Welcome to BIMWORLD

www.bimcontentmanager.com

BIMContentManager is an ambitious and exciting project to manage and share Revit families and Autocad drawings - from your desktop, to the web and back again.

BIMContentManager is comprised of two separate yet related applications, BIMContentManager Desktop and BIMContentManager Web. BIMContentManager Desktop is a content management solution for Autodesk Revit that allows you to manage Revit family (RFA) files on your computer and optionally publish them to BIMContentManager Web for sharing and collaboration.

Key Features

• manage Revit families on your computer and network
• publish your families to the internet for communal sharing
• simultaneous grid and thumbnail dualview
• dynamic resizing of thumbnails using a slider
• find families using instantaneous "search as you type" methods
• assign and edit family properties
• sort families by any number of fields, including Supplier, Uniformat, Masterformat, Path, Filename, Cost, etc.
• associate custom images to families
• associate multiple URLs to families
• create URL 'thumbshots'
• link Suppliers products to families
• create local Suppliers list
• classification by Revit Category, Supplier, Uniformat, Masterformat 95, Masterformat 04
• drag drop families into Revit
• type catalog editor
• manage types from catalog files (coming later)
• manage types from Revit (RVT) project files (coming later)

Articles

Architects Embrace BIM at AIA Convention 2008-05-29 | Author: Heather Livingston CADALYST On May 13 and 14, I attended a two-day pre-AIA convention conference in Boston titled "Changing the World: Harnessing BIM Technology and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for Sustainable Design." While a wordy title, it does give an accurate idea of the scope of the seminar. Technology was at the fore of all discussion and it became clear throughout the conference that, although many architects in attendance were new to BIM, they as a profession are finally ready to fully embrace this practice-revolutionizing technology.

Illuminating Imagery 2008-04-16 | Author: Audrey Doyle Visa Lighting Lighting Illuminating Imagery With Autodesk VIZ software, Palindrome creates lighting designs that are photorealistic as well as accurate. By Audrey Doyle A certified lighting designer, Michael Noon has structured his company, Palindrome Lighting Design of Gambrills, Maryland, around helping his clients to explore the art, the science, and the business of great lighting.

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. 2008-03-27 | Author: AEC Daily Armstrong World Industries, Inc., is a global leader in the design and manufacture of floors, ceilings and cabinets. In 2002, Armstrong's net sales totaled more than $3 billion. Founded in 1860 and based in Lancaster, PA, Armstrong has 59 plants in 14 countries and approximately 16,500 employees worldwide.