At some point, every BIM manager or Revit user has encountered a messy model where someone has gone overboard with view filters. In one project I inherited, someone had created hundreds of view filters, many of which were completely unused—just sitting there, cluttering up the model. Manually deleting them? Not an option. So, I wrote a Revit API script to…
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Most people confuse stress with burnout because they share similar symptoms. Headaches, fatigue, disrupted sleep. But while stress is a reaction, burnout is a condition. It’s the accumulation of stressors over time, turning into something unmanageable. And the people who burn out the hardest? The strong ones. 🔥 Stress is temporary. Burnout is long-term.Stress comes and goes, but burnout builds…
Having trouble opening cloud-hosted #Revit models? If you’re getting the “Failed to open document” error, there’s a simple fix that can save you hours of troubleshooting.
🛠️ The issue often happens when transferring files via #DesktopConnector—Revit models appear as .rvt but are actually .zip files.
✅ Solution: Rename, extract, and re-upload the model via the BIM 360/ACC web interface for a seamless fix.
Full guide here: https://digitalbbq.au/index.php/2025/02/20/fixing-the-failed-to-open-document-error-in-cloud-hosted-revit-models/
Every project starts with goals. Meet deadlines, stay on budget, deliver quality. But goals don’t guarantee success, systems do. In BIM and digital construction, it’s not the companies with the best aspirations that succeed, it’s the ones with the best workflows, automation, and data structures. Everyone Has the Same Goals, But Not the Same Systems.At the start of a 100m…
I once took over a Revit project that was an absolute mess. The modelling practices were sloppy, content was pulled in from everywhere, and the result was a bloated model filled with hundreds of unused parameters. There were:✅ Parameters from other consultants✅ Random project parameters no one could explain✅ Parameters from content downloaded online✅ Duplicate parameters with the same names…
A while ago, my wife wrote a blog post about The Button—specifically, the electric push-button and how it transformed the way we interact with machines. Before the push-button, people had to manually operate machines using cranks, levers, and mechanisms. When buttons were introduced, they revolutionized convenience—but not without resistance. Some worried that push-button technology would make people lazy, eroding their…
When working in Revit, copied elements will inherit instance parameter values that should be unique—room numbers, tracking codes, asset IDs, or any other metadata that doesn’t logically carry over. Problem: Copying elements can introduce data inconsistencies if certain instance parameters retain values they shouldn’t. Solution: A Revit API Updater that automatically clears specific parameters whenever elements are copied. This tutorial…
Big data sounds great—more data should mean better decisions, right? But in BIM and construction, just like in business, volume doesn’t guarantee value. Nokia had endless market data saying consumers wouldn’t pay more for a phone. But they got blindsided by the smartphone revolution. Anthropologist Amy Chen warned them that people in low-income areas saw smartphones differently, but her insights—based…
When working in a Common Data Environment (CDE) hosted in the cloud, it’s easy to assume that data is automatically backed up. After all, the vendor running the platform has redundancies in place, right? The reality: While cloud-based CDE providers may have their own backup processes, these are not intended for end-user recovery. If something is accidentally deleted, overwritten, or…
As architects, engineers, and construction professionals, we all know how critical it is to manage project requirements efficiently to ensure we develop comprehensive BIM Execution plans for our projects. Artificial intelligence, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs), can now help streamline the traditionally manual and time-consuming process of analyzing these requirements. This post is part of my ongoing series on AI…