Resources
Below is an ongoing growing list of resources for anyone interested in Revit and Building Information Modeling (BIM). If you have found some great websites you would like to share with the group please email them to Chris.
SOFTWARE & TECHNICAL HELP
TRAINING
REVIT FAMILIES & 3D MODELS
Turbosquid, 3D models & textures
DISCUSSION GROUPS & FORUMS
ADD-ONS & PLUG-INS
Avatech Earth Connector – Take your Revit designs and put them in Google Earth.
DotSoft XL2CAD (Excel to Revit) Add-on Utility
Revit Structure Extensions – A series of easy to use applications that extend the capabilities of Revit Structure 2008 in various key areas, including structural analysis and reinforced concrete drafting.
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM) INFO
BIM – What is it, why do I care, how do I do it?
Building Information Modeling: What About Architecture? BIM Construct
Building Information Modeling Two Years Later…
Interoperability Panel Warns ‘Get It or Quit It’
Building Information Modeling In Practice
Autodesk Revit: Implementation In Practice
Beyond Flat Earth: New Horizons in Design Practice
Towards a Materials-Based Building Information Model
Top Ten AEC Technology Trends Review for 2008
AFFILIATE REVIT USER GROUPS
USA
Baltimore, MD: http://www.revitbaltimore.org/
Charlotte, NC: http://www.revitusergroup.com/
Kansas City: http://www.kcrevit.com/
Nebraska: http://www.therevitgroup.com/
New York City, NY: http://www.meetup.com/NYC-RUG/
Philadelphia: http://groups.google.com/group/phillyrevit
Southern Nevada: http://www.clubrevit.com/
Seattle: http://www.searug.org/
Texas (Austin, Dallas, San Antonio): http://www.texasrevit.org/
Virginia Beach: http://vrug.revitlution.com/
Washington DC: http://www.revitdc.org/
CANADA
Edmonton: http://www.revitlution.ca/
Ontario: http://ontariorevit.blogspot.com/