Bimthoughts

In this episode, Bill, Kristina and Charlie talk with Glenn Carels, Chief Design Officer at LPA, Inc., talk about technologies role in architecture and its contributions to the design process. While exploring the development of his career with us, Glenn shares his perspective on the relationship between the designer and the tools we use every … Read More →

In this episode, Bill, Kristina and Charlie talk with Aaron Vorwerk from Autodesk about Insight and his session “Better Design Insight = Better Building Performance” at BiLT NA 2017. Aaron talks about the evolution of Green Building Studio and Ecotect into Insight, which is software for conceptual energy analysis. The episode dives into how to … Read More →

I had the privilege of talking with Kean Walmsley for an episode of BIMThoughts. BIMThoughts is a podcast I co-host about BIM technologies and techniques. Kean is with Autodesk Research and is one of the team members on Project Dasher 360. Even though Dasher 360 is still in its very early stages, I can already … Read More →

In this episode, Bill, Kristina and Charlie talk with Brian Skripac, Vice President, Director of Virtual Design and Construction at CannonDesign. Brian talks about his career path to his current role at CannonDesign, information about BIMForum and his experience with AIA TAP Committee. Stick around long enough and you may even learn what happen to … Read More →

Bill talks with Tobias Hathorn, Principal User Experience Designer at Autodesk, about FormIT.

Harlan and Sasha join Bill to talk about Revit 2018 and it’s new features.  We decided to talk about the little features that make Revit so great.

In this episode, Bill, Kristina and Charlie talk about Kristina’s trip to the BIMForum conference. This year’s conference in San Diego, CA, focused on BIM from the owner’s perspective. In talking about an owner’s BIM needs we explore the idea of adding value, expending services into operation/maintenance and how designers and builders can expand into … Read More →

Kristina and Bill talk with Paul F. Aubin about Revit 2018 and all the great new features. This episode of BIMThoughts is sponsored by Avail, you can learn more about avail at BIMThoughts.com/Avail Make sure you schedule a demonstration, you be glad you did. PSA: This episode is just a little over an Aubin,  Paul says … Read More →

In this episode, Bill and Charlie talk with Randall Stevens, CEO of ArchVision. Randall talks about the new ArchVision product Avail, which indexes the content on your network and lets you consume it in compelling new ways. Additionally, Randall shares about his Kentucky roots, passion for entrepreneurship and the process of taking Avail from idea … Read More →

In this episode, Bill, Kristina and Charlie talk with Jim Forester Co-founder, VP Business Development at Newforma. Jim talks about the history of Newforma, it’s approach to BIM and what the future may hold for Newforma. Links: Newforma Jim Forester LinkedIn  

I talk with Dan Stine about his new book, his visit to Shanghai, BiLT and the new nVidia cards. This episode of BIMThoughts is sponsored by our friends at AVAIL. You can find out more about AVAIL at http://getavail.com  Show Notes About Dan Autodesk Shanghai office Autodesk Revit Command Reference. Inside the Factory Shanghai Tower … Read More →

Aubin VR Show Notes: Please watch the Youtube version to get the full impact that is this episode of BIMThoughts. In this episode, Bill and Charlie talk about virtual reality again, with Paul Aubin. Paul introduces us to vCAD by ImmersaCAD a simple multi-person virtual reality experience for mobile devices. Links: vCAD.com View Master Merge VR … Read More →

In this jam packed episode of BIMThoughts Bill talks with KaDe King, the Queen of AutoCAD, about AutoCAD 2018. We talk about all the great new features and where we think AutoCAD is headed after this release.  Bill also learns some features that have been there for awhile. Don’t worry we share some features that … Read More →

Kristina and Bill talk with Bill Allen from Evolve Labs about VR and the technology behind it.  We also talk about how we think VR will be used in AEC.   Sit back and enjoy this fantastic adventure in to VR.   Learn more: Practical VR for Designers Evolve Labs Matterport 3d scanning. Matterport system … Read More →

In this episode, Bill, Kristina and Charlie talk about virtual reality. Kristina talks about her experience setting up the HTC Vive, while Bill and Charlie share their thoughts on the transition from Google Cardboard, to the Oculus Rift and finally to the HTC Vive. A few tips and tricks are thrown in for good measure. … Read More →

In this episode, Bill, Kristina and Charlie speak with Jana and William Itzen about their firm Itzen Architects and role in the AIACC. William shares stories about how technology advances their firm, while Jana talks about how AIACC is making technology more accessible to small and medium sized firms.   Links: Itzen Architects Instagram Autodesk … Read More →

Energy Analysis Show Notes: In this roundtable episode, Bill, Kristina, Charlie and Hariharan Natarajan from Sefaira discuss energy analysis including the value of considering energy loads over building systems, when energy analysis is most effective and how to help firms implement solid energy analysis workflows. Links: Hariharan Natarajan Sefaria Articles and Information about Energy Analysis: … Read More →

Project Planning Show Notes: In this episode, Bill and Charlie interview JJ Brantingham, from Planifi, about project planning and how approaching project planning from a value to the client perspective may be more effective than time and resource allocation.   Links: Planifi Project Analyzer  Ron Baker: The Soul of Enterprise   

In this roundtable episode, Bill, Kristina, and Charlie discuss energy analysis including the most popular tools, typical workflows, and ideas about implementation.   Links: Sefaira DesignBuilder  

This week Charlie Williams and Bill Debevc talk about BIM Guidelines, the difference between a job and a career, and how to make time to learn.