CAD/BIM Tips & Tricks
Your DGN Inventory Can Look Right and Count Wrong
Learn how duplicate elements can distort a quantity takeoff, where MicroStation’s native cleanup stops and how to check multiple DGN files in one run.
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How to Import Excel into Revit and Keep It Updated
Learn how to easily import Excel into Revit, preserve formatting and refresh linked spreadsheet content when the original workbook changes
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BIM Coordination at Hinkley Point C: What 4D BIM Reveals
See how 4D BIM adds time to BIM coordination at Hinkley Point C, exposing scheduling, access, crane and logistics conflicts before work begins.
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Digital Twin Technology for Switzerland’s Rail Network
Switzerland is using digital twin technology to represent its rail network. See what CAD and BIM teams can learn from this ambitious undertaking.
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Revit Families: The Hidden Bottleneck in Your Project
Discover how poorly managed Revit families slow projects, create costly inconsistencies and drain productivity, plus practical ways to improve them.
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How Do You Create a Digital Twin of a 100-Year-Old Lock and Dam?
See how engineers use 3D scanning, point cloud data and historical records to create a digital twin for infrastructure asset management.
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Your CAD Model Looks Great, So Why Is the Engineer Nervous?
AI-generated CAD is getting remarkably convincing. Discover what CADEngBench reveals about AI, parametric CAD, engineering design and the future of CAD.
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Construction Robots and the Future of BIM
Construction robots are changing the jobsite. See how BIM data, human judgment and reliable CAD standards will shape safer, smarter automation.
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The Tallest Tower in Texas
Explore how BIM, MEP coordination and multidisciplinary engineering help make the tallest building in Texas, Austin’s 1,025-foot Waterline tower, possible.
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