“When we are designing a building, we have very specific ideas about the look we are going for. BIM software has made it possible for us to now see on our screens exactly what the end result is going to look like. When looking for products and/or materials to use in that building, BIM content… Read more
Below is a great video of Darren Tims from Rice Daubney Architects in Australia. In the video Darren gives a fantastic overview of how Rice Daubney are using BIM (Building Information Modeling) in their work flow and the benefits they are gaining from it. This is especially apparent in the larger projects he is talking… Read more
By now you’ve probably noticed our new look! BIMstop has been rebuilt from the ground up. We are excited to finally have this version 2 launched. As a part of this we are consolidated our brands Barrington Arch + BIMstop into the new BIMstop.com We’ve got some great new enhancements in the works, which will… Read more
We’ve recently been working on some exciting objects for ArchiCADselect customers, these will soon be available for download from our friends at Cadimageworld.com They have all been built to work with ArchiCAD version 13 and higher. If anybody has any ideas for new objects, please send them through.
Occasionally we do something slightly different & get commissioned to build BIM content for Architects to use in-house. This is a big help for the architects as it helps to speed up their building information process, saving both time & money. Below is a testimony from Graeme Butler a registered Architect in Australia. Who we built… Read more
More & more we are seeing companies that run “building product directories” adding BIM (building information modeling) content as an add-on service for their already advertising clients, this in a lot of ways makes sense, as it helps to promote BIM & helps manufacturers get on board supporting BIM. However the problem is quite obvious,… Read more
At the moment we are working with two doors manufacturers to bring their products to BIM (building information modeling), for both the ArchiCAD and Revit formats. Maybe your company manufacturers doors & you’re looking for a new way to market them to architects & designers? Well here are a few benefits you will get from… Read more
Concrete products are huge part of all buildings now days. Not so surprisingly they can also benefit hugely from being integrated into BIM! If your company manufacturers any of the following products you should start thinking about getting them into a BIM format such as ArchiCAD, Revit or Bently BIM so that technicians can start… Read more
At the moment we are building some BIM content for ProWood NZ who manufacturer engineered timber beams. BIM provides a huge oppotunity for beam or “structure” manufacturers to get their products into a project early and become more apart of the design team. When putting together the frame work for the new ProWood BIM content… Read more
Here are a couple of images of some recent door families we have been building for a client, for use with Autodesk Revit. Door families (and door & window BIM content in general) are quite difficult to build as they often have a lot of parameters & setting built into them. The trick to building… Read more
