SmartBIM – BIM + Revit Solutions from Ideate, Inc.

Ideate, Inc. proudly presents SMARTBIM® Library from industry partner SMARTBIM:

SMARTBIM Library is a Revit family content management tool that provides a simple way to organize, find, and use Revit families.

If you are using Autodesk® Revit,® you have probably experienced the frustration of trying to manage Revit Families saved to folders in your file system. It’s difficult to know how to use your families when the file name is the only means for understanding the product or assembly that the family represents. From a file name you cannot tell how it should be used in the project without actually loading it into Revit.

• Streamlines design workflow
• Simplifies storage, organization and location of Revit objects including user’s existing content
  
• Facilitates the generation of catalogs from Revit objects
• Enables manufacturers, architects, engineers and building owners to easily share catalogs of objects
  

SMARTBIM Library is a distribution channel for SMARTBIM content (the high quality families we develop and provide to you) AND a management tool for your families, all located in one organized system. Using SMARTBIM Library you will find families fast and simply drag-n-drop them into your Revit project. This is the tool that enables you to manage families, publish and distribute family Catalogs that represent the standard-of-practice for your firm, improve the re-use of families across projects, and decrease project risk.



Firms are wasting hundreds of hours searching for and creating Revit content – and time IS money. In fact, two different project teams may be spending time creating the same type of object right now because there is not a central repository.

Visit ideateinc.com/products/smartbim to learn more.



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SmartBIM – BIM + Revit Solutions from Ideate, Inc.

Ideate, Inc. proudly presents solutions from industry partner SmartBIM:

SMARTBIM® Library – Revit family content management tool provides a straightforward way to organize, find, and use Revit families in order to streamline design workflow and simplify storage. Improve the re-use of families across projects and decrease project risk.

SMARTBIM QTO® – Cost-effective solution powered by RSMeans that provides early cost checking for Revit projects.

Visit ideateinc.com/products/smartbim to learn more.



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Lessons in Integrating BIM – Webcast 2.24.11

Event: Lessons in Integrating BIM
From: SMARTBIM and Reed Construction Data
When: 11:00 AM PT on February 24, 2011
Where: Online (Webcast)
CEU Credits: 1.5 LUs (Webcast)

Successfully integrating new technologies and workflows takes tenacity, patience, and a sense of humor. Register now to listen to our experienced panel discuss how they are tackling the challenges of integrating BIM into their practices. This interactive discussion will allow the audience to ask questions of the panel.

Join us on Thursday, Feb 24, 2011 at 11:00 am PT for a live web event:

Lessons in Integrating BIM

Industry leaders from RLF and The Raymond Group will discuss their experiences with integrating BIM into their practice and share their insights into the successes and frustrations of adopting new technology and new business workflows.

This webcast will broadcast live and is free and open to everyone. Registration is required. Speakers Keith Holloway and Kim Lorch present their experiences in integrating BIM into their work processes and will accept questions from the audience.

Speakers:
Keith Holloway, AIA, NCARB – Project Manager, RFL
Kim Lorch – Vice President, The Raymond Group
Ashish Peters – BIM Director, The Raymond Group

Moderator:
Markku Alison, AIA

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Wow - nearly 30k Revit family types free in SMARTBIM Library

SMARTBIM now has 5,720 Revit families with 29,270 Revit family types available for free download through the content update service which is part of the SMARTBIM Library software.

SMARTBIM Technical tip:
Creating reference copies of models will greatly reduce will management times, as only pointers to the source files are used, instead of the actual, physical file.

Learn more about SMARTBIM from the pros at Ideate, Inc.

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