' so do read up on it, as there are sure to be updates, changes as time goes on... If you add functionality please do share!!!

Check out all the posts on Ian's site, but CHECK HERE in particular to get to the Appropriate Building Coder page as well!!!

Thanks (from the Revit Community) to Ian Keough & Jeremy Tammik for the work & Troy Gates for letting us know about it...

BTW: Extra credit if you get the title's Kung Foo inference.