My 8-year-old son sat on the floor and just stared at the box of Legos. He’d been that way for the past ten minutes. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “I really want to build something but I don’t know what to build”, he replied. I could sympathize. When I was a kid, I would often get […]
What Is Dynamo and 5 Reasons You Should be Using It
Using Revit is a lot like driving a car. You hop in the front seat, turn the key and off you go. Sure, you need to know what you’re doing and where you’re going. And you need to know the rules of the road, like how to stop, how to indicate when you’re turning (unless […]
ArchSmarter Year in Review – 2017
This is the third installment of my annual “Year in Review”. You can read the previous two versions here and here. I really enjoy the yearly review process. A year is a long time. It’s easy to forget all that you accomplished over the past 365 days. The yearly review is also a good way to keep […]
Top 5 ArchSmarter Articles from 2017
Happy New Year! I hope you had some time off over the holidays. I’m just getting back to work myself after a week off. Safe to say, it’s been slooooowww going this week. I’m going to blame it on the frigid weather here in New England. That and the 10 inches of snow we’re currently getting. […]
Project Scheduling Software for Architects
A friend recently asked me to recommend project scheduling software. He’s currently using Microsoft Project and he’s not exactly a raving fan (to put it nicely). His requirements include the ability to assign tasks, view project calendars and generate Gantt charts. So I put the question out to the ArchSmarter community and asked: “What project […]
Dynamo for Busy People
Want to join me in an experiment? I hear from a lot of people that they’d love to learn Dynamo but simply don’t have the time. Either they’re too busy to learn it on their own. Or their need to be billable overrides their desire to learn. Or they’re already working 50+ hours a […]
5 Steps to Creating a High-Performance Revit Template
If your Revit template were a car, what kind of car would it be? Would it be a four-door economy sedan that gets you where you’re going…eventually? Or a high-performance sports car that takes you from schematic design to construction documents in record time? A high-performance Revit template can save you a lot of […]
The 10 Most Popular Links From ArchSmarter’s Thursday Top 5
A year ago, I started the “Thursday Top 5 from ArchSmarter”, a weekly email with links to what’s new and interesting in AEC technology. I’m constantly scouring the Internet for news and tips related to BIM, design, and architecture. The “Thursday Top 5” was a way to share my findings with the larger ArchSmarter audience. […]
How to Measure Your Software Investment in 5 Easy Steps
This guest post was written by Jordan Billingsley, the BIM Coordinator and Design Technology Leader at Hord Coplan Macht. In the post, Jordan describes the method he used to assess software usage and skills at his firm. Take it away Jordan! Is your software super or superfluous? Software is a major investment for every design […]
How to Automate Any Task with the LOA Framework
Last month I had my mind totally blown. I’m talking a full on Michael Bay summer blockbuster explosion. You see, as much as I write about automation here at ArchSmarter, I’ve never had a systematic approach to automation. Sure, I can create a Revit macro or Dynamo graph with the best of them. But I […]
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