Have you taken this challenge yet? 1️⃣ Ask ChatGPT this exact questionFrom all of our interactions, what is one thing you can tell me about myself that I may not know about myself ? This was the answer I got:“One thing I’ve noticed about you from our interactions is your constant drive for innovation, especially […] The post When AI Becomes Your Psychologist appeared first on What Revit Wants ..read more

Check out this presentation I did at a BuildingSmart event in February 2020. Does it still hold true in 2024? Modern tools like Deep Space can integrate data from multiple sources, provide analysis, machine learning, and ability to monitor Risks and Opportunities during Design, Construction and Operations. The post Sewing Together the Amputated Digital Twin (BuildingSmart Feb 2020) appeared first on What Revit Wants ..read more

Sometimes you have to say goodbye to old technology to welcome in new ways of doing things. This is the case as BIM 360 Team basically almost dies in 2 weeks… The key message here is: A360 and BIM 360 Team will no longer be available in Desktop Connector after August 15, 2024. What does […] The post Last Chance to Access Files from BIM360 Team on Autodesk Desktop Connector appeared first on What Revit Wants ..read more

What really is the Deep Space Construction Intelligence Platform?? For the past 5 years or so I have been diving deep into Construction data and automation, and along with Michael Clothier we used our decades of BIM and VDC experience to build Deep Space. Check out this video to find out what Deep Space actually is… and let us know what you think in the comments! The post What the Heck is Deep Space? appeared first on What Revit Wants ..read more

I came across an interesting issue today. We were automating Revit data parameters for a mandated IFC deliverable, but we came across some Shared Parameters that were added incorrectly (wrong Parameter Name for the Shared Parameter GUID). Ok… let’s just remove them from Project Parameters, right? Seems nice and easy. Now let’s add the ‘right’ Shared Parameter using Shared Parameters dialog box. Uh oh! Revit still remembers the OLD Parameter Name. Not good. This issue was well described by Jay Merlan over here. From his post: “If you want to test this limitation, try deleting a Shared Paramete ..read more

Around 9 months ago I decided to step back from the majority of my consulting work and focus on Deep Space, a digital construction project intelligence platform built by myself and Michael Clothier. After a lot of learning, pitching, refining, and due diligence, we were extremely pleased to reach a milestone last week. We were able to finally share with the world that Deep Space has been officially funded by VentureOn Partners, a forward-thinking ConTech + PropTech SaaS investment company in Australia! Here is part of the press release: VentureOn Partners Pty Ltd (VentureOn), a leading venture ..read more

Yes, I’m going to do this. I’m going to write another post about a widely used term and try to untangle reality from the fiction. Let’s talk about the term “AI”… Mr Gates wrote a compelling article recently about AI Agents specifically, and even Mr Clippy got a slightly dishonourable mention. But hold on to your chatbots hats, because we are going to go right back to basics…   First, let’s define some terms related to AI.   Intelligence The faculty of understanding; intellect.   Artificial made or constructed by human skill, especially in imitation of, or as a substitute for, so ..read more

Is anyone still here? Yes!! And it isn’t an AI bot either! I know it has been a bit quiet around What Revit Wants lately, and you might have guessed that it has something to do with a little startup called Deep Space… I hope to one day share the whole story from Architectural drafting, to Revit, to Virtual Built Technology (BIM and VDC Consulting), to Revizto, and finally to where we are today – Deep Space! For now, I just wanted to reconnect and get you thinking… What will 2024 hold for our industry? Where will the AI stuff finally land? Will the global economy stabilise and accelerate? Wha ..read more

I’m very excited to report that the Deep Space platform continues to rapidly evolve, bringing exciting updates that empower civil and infrastructure projects. In a recent release, Deep Space introduced new and enhanced existing synchronization plugins and tools, revolutionizing data acquisition, analysis, and compliance checking. This blog post delves into the key new features of the Deep Space Sync add-in, focusing on its IFC integration and LOI (Level of Information) Report capabilities. Jump straight to the video here. Simplifying Data Acquisition and Storage Deep Space now offers a user-fr ..read more

As part of a very bad Cloud Model upgrade experience (a story I will tell some other time…) some models failed to upgrade. I was trying to upgrade a file from Revit 2018 to Revit 2022. After upgrading, I was unable to save this file, even though I have a machine with 192GB RAM. Revit reported this message: “This computer does not have enough memory to save…” “Increase the available memory or contact Autodesk Support for more information”   I contacted Autodesk Support, and eventually got this reponse: Due to the “Multi-category Schedule”, the Revit file was failing to save in Revit 2 ..read more