Written by Steven MicalettiFebruary 20, 2020March 19, 2020

HOW TO CLIMB A TREE

Traversing a MEP System is a difficult endeavor to say the least. This is why many of the Hanger and Spooling automation software tools we see today are unusable. We must know the structure of a Tree before we can automate things on it’s Branches. Given a Leaf at random, how do we find the […]

Written by Steven MicalettiAugust 11, 2019October 23, 2019

VDC REVIT BETA

Thanks for trying out the VDC REVIT BETA for Revit 2019/2020! Questions, comments, suggestions and bug reports are tremendously appreciated! Please direct any or all of the above to SUPPORT@MICLOGIC.COM. VDC REVIT 2018 DOWNLOAD VDC REVIT 2019 DOWNLOAD VDC REVIT 2020 DOWNLOAD

Written by Steven MicalettiAugust 5, 2019November 16, 2019

WHAT IS IN A NUMBER?

A Rose by any other Number would smell as sweet… Sorry Shakespeare, this is a Software Blog. Whether we are talking about Ductwork, Piping, or Walls, Doors and Windows, the “Item Number” is arguably one of the most important bits of information we can find in a Model. It’s how we identify, quantify, locate and […]

Written by Steven MicalettiJuly 28, 2019September 17, 2019

REVIT PROPERTIES

Fabrication Items in Revit work a bit differently than they do in CADmep. Likewise, so do the VDC Item Properties Palettes. Below is list of the initial Item Properties that will be available in the VDC REVIT Beta. ITEMSDisplays the quantity of selected Items along with their Name and CID respectively. The drop down list […]

Written by Steven MicalettiJune 27, 2019August 11, 2019

EXPOSING REVIT

Much of our Fabrication Data in Revit is inaccessible and in many cases, it doesn’t exist at all. VDC REVIT aims to change all of that, exposing your vital Fabrication Data to Tags, Schedules, Filters, Calculations… Virtually any Data you would otherwise expect from native Family Elements. Here are some examples of “Auto Parameters” that […]

Written by Steven MicalettiMay 5, 2019September 18, 2019

VDC CAD BETA

Thanks for trying out the VDC CAD BETA for CADmep 2019/2020! Questions, comments, suggestions and bug reports are tremendously appreciated! Please direct any or all of the above to SUPPORT@MICLOGIC.COM. VDC CAD 2019 DOWNLOAD VDC CAD 2020 DOWNLOAD

Written by Steven MicalettiApril 10, 2019

PALLET IS ON THE PALETTE

These short clips are from an earlier build, but they demonstrate how useful it can be when all of your model data is exposed and easily editable, in real time. The “I” in BIM is the most important part. That’s why Pallet is on the Palette, and everything else I could think of. It’s getting […]