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Increasing Autodesk Revit Productivity for BIM Projects

You're reading from   Increasing Autodesk Revit Productivity for BIM Projects A practical guide to using Revit workflows to improve productivity and efficiency in BIM projects

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Published in Jun 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800566804
Length 492 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Fabio Roberti is a Regional Practice Technology Leader (EMEA) and Associate at HKS Architects, where he develops and implements the digital strategy to consolidate processes and workflows to enhance project deliverables. He supports BIM processes in innovative ways to improve technology adoption with a thorough understanding of British Standards and the ISO 19650 framework and has many years of experience using Revit across all design stages. He holds a Master's degree in Architecture, the Autodesk Revit Architecture Professional Certificate, and a BIM Level 2 Certificate from BRE Academy. Fabio has presented at multiple conferences, including Digital Construction Week and Autodesk University in London and Las Vegas. His passions for digital technology and teaching others new skills helped him achieve his company's objectives and support many colleagues over the years. Besides BIM excellence, Fabio is interested in the rapidly advancing artificial intelligence sector, programming, and technologies that support superior construction deliverables.
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Decio Ferreira, with over 20 years of professional experience as an Architect, is a BIM and Design Systems BIM Coordinator at Foster+Partners, where he is responsible alongside with his team for developing and implementing standards, methods, and procedures across the practice. He is a strong, committed individual who thrives when developing and researching BIM strategies, workflows, and approaches to improve what he believes to be the most important: collaboration. He holds three BIM certifications: BIM Level 2 Fundamentals and BIM Level 2 BS1192-2 Project Information Manager and Task Information Management, both from BRE Academy, and BS EN ISO 19650-3:2020 from BSI, both in London. In terms of software, he has worked with Revit since 2000 and holds Autodesk Revit Architectural, Structural and Mechanical Professional Certificates (since version 2011), along with an AutoCAD Professional Certificate (since version 2005), and is an Autodesk Certified trainer. He lectures at several academic institutions as a guest lecturer and actively lectures at NossoBIM on the International Master BIM Manager program and also at Polytechnic Institute ISEP (Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto), providing a high level of expertise in the BIM software training field. Decio has presented at multiple conferences, including at Autodesk University in Las Vegas and Sao Paulo. Decio is passionate about photography, planes, and traveling, which allows him to contact, learn about, and understand new cultures and different lifestyles. For him, there is nothing more important than his family!
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Preface 1. Section 1: Enhancing Your Productivity in Revit with Data Management and Templates
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Productivity in Revit FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Project Data Management 4. Chapter 3: Revit Template and Standards 5. Section 2: Setting Up Revit Projects Efficiently and Exploring Core Functionalities
6. Chapter 4: Starting a Revit Project Efficiently 7. Chapter 5: Core Revit Functionalities 8. Section 3: Adding Visualizations and Dashboards to Your Data
9. Chapter 6: Visual Programming with Dynamo 10. Chapter 7: Dashboard Analyses with Power BI 11. Section 4: Collaborating with Consultants and Plugins and Improving Revit Performance
12. Chapter 8: Collaborating with Consultants 13. Chapter 9: Enhancing Productivity with Plugins 14. Chapter 10: Improving Performance 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 6: Visual Programming with Dynamo

Visual programming enables users to create a script by changing graphical elements rather than text programming, which is the typical process for developing a code. Basically, we are creating algorithms without writing code:

Figure 6.1 – Dynamo graphical elements

Users don't require any programming experience to start using visual programming applications, such as Dynamo, and automate Revit tasks, but it requires dedication to learn and master a new process.

Dynamo is an open source software that enables visual programming for Revit, Civil 3D, and other software.

The principles of Dynamo follow three basic processes:

INPUT + FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS + OUTPUT

We will be able to increase productivity in Revit by using Dynamo to automate multiple workflows and complete repetitive tasks quickly.

This chapter will provide you with a basic knowledge of Dynamo and demonstrate the importance of mastering...

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Fabio Roberti is a Regional Practice Technology Leader (EMEA) and Associate at HKS Architects, where he develops and implements the digital strategy to consolidate processes and workflows to enhance project deliverables. He supports BIM processes in innovative ways to improve technology adoption with a thorough understanding of British Standards and the ISO 19650 framework and has many years of experience using Revit across all design stages. He holds a Master's degree in Architecture, the Autodesk Revit Architecture Professional Certificate, and a BIM Level 2 Certificate from BRE Academy. Fabio has presented at multiple conferences, including Digital Construction Week and Autodesk University in London and Las Vegas. His passions for digital technology and teaching others new skills helped him achieve his company's objectives and support many colleagues over the years. Besides BIM excellence, Fabio is interested in the rapidly advancing artificial intelligence sector, programming, and technologies that support superior construction deliverables.
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João Ferreira is an acclaimed Microsoft MVP, MCP, and MCSA. João has been working with SharePoint for the last 9 years and embraced Microsoft Teams right from day one. João is responsible for the development of several products and is also the owner of 4 blogs: HANDS-ON tek, HANDS-ON SharePoint, HANDS-ON Teams, and HANDS-ON Lists.
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