Creating Loadable Revit Families > ENGINEERING.com



  • But as popular as it is in the industry, it is still hard to find qualified and experienced Revit users.
  • This is because the company already has a collection of families or there is a Revit guru who handles the families.
  • The key to learning how to create quality Revit families is to understand the Family Editor modeling concepts and component creation process.
  • Worldwide, Autodesk Revit Architecture has become one of the most popular BIM software tools.
  • This can be confusing and frustrating for beginners or those trying to transition to BIM. However, when the concepts and methodology are grasped, Revit family creation is not that difficult.


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Winners Announced for Design Scholarship > ENGINEERING.com



  • The annual Vectorworks Design Scholarship sets the stage for up-and-coming designers to show off their talents.
  • The scholarship offers two tiers of winnings, the first of which offers $3,000 USD to winners.
  • Open to students pursuing design-related degrees in post-secondary and graduate programs, the 2015 rendition of the scholarship has its roster of winners.
  • Winners were selected from all categories for a grand total of 16 scholarship recipients chosen from a pool of over 2,000 entries.
  • In addition to Schmitz’s design, 15 other projects from around the world were recognized as first tier winners by the judges.


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Vectorworks Announces Six BIM Camp Events



  • Beginning tomorrow and continuing over the next three months, global design software developer Vectorworks, Inc.® will host six BIM Camp events in major U.S. cities including: Boston, New York, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles and San Francisco.
  • Continue to check back at this page for future BIM Camp location announcements.
  • Dates and locations of upcoming camps include:

    The cost to attend a BIM Camp is $25 per person.

  • “Our BIM Camps are geared toward those who might be unsure of how to use the cutting-edge technology to its fullest capacity,” said Rubina Siddiqui, Senior BIM solutions specialist at Vectorworks.
  • Vectorworks, Inc. is a global design software developer serving the architecture, landscape and entertainment industries.


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