A Few Million Points: Scan to BIM Getting Started with Revit 2011 Part 2

Scan to BIM is a product from IMAGINiT/Avatech Solutions with a fully functional 30 day free trial that you can use with Revit 2011 (Revit Architecture, Revit Structure and Revit MEP). Details for the monthly public webcast on Scan to BIM can be found here.

Getting started, if you have downloaded the Scan to BIM product (either free trial or purchased, in which case we say thanks!!!!) the first step is to Import your point cloud using the Scan to BIM Administrator (step by step details here).  With that done you are now ready to make use of Point Clouds inside of Revit. Let's use a video to walk through the concepts and details written out below:

Video Step by step:

Step by step:

1. With Revit 2011 Open, go to the Add-ins tab and look for the section called Scan to BIM. We first need to tell Revit which Point Cloud we want to use in the project, to do this select the Setup button.
2. Next, select your project and cloud from the list and choose OK
1. Note: We are now ready to start working with the point cloud, at this point it will not be screen. We also may not be sure of the orientation, if this is the first time you are working with the point cloud follow along the next steps, if you have already done the setup and worked with it before you can skip ahead and start working like you were when you left off.
3. From the Tools pulldown, choose Outline PointCloud. This will place a "box" around the extents of the point cloud using model lines. From this we can get a sense of where this is placed (based on the point cloud orientation and the Revit model). Choose OK, from the pop-up.
4. Next from the Tool pulldown, choose Create Sections. This will prompt you for the number to place along the X and Y axis, as well as the depth of the section cut.  This helps us to understand the Z heights and how this relates to the current levels. Choose Ok.
5. Select one of the Section Views that were just created to open
1. If the level lines are not shown or off the screen, you may need to open an elevation view to extend the level lines to run through the box created in Step #3 above.
6. With the Section View open, select the Update View button and set the decimation to the lower end (to the left) and choose update. This will take a brief moment and update to show the point clouds in the Section View.  

This gives us enough detail to understand where the Point Cloud is placed in relation to the X, Y & Z offset and compare to the Revit level lines. From here you can decide whether the levels need to match the point cloud (which you can use the reference tools to adjust the levels to match the model) or measure and within the Scan to BIM Administrator override the offset values (that is move the X, Y and/or Z value as well as the rotation of the point cloud) for a permanent change. 

Following along with the video we are using the Reference Point tool to pick a point through the point cloud and using the built-in modification tool ALIGN to match the level lines to the locations within the point cloud based on interacting with the points. 

This initial time it takes to go through the 6 steps above, typically only has to occur the first time you are working with the data as you get oriented with the point cloud. After this, you can just use the setup button and then update your working views and move on with the reference tools and geometry recognition for your Scan to BIM conversions. 

Feedback is great and if you have a specific workflow or Scan To BIM question take a moment to share in the comments. 

A Few Million Points: Scan to BIM Getting Started with Revit 2011

Scan to BIM is a product from IMAGINiT/Avatech Solutions with a fully functional 30 day free trial that you can use with Revit 2011 (Revit Architecture, Revit Structure and Revit MEP). Details for the monthly public webcast on Scan to BIM can be found here.

Getting started, if you have downloaded the Scan to BIM product (either free trial or purchased, in which case we say thanks!!!!) the next step is for you to get started using your own point clouds.  Let's try doing this with a video to walk through the concepts and details written out below:

Video Step by step:


Step by step:

1. Using the Scan to BIM Administrator (Start Menu  IMAGINiT Technologies  Scan to BIM Administrator) you will need to import your point cloud using the file format(s): .pts/.ptx/.fls/.fws (new as of v1.1)
2. Start by clicking the connect button in the upper right, which creates a connection to the database. Existing point clouds that have already been imported will be shown in the list at the bottom.
3. To add to this list, start by choosing the Import Cloud button.
1. Browse to the point cloud, select and choose OK
4. Adjust the name, units and color options as needed
5. Press the Pre-Scan button and when completed press the OK button.

Note: The time for the initial import process varies from a minute to longer for larger, more complex scans. Once completed you will receive a small dialog that lets you know the process is complete.

The Import is a one-time process that you use to take point cloud scans and convert to use for Autodesk Revit to Visualize and Interact inside of the Revit design environment (both Project and Family level, Concept Mass Family).  In the next post we will be covering some more details about the workflow once you get a scan imported and how to use with your own templates.  

Feedback is great and if you have a specific workflow or Scan To BIM question let us know in the comments.

A Few Million Points: Laser Scanning Point Clouds and Revit

At Autodesk University 2010 we launched the product, Scan to BIM, and since then have delivered some minor updates and the next release is just around the corner. With the dust from the merger between Rand, IMAGINiT and Avatech now settled outo it is time to get back to writing.

This month Matt and I wrote a column for Structural Engineering and Design which covered scanning at a high level. Let's get this started by answering some of the common questions that come up about the product and then move into some other detail.

• Question 1: What version of Revit does Scan to BIM support?
• Answer  1: Revit 2011 (Architecture, Structure and MEP), be sure to download service pack 2

• Question 2: What file formats can I import into the STB product?
• Answer  2: At this time you will need the industry standard formats .pts or .ptx
• Update: Version 1.1 adds support for FARO formats: .fls & .fws

• Question 3: In some of the presentations you have shown the current state of the art process, without Scan to BIM, can you share this?
• Answer  3: Sure, but I do not take credit for the workflow. This comes from people like yourself doing this today.  Parts of this were also talked about at the last SPAR conference (which if you work with scanning data, would be a great one to attend).  The process is to take the scan data from the hardware and get this to a Revit model involves anywhere from 2-5 pieces of software that range in price from $3,000 - $30,000 USD.  

• Question 4: Does my Revit file size increase when I use point clouds?
• Answer  4: No, if you have a 250MB Revit model and use a 5Gig .ptx file the Revit Model stays 250MB.  With this approach the point cloud resides in a database and Revit will push/pull the data it needs to display and interact with. 

• Question 5: I see you have a trial of the Scan to BIM software, can I use my own data instead of the sample dataset you provide?
• Answer  5: Short answer, Yes.  
• Answer  5: Long answer, leading up to the launch of the product there was a small pool of people we found that were actually doing Scan to Model conversions and we wanted to make this as straightforward as possible to the general Revit users that would be new to this process. So we limited you to the sample dataset we provided and in the first few days, this was the #1 complaint and so we removed this limitation and sent a note about this out to those who had downloaded the trial to update to the new version.  Since that time you have been able to use your own .pts/.ptx files within the 30 day fully functional trial (with no limitations).  One last item, which we found two weeks ago was the automated e-mail that goes out with the trial authorization which after our update still said it was limited to the sample dataset that we provide (even though you could use your own data).  We kept wondering where this question was coming from and after some sleuthing, found and fixed the culprit. 

So there are some of the top questions we get about Scan to BIM.  In the next few posts we will answer more as well as offer some more insight on usage and how to's.  If you have a specific question, workflow or Scan To BIM question let us know in the comments. 

QP: List of Navisworks Formats for Laser Scan and Point Clouds

Current Supported File Formats for Navisworks 2011:


FORMAT                     File Type Extension
ASCII Laser File          .asc .txt
Faro                              .fls .fws iQscan .iQmod .iQwsp
Leica                             .pts .ptx
Riegl                              .3dd
Trimble                          Native file NOT supported. Need to convert to an ASCII laser File (or other)
Z&F                               .zfc .zfs

#YearinReview What did you ship/complete in 2010?

Seth brought up a good exercise on writing out the items you shipped in 2010.  This recognizes in one spot the different items that I am proud to be a part of.  For my adaptation, shipping will be projects (software and business development, writing, speaking or life events that stand out or related):

My 2010 List:

1. Event Switch to MAC platform (had been straddling the fence prior)
2. Launch Scan to BIM, point cloud integration with Autodesk Revit 2011 (Laser Scan to BIM)
3. Launch 100 Percent, 4-in-1 Percentages Calculator for iPhone and iPod devices.
4. Launch Fun for Kids: Activities for Your Family, Activities, crafts, games and entertainment ideas for kids of all ages for iPhone and iPod devices.
5. Launch Avatech Utilities for Revit 2011, includes 11 utilities in the full package for Revit Architecture, Revit Structure and Revit MEP with 3 entirely new tools and user interface adjustments to each to streamline usage.
6. Event Revit in the cloud, private Revit clouds and working with hosted solutions. The Autodesk University presentation brought lots of great questions and showed a rapidly growing interest.  From the mainstage to sidebar conversations the discussion of "cloud" technology was everywhere. More on this in the future...
7. Co-Author Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 with Pat Davis, Charlie Busa, Steve Stafford and Beau Turner.

I did not do all of this myself... far from it. Thanks to everyone involved in these projects and for readers, users, volunteers, beta testers, colleagues, marketing, paying customers and more that made these projects happen. There were additional private development items that cannot be mentioned :\ and another twelve to fifteen projects that were started and underway but were not launched in 2010 and as Seth said "If it doesn't ship, it does not count".

The other reason I bring this up is that when I am involved in launching or development of projects this blog goes quiet. This space has not gone dormant, it means that I do not want to spill the beans/excitement pre-maturely and I am working out how to get past this flaw. ;)

Onwards and upwards for 2011...

Revit Model Review - Advanced Part #1

Autodesk Revit Model Review is quite a powerful tool, of course I may be a bit biased about that. Over the last few weeks I have seen more requests asking about advanced topics for Model Review. It seems that Revit users are starting to push this beyond the OOTB checks and creating their own to match their standards and project requirements. In this post we will cover the Manage interface. Within Model Review there are really two main interfaces:

• Check - This is the main UI that users will use to run checks. This is kept as clean and straight forward as possible.
• Manage - This is a bit more daunting and is geared more towards administrators (BIM Coordinators, Cad Leads, BIM/CAD Managers, etc...). Within here you configure and edit the checks.

Figure 01 - Manage UI

Let's run through each tab for a better explanation:

• Basic Info: At a minimum each check will require a "Name". Some of the other items you can do within here include:
• "Category" which can be used to sort the list and order of checks
• "Status"
• "Enable" the checks, if you uncheck the check is saved but not shown or used when the check is run. This can be useful when you are creating or editing a check, especially in a larger work environment. 
• "Report Only", doing this no longer returns a pass/fail instead when the check is run in the report it will return what was found. It sounds less harsh to return a message that does not have the terms: Pass/Fail.
• "Allow Correction", for checks that have a common correction you can use this to automate correcting if checked. 
• An OOTB example is the "Firm/Project Standards-Minimal", it contains a check called "Text Uppercase", if you have text that is not set to Uppercase this can review the entire project documentation and automatically change them all to match, pretty handy from an automation standpoint. 
• Another set of examples that are OOTB is the "Revit Modeling and Energy Standards", using this you can take a Design model and quickly prep it for use as an Energy Model, imagine having to do this manually to a few hundred rooms and you can see where the "Allow Correction" option can start to come in really handy.
• Details: This is the meat and potatoes for most checks. In here you configure or tell the Check what you want to actually do. What is shown may differ based on which "Check Template" was selected. If you would like to review every option available for each Check Template the shipping help file is a great place to start, it lists everything and some common uses for each.
  

• "Pick Elements" is sort of an easy button. The list of Element Type(s) within Revit can look intimidating, using the Pick Element button you can just pick an object in the project and choose from a list (shown on left for Text) this will then auto-fill out the areas (Element Types, Parameter, Value, etc...) for you. 
• From here you can One area that we will cover in a future post is the use of "Regular Expressions", this is where you can really do some unique things with Pattern Matching.
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• Filter: This allows you t control what elements are checked. A common use is to specify which items should/not be included when checking.
• An example of this can be found in several of the checks, notably the "GSA Template Standards". Within this the Room Name ignores Rooms that are smaller than 9 SF and anything larger will check their names against the values listed in the PBS Business Assignment Guide.
• If you are finding that some checks take longer to run, you can use a filter to reduce the need to scan the entire model and focus on a specific set of categories (ex. only apply this to Doors and Windows vs. every object in the model).
• Fail/Pass Message: This is a HTML WYSIWYG editor, if the check passes or fails this controls what is displayed to the user. You can use images, text, tables and variables to get more control and give the report meaningful information.

Do you have any items or checks in particular that you would like to create? Let me know so I can share some more of the required steps and planning behind creating more complex checks.

Revit Model Review - Sharing Checks Quick Tip

Got a nice check file that you have created and now want to share with others in the office?  Maybe you have one you want to share with the world?  Either way if you have a check file and want to share it, others will need this quick tip to use it.

Check Files themselves use the .bcf file as their extension and by default are stored locally (default path: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Model Review 2010 for Revit 2010 and C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Model Review 2009 for Revit 2009.

The file that controls and shows this is the drop-downs and pre-defined flyouts is the .config file located in same directory as the default Check Files.  Actual filename is: ModelReview.config).  To add to this, use the Manage->Profile->Edit option.

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Revit 2010 - Wall Split With Gap

In 2009 and below with the help of a .ini hack we had access to an extra command called "Split Wall with Gap" and since 2010 was released this has no longer worked.  With the release of the Subscription Advantage Pack it is back and built right into the core tools now, albeight a bit hidden.

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Autodesk Revit Model Review - Check file?

In this post we are going to talk about what exactly is a check file

When you first install Model Review there are some example check files that ship with the product to help you get started.  For Revit 2009 users there are 4:

• Revit Modeling and Energy Standards (checks built around the premise in this whitepaper)
  
• GSA Template Standards (based around using the Autodesk provided GSA Revit template)
  
• Firm/Project Standards-Minimal (some of the common items people asked about checking for)
  
• Firm/Project Standards-Extended (some items people had asked about checking for)
  

For Revit 2010 there is an additional one called:

• Content Standards (based around some of the things that people are concerned with in their .rfa family files)

Understanding the Terminology

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Autodesk Revit Model Review - Whats New

Today marks the release of Autodesk Revit Model Review, formerly Avatech BIMreview and it is packed with extra goodies making this into an even stronger product.  This post is focused on what is new inside of this release or changes from the prior BIMreview product.  For starters Model Review is not sold separately, it is only available as part of the Subscription Advantage pack, to get this login to the subscription center and download.  There are two versions available for use with all flavors of Revit (Architecture, Structure & MEP); one for 2009 and the other for 2010 (both support 32 & 64 bit).

What are some of the new features that this release offers?

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Sketchbook Mobile - v1.1

Autodesk Sketchbook Mobile has a new version released today (version 1.1).  Some nice improvements to make this even better.  The list of new features includes the following:

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5 Starting Tips for iPhone Development and We Are Official

What's new here you ask?  Well development efforts have been pretty exciting and the winds of change are beginning to blow.  Back in January we switched our mobile devices of choice to iPhones. Since then we have become fascinated with what can actually be done on the device and as of October 01, 2009 we launched our first developed application called: 100percent, works with the iPhone and iPod Touch devices.

So how did this get started? Great question, it really began with some personal inspiration and the dive into private and commercial development over the past 2 years. The itch to do more in this direction became a motivator that finally could not be ignored. Besides the legal aspects (will talk more on that at another time) the desire to merge the design side which life has been preparing for us (Architecture, Engineering, Modeling, Rendering, Project Management, Design Applications and Utilities and more) and  see where it may land.  So with that rough framework in place we wanted to apply this to development for the iPhone, which brings me to the first principal we went through looking for what to develop: 

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iPhone Apps Abound - Autodesk SketchBook Mobile

The past few months we have been diving more into the iPhone (Dev, Design and more) and just uploaded a little gem to the Apple Store for review and more details here... :)

In keeping on track with the iPhone, Autodesk has put out their first iPhone app, launched yesterday, and is based on SketchBook (which you may remember from Alias).

A video of the app below:


I have not had the chance to use SketchBook Pro (though i really want to) and the mobile app being $2.99 (current price) its a pretty small investment for such a powerfully small app. To try before you buy there is a free 'lite' version with a few items removed (ex. layers). Our quick review: the overall UI and design controls are GOLD; bridging power with easy to access and use controls. Within minutes of purchasing last night we were off and creating:

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Blogger -The New Post Window for Compose Too Small

Are you using Blogger in a browser? If so you are all too aware that the window to compose your prose is too small to work within.

Now that I am writing more again this was the first thing that started bothering me. In the end I want something like this for an interface to work within:

Well want to know a secret? The example above can be done in under 1 minute.

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4 Hour Work Week - Recurring reminder

I have been reading the book, The 4-Hour Work Week, in this Tim mentions on page 80 about setting up a recurring message in Outlook (0r sticky note) the phrase "Are you inventing things to do to avoid the important?", basically a message reminder to make sure you are doing the right things and not just wasting time (and for those not familiar with this book, its not GTD or task management necessarily so check out the book from a library or purchase a copy and see for yourself).

This nugget got me thinking about how one might accomplish such a task. I ran into a few issues in thinking this out, he first was the variety of platforms I am running and trying to keep with a relatively simple and straight forward solution. Out of this came a few ways that i could use this (not every scenario is covered, just the few that I am using based on current limitations). For starters multiple versions and machines running Windows and an iPhone. In my case I also wanted the message to show up at 2 distinct times of the day when I tend to "wander", namely 10:00 & 2:00. :)


Scenario 1: Message displayed on the computer only.



Tim suggests, for digital users, Outlook. My initial thought in doing this was to use a Calendar appt. After putting in 2 recurring entries for each day (and why is weekdays only not an option), one at 10 the other at 2, the obvious flaw (which you probably already realized) became apparent when looking at the calendar. Namely what a ugly looking nightmare and secondly is this really the best solution to give a simple message. Getting to the second point about providing a simple message made me think about using a simple VB script to accomplish this:

==========
strTitle="The 4-Hour Work week"

Dim WSHShell
Set WSHShell=WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

WSHShell.Popup"Are you inventing things to do to avoid the important?",0,strTitle
==========

Or you can download the file here (right click and save to your computer).

So this solved the first issue, a way to provide a simple message. The next step is how to automate this using something simple and straight forward. The best method I could come up with was using "Scheduled Tasks" within Windows and pointing to the script. This varies slightly based on which version windows you are using and can be found under Start->Accessories->System Tools.

A couple of nice things about this method:

• You can control this to run only on certain days of the week (ex. M-F)
• With one entry you can have this run at multiple times per day (ex. Schedule to run at 10:00am and 2:00pm)
• There are more options such as if running on batteries, in sleep mode, etc...

Scenario 2: Message displayed on the computer and iPhone.

This one I do not have a great solution for, I did run across an way to do this utilizing a Mac and two applications. For the Mac side you need to use Growl and then use Prowl on the iPhone to work together. There is a beta version of Growl for Windows. This might be decent to sync between the two, the only downside I noticed was that in order to get notifications on your iPhone your computer must be on to send it.

Know any better options for working on this with windows?


Scenario 3: Message displayed on the iPhone

This method might end up being useful if you want to move to only getting notifications on your iPhone. Starting with the approach of if its already been done take advantage of it, so off to check for existing apps. A cursory review seemed to fall into one of two camps:

Text/SMS Message (ex. TextRemind)
or
Computer & iPhone with Push Notification (ex. Prowl & Growl).

For me the text message option sounds like it could add up quick and the aim is for a simple solution. So what to do, well the simplest method might be to use an Alarm. Clock>>Alarm and set two custom alarms.



The idea of having this on the iPhone is losing its novelty, as the time when I tend to wander is when in front of the computer screen. So that is where I left it, as a work in progress.

Comments, suggestions or other ideas to make this simpler and more effective?

Revit 2010 - Update 1 (Service Pack 1)

For Revit 2010, updates for all three flavors can be found below:

Revit Architecture 2010 Update Release 1

Revit Structure 2010 Update Release 1

Revit MEP 2010 Update Release 1

The Update Enhancement lists that are available for each product shows what has been fixed or updated in this Service Pack can be found using the links below:

Update Enhancements for Revit Architecture 2010 Update Release 1

Update Enhancements for Revit Structure 2010 Update Release 1

Update Enhancements for Revit MEP 2010 Update Release 1

Revit Development - Autodesk BIMreview

The last few years have been a great learning experience as I have had the desire and opportunity to get more involved in software add-ons. This has been primarily through the Revit platform and taking advantage of the ever expanding API. The first being the launch of the Avatech Revit Utilities, part of an ongoing collection of tools, numerous private Revit applications for firms and the creation and launch of a larger application called BIMreview.

I tend to think of working with Revit add-ins in two ways:

• Utility - Small tools that either automates a process (done in less time) or addresses a short coming within the core program. These tend to get added to the core application in given time and have a relatively short shelf life (in most but not all cases).
• Application - A larger, typically more complex tool that does a specific action outside of what the core application does by itself. This could be a bi-directional link to another application (ex. Sharepoint) or something like BIMreview above that has its own interface for checking and correction standards within your Revit model.

With the utilities, these are typically much shorter from concept to creation (hours to days and occassionally weeks). In the case of BIMreview being able to start with a previous idea from the manufacturing space helped to start this. Some key differences and timing played a large part to this as there are multiple emerging BIM standards that exist. Some of these are formal (ex. GSA Spatial Validation, others are less defined and vary based on what is important to the modelers, designers at each firm. The next few years are going to continue to be exciting from a technology perspective as these requirements and standards start to become better defined and the technology to automate checking and validating them to be more commonplace.

A couple of personal highlights in being involved BIMreview:

• Initial Revit Standards creation and discussion with many people/firms (hopefully a future AU class that I will get to be part of)
• UI Design (working to make it as intuitive as possible). Garr Reynolds has been a huge inspiration for me, and I continue to work to be better at this in presentations, design and UI's.
  

This journey has helped to expand my own thinking and interaction with Revit. At the same time getting deeply involved in development without letting the "cat out of the bag" too early on the larger projects has kept me from writing here (aka the Cathederal). As of June 09, 2009 BIMreview is now an Autodesk product, short overview of details here. I am looking forward to this moving forward and the team that is coming together around it. As soon as there are more public details that can be shared I will let you know.

In the meantime I am glad to get the blog here dusted off and back to being more active and if you are looking for more Revit Utilities and custom development, lets talk. :)

Cheers...

Tech Break - Smart Phone Update

With one mobile phone having been broken in two and my trusty Motorola Q for the past 2. 5years reaching the end (at least in appearance and features) and a store credit from my cell provider it was time to make the switch.

After much research it came down to two devices: Blackberry Storm or iPhone (well for me, ordered another phone for the broken flip-screen)

Note: While they both share touchscreens, these are vastly different devices and serve different markets. No really!

I went with the storm (after much hassle in getting one to actually arrive, will spare you the details). Spent a week and a half with the storm getting it setup and comfortable. Besides e-mail, the most important item for me is an almost real-time sync'ed calendar. The main company i work for does not have a Blackberry Server so the real-time sync was a game stopper. Yes there are work arounds (google calendar, paid services, etc...). None of these felt right to me and after a bad customer experience we elected to downgrade the phone(s) back to what I had prior to the change (at least one of the two phones worked).

Next day bright and early we had two spanking new iPhones and a new carrier (note: was concerned in their coverage compared to what i had across the country for work). So far so good, now on to the details.

Blackberry - Best as a business device and e-mail, if you have a Blackberry Server this is a great device! The latest software release (including the leaked OS's) are making this even better. Pro's: For multiple e-mail accounts they show on the home screen and each new message is indicated to show you which account has the message (or you can view all messages at once). Very nice camera with zoom and personal favorite was landscape mode for typing e-mails, sms, im's, etc.. is awesome. Battery life even more so!

iPhone - What can i say, its a consumer device and popular! There are tons of applications for it (and more everyday) from free to low cost. Cons: Typing for landscape mode in e-mails, sms, ims is not available (there are a few apps to help work around this) but compared to the convenient space of the Storm its a negative. I have been tuning some things down (ex. realtime mail sync and a few more) as the battery has not been lasting for more than a few hours, then again i cannot stay off this device from games, to social networks, web access, not to mention the GPS and recent applications for tying the GPS into Geocaching are making this much more than an iPod with a phone built-in.

What's missing: Bluetooth Stereo (for my headset) and video (added in iPhone v3.0 software)

So for those who have been asking which I liked, why and how its going: If I had a Blackberry Server this would have been different but I am glad to make the switch (and the wife has loved her new phone even more).

Thanks to those who have twittered some great apps to check out during the transition. A few to take note of if you have not yet used them: Twitteriffic, Yelp, Urban Spoon, Shazam, Showtimes, WhitePages, Trace, Pandora, BJCPStyles, Spore, TED, TapDefense, Goecaching, NYtimes, BannerFree, WhiteNoise and Stanza.

Project Launch

The BIMreview project has officially launched and development on the next round of Revit Utilities is underway.

One tool in particular is for Revit MEP, if you are interested in working with a beta as we finalize for release let me know.

64-bit Revit 2009 Utilities

The Avatech Revit Utilities for 2009 have been updated and now available for download and use with Revit Architecture, Revit Structure and Revit MEP 64-bit here.

The installer will check if you have a 32 bit or 64 bit machine as well as whether you have 32 or 64 bit Revit and install appropriately. Feedback is always appreciated in the forums section.

Note: If you are looking to share these with your entire staff and want an easy way to install these, here you go.

We are wrapping up work on a new application (BIMreview) and will be sharing more utilities so stay tuned and thanks for your continued use, feedback and development requests.

This post refers to the following utilities:
Change Case
Content Browser
Door Mark Update
Earth Connector
Grid Select
Room Phase Copy
Room Renumber
Space Update