BIM Chapters 4 Year Anniversary

I cannot believe how time flies... today marks the four year anniversary of this blog, BIM Chapters! Thanks so much to everyone who follows this blog! Today's post shares my original post, the inspiration to create this blog, and what I think its value is.

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Windows 10 Update causes PDF printing issues in Revit

This just in... a Windows 10 Update, from this week, is causing issues printing PDFs from Revit. Autodesk already has an AKN post on this.

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New Enscape Blog Posts - SketchUp + Enscape 3.0

I recently wrote two new blog posts for Enscape on lighting and materials for SketchUp, using the fresh new Enscape 3.0!

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Hotel Magdalena - First Mass Timber Boutique Hotel in North America

The recently opened Hotel Magdalena in Austin, Texas is the first mass timber boutique hotel in North America and was designed by Lake|Flato. In today's post I share a few photos and a link to a recent Dezeen article about this culturally rich and sustainably minded new hospitality project.

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Digital Inking Made Easy - Architectural Markups in PDFs

Today's post shares a workflow to quickly sign a document or markup a draft architectural detail using a tablet and a newer feature in Microsoft Edge. Plus I share some details about the Lake|Flato technology topography.

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Revit Material Return at Wall Openings

Revit provides a method to better control a wall's material return at openings... this is the topic of today's post, which includes a how-to video.

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Enscape 3.0 Has Dropped

Exciting news... Enscape 3.0 has been released today! In today's post I will share a few highlights, like the all new user interface, the new logo, and links to some office blog posts!

The image below shows the new Enscape user interface, which moves most of the commands right inside Enscape!!!

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