It’s no surprise that Revit is a completely different program from something like SketchUp. Unfortunately, there tend to be some habits learned in SketchUp that worked great for the purposes of the program, that just should not be brought over to the Revit world.
Last fall, I attended a discussion on BIM with my local IIDA chapter. At my knowledge level, the topic was both rudimentary as well as inspiring (it covered a large ground of what BIM is). After the event, and after much contemplation of my own experiences using BIM (and, in particular, Revit) I worked with the chapter to develop a panel discussion bringing together designers and manufactures to talk about things we need/want/hate and the benefits or challenges to using BIM. Here’s my recap and thoughts on the event…