tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120982072024-03-15T14:55:36.539-05:00Mistress of the DorknessMelanie Stone's CAD & BIM blog!
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<br>Especially as it relates to Facilities Management (FM / CAFM / CMMS / IWMS)Mistress of the Dorknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03812184646282811013noreply@blogger.comBlogger478110tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098207.post-34903416137603143082024-03-15T11:26:00.002-05:002024-03-15T14:41:40.389-05:00Proptech at Pratt - Hybrid Event<p><span style="font-family: arial;">My company, <a href="https://roicg.com/" target="_blank">R.O.I. Consulting Group</a>, is partnering with the <a href="https://www.pratt.edu/" target="_blank">Pratt Institute</a> once again, to produce a free educational and networking event for the Property Technology community (<span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9)" style="background-color: white;">architecture, construction, facility management, and corporate real estate)</span>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://roicg.com/event/proptech-pratt-2024/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Proptech at Pratt 2024</b></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://roicg.com/event/proptech-pratt-2024/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>March 28th</b></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://roicg.com/event/proptech-pratt-2024/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pratt Institute - Manhattan Campus</b></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141827;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>144 West 14th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141827;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>2:00 - 6:00 pm Eastern Time</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNZCSXzblW1Hd-CnFNKW5179kYZVMrQGLh-pRkYVMhfp1VPjZ_q7X2TLBeQWERwUOx2hh8E2BIsrQQbQgf4wjK-OnfxjdBuvXALaU9DuBE4rNxnIJAFrPsf09rmSaIXJzuw502cOCRGyGpdgUNxaZjsLNTjd3FC5K6oRHP4WbE3CdAoGzXGiMPYg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="879" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNZCSXzblW1Hd-CnFNKW5179kYZVMrQGLh-pRkYVMhfp1VPjZ_q7X2TLBeQWERwUOx2hh8E2BIsrQQbQgf4wjK-OnfxjdBuvXALaU9DuBE4rNxnIJAFrPsf09rmSaIXJzuw502cOCRGyGpdgUNxaZjsLNTjd3FC5K6oRHP4WbE3CdAoGzXGiMPYg=w400-h224" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The schedule is packed with good content surrounding <a href="https://mistressofthedorkness.blogspot.com/2017/04/tlaflas-for-fimiwms.html" target="_blank">IWMS</a>, Smart Buildings, Sustainability, Digital Twin, Costs and Carbon, Facilities Management, Virtual Construction, IoT & Sensors, Corporate Real Estate and more.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is an option to attend virtually if you are not local to NY, which is how I will be participating. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Each of these will be presented in 20 minute segments, so you can dial in for the sessions you want and work them in between your existing obligations.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you do want to register to attend in person, please note that you'll want to scroll down on the <a href="https://roicg.com/event/proptech-pratt-2024/" target="_blank">registration page</a> as the Happy Hour registration (afterwards, from 6-8pm) is a separate form.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And, even if you can't make the daytime sessions, you're still welcome to come to the networking portion in the evening, no worries!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Mistress of the Dorknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03812184646282811013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098207.post-76703528124263634732024-02-07T11:20:00.003-06:002024-02-07T11:20:43.689-06:00Smart Museum - Digital Twin at The Wright Museum<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Last year, my team at <a href="https://roicg.com/" target="_blank">R.O.I. Consulting Group</a> was fortunate enough to be able to work on a great project with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History as an IoT sensor partner (though I also like to think our experience with digital twin and facilities management issues and platforms came into play as well).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You may have heard about them from Autodesk University 2023, <a href="https://www.autodesk.com/autodesk-university/class/Operationalizing-a-Smart-Museum-An-Owners-Journey-to-a-Digital-Twin-2023" target="_blank">Operationalizing a Smart Museum: An Owner's Journey to Digital Twin</a>. This talk was recorded and the slides and handout are available for download, and you get to learn about how they are creating the next generation Green museum.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">We primarily worked with their Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), Leslie Tom, and their Exhibit Designer, Korzell Coe. They have a lot of really interesting initiatives that their model and sensors will be the base for, and a big team behind them making the vision that they expressed become reality.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGflAx0_8_qHAn4L_17JDwNR92M4Y3_oRrc8sXPoE--cPwPT8frWqqTQC90g3Nko7k2UPCaHaMR0L1k1czlhfcpk70itOuz1N5mA1WPVaaYihJ4iTYPph_fKxCNLl0nIUNoQC1Sv8vyFPYwxoS1oVwOoNi_E3kMjB719zdxqNmksEo-rjqg5wnDw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1862" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGflAx0_8_qHAn4L_17JDwNR92M4Y3_oRrc8sXPoE--cPwPT8frWqqTQC90g3Nko7k2UPCaHaMR0L1k1czlhfcpk70itOuz1N5mA1WPVaaYihJ4iTYPph_fKxCNLl0nIUNoQC1Sv8vyFPYwxoS1oVwOoNi_E3kMjB719zdxqNmksEo-rjqg5wnDw" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">I have been meaning to share their AU presentation, and unfortunately had not gotten around to that yet... but what more perfect time than today? They've been working with Autodesk on a highlight video of their project and it just went live! </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Having worked in facilities for over 20 years, it is SO important for us to hear from the Owner / Operators of these campuses directly, what they are actually doing, the problems they are solving. Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Consulting firms should not be trying to push technologies that facility engineers and space planners and energy managers do not need. It is a waste of effort on both sides and can lead to a lot of dissatisfaction of unmet expectations. So, really understanding where these owners comes from allows you as a service provider to recommend and provide something useful and wanted that solves the problems the building owner has, and brings them back to you as a trusted adviser and partner.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://intandem.autodesk.com/resource/the-charles-h-wright-museums-digital-transformation-to-becoming-a-smart-museum/" target="_blank">READ AND WATCH</a> on the Autodesk website</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">You can also <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7161042070730608640/" target="_blank">Watch on LinkedIn</a>. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This video not only shows their beautiful facility, but explains their goals and some of the documentation issues they've had in the past, and how they moved past that and recreated record drawings for their facilities management and future planning needs, as well as to connect to sensors.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The video is only 4 minutes long, so please watch, BUT also I encourage you to carve out some time to read the article beneath it, as it delves into more of their drivers, the roi, sustainability, environmental and cultural awareness, historical artifact preservation, and much more!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Mistress of the Dorknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03812184646282811013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098207.post-32503886647931227912023-10-11T13:28:00.004-05:002023-10-13T13:09:45.820-05:00Reality of BIM in FM - Podcast<p><span style="font-family: arial;">This summer, I sat down with Angela Simoes and Jonathan Girroir from <a href="https://www.techsoft3d.com/" target="_blank">TechSoft 3D</a> to discuss Digital Twin, and how that actually plays out in the real world.</span></p><p></p><ul><li style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-twins-are-only-valuable-if-you-use-them/id1154400713?i=1000630547597" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">Apple Podcast</span></a></li><li style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/beyond3d/digital-twins-are-only-valuable-if-you-use-them?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">SoundCloud</span></a></li><li style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsQxTNh2PTU&list=PLOun0rDF9AueJ9GMXG7jM-3KgI97NRJEX&index=1" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">YouTube</span></a></li></ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">While I am currently a consultant, and have been since 2016. Most of my career was on the owner / operator side of the AECO industry. I will never try to convince our clients to use a solution I would not use in their shoes. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtLOzRPDdncQhnG1MZK4hf7W8Yq7ih3v6oZtQjoMKLV2iunpsov7qGuqO-KlT1VgZvdvF1xtOms0t7ZWlLYpQjYzKGTEF0EwU2zGLOI9hBl34tYacFX0AQFSmiNxelrlrmsuwiXQ_tXZnNKydS-cIqDJIB0RLAld-y_wskuDJDfGtVMn8bOHE_g/s732/ROIoffices.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="653" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtLOzRPDdncQhnG1MZK4hf7W8Yq7ih3v6oZtQjoMKLV2iunpsov7qGuqO-KlT1VgZvdvF1xtOms0t7ZWlLYpQjYzKGTEF0EwU2zGLOI9hBl34tYacFX0AQFSmiNxelrlrmsuwiXQ_tXZnNKydS-cIqDJIB0RLAld-y_wskuDJDfGtVMn8bOHE_g/s320/ROIoffices.PNG" width="285" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">In fact, one of the services that we offer here at <a href="https://roicg.com/" target="_blank">R.O.I. Consulting Group</a> is evaluating IWMS and IoT solutions for clients and making an informed recommendation to them, based on our knowledge of the platforms and their needs. So, my leadership and coworkers are of the same mind as me in this regard.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On a high level, we discussed:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1. What does it look like when an ideal model-based handover occurs and is ingested into the operations management system?</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">vs</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2. What does handover actually look like and where does it go wrong?</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Topics that were touched upon: </span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">In this discussion, I explain why owners need a single file format for deliverables, and how those (either DWG or RVT) work with our IWMS / CAFM / CPIP systems.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How BIM requirements are laid out in materials specs/SOWs.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">We do not get the deliverables that we spec and pay for, sometimes intentionally, sometimes due to shifting priorities.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Collaboration between teams during design and construction is far overstated.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">There can be multiple points of failure during closeout and handover that results in clients not receiving editable documentation or consistent documentation.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Every design team should have at least one programmer who can automate changes across a project. Don't do this manually, come on.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Don't make assumptions on Facility Engineering requirements, ask why that spec is there.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The IWMS is the single source of truth and touchpoint for most users, not the model.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">How databases have longevity and portability, ensuring long term maintenance.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The model MUST to be editable, for maintenance corrections and future renovations.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Keeping models up to date saves vast amounts of money on future projects not requiring surveying and redrawing.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The biggest improvement in our segment of the industry is actually SaaS IWMS hosting (regular included updated) vs internal or consultant hosted (years between updates, so many customizations that upgrades are long and expensive).</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The design team needs to speak to the owner, meaning the operator... not the project manager. If you are involving the occupant, you can involve the FM team, too, include it in that process.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">See Also: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wOxlp9dFqc" target="_blank">Who is the Owner and how do they use your deliverables?</a> </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">The technology is there, but the processes and coordination still have a long way to go.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Scanning existing conditions is getting easier as devices become cheaper.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Monitoring devices, sensors are so much cheaper and easier, you can DIY. For example, the <a href="https://roicg.com/disruptive-technologies/" target="_blank">Disruptive sensors that are plug n play</a>. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Consumer level devices such as these are easier to get past Finance / IT, etc. compared to traditional BAS/BMS and hand surveying which is more complex and expensive.</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Mistress of the Dorknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03812184646282811013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098207.post-39634369494745339352023-09-21T09:52:00.005-05:002024-02-07T11:40:13.451-06:00Recognition from Verdantix<p><span style="font-family: arial;">When I worked on the Owner's side, I remember reading a few Verdantix reports in my day. So, it has been pretty exciting this year, being able to play a small part in <a href="https://roicg.com/" target="_blank">my company</a> being included with the impressive service providers listed in their "Green Quadrant: Workplace Systems Integrators 2023" report.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaUo4_FpK329Tx6cKvn_BY2vtOE_NUkgNc4_24GpNaBRfvZlJm4Hn5eadqAEPp5njV9SIiIIJUDfJdGKjIshX-hkFa0W0S6p55iFf4fnplK3XEPvEDgpU-83eOspnMHxiQsQw_43ZaK-K_yAVPb2i0-ypCYEwKzvxBGAkTj3tXnaqo57sJdAorw/s901/PressRelease.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="699" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzaUo4_FpK329Tx6cKvn_BY2vtOE_NUkgNc4_24GpNaBRfvZlJm4Hn5eadqAEPp5njV9SIiIIJUDfJdGKjIshX-hkFa0W0S6p55iFf4fnplK3XEPvEDgpU-83eOspnMHxiQsQw_43ZaK-K_yAVPb2i0-ypCYEwKzvxBGAkTj3tXnaqo57sJdAorw/s320/PressRelease.PNG" width="248" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://roicg.com/verdantix-green-quadrant-workplace-systems-integrators-2023/" target="_blank">Press release</a>: R.O.I. Consulting Group</span></i></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Going to the source, I was happy to see the Green Building Quadrant I'm familiar with. Please click through and read for more insights and perspective from Verdantix.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.verdantix.com/insights/blogs/verdantix-green-quadrant-reveals-leading-workplace-systems-integrators-in-a-growing-market-" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.verdantix.com/insights/blogs/verdantix-green-quadrant-reveals-leading-workplace-systems-integrators-in-a-growing-market-</span></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOwClWQZvDOcmCPcwE0VsEPNs7Z-JDRLHapeEOXng6JVXfhC08lu9QT0rg5deVcbTVhQb02qS_yJvZ47RXxAY0w2aFCMSZ0hr4R8LY_TQileRvpWITDMZ1ZOe2-_KWkOZCn4-hqDPW0wEP2gT998WUMwDC4w2ZI6RPA9TF8tuq6IgKC5pJufDVg/s2381/green-quadrant-workplace-systems-integrators-2023-graphic.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2381" data-original-width="2087" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOwClWQZvDOcmCPcwE0VsEPNs7Z-JDRLHapeEOXng6JVXfhC08lu9QT0rg5deVcbTVhQb02qS_yJvZ47RXxAY0w2aFCMSZ0hr4R8LY_TQileRvpWITDMZ1ZOe2-_KWkOZCn4-hqDPW0wEP2gT998WUMwDC4w2ZI6RPA9TF8tuq6IgKC5pJufDVg/s320/green-quadrant-workplace-systems-integrators-2023-graphic.png" width="280" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Green Quadrant - Workplace Systems Integrators 2023: Verdantix</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Congratulations to all of my colleagues at R.O.I.! They are an amazingly talented group of people, providing implementation and support services for multiple IWMS / CAFM / CMMS / CPIP platforms, as well as helping building owners evaluate and select what platform is right for them.<br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Among those platforms we actively support:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">MRI - Manhattan CenterStone</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Planon</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Serraview</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tango</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Archibus</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Tandem</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: arial;">And we also partner with a few IoT easy-to-use sensor vendors, including: </span></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Disruptive</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Freespace</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Vergesense</span></li></ul></div><p></p></div>Mistress of the Dorknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03812184646282811013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098207.post-65897121241755478972023-08-24T12:51:00.001-05:002023-08-24T12:51:55.765-05:00OT: What they think I do meme<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-Iz4a1JhgIctdZaAF_2d8x4TTN3OSnwdLWuTTNMWCOrBB4gxeTFn666JXgseghoow8IUx15_JzqGDypHhrw9B4AJSHM5Cl64Lff0-lUxGmKbi_7XHJkUod2NpBEctoYfRCme6I9pOYY73mjZrUzaRjFGsi-KdS61-uGCEzdtl_ko1OcsC_d7Ew/s960/1525559_10152142717392969_504919067_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="960" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA-Iz4a1JhgIctdZaAF_2d8x4TTN3OSnwdLWuTTNMWCOrBB4gxeTFn666JXgseghoow8IUx15_JzqGDypHhrw9B4AJSHM5Cl64Lff0-lUxGmKbi_7XHJkUod2NpBEctoYfRCme6I9pOYY73mjZrUzaRjFGsi-KdS61-uGCEzdtl_ko1OcsC_d7Ew/s320/1525559_10152142717392969_504919067_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A few years back, I ran across this IT meme, and made some equivalent memes that apply my own industry. The original: <p></p><p>Tech Support</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>What my friends think I do</li><li>What my Mom thinks I do</li><li>What Society thinks I do</li><li>What my Boss thinks I do</li><li>What I think I do</li><li>What I actually do</li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7IK2OtS5wdNJX7VVvBmpiiROJgIZOkFNBx7O8kdj-K1qdoP6r_gNKTZwiFyzr5VZtzOGvZY0J2yIEpgcHBtNBTHvHHljS0ZomPQ9gGrT2AqoTk-3y0nXwa98M_b009_tdyaWFN0F5TzN6DmE2XfDVmlVdoOSB7hDf_9CW8an86er69n9Hz-4lg/s960/1016343_10152142717492969_200341794_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="718" data-original-width="960" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7IK2OtS5wdNJX7VVvBmpiiROJgIZOkFNBx7O8kdj-K1qdoP6r_gNKTZwiFyzr5VZtzOGvZY0J2yIEpgcHBtNBTHvHHljS0ZomPQ9gGrT2AqoTk-3y0nXwa98M_b009_tdyaWFN0F5TzN6DmE2XfDVmlVdoOSB7hDf_9CW8an86er69n9Hz-4lg/s320/1016343_10152142717492969_200341794_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>CAD Operator</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>What my Mom thinks I do</li><li>What my Friends think I do</li><li>What my Boss thinks I do</li><li>What Society thinks I do</li><li>What I think I do</li><li>What I really do</li></ul><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXFs1-xfW2nEBjloInAbvsnRNd1sqDoU0ivWjm9PCsPMcblmUcrWRBuV4ryvapVbddjPeu2YQBh9rf1kriQb4SnXTOhgJWxjfrSgc2aLWrIWO_HDXpWcejj3CyEGe6bBa4CLPf_uUHHsXVfFVVRyDRsS3qiJF45HQH9Upm_cpE-rKVPJ2yg8EeQ/s960/1528541_10152142717427969_1133826617_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="960" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmXFs1-xfW2nEBjloInAbvsnRNd1sqDoU0ivWjm9PCsPMcblmUcrWRBuV4ryvapVbddjPeu2YQBh9rf1kriQb4SnXTOhgJWxjfrSgc2aLWrIWO_HDXpWcejj3CyEGe6bBa4CLPf_uUHHsXVfFVVRyDRsS3qiJF45HQH9Upm_cpE-rKVPJ2yg8EeQ/s320/1528541_10152142717427969_1133826617_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CAD Manager</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOli3N-1Esn1sYM3V2s8lzIgjC31gK8jafUj3anYaJou03Hynz8az8fsHjOzBtJT_FWcdyV41iaoErfkANmJuUfMaP1qZJnSES9-D8Jzd92utFd3SZfg5vy0DQg_ea4CnIh6NV7HRSHYGOrkBwkP2Yvd9Mh9xnwb43zmKTD5bHagg2vzSQ6q9Lw/s960/1525424_10152142717462969_1566935970_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="960" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOli3N-1Esn1sYM3V2s8lzIgjC31gK8jafUj3anYaJou03Hynz8az8fsHjOzBtJT_FWcdyV41iaoErfkANmJuUfMaP1qZJnSES9-D8Jzd92utFd3SZfg5vy0DQg_ea4CnIh6NV7HRSHYGOrkBwkP2Yvd9Mh9xnwb43zmKTD5bHagg2vzSQ6q9Lw/s320/1525424_10152142717462969_1566935970_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Facility Manager</p>Mistress of the Dorknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03812184646282811013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098207.post-60817186428467230642023-07-11T21:21:00.006-05:002023-07-12T12:20:56.704-05:00AUGI Survey Reminders<p><span style="font-family: arial;">The majority of responses to the AUGI Annual Survey do come as a direct result of our email blasts (if you are an AUGI member, please check your settings to ensure you receive AUGI Bulletins, which is any news from AUGI, separate from ads).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Just for fun, I thought I would post some of the content from the email blasts that we send out. Yes, they are primarily a call to action, but I also try to include information, in the form of charts from last year, or a snapshot of the current year's survey, that our members might find interesting.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a class="oiM5sf zmZTPc" dir="ltr" href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023AUGISurvey" jslog="91781; 11:WzBd; track:vis" rel="noopener nofollow noreferrer" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background: rgba(68, 71, 70, 0.08); font-variant-ligatures: no-contextual; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023AUGISurvey</b></span></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><i>WIB - Women in BIM is also conducting a survey right now, not affiliated with AUGI, but as long as you're in a mood to take surveys, feel free to jump into theirs</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LBVKB28"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The Global Work Survey: BIM and digital roles across the built environment (surveymonkey.co.uk)</span></a></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Salary Survey Launch Email</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We have the expected questions about pay and benefits, but there is also a chance to share information on what markets your company serves or what specialty services they offer. Our <em style="outline: none;">Hot Topic</em> page has questions that might vary from year to year, in order to explore how (and how quickly) our work is changing.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So that this year’s review can provide measurable and meaningful data, it is important that all AUGI members volunteer a couple of minutes of their time and a little bit of information (anonymously, data is not in any way connected to your user account and will only be reported in broad groups), so that everyone can get an idea of the current state of their industry.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Even if you have recently been laid off, furloughed, or have had reduced hours please take the time to participate (with your most recent full time job details), and indicate your change in employment, because we would like to know that, too.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC86buRsjqhpdm34_3nZLOChO9Ep76bNsvkqRDq-dRKvMgGHBK8ZpIIvTfaQuBp3SU5p3iT9YnCS_2c1fXz1921XOjHyr-j1oqPDXrNp7lHNAzFc1UyXJ5HoJ8_WuT0rRD9l5vBkmFHUlrTeq20fNQj2mAxUaWosPZsEV4HHSNm50YG0qnP3bxw/s590/1.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="402" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbC86buRsjqhpdm34_3nZLOChO9Ep76bNsvkqRDq-dRKvMgGHBK8ZpIIvTfaQuBp3SU5p3iT9YnCS_2c1fXz1921XOjHyr-j1oqPDXrNp7lHNAzFc1UyXJ5HoJ8_WuT0rRD9l5vBkmFHUlrTeq20fNQj2mAxUaWosPZsEV4HHSNm50YG0qnP3bxw/w218-h320/1.PNG" width="218" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Reminder Email</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Below is a chart of industry representation in the survey <em style="outline: none;">so far</em>. Is your field well represented? Please share the survey <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023AUGISurvey" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #004181; outline: none;" target="_blank" title="Click to take the 2023 AUGI Salary Survey">link</a> with your coworkers and other colleagues and urge them to add to the dataset, which will increase the accuracy of the results.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCW-lb2CM-bH88mG5QVjnrLSxsujHL790m9YggyK4PrBrdp0XdpolgL2ZGqfG5Ajjib2zzFvWhXOLsBc8krGqgyU_JigcdInXu8MRbhpYAURHPMyfdk8b6F0k2Wc6hSFKzOQ3wJSkUiubLfeacvwHUVIrvZ5kiguKWbWMfZZ6T7Jqre5yCCSp6gQ/s406/2.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="406" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCW-lb2CM-bH88mG5QVjnrLSxsujHL790m9YggyK4PrBrdp0XdpolgL2ZGqfG5Ajjib2zzFvWhXOLsBc8krGqgyU_JigcdInXu8MRbhpYAURHPMyfdk8b6F0k2Wc6hSFKzOQ3wJSkUiubLfeacvwHUVIrvZ5kiguKWbWMfZZ6T7Jqre5yCCSp6gQ/s320/2.PNG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you are logged in, you can download results of past surveys here: <a href="https://www.augi.com/surveys-polls/salary/survey-archives"><span style="color: #004181;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse; outline-color: initial; outline-width: initial;">AUG</span></span>I Salary Survey<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #004181; outline: none;"> Archives</span></a>. In addition to the Survey review from Melanie Stone, the 2022 download also includes advice from Mark Kiker on justifying staffing increases, and KaDe King on how to negotiate pay raises or starting salaries.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are the Top 5 Hottest Jobs last year:</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDutb7iEfYlTJENoyOcjSE2ntKL_rx58xp7oKA1OVHU6QAxrJcmIx_kDJlQRy0OMagvajM7nB5TAB3MPrUZPatIRyUq9MXXlFANB-nU_b-6UGyZ7strZAxQZk3fJDnrih-ujTwobynE9TDMocmScnsvcQV_Rn9uM4HvADhcKdlWalQT61VOvP-zw/s408/3.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="164" data-original-width="408" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDutb7iEfYlTJENoyOcjSE2ntKL_rx58xp7oKA1OVHU6QAxrJcmIx_kDJlQRy0OMagvajM7nB5TAB3MPrUZPatIRyUq9MXXlFANB-nU_b-6UGyZ7strZAxQZk3fJDnrih-ujTwobynE9TDMocmScnsvcQV_Rn9uM4HvADhcKdlWalQT61VOvP-zw/s320/3.PNG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And these are the Top 10 Most Appreciated Jobs last year:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjnE0TNkaW5udGSnXlGanz4FVM_WG9xs2fWjkVYfv_H4otb5FwXy92caLWvRUfiJGXGZJoAzpYF-HDMAIH_3Tydr3YKcyTcc0ZCGv7ulf7FtIHDMfrKxfZsNwu2kVyCvPy6QxLe4SSe1i4igV81TGyo1xtV9zQhv2AImRxg9TKQNApkIixP2Bww/s406/4.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="406" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHjnE0TNkaW5udGSnXlGanz4FVM_WG9xs2fWjkVYfv_H4otb5FwXy92caLWvRUfiJGXGZJoAzpYF-HDMAIH_3Tydr3YKcyTcc0ZCGv7ulf7FtIHDMfrKxfZsNwu2kVyCvPy6QxLe4SSe1i4igV81TGyo1xtV9zQhv2AImRxg9TKQNApkIixP2Bww/s320/4.PNG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are the Top 10 highest paying design discipline specialties in 2022:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilL40K5FMkLdtnmOe3qZY3wbpH4k_TiGLzaIoDTui0BSiVt_OdcjyvoYv6w4J45RiYLVsOrupPe0dZnriSAIe7ZT8ebZPHb-VICX0NdngwkoBt2kIsIpqEmnSijFxQeSBzWayxh9ftT0sgb63i6O21ew9CsnwoV1nkVIXkzQ91roBOz7b2tzl-PQ/s408/5.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="408" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilL40K5FMkLdtnmOe3qZY3wbpH4k_TiGLzaIoDTui0BSiVt_OdcjyvoYv6w4J45RiYLVsOrupPe0dZnriSAIe7ZT8ebZPHb-VICX0NdngwkoBt2kIsIpqEmnSijFxQeSBzWayxh9ftT0sgb63i6O21ew9CsnwoV1nkVIXkzQ91roBOz7b2tzl-PQ/s320/5.PNG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">And, finally, after you have taken this year’s survey, you might want to get ready to request a raise from your employer, so here are some resources to help you in negotiating salary: <a href="https://www.augi.com/articles/detail/surveys-article-negotiating-salary" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #004181; outline: none;" target="_blank" title="Read article, Negotiating Salary">Find Your Price and Use the Numbers</a>.</span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Even if you have recently been laid off, furloughed, or have had reduced hours <em style="outline: none;">please</em> take the time to participate (with your <em style="outline: none;">most recent</em> full time job details), and indicate your change in employment in those respective questions, because we would like to know that, too.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The encouraging news is that, from responses so far, only 1% of the industry is reporting a reduction in hours, furlough or layoff in 2023! That is an improvement over recent years.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For those affected, please remember to network online to get connected with those companies still hiring, the <a href="https://careers.augi.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #004181; outline: none;" target="_blank" title="Go to, AUGI Career Center">AUGI careers</a> page, the <a href="https://forums.augi.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #004181; outline: none;" target="_blank" title="Go to, AUGI Forums">AUGI forums</a> or our <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=86322" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #004181; outline: none;" target="_blank" title="Go to, AUGI LinkedIn group">LinkedIn group</a>. You can also list yourself on the <a href="https://www.augi.com/resource-directory" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #004181; outline: none;" target="_blank" title="Go to, AUGI Resource Directory">AUGI Resource Directory</a>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Final 2023 Survey Reminder</span></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 17.45pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Voice your company’s experiences
with business expansion or contraction, or your own gauge of job security and
layoffs. Which markets does your company serve and how do those specialties
affect wages and job security. Is AI having an impact? How are staffing
concerns and remote work adoption?<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">In
closing, the below images provide a look back over </span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://www.augi.com/surveys-polls/salary/survey-archives" target="_blank" title="Go to, Salary Survey Archives"><span style="color: #004181; line-height: 107%;">past survey results</span></a></span><span style="line-height: 107%;">. at the average salary* for Designers (our most
popular job title), as well as the industries who reported the largest raises
last year.</span></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; margin: 0px 0px 20px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiU-a4AidlB2bKGv6HWgwi9B9obO0wI2ApYdKkHgI6xNhGRyYoJsux00A8jo31CP3bpIyyVSKDyTPFMGJ6T91ypQIFUafyiBP2SGSRiKc3XlfRNaM1tkOOLmJfiPkbqu3XqhGUJp1AlL5HvEo6OsQp5z0Bn7hqLNK4lM-cvNx_-a8fIusmN4S1Dw/s543/DesignerPay.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="543" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiU-a4AidlB2bKGv6HWgwi9B9obO0wI2ApYdKkHgI6xNhGRyYoJsux00A8jo31CP3bpIyyVSKDyTPFMGJ6T91ypQIFUafyiBP2SGSRiKc3XlfRNaM1tkOOLmJfiPkbqu3XqhGUJp1AlL5HvEo6OsQp5z0Bn7hqLNK4lM-cvNx_-a8fIusmN4S1Dw/s320/DesignerPay.PNG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifElptgILM3q1MNz6I-dCf23UMV2qiVhNOJHFBmhF8l20rAtS07s8zYtXZpzD4d90PI5ohgpkLXkJBpmw3OrQqRLkZi7O0MhhPO8E9pUy0_wmEdfhsQ0AyiaVgc0OLBfza70RpEdP0avEVwuS5tTwaMfgEHWJ7ITpdVb33og0_BBQNkfJTengYdg/s536/IndustryRaises.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="536" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifElptgILM3q1MNz6I-dCf23UMV2qiVhNOJHFBmhF8l20rAtS07s8zYtXZpzD4d90PI5ohgpkLXkJBpmw3OrQqRLkZi7O0MhhPO8E9pUy0_wmEdfhsQ0AyiaVgc0OLBfza70RpEdP0avEVwuS5tTwaMfgEHWJ7ITpdVb33og0_BBQNkfJTengYdg/s320/IndustryRaises.PNG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p>Mistress of the Dorknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03812184646282811013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098207.post-13083783673714040302023-06-12T12:00:00.001-05:002023-06-12T12:00:27.612-05:00AUGI 2023 Annual Survey<p>It's that time of year again, folks! The running of the AUGI Annual Survey. Where YOU get to reveal how the industry is really faring.</p><p>How secure is your job? How busy is your company? Are you using AI? Are you back to office?</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023AUGISurvey" target="_blank">Take the Survey</a> </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Open until July 18th!</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">(5 minutes, anonymous, results in the September issue of <a href="https://www.augi.com/augiworld" target="_blank">AUGIWorld Magazine</a>)</p><p style="text-align: left;">If you have not taken the survey, please feel free to watch this video where I took the survey and you can hear my dulcet tones talking through my thoughts on how I answered some of the questions.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8C7Bkppe9yk" width="320" youtube-src-id="8C7Bkppe9yk"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">YouTube walkthrough of AUGI Salary Survey</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyRopNi6J_KI0GGv3q117GMwzp8ZTiBeve_VQ4upZEKttYf4cFz3cRZq2zOq8vgzCRHsQzC4gddqOhb9OqDkVF78W9wpuhhsn4JvBoycb0KifOfJVDj05jN0Jt31Mxrd9g0zDRXD_TDbC7P0mKOz6V97zbTpEOUtBqbMV2XM-BrlgX2qBaqg/s801/EmailBlast1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="546" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsyRopNi6J_KI0GGv3q117GMwzp8ZTiBeve_VQ4upZEKttYf4cFz3cRZq2zOq8vgzCRHsQzC4gddqOhb9OqDkVF78W9wpuhhsn4JvBoycb0KifOfJVDj05jN0Jt31Mxrd9g0zDRXD_TDbC7P0mKOz6V97zbTpEOUtBqbMV2XM-BrlgX2qBaqg/s320/EmailBlast1.PNG" width="218" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This image is a snapshot from the 2022 survey, showing average page, and highlighting a couple of facts. Feel free to check the <a href="https://www.augi.com/surveys-polls/salary/survey-archives" target="_blank">salary survey archives</a> to see past surveys in full.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjqvypKEn93FwrD3Xx-wBL0Rc3-8zea2ARwl3OTNHCqZLL_-W6BY_IK5CKESyrc04GXbFM8LAVANowlSAtS0w9KcpzSzWrY_HqWk2Iz6LOEinGb3iQGl3aEyHLYWY-GXo1F7HmKbcQGDRzYsSd2TEJ23oFxND0LpdHzq_YOHIYWV_6B9KPeM/s731/ssIndustry.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="278" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjqvypKEn93FwrD3Xx-wBL0Rc3-8zea2ARwl3OTNHCqZLL_-W6BY_IK5CKESyrc04GXbFM8LAVANowlSAtS0w9KcpzSzWrY_HqWk2Iz6LOEinGb3iQGl3aEyHLYWY-GXo1F7HmKbcQGDRzYsSd2TEJ23oFxND0LpdHzq_YOHIYWV_6B9KPeM/s320/ssIndustry.PNG" width="122" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is a snapshot of our survey results so far in 2023. Civil/Surveying/GIS has a pretty good lead on participation. If you'd like to see more representation of your industry, please share the survey link with your coworkers and colleagues.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKhqYv2E48KM10m29sTzAQgAo9CmAMQuNYXU30cwSxtinHHSmbJ1ypG9BGu37072xeJ8kt3U0nY78L5W2EZpLIwDnw2aEf4h-dXrU4JE13VI-noWxO-HHpNlesTdpo7wHzGVSHxw1cWBTUiq0VjOJ0kFef7r8mPzi2CA9HNMpyd4NgYHYjxs/s806/ssMarkets.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="411" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKhqYv2E48KM10m29sTzAQgAo9CmAMQuNYXU30cwSxtinHHSmbJ1ypG9BGu37072xeJ8kt3U0nY78L5W2EZpLIwDnw2aEf4h-dXrU4JE13VI-noWxO-HHpNlesTdpo7wHzGVSHxw1cWBTUiq0VjOJ0kFef7r8mPzi2CA9HNMpyd4NgYHYjxs/s320/ssMarkets.PNG" width="163" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">Finally, this is a snapshot of the most common markets served (industry served).</p>Mistress of the Dorknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03812184646282811013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098207.post-77489258251124946372023-05-29T03:00:00.007-05:002023-09-05T15:26:03.710-05:002022 More Results for the IFMA ITC's Digital Twin Survey<p><b>IFMA Survey Summary: Expectations and Reality</b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Last year, R.O.I. partnered with IFMA’s ITC and Autodesk
to run our first annual survey on the state of electronic documentation for
building owners and operators. Autodesk recently published <a href="https://intandem.autodesk.com/resource/the-state-of-the-digital-twin-industry/">a
whitepaper</a> revealing the highlights of that survey, demonstrating current
state and desired future state. Please download this document and see what the
industry has to say!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The <a href="https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/2kCNkg">2023
IFMA ITC Annual Digital Twin Survey</a> is running now. The IMFA survey has closed, please keep an eye out for results.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Please take a couple of minutes to chime in with
information about your facility.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">While you’re here, you might want to check out my prior
article on <a href="http://mistressofthedorkness.blogspot.com/2023/05/2022-results-for-ifma-itcs-digital-twin.html" target="_blank">the current state of electronic records and BIM requirements</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>What Makes a Digital Twin? <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Much like CAFM (Computer Aided Facility Management) and
IWMS (Integrated Workplace Management System), what people believe a technology
does or should contain is influenced by their respective needs. As a result of
this survey, we see that the top component of a Digital Twin is a facility
record model.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-d2YAnFWNjVdBc5lz71_KSiFJ1lu5Y9qu8NIbpcMbLNLBDfGgdbWUNencDhzS_-0LXZmOA_anxclLjBomkr8_4-KVBiLLQm6YG6QkDLEptlSAkfiswDsgD3HfS0Ps49Hpo0mh-yXg1blEzBqZH5K_668e1SD1qpDp1uHW2I5_hlfPWtAEqo/s582/Picture6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="363" data-original-width="582" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-d2YAnFWNjVdBc5lz71_KSiFJ1lu5Y9qu8NIbpcMbLNLBDfGgdbWUNencDhzS_-0LXZmOA_anxclLjBomkr8_4-KVBiLLQm6YG6QkDLEptlSAkfiswDsgD3HfS0Ps49Hpo0mh-yXg1blEzBqZH5K_668e1SD1qpDp1uHW2I5_hlfPWtAEqo/w400-h250/Picture6.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i><o:p> </o:p></i><i>Which Elements Are In Use Today?</i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The prior chart displays what facilities want from their
technology adoption, as an end goal. They also shared what elements are already
in use. We look forward to monitoring this during our annual surveys and seeing
how the industry progresses. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTNb2MViBvpYlu8uHiZrCGX8jIs8U7r2bA2UsZcU1t5cJLTFiohmXjPNVEbvfH9C7sxwjf5xkFjG9_HpIqtS8iemM4X84_e_r_Y0qZxoR3zwafVkYPHwr74vGucVkePI3NNSNXsrHP-kkhAv5oMRzCCPgS7286u_mN4HAAQHTeQj4DgyQCM0/s577/Picture7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="577" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTNb2MViBvpYlu8uHiZrCGX8jIs8U7r2bA2UsZcU1t5cJLTFiohmXjPNVEbvfH9C7sxwjf5xkFjG9_HpIqtS8iemM4X84_e_r_Y0qZxoR3zwafVkYPHwr74vGucVkePI3NNSNXsrHP-kkhAv5oMRzCCPgS7286u_mN4HAAQHTeQj4DgyQCM0/w400-h226/Picture7.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>Why Not Digital Twin? <o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">For the respondents not yet utilizing a Digital Twin, a
variety of obstacles were revealed. There are many replies citing a lack of
resources (whether that be skills, funding, leadership support, or current
large projects which would benefit), but nearly half of the negative replies
indicate they cannot currently justify a business case.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWkudA1Ypn1jCj7S1k07matVAWIqE_RWKfDZstHbzzVNpHsrtTdQJr5gbHi8RiFp6qJglHxrkMMtn3mmwwHjm9IAMypOCd5QI_-PUAOSd7j7HRYqDulJai_nAf54PCsuYOl2z_7GX_mKdi1fjudbziChZgwc5A9i4Ug2HuU44QF9uqiv_rqo/s517/Picture8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="517" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkWkudA1Ypn1jCj7S1k07matVAWIqE_RWKfDZstHbzzVNpHsrtTdQJr5gbHi8RiFp6qJglHxrkMMtn3mmwwHjm9IAMypOCd5QI_-PUAOSd7j7HRYqDulJai_nAf54PCsuYOl2z_7GX_mKdi1fjudbziChZgwc5A9i4Ug2HuU44QF9uqiv_rqo/w400-h306/Picture8.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>Dominant Use Cases<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">For those who shared their expected business case, the
most popular is supporting maintenance. Though, visualization for space and
workplace management is not far behind. Commissioning a building and execution
of jobs are fairly close in popularity as well. Some additional use cases were
suggested, strategic portfolio planning, simulation, predictive design, and
baseline comparisons. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCcWiTgBnC_iAjAZxNBCgyPaMRCjiUqMXaigoAGThI3AWhH8BQ853ItMvEBQj3jeNFt_9fATEoxb6xzMGl8j3e_0T7ZIIgjI9wv6poMe8HDOmEBFPGUrWegZbfuILYihezyo7v-IcgVK_rhcokI-7Ui_xoTNktMGb-wNqDC7HoxCD0g7W8Fs/s480/Picture9.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="480" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCcWiTgBnC_iAjAZxNBCgyPaMRCjiUqMXaigoAGThI3AWhH8BQ853ItMvEBQj3jeNFt_9fATEoxb6xzMGl8j3e_0T7ZIIgjI9wv6poMe8HDOmEBFPGUrWegZbfuILYihezyo7v-IcgVK_rhcokI-7Ui_xoTNktMGb-wNqDC7HoxCD0g7W8Fs/w400-h239/Picture9.png" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>Anticipated Business Benefits<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">When we asked, “Does your senior management see value in
Digital Twin?”, a resounding 78% affirmed that they have support.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">When queried, on a scale of 1 to 5, what are the most
valuable benefits you expect from a Digital Twin initiative? All of the
suggested benefits ranked strongly, indicating the importance for a wide range
of functions. Receiving better deliverables and having an easier time keeping
record documents up to date post-occupancy were valued most.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lRRX0D45QqtsjUAcIn-ILYLe-Y_jaa5VbCoqi9VdscRMdij4vgHUOm2FA9ecIwFOF-bfSzVCMH_j-3cUmft3p5FYFv9e261GbLw-B5Hwpvul81a0vRt4G3HefdK9zg8dS1MUPNvIZx68jxNn9NqWB0o8WikUMo4rCp33LvdYgPiuqJzK85M/s546/Picture10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="402" data-original-width="546" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lRRX0D45QqtsjUAcIn-ILYLe-Y_jaa5VbCoqi9VdscRMdij4vgHUOm2FA9ecIwFOF-bfSzVCMH_j-3cUmft3p5FYFv9e261GbLw-B5Hwpvul81a0vRt4G3HefdK9zg8dS1MUPNvIZx68jxNn9NqWB0o8WikUMo4rCp33LvdYgPiuqJzK85M/w400-h295/Picture10.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: center;"> </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Please keep an eye out on notifications from R.O.I.,
Autodesk, and the IFMA Information Technology Community (ITC) announcing future
results and surveys. <o:p></o:p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Mistress of the Dorknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03812184646282811013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098207.post-72344491862800564262023-05-24T16:15:00.011-05:002023-09-05T15:25:15.003-05:002022 Results for the IFMA ITC's Digital Twin Survey<p><b>IFMA Survey Summary: State of Digital Deliverables</b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Last year, R.O.I. partnered with IFMA’s ITC and Autodesk
to run our first annual survey on the state of electronic documentation for
building owners and operators. Autodesk recently published <a href="https://intandem.autodesk.com/resource/the-state-of-the-digital-twin-industry/">a
whitepaper</a> revealing the highlights of that survey, demonstrating current
state and desired future state. Please download this document and see what the
industry has to say!</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The <a href="https://survey.zohopublic.com/zs/2kCNkg">2023
IFMA ITC Annual Digital Twin Survey</a> is running now. Please take a couple of minutes to chime in with
information about your facility. The IMFA survey has closed, please keep an eye out for results.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">To prepare you for the next run of that survey, we would
like to go over the first year’s questions and results more in-depth: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>What is your industry? </li><li>How much of your records are available
digitally?</li><li>Do you require BIM for project deliverables? </li><li>Why haven’t you adopted Digital Twin yet? </li><li>What are the essential elements of a Digital
Twin? </li><li>What are the most important use cases you have
for Digital Twin? </li><li>What benefits are you expecting from your
Digital Twin adoption? </li><li>Where are you in the process of digitizing your
portfolio and asset records?</li><li>How are you planning to maintain your Digital
Twin? </li><li>Do you have support from Senior Leadership? </li><li>Do you believe a single vendor can provide
adequate features for your needs?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>Who Participated</i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The responses to this survey came from a variety of job
roles across the industry, however, the majority came from Facilities Management
and Corporate Real Estate Professionals. More than twice as many building
systems (MEP/FP) AEC Professionals participated compared to Architectural.</p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bb-IH4o8MWkzy5HVHLVKFs7cGQ2ICQdDX-Mbfl_TO2j1BNMANYb-fnQkSX3GZoBNiCbo-yeDGUry4omHZ51h2ORQ8aaGRyJKVVJoi6v9ADtX7p4uH_4BH1lSgsDptK5qZpPWPOzY-gYkLHeSj35-oEKsMfAr7LfOW1xO7ciWVdb6ilnuHxU/s561/Picture1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="561" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1bb-IH4o8MWkzy5HVHLVKFs7cGQ2ICQdDX-Mbfl_TO2j1BNMANYb-fnQkSX3GZoBNiCbo-yeDGUry4omHZ51h2ORQ8aaGRyJKVVJoi6v9ADtX7p4uH_4BH1lSgsDptK5qZpPWPOzY-gYkLHeSj35-oEKsMfAr7LfOW1xO7ciWVdb6ilnuHxU/w400-h236/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">To give you an idea of the type of work those roles specialize
in, see the chart below. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Industry representation covers a wide variety of market
specialties. Financial Services had the highest level of participation (16.8%),
but Education (14.3%) and Commercial Real Estate (13.7%) were not far behind.</p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>Current Electronic Records</i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Whatever goals we set for the future; it is important to
assess where we are currently. The chart below illustrates what percentage of
respondents reported having 50-100% of their documentation available
electronically.</p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">If applicable, do you require BIM deliverables for your
new construction and/or renovation projects? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">The answer is yes!</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">If you are wondering why BIM might be required on some
projects, but not others, within the same facility, there can be a variety of
reasons. Some might be budgetary, any projects over X amount will have room for
documentation, but smaller ones may not. Renovations that only involve finishes
but not MEP or structural components would also be a reasonable exception.</p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>Long Term Digital Twin Management</i></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">When assessing whether or not a single software vendor
was capable of providing a solution platform, 73% of respondents stated that
they think it is possible.</p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Once a platform is selected, one needs to determine who
will be responsible for maintaining their records over the long term. A
majority (66%) of Owners intend to manage their Digital Twin in-house, whether
than means utilizing an existing resource or expanding a team to hire
specifically for those skills. Only 17% of respondents intend to outsource that
work to a consultant at this point.</p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Please come back and read our next article on what
facility owners and operators expect from a Digital Twin initiative, and where
they currently stand with the various components of their smart buildings.<o:p></o:p></p><br />Mistress of the Dorknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03812184646282811013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12098207.post-81151669091315208862022-12-07T11:27:00.002-06:002023-01-05T09:52:29.291-06:00Tutorial: Creating a Basic Revit Model for Digital Twin testing<p>My company, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/r.o.i.-consulting-group" target="_blank">R.O.I. Consulting Group</a>, does Facilities consulting for a few IWMS and workplace management solutions. Not only are we using <a href="https://tandem.autodesk.com/" target="_blank">Autodesk Tandem</a> for ourselves, we will also be coaching our clients through implementations or just Proof of Concept (POC) efforts.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">So, let's say you want to try out Tandem without trying to justify expenses and write up RFPs and hire consultants, etc and just do it yourself.</p><p style="text-align: left;">First thought is that, at this point, Tandem will accept .rvt and .ifc formats only. </p><p style="text-align: left;">If you don't have a Revit model yet, but want to proceed with testing, just download a <a href="https://www.autodesk.com/products/revit-lt/free-trial" target="_blank">trial of Revit LT</a> and trace it. Eventually, you will want to have a full version of Revit, but if you need something to show people in order to get funding, this is a perfectly good place to start.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhXbpr5bPB0DkUrKTBU4y7EGCQz_UB6LtIZFuCY8ybQOkTZa6rJ0kp4XIcSk6vgtH-u57SBNIe84UKzSHvP2XWIevI2dgKt_C_o4TSjDhWxc_QWjT4V_eBjCDzSH0TsZ14dwueAPxNJEpp7UsusohnrmJFmEARSRBhzXrXRWmEmqzw0mOG8E/s732/ROIoffices.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="653" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhXbpr5bPB0DkUrKTBU4y7EGCQz_UB6LtIZFuCY8ybQOkTZa6rJ0kp4XIcSk6vgtH-u57SBNIe84UKzSHvP2XWIevI2dgKt_C_o4TSjDhWxc_QWjT4V_eBjCDzSH0TsZ14dwueAPxNJEpp7UsusohnrmJFmEARSRBhzXrXRWmEmqzw0mOG8E/s320/ROIoffices.PNG" width="285" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the current model of <a href="https://roicg.com/" target="_blank">our offices</a>, after I tweaked it and loaded it into Tandem. I'll add MEP components at some later time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Following are the steps you can take to make a simple Revit model of one of your locations to start with. <i>DISCLAIMER: To any design and construction side folks... we are not building from this, it is already built, please don't come at me for the lack of precision. I'm not showing how to design a project (because that is outside of my skillset). </i></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align: left;"><b>Creating a Revit Model for Tandem from a CAD Floorplan:</b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Open Revit LT and create new project from Commercial – Imperial template<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>On the Insert Tab, click Link CAD or Import CAD</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrL_JI9EVfQtP_DOWioV2FJhygZshnmDBH8iZeRXd_KDXpurOCEmsCDtskR7JFSo4haTAgKqca6iNj7AwbkgORG7SquYrO8oJgAssShfn8dwKT3pGYDWKCPrAWFp0FyIQ1MtWEZtdhmqi-1hd4KDP4BvMRlywphgeCslSgfd2_MPjqzyFBVk0/s636/Picture1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="135" data-original-width="636" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrL_JI9EVfQtP_DOWioV2FJhygZshnmDBH8iZeRXd_KDXpurOCEmsCDtskR7JFSo4haTAgKqca6iNj7AwbkgORG7SquYrO8oJgAssShfn8dwKT3pGYDWKCPrAWFp0FyIQ1MtWEZtdhmqi-1hd4KDP4BvMRlywphgeCslSgfd2_MPjqzyFBVk0/w400-h85/Picture1.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Navigate to your CAD file and select it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUHW4tEgI49L90UKfWNmDFHL5b46faJ5fJMH3Caxt4U_B1D8jQDfUICMrpALrl1Tf8pX6adayBQ3utOV8lyxkYbLyyesDTyV0OY6jmRXWUVwllO_Fmu8wqGuimMPxDz4QPKkCqa6TmbN13nsMqH7zf4vsdpIDV7vwhbaWLCIXXl7kNyvcIFM/s624/Picture2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="624" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUHW4tEgI49L90UKfWNmDFHL5b46faJ5fJMH3Caxt4U_B1D8jQDfUICMrpALrl1Tf8pX6adayBQ3utOV8lyxkYbLyyesDTyV0OY6jmRXWUVwllO_Fmu8wqGuimMPxDz4QPKkCqa6TmbN13nsMqH7zf4vsdpIDV7vwhbaWLCIXXl7kNyvcIFM/s320/Picture2.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>TIP:</b> Drag a folder from the navigation list to the shortcuts panel on the left, to make it easier to find your way back to this directory next time. (or click the Tools dropdown on the lower left of this dialog box to add this directory to Favorites or the shortcuts panel.) This tip works in AutoCAD and other Autodesk software.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>On the Architecture tab, click on the Wall dropdown to select Wall: Structural and trace the exterior walls and any known load-bearing walls in the floor plate.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>On the Architecture tab, click on the wall dropdown to select Wall: Architectural and trace the remaining walls on the floor plate.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">6.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Add the columns to your model. This can be accessed through the Structure panel of the Structure tab, or the Build panel of the Architecture tab. Though on the structure tab, you are automatically selecting a structural column, on the Architecture tab, you must select between that and architectural columns.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Start with the structural columns, as pictured on the right<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Then add Architectural columns where needed, as pictured on the left<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjctYHtKj8AAI_7Abda5EfD5CYSHpEGI5F6oGTuO4OqwY4YXNC8iKT3xNYsxKl4DwGtrPgXDUqGsLunfdSXK0pQ7FYmkwfe5iEKkBdN_gismApxSSSW8wiK5M4UbT6moEGFPghVskPwt_c3PLoCGPaYh33AEBgelIfPd0St2MOimVHBkxLyBY/s624/Picture3.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="624" height="102" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjctYHtKj8AAI_7Abda5EfD5CYSHpEGI5F6oGTuO4OqwY4YXNC8iKT3xNYsxKl4DwGtrPgXDUqGsLunfdSXK0pQ7FYmkwfe5iEKkBdN_gismApxSSSW8wiK5M4UbT6moEGFPghVskPwt_c3PLoCGPaYh33AEBgelIfPd0St2MOimVHBkxLyBY/s320/Picture3.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">7.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>On the Build panel of the Architecture ribbon tab, click Door and insert doors where appropriate.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">8.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>On the same panel, click Window to insert windows where appropriate.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><b>TIP:</b> To hide your floorplan and assess the current state of your drawing, go to the Graphics panel of the View tab and click on Visibility / Graphics.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Navigate to the Imported Categories tab of the Visibility/Graphic Overrides for Floor Plan dialog box and uncheck the option ‘Show imported categories for this view’.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">You can also control visibility by layer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Click Apply and OK to save the settings.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1D5g5lCbz-N72QnqEKd_YrvAo9OWJUhW09EUNQ2faWE0eTD5bZjSlge5VaeI1RCBuEP0JWkmuiLhxNxik78EjExJzb3gTNaWT3P4UQTQX_HLyZgwVibUJ7tlSTAbN_UBkcDKbYMELve6D4X0ZakC5GkubYBd4hfISe6hwJ2mXL_g1NQAr0s/s379/Picture4.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="223" data-original-width="379" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1D5g5lCbz-N72QnqEKd_YrvAo9OWJUhW09EUNQ2faWE0eTD5bZjSlge5VaeI1RCBuEP0JWkmuiLhxNxik78EjExJzb3gTNaWT3P4UQTQX_HLyZgwVibUJ7tlSTAbN_UBkcDKbYMELve6D4X0ZakC5GkubYBd4hfISe6hwJ2mXL_g1NQAr0s/s320/Picture4.png" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.25in;">Let’s compare the before and after below. You can see we still need to add casework, furniture, plumbing fixtures, and the Room objects… and I missed 3 Architectural columns I should have placed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1NEP_Ksd4MAIRCSa3l0fYT8fD71Q8bpVcWtcUNgHTQBMmJiPLGP9VUFRlwNXp1Pm_prTOhNtJTH8drjsKN45AJzFFxjTFjHGwtDVelB2OPvzxmjU1Lh-t8K5VoI9uTlq2Kl-bKqUivGqmRKwQ35fhYBo1B2gFHWA7upb99FYB0iCcRmCgJk/s787/Picture5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="787" data-original-width="575" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1NEP_Ksd4MAIRCSa3l0fYT8fD71Q8bpVcWtcUNgHTQBMmJiPLGP9VUFRlwNXp1Pm_prTOhNtJTH8drjsKN45AJzFFxjTFjHGwtDVelB2OPvzxmjU1Lh-t8K5VoI9uTlq2Kl-bKqUivGqmRKwQ35fhYBo1B2gFHWA7upb99FYB0iCcRmCgJk/w293-h400/Picture5.png" width="293" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">9.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>We should first add Floor > Floor: Architectural from the Build panel of the Architecture tab. It will prompt you to select the bounding walls of your floor plate and will generate the floor object for you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">10.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>For the casework, go to the Insert ribbon tab and the Load from the Library panel and click the Load Family button.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c36NUeLwvLPFn5dinmGLEw71SU5St4QEHp1Xtn1T-523Sq6uV60oNAwkD9mfJudJ6QXrWuxUDIOdKzWsHxC4BUjTJcWdQyKSddoM9aDbaYRZgGFU6XebE6y3ZiNMq1zKb-FvJn6stqWUMUrKYCIktAEOG0t4FEETWo4I7_N73PbsOd1h0TI/s362/Picture6.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="319" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c36NUeLwvLPFn5dinmGLEw71SU5St4QEHp1Xtn1T-523Sq6uV60oNAwkD9mfJudJ6QXrWuxUDIOdKzWsHxC4BUjTJcWdQyKSddoM9aDbaYRZgGFU6XebE6y3ZiNMq1zKb-FvJn6stqWUMUrKYCIktAEOG0t4FEETWo4I7_N73PbsOd1h0TI/s320/Picture6.png" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5GabOB3acSAIcsGROPRjObxcLyYDo6AdwlTbVb3kwQjdt5cBf6QSH_w87r2mBzJ0-IKeQF4ZJWvDvXtyOJVKhfOhyHoXVz0UYFsb_OO6s5zTfMYM1buAX50sPYanjVTilJYWlQgqdY6NAEvY-PsZZO7jBn1VlJwOw6S7KcJcGzSGjO5afng/s161/Picture7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="161" data-original-width="161" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5GabOB3acSAIcsGROPRjObxcLyYDo6AdwlTbVb3kwQjdt5cBf6QSH_w87r2mBzJ0-IKeQF4ZJWvDvXtyOJVKhfOhyHoXVz0UYFsb_OO6s5zTfMYM1buAX50sPYanjVTilJYWlQgqdY6NAEvY-PsZZO7jBn1VlJwOw6S7KcJcGzSGjO5afng/s1600/Picture7.png" width="161" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing">I’m going to keep things simple and choose base cabinets and some countertops. Feel free to check the standard families and replace the generic ones with something that reflects what is actually built out in the space. You might also find a site like <a href="https://www.bimobject.com/en" target="_blank">BIMObject</a> useful in locating a variety of furniture, fixtures, and other Revit families.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">11.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Once your families are loaded, use the Project Browser on the left side of the screen to find your item, expand any available options, then right-click on that option and select Create Instance from the menu.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlEf17l2ymOjo1-xsl-mRn0l8G6H-9H_L1kvTmSgICx52Ho8iqi6IxBJl8JvlG70IGi4Vib1vNvtqgE-v6KT6g4a6F7jgaPYuigB-74rK5O39bethoeNnHJx8NAbnUrnw_xij6D7u_jxeztcEcs1owRDpADRnJN94bZJhChNl7VNv4VrGMn4/s486/Picture8.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="253" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqlEf17l2ymOjo1-xsl-mRn0l8G6H-9H_L1kvTmSgICx52Ho8iqi6IxBJl8JvlG70IGi4Vib1vNvtqgE-v6KT6g4a6F7jgaPYuigB-74rK5O39bethoeNnHJx8NAbnUrnw_xij6D7u_jxeztcEcs1owRDpADRnJN94bZJhChNl7VNv4VrGMn4/s320/Picture8.png" width="167" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">12.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Add elevators and other building components as needed.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">13.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span><a href="https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2020/ENU/Revit-Model/files/GUID-B3420A54-A9BC-4AEE-A07C-CD7A9DC782FB-htm.html">Follow the steps for creating a Room object here</a>. You’ll want to make use of the Room Separator tool, to add bounding lines to any spaces without doors to break them up and to cubicle areas. And then use the Room tool to add the final room object with the remaining space around the cubicles. </p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"></p><blockquote style="text-align: center;">Wondering why I insist on polylining (sic) cubicles?<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mistressofthedorkness.blogspot.com/2022/06/revit-and-room-bounding-for-cubicles.html" target="_blank">I explained the reasons in this article.</a> </blockquote><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">14.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Update the room tags to reflect the type of space and the room numbers being used, by clicking on the tag text.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOYwFtA8Ai3IDIFO1N8RuppZcmBICF-x38OdXiorCRgabme_cUribG4fukT24K1YBqNtUX0d_LcwAPnNtAPl9C76WqtcwdvO3mU3p5RwK_ICCgKrQ1o9zMwhcn1sRdFeT73PSvFQRN7oZ9HA2Wx4Cp8cjhc9qa3XuJJHNKVdvhVgoM2A-gRk/s570/Picture9.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="364" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixOYwFtA8Ai3IDIFO1N8RuppZcmBICF-x38OdXiorCRgabme_cUribG4fukT24K1YBqNtUX0d_LcwAPnNtAPl9C76WqtcwdvO3mU3p5RwK_ICCgKrQ1o9zMwhcn1sRdFeT73PSvFQRN7oZ9HA2Wx4Cp8cjhc9qa3XuJJHNKVdvhVgoM2A-gRk/s320/Picture9.png" width="204" /></a></div><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">15.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Under the Room and Area panel of the Architecture tab, click the down arrow to access the Color Schemes function. You can shade the rooms by Name or other parameters.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">16.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Once you have your scheme established (it should be generated automatically, but you can adjust colors and hatches if you like), you will need to enable it in the Graphics pane on the left, using the Color Scheme field.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OpGFz8rLrPMTuc0o-yq6oV5Z53h3JjBYlZJK45uOyiA7TEyW-LSB6-mP2Ukra_RzyOZBqjEqRuuD0dU_AmqF1CuPN-xFeVIZiIKUHrSNqrg1n0hYRJpTsRAtyFV1B7iVkKyfBGiy5xX8_bqhyQCfk1Gti1BRoYp3g8j21wvtmRYCi9Hsejg/s337/Picture10.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="254" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5OpGFz8rLrPMTuc0o-yq6oV5Z53h3JjBYlZJK45uOyiA7TEyW-LSB6-mP2Ukra_RzyOZBqjEqRuuD0dU_AmqF1CuPN-xFeVIZiIKUHrSNqrg1n0hYRJpTsRAtyFV1B7iVkKyfBGiy5xX8_bqhyQCfk1Gti1BRoYp3g8j21wvtmRYCi9Hsejg/s320/Picture10.png" width="241" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">17.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>Now it is time to upload our model to Tandem. Open your project from the home page, click the Files button on the left and select Import Model. We should not have any Phases to choose between in the new model we created, so all we do is name the floor in the Label field.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbTipnuo9ryTcd9mNAqQIwjDa7nbEpNtrJcpArzO6BsT-BBmTFvIlCDXyJTS-REnopD3VIAX1PHA2ueIx73lCOf5c6BgX2226sssZT_KVMWT1VMgEaAPSWDsrv8iDy9rA_uKvBqDnhfYIJPDXYyjwa3R6gmZ7Kqtom8PJOxVZJPY2NS2i4bU/s534/Picture16.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="534" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbTipnuo9ryTcd9mNAqQIwjDa7nbEpNtrJcpArzO6BsT-BBmTFvIlCDXyJTS-REnopD3VIAX1PHA2ueIx73lCOf5c6BgX2226sssZT_KVMWT1VMgEaAPSWDsrv8iDy9rA_uKvBqDnhfYIJPDXYyjwa3R6gmZ7Kqtom8PJOxVZJPY2NS2i4bU/s320/Picture16.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p>Now you have a basic model. You can go back and tweak things as you notice issues. </o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p>For example, our lobby couches had been moved, and one of the elevators was facing the wrong direction, and some walls are glass instead of drywall. </o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p>It is super easy to replace a model in Tandem once you have modified it. Just click on the name of your model in the Files tab and you'll get the Update Model dialog box. </o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnCPLVmIsJsXMhvEYlxUlPzhNBBEXE3mI3llAheYE25YubPBZZBJiiMle3mwtiR53-zx8JHXS26tOLbkJTZz9FkYj3viUh-mTGHJ5_y01jSjJIH2xF_8QBuHSX-VhafqyWQc680WMOMLU60LURCgJWEEanXotxH8G5_Lxn3FIz-BifcoBnrU/s342/UpdateModel1.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="142" data-original-width="342" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPnCPLVmIsJsXMhvEYlxUlPzhNBBEXE3mI3llAheYE25YubPBZZBJiiMle3mwtiR53-zx8JHXS26tOLbkJTZz9FkYj3viUh-mTGHJ5_y01jSjJIH2xF_8QBuHSX-VhafqyWQc680WMOMLU60LURCgJWEEanXotxH8G5_Lxn3FIz-BifcoBnrU/s320/UpdateModel1.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOoYMQ4eEy9dzqBxXQ5FwjEBul6X5R7hLrJTjxxbN1H4z8YVmhNlcJqh5mxeGv9AKBAIByErP_U6Naeqo4HeUfJcjmYuypSvWPJUw-fJuSwtJg8ZR9ytORZvMylTTAwVc6XmAYC-5U7HcnJpJUuhAbIdAbV4cNKZbwiOknUqIqIKFE_qc1Jg/s441/UpdateModel.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="441" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtOoYMQ4eEy9dzqBxXQ5FwjEBul6X5R7hLrJTjxxbN1H4z8YVmhNlcJqh5mxeGv9AKBAIByErP_U6Naeqo4HeUfJcjmYuypSvWPJUw-fJuSwtJg8ZR9ytORZvMylTTAwVc6XmAYC-5U7HcnJpJUuhAbIdAbV4cNKZbwiOknUqIqIKFE_qc1Jg/s320/UpdateModel.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>Video Tutorials</b></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>Get Started with Tandem</i> - <a href="https://intandem.autodesk.com/resource/get-started-with-tandem/">https://intandem.autodesk.com/resource/get-started-with-tandem/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Create a site, import model, work with filters to look at elements, add template to help with assets</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>Capture Asset Data</i> - <a href="https://intandem.autodesk.com/resource/capture-asset-data/">https://intandem.autodesk.com/resource/capture-asset-data/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Specify a facilities template and map assets, it applies parameters and counts as tagged assets<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Capture data – select assets in viewer and assign data in properties panel<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Working with the Inventory in tabular format (can export/import data using Excel)</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>Defining Tagged Assets</i> <b><span style="color: red;">- </span></b><a href="https://intandem.autodesk.com/resource/defining-tagged-assets/">https://intandem.autodesk.com/resource/defining-tagged-assets/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><ul><li>Asset is an object (furniture, equipment, door)</li><li>Parameters are properties we want to track (installation date, mfr, warranty end date, etc)</li><li>A group of parameters is called a Parameter Set</li><li>Classification – way to categorize objects, we can create what we want or use existing (master format, uniformat)</li><li>Different types of facilities might have different data needed</li><li>Can apply parameter individually by Element or as a group by Type</li><li>We create a template and include the classifications and parameters to include</li></ul><o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><i>Specify Data Requirements</i> - <a href="https://intandem.autodesk.com/resource/specify-data-requirements/">https://intandem.autodesk.com/resource/specify-data-requirements/</a></p></div></div>Mistress of the Dorknesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03812184646282811013noreply@blogger.com0