Chad Smith
Chad is a consultant to the AEC industry, a design technologist, VDC advocate, BIM Manager, early Revit adopter, and public speaker.
BIM 360 Docs Update – March 29, 2017
The March 29, 2017 BIM 360 Docs update delivers on the roadmap themes of Document Management and Viewing & Review workflows, with new versions...
Removing previous version Autodesk software using the Uninstall Tool
It's a new Autodesk year for product launches, which means it's time for that annual upgrade cycle of installing new versions. And that usually means...
Smart Home Part 2 – The Home Assistant hub
In Part 1 I outlined thoughts on assembling my ideal smart home and its operation. And at the heart of any smart home is...
Autodesk Dasher 360 Update
The other day Autodesk provided a somewhat significant update to Dasher 360. Built on top of Autodesk Forge, the research project aims to connect...
BIM 360 Field – Mobile release version 4.19
BIM 360 Field version 4.19 contains:
Usability improvements for pinning issues, reduce the number of clicks required to place a pushpin on a drawing. The floor...
BIM 360 Docs Update – February 28, 2017
The latest BIM 360 Docs update is packed with highly-requested features such as document-level hyperlinking, improved PDF title block management, the ability to move...
Autodesk Revit 2017.2 Update
This update represents the reported issues resolved in Autodesk Revit 2017 within build: 20170118_1100.
Autodesk® Revit® 2017.2 Update
Refer to the Autodesk Desktop App for this point...
3DR new Site Scan updates for drone data capture – January 13, 2017
As a former user of Site Scan on Android, when switching to the iOS app there was a noticeable feature absent. The ability to...
Comparing reality capture technologies
Reality capture technology allows us to understand the world around us in ways which the human eye cannot. From photos to infrared vision, accurate...
Adaptive component railing
This is a follow up to a previous video on the general principles of using adaptive components for railings and fences.
In this video we...
Mass for an adaptive component fence
This is a follow up to a previous video on the general principles of using adaptive components for railings and fences.
In this video we...
Smart Home Part 1 – The outline
Over the past year I've been watching the advancements in smart home technology. A concept of science fiction, the ability to bring the house alive...
