National BIM Standard Version 1, Part 1 is out for Industry Review HOT OFF THE WIRE… Here is a portion of the press release. Take a look… Washington, DC
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Despot CAD is when the Standards are in place but no one knows why they are what they are. A Despot is: A ruler with absolute power. A person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant. This kind of environment usually appears to be run by a person who is viewed as “running a tight ship”. […]
Ethereal CAD is an environment that is all talk and no action. It is a place where everyone wants to have standards but no one wants to follow them. It is a system that is too theoretical because everyone has a good idea and none of them match. Files are created, named and stored all […]
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Chaotic CAD is where everyone does what they darn well please. No one talks to each other. No one cares about developing Standards. In fact they may actually think that standards get in the way of productivity or creativity. In Chaotic CAD everyone is left to make the best of each file or each project. […]
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I am leaving on March 7 for the AIA Large Firm Round Table for CIO’s. We are meeting in Kansas City, MO. I may not be able to post much, but look forward to meeting and talking with my fellow Tech Leaders. Some things on the agenda include: Architect – Contractor interoperability Best Practices in […]
How do you PDF? More and more I hear of people creating, exchanging, marking up and distributing PDF files to assist in the project flow of communication. Are you creating PDF files? What tool do you use? Take the quick survey today and let others know what you are doing. If you are using a […]