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Revit User Group Auckland awarded for most RSVPs in Autodesk Group Network

It was a pleasant surprise to see this award, for the Revit User Group Auckland, presented at Autodesk University last week. It was for the most RSVP's for groups in the Autodesk Group Network, but I suspect New Zealand's COVID status gave us an unfair advantage. Our 2020 kicked off in February, as normal due to summer holidays taking priority in January, but then COVID-19 Intervened as New Zealand locked down. We cancelled the March meeting then met on-line in April and May. Our meetings are hosted in an office (thanks Jasmax) we didn't want to compromise their workspace even... Read more →

The most bizarre Revit User Group experience ever!

I had a most interesting Revit User Group experience tonight. The topic, a panel discussion on “Shared Coordinates”, was good and prompted some great discussion but it was what happened towards the end which made it bizarre. We weren’t in our usual venue, tonight hosted at a street level architectural office in the Auckland CBD. As the formal part of the event was wrapping up a frail, small framed old man wandered into the office wheeling a bicycle. He seemed a bit confused, lost, and we asked who he was looking for? He said ‘the bus stop’ so I took... Read more →

Revit User Group Auckland February Meeting announcement

See you there! Welcome 2019 & Revit Workflow Automation Kerry Thompson (KTA) will show how he uses Revit with other tools to execute workflows to create, manage and export (to other platforms) Revit details & library content. Tools used include: Revit, AutoCAD, ImageMagix, PDFTK, Acrobat, Windows scripting (DOS), AutoIT, Dreamweaver, FileZilla, MindManger, Power BI, Dynamo, Lisp, Rhino, 3dS Max, Enscape Wednesday, 20 February 2019 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm Jasmax, Parnell · Auckland Registration (free) required and details at Meetup.com Read more →

BIM AK August Meeting Announcement

BIM AK August registration is open, see you there! Less than a month to go until the August 2018 BIM AK Event! Make sure you are registered! Thursday 23rd August, 5.30-8.00pm The August event will be focused on BIM in Construction featuring a presentation from Gabor Gulyas of PDC Group on the $3.5b Brisbane Queens Wharf project, along with a construction industry panel discussion. Attendance is FREE, drinks and food will be provided but pre-event registration is essential. All attendees are required to register prior to the day of the event via the registration link below. Whether you’re a BIM... Read more →

Revit User Group Auckland June Meeting announcement

See you there: Dynamo in Revit - Increasing efficiency and automation When: Wednesday‎, ‎June‎ ‎20‎, ‎2018, ‎5‎:‎30‎ ‎PM to ‎8‎:‎30‎ ‎PM Where: Jasmax, Parnell, Auckland Registration (free) required and details at Meetup.com Please join us from 5.30pm: • 6:00pm : Welcome and Introduction • 6:05pm : Presentation: Jasmax will be presenting on their use of Dynamo in Revit. From automating tasks that will save valuable time on projects, to running model audits to ensure that company best-practices are being applied. The presentation will include an overview of the software, how to set it up in a big practice, real-time use... Read more →

BiLT ANZ 2018 Finale | BLAUGI

Wrap up report of BiLT BiLT ANZ 2018 Finale | BLAUGI Conference attendance & travel sponsored by Autodesk User Group International Part One Here Part Two Here Text from AUGI Article There is more to BIM than technology and BiLT ANZ 2018 reflected an increasing focus on the human side of BIM and related AEC professions. One prominent sign of this was a panel discussion, “Gender diversity in AEC: Challenging our industry sponsored by Central Innovation”, which featured on the Friday plenary mainstage. Moderated (with contributions) by Justine Clark (Parlour); Elizabeth Harper (GHD), Glenda Caldwell (QUT) & Todd Bartley (AECOM)... Read more →

BiLT ANZ 2018 tees off | BLAUGI

Half time, day two, report from BiLT BiLT ANZ 2018 tees off - BLAUGI blog Conference attendance & travel sponsored by Autodesk User Group International Part One Here Text from AUGI Article The BiLT ANZ 2018 opening plenary began with sponsor sessions - from Autodesk & Newforma - then Omar Awny introduced the remarkable Ashraf Habibullah whose keynote lit up the room with his personality, presentation and (literally) with his illuminated foil jacket. He's a Structural Engineer, President and CEO of Computers and Structures, Inc (products including ETABS) but didn't talk about that other than to illustrate his point. The... Read more →

BiLT ANZ 2018, the biggest ever! | BLAUGI

I am honoured Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) asked me to cover the BiLT Design Conference (former Revit Technology Conference) in Brisbane. The first post is on their blog: BiLT ANZ, the biggest ever! | BLAUGI Also look for #BILTANZ tags on my social media Conference attendance & travel sponsored by Autodesk User Group International Robin Sent from Outlook for Android Article from AUGI Blog My journey to BiLT ANZ 2018 began with an unexpected email from AUGI: Would you consider doing some blogging for AUGI? Yes! I have attended a couple of the predecessor Revit Technology Conferences (RTC), in... Read more →

Phil Read’s BiLT ANZ tips

Phil Read offers advice to Americans travelling ‘down under’ for BiLT ANZ 2018 Tips for Avoiding International Incidents During BILTanz BILTanz is only two weeks away. If you’re planning to attend from North America, it’s very important to take a moment and understand the critical differences between the A and the NZ in the BILTanz. This will help avoid accidentally creating an international incident between Australians and New Zealanders… I must admit most of it is pretty accurate apart from his bizarre notions that Aucklanders want to live in Sydney and Sydney has a better harbour? The first overlooks the... Read more →

BIM AK May 2018 Event Announcement

BIM AK time again, see you there! Only two weeks to go until the May 2018 BIM AK Event! Make sure you are registered! This months event will be focused on BIM during the design stage, with some excellent infrastructure project case studies - showing that BIM isn't just for vertical construction! Attendance is FREE, drinks and food will be provided but pre-event registration is essential. All attendees are required to register prior to the day of the event via the registration link below. Whether you’re a BIM Manager, Architect, Engineer, Contractor, Facility Manager, Manufacturer, Project Manager or anyone else... Read more →