• Exploring the art of the possible

    BIM plus the power of cloud-enabled technology fosters innovative projects Do you find yourself saying things would be better “if only…”? You could have a better design, a shorter schedule, or be more profitable, if only you could have X or if…


  • Customer Q&A: VLE Draughting

    Q. What is the name of your firm and where is it located? VLE Draughting (Pty) Ltd. – “VLE” stands for Visual Language of Engineering. We are located in Pretoria, South Africa. Q. How many employees does your firm have? VLE Draughting is…


  • Revit Collaboration Across Continents

    With cloud-enabled Revit collaboration, Beca – one of Asia Pacific’s leading professional consultancies– connected workers across six time zones and added hours to its workday. In the spring of 2016, Beca took on a job using Revit software to design an $80…


  • Spirally Reinforced Concrete Columns in Revit

    The longitudinal reinforcement bars in columns can be tied together with separate smaller diameter transverse bars along the column height or they can be spirally-reinforced. Spirally-reinforced columns they are ones in which the longitudinal bars are arranged in a circle surrounded by…


  • What’s New in Revit MEP 2018 for Detailing MEP Fabrication Networks

    Revit 2018 software has several new Revit MEP features related to detailing LOD 400 elements to help you extend design to fabrication. Improve modeling productivity with greater accuracy and achieve the detail needed for fabrication, estimation, and installation of building services. For…


  • railing tools in Revit 2018

    What’s new for Revit architecture design in 2018?

    If you model multistory buildings, Revit 2018 will be a game-changer with new features that simplify creation of stairs and the accompanying handrails.  And, yes, we know that Revit architecture users have been asking for this feature for…a while.  It’s one that…