Revit to Word

Recently, I needed to create a non-proprietary 3D Model to use in Microsoft Word for the practice exam software that comes with my new book,  Microsoft Office Specialist Word Associate 365/2019 Introduction and Exam Preparation.

Turns out, there is a path from Revit to Word... that is the topic for today's post! 

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IES BIM Committee - New Member

I am excited to share that I was recently accepted onto the BIM Committee for the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). It is an honor to share my knowledge in this area and represent an architectural firm, Lake|Flato, in this capacity.

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Revit Shared Coordinates - Part 4, Multiple Building Instances

One more installment for Revit's shared coordinates system. Today's post covers how to manage multiple building instances, from the same Revit proposed building model.

I also created a YouTube video covering all the required steps.

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Off Topic: Winter 2021 in Texas

As you've surly seen in the news, Texas was hit with some rare winter weather this week. I wanted to write a quick 'off topic' post to share some photos and let everyone know how I am doing...

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My Interview with ArchDaily

I am excited to share an interview I had with Eric Baldwin, Senior Editor at ArchDaily. We cover a wide range of topics, from how I became interested in architecture to sharing our AIA 2030 Commitment stats for the past tens years!

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Revit Shared Coordinates - Part 3, Vertical Positioning

The previous two 'shared coordinates' posts have been pretty popular and a few people have asked about vertically positioning the building. That question is answered in today's post!

Using this workflow, the Revit topo contours will match civil and can even be labeled. All of this is covered in a YouTube video I created, which is linked below!

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UTSA Presentation Yesterday - Early Energy Modeling Workflow

Yesterday I presented to architecture students at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). As the Director of Design Technology at Lake | Flato Architects here in San Antonio, this was a great opportunity to share knowledge with a local architecture program.

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Enscape Blog Now in Four Languages

Enscape now supports four languages on their blog!

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New Forward to my 'Interior Design using Revit' Book by University of Minnesota Professor

I am super excited to have a new forward to a forthcoming update to my book Interior Design using Autodesk Revit 2021!

It was written by my friend and University of Minnesota, College of Design professor Abimbola O. Asojo, PhD, AIA, LEED AP, NCIDQ.

Get a sneak peak at the forward in today's post!

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