Digital Construction Week - Webinar - How to Use Real-Time Visualizations Throughout the Entire Architectural Workflow

Next month I will be presenting on Enscape via the popular European Digital Construction Week's virtual 'DCW CONNECT FRINGE SERIES' online event.

I am excited to share some of my knowledge around architectural visualization gained over the years as an educator, author, blogger and Director of Design Technology at Lake|Flato Architects.

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Reminder - Advancing Computational Design 2020 Conference - Virtual Event

This is a quick reminder about an upcoming event I will be participating in... Advancing Computational Design 2020 Conference.

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Free Online AIA San Antonio Event - Introduction to Zero Carbon

My colleague Kate Sector, LFA, LEED Green Associate, Design Performance Coordinator at Lake | Flato, will be presenting Introduction to Zero Carbon: Achieving Operational & Embodied Balance next week. She is also the regional LFA Ambassador

The event is free and attendees receive AIA and LFA continuing education credit..

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BIM After Dark - Live: Revit & Enscape 2.8: Design, Present, Collaborate w/Dan Stine (Episode 26)

I will be a guest on Jeffrey A. Pinheiro's The Revit Kid live YouTube 'happy hour' again this week. We will be talking Enscape 2.8 new features, but I will also drop a few of the new 2.9 features at the end!

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MEP Town Hall by ATG

This looks interesting... I personally know three of panelists and am sure they will all have some good information to share!

Join this Town Hall event to speak with your MEP design peers. Learn how they are overcoming their daily design challenges remote working, Revit short comings, point clouds, data sharing amongst disciplines etc… We all have these challenges, but now you can hear from and talk to industry leaders about it. How are they overcoming these challenges and thriving, rather than just surviving.

This is an open forum discussion format. So, bring your questions and outlooks to this event and feel free to share them. The panelists for this event have experience in all aspects of MEP from a engineering and contracting standpoint.

To sign up, click here.

Note: I noticed a typo in the image above... Jon works for DLR Group.

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Check out my video-based  courses on ArchSmarter.

I also write blog posts for Enscape - a new paradigm in rendering, animation and VR for AEC.

ArchSmarter Revit Rendering Makeover Webinar - Today!

There is still time to sign up for this free webinar happening later today. Can't make it, go ahead and register and well send you a link to the recording.

Update: Here is a link to the recording

Free Webinar Recording Link + $49 Enscape Training Course Promo

From view selection to lighting to texture images, there's a lot you can do to drastically improve the quality of your renderings. In this workshop, Dan Stine will share five ways you can add a little pop and a lot more sizzle to your Revit renderings.

Here's what you're going to learn:

• Fine-tune your view like a pro
• How to light your model right
• Choosing the right materials and textures
• Win with entourage
• How to choose the best rendering software

When:
Thu, Apr 23, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

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For BIM Chapters updates, follow @DanStine_MN on Twitter or connect on LinkedIn

Check out my video-based  courses on ArchSmarter.

I also write blog posts for Enscape - a new paradigm in rendering, animation and VR for AEC.

ArchSmarter Webinar - Revit Rendering Makeover by Michael Kilkelly

In this week's Thursday Top 5 email, Michael Kilkelly from ArchSmarter announces a free webinar he is doing next week. Don't get the weekly email? Sign up here: https://archsmarter.com/join/

Here are the details...

I'm hosting a makeover show next week! No, I haven't become a beauty blogger. Instead, we'll be looking at ways you can makeover your Revit renderings. From view selection to lighting to texture images, there's a lot you can do to drastically improve the quality of your renderings. In the workshop, I'll share five ways you can add a little pop and a lot more sizzle to your Revit renderings. The workshop takes place next Thursday, November 14th at 2 pm EST. 

Click here to register for the free workshop.

1. The webinar will be on Thursday, Nov 14, 2019 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CST

Additionally...

ATG Presentation on PBR Materials and Enscape

My friend, Josh Radle over at ATG, did a webinar yesterday on PBR materials in Revit... showing the results of his tips in Enscape. Today's post highlights a cool trick I learned in this demo plus a link to the recorded session ready for you to watch now!

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Link to Recording - Getting Started with Building Performance Simulation in Revit

We had a great turn out yesterday for the webinar titled Getting Started with Building Performance Simulation in Revit. Over 600 people signed up... and about 250 logged in live. For those who could not make it, the presentation was recorded and available via the link below.

Here is what Noah said about the presentation:

"I thought you did a great job showing the many strengths of Insight, as well as its ease of use, while still being fair about its several shortcomings." comments in this post

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Getting Started with Building Performance Simulation in Revit - Free Online Workshop

Do you want to design better, more energy-efficient buildings?

If so, join me and Michael Kilkelly (ArchSmarter) this Thursday at 2 pm EDT for a free online workshop. We're going to take an in-depth look at building performance simulation and how you can use Revit and some other tools to quickly evaluate your project's performance. If you've ever wanted to integrate energy modeling and building performance simulations into your work, this session is for you.

Click the link below to sign up for the free online workshop!

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Last Year's Webinars

Last year I had the opportunity to do several webinars. Some were free and others had a fee. I thought I would gather them all in one place. This helps me as well, as I had to search for all the links. I do not have any lined up yet for 2018, but I own CTC a webinar as I had told them I would do one several months ago. So stay tuned for that.

Free Webinars in 2017

• Why High-Performance GPUs for Intensive VR Workflows
• My post about it: click here
• Using Revizto for collaboration and client engagement at LHB
• My post about it: click here
• FYI: Revizto promo video: click here
• Revit Rendering - Lighting and Materials - Hosted by ArchVision
• My post about it: click here
• A follow up post: click here
• Revit Rendering Workflows - Hosted by ArchVision
• My post about it: click here
• A follow up post: click here

ElumTools Training in 2017

I also did three lighting design webinars for ElumTools in 2017. The recordings are available for purchase via this link: ElumTools Live Session Recordings.

• Basic ElumTools for Interiors (PDF outline)
• Basic ElumTools for Exteriors (PDF outline)
• Revit Luminaire Families - Best Practices for Lighting Calculations (PDF outline)

Here is a post with a little more information about the lighting sessions: Revit Training for Lighting Designers

It's Today! Free NVIDIA VR Webinar

Today I will be doing a presentation on Virtual Reality in the AEC space; a free webinar hosted by NVIDIA. I will be talking about our projects, workflow, and, of course, hardware.

Additionally, I have created a series of short videos which highlight the capabilities of a few of the VR tools we use. This includes the HTC Vive and the Oculus with Touch controllers.

Here is a short snippet from one of the videos I will be showing...

Sign Up for My NVIDIA Webinar on Intensive VR Workflows - November 2017

If you are interested in learning more about practical applications of VR in the AEC market, and how the right graphic card can make the difference between success and failure, be sure to sign up for this free webinar hosted by NVIDIA. I will be presenting on the various software and project types we use for VR for internal design review, client presentations, potential-tenant engagement for developers and on-site logistics for things like ribbon cutting, ground breaking and public meeting events.

Details:

• Title: Why High-Performance GPUs for Intensive VR Workflows
• When: Wednesday Nov. 8, 2017 from 9:00am - 10:00am PT
• Register: Click here to register for this free webinar hosted by NVIDIA

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Rendering; Lighting and Materials - Free Webinar and Books Today

It has been a busy week... a quick post plugging today's webinar.

Today I will be doing a free rendering webinar hosted by ArchVision. In addition to information on working with materials and lighting my publisher, SDC Publications, has generously offered to give away three of my Revit books and mail them to the winners.

The three winners will get to pick which Revit 2018 book they would like form the five I have written; click here to see the list (via the Books tab).

Register Now!

Here is the outline (click to enlarge):

Free Webinar: "Revit Rendering with Dan Stine - Materials and Lighting" presented by ArchVision

The long title to this post says it all. As a sequel to the successful first presentation on rendering in Revit, I will be diving a little deeper on materials and lighting.

You can watch the first presentation here: "Revit Rendering Workflows" with Dan Stine (approx. 90 minutes)

The details are as follows...

My Revizto Webinar Recording

Quick post today... to provide a review and link to the recorded Revizto Webinar I did yesterday.

Webinar: Using Revizto for collaboration and client engagement at LHB (45 minutes)

Here are a few highlights, mostly in images, on what I covered...

Webinar: Using Revizto for Collaboration and Client Engagement

I will be doing a presentation for Revizto next week! Here are the details...

REVIZTO GLOBAL WEBINAR

with our special guest Dan Stine, LHB

Using Revizto for collaboration
and client engagement at LHB
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Tuesday, September 12, 12PM CDT 

We are excited to invite you to join us for our global webinar hosted by Dan Sine - Author, Educator and BIM Administrator at LHB.

Dan will walk us through a proven workflow for collaboration and client engagement using Revizto. This presentation will simulate a client meeting, highlighting ways Revitzo can be used to explore the model and capture client comments and requested changes. Attendees will get a chance to see how several Revizto features can be used  collectively to demonstrate the design intent and react to client questions with minimal effort. 

We will leave the last 10 minutes for any questions you would like to ask Dan after his presentation.

We are looking forward to seeing you on September 12!

Revit Training for Lighting Designers

Next week I will be giving two talks at the BILT-NA conference in Toronto, Canada. One session is "What's New in Revit 2018" and the other "Luminaire Families for Experts".

I have had a number ...