As I spoke about in an earlier post The Quest for Content, content for our applications is in high demand, and even though there's no way we at Autodesk can create all necessary content for Revit MEP, as the Product Manager I feel it's my responsibility to try and facilitate the creation of the content by all interested parties.
Because of this, I set out to engage every manufacturer who would listen and discuss this topic. I had some very in-depth conversations with a number of very large manufacturers who understood the looming value to integrating their product lines with BIM workflows. At the end of the conference I had a stack of business cards from household names in the industry, all of whom were interested in pursuing further this subject. You can bet I'll be following up with them.
And to those of you reading this, be sure to re-affirm your need for manufacturer's content every time you see your local rep. Your voice is the strongest voice in the industry to influence the strategies of these companies.
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Kyle - Manufacturer-specific families/objects (PIM) is so important, especially for MEP where exact geometry impacts mechanical coordination. I heard that Autodesk was going to release an addition to the Revit MEP library for subscription customers. What is the status of this?
Posted by: Laura Handler | November 12, 2007 at 03:06 PM
Kyle,
Visa lighting has taken the time to build their catalog in Revit. The disappointing aspect is that we can not use the families because they are not face based. Autodesk needs to educate manufactures on how we work if they are going to take the time to build them.
Posted by: Margaret Wiggins | November 15, 2007 at 03:28 PM
Visa Lighting is currently working on building face based files. As a stop gap, we will convert individual product files as requested by users. Please email your request to BIM@visalighting.com, and we will meet your requirement ASAP.
Prior to the outlay of capital, we worked closely with Autodesk, users and BIM bloggers to solicit opinion and suggestions. Some 30 disks of file samples were sent out for review - neither Autodesk nor our focus group mentioned the need for face based files. It will take us a bit of time to convert the catalog to this format, but please believe that we are committed to this technology and will meet your requirements.
Please feel free to contact us at BIM@visalighting.com or you may reach me at gjackson@visalighting.com
Posted by: Georgia Jackson | November 21, 2007 at 09:53 AM