Download the Bradley Terreon Deep Well Lavatory Revit Family from the Bradley Revit Family Library (1000 Revit Families)

• Download Bradley Terreon Revit Material Catalog

The Bradley Terreon Deep Well Lavatory is designed to minimize splashing outside the basin

The lavatory utilizes a molded single-piece design featuring integral extra height splashes to help contain water.

Molded carrier arm pockets on the underside of the lavatory accept an optional surface mounted bracket or an in-wall carrier.

The Deep Well Lavatory is located with the Bradley Patient Care Products.

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HealthcareDesign Magazine article (Dec 2012): Is Healthcare Next to See a “Game Change” in Modular Building? compares the successes of modular, prefabrication design-construction projects of private developers with recent healthcare projects.

Excerpt: The source of the excitement was the use of modular building components—prefabricated pieces, whether for patient rooms or MEP racks—being built offsite and then brought into a facility for quick installation. Not only did the jurors note the innovation involved in thinking outside the box, but also the inherent benefits that come with it, like shaving time off the schedule, reducing construction waste, lowering labor costs, and heightening quality.

Read the complete article to obtain project links to both the healthcare and private projects successfully implementing modular, prefabrication processes.

Learn how the BIM process, construction prefabrication and modular design are delivering value by downloading this report from our article: Download McGraw-Hill SmartMarket Report | Prefabrication and Modularization | 2011

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Martin Miller (left) and Jeff Bauer (center) from Turner Construction

During the 2012 Federal Sector Design-Build Conference, Turner Construction and the US Army Health Facilities Planning Agency (HFPA), provided an informative & entertaining Advanced BIM | Design-Build educational program titled:

Utilizing BIM to Leverage Knowledge & Coordination Across the Project Delivery Team

Martin Miller, LEED AP of Turner Construction kicked off the session alerting attendees “We’re here to serve up the BIM Kool-Aid” — and then promptly pulled out the classic “smiling Kool-Aid pitcher” filled with red Kool-Aid.

Turner Construction’s staff featured their successful BIM – connected design and construction processes they’re using to construct the The Fort Benning Hospital.

Jeff Bauer VDC Engineer \ BIM Manager for Turner Construction highlighted the team-value, obtained from the following Revit, BIM processes & technical processes:

1. There was extensive use of BIM animations and rendered images to communicate across the team for proposal creation and responding to the RFP process.
2. BIM X-Ray Images: BIM models viewed with shaded, but semi-transparent surfaces for team coordination review.
3. BIM modeling & embedded data was used for Field Management, Construction Site Safety Planning & Construction Logistics-Phasing Planning
4. Managing Room Content Lists & Schedules with Revit to assist with project programming & scope.
5. Storage & Bandwidth was always monitored to efficiently manage 200 models (5GB). Managing  data & file sizes required a fast onsite network, consistent BIM model-graphics standards & methods for revision control.

Turner used their (JOBOX) mobile BIM Labs; that were located in three main campus buildings (Hospital, North Clinic, and South Clinic)

Turner Construction created an Onsite BIM Lab to manage the daily Design, BIM & Construction Processes. Here are a few outcomes and processes utilized within the lab:

1. Navisworks was used regularly every day to plan, evaluate models and simulate construction decisions & processes.
2. Everything in scope was modeled prior to construction.
3. Shop drawings coordination using an IFC file format
4. Commissioning documentation is created as construction progresses to expedite submittal.
5. Prefabrication process was used extensively; including the use of bar coding of prefab assemblies; that defined their installation locations. QR codes for material tracking from manufactures to site, provided delivery for installation to the correct location on the campus.
6. A completely committed team working within a BIM process; underscored the schedule + budget value of EVERYONE using and participating in the BIM process.
7. The BIM process’ significant contributions to project schedule & budget; keeping a very aggressive program on schedule and within budget.

New York City Department of Buildings Approves First 3-D BIM Site Safety Plans

The BIM process has enabled the sub contractors to leverage the geographically-positioned (GPS) BIM-enabled modeling. Our teams collect point locations from the coordinated BIM model (In the Office) for layout in the field.

An excellent example of this time saving, safer, and efficient capacity is installing 100,000+ hanger inserts in metal deck before concrete is placed.

This traditionally is done from the underside after the concrete is placed, using a ladder (Less safe), drilling up into the underside of concrete. One worker could install approximately 20 holes a day.

The GPS \ BIM-enabled process, empowers a crew of 3 workers to install (From top of metal deck and walking with no ladder needed– Safer) to install 750 hanger inserts\day.

Installation is much faster and safer – Simply walk to the location and screw in the threaded rods for pipe hanger racks, cable tray, electrical conduit racks, etc.

My \ Our  thanks to Jeff Bauer, VDC\BIM Manager – Turner Construction for providing images & editorial review.

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Bradley BIM Model Flash Drives will be available (while supplies last) at the Bradley Corporation Product Booth at ISH 2013 Conference – Frankfurt Germany, March 12-16 2013. Stop by the Bradley ISH 2013 Booth for your free Bradley BIM Flash Drive.

Bradley ISH 2013 Booth Location | Hall 4.2 K46

What is ISH 2013?

ISH provides the world’s biggest showcase and trade fair for innovative bathroom design, energy efficient heating and air-conditioning technology and renewable energies.

The ISH 2013 Conference in Frankfurt Germany features 2 main themes; Water & Energy.

How big is ISH 2013?

Imagine exhibitor booths in multiple buildings staffed by 20, 40 or 100 people to serve the global crowds of ISH design visitors and guests.

Bradley ISH 2013 Booth Location | Hall 4.2 K46

Pick to enlarge image above or download the ISH Exhibition Grounds 2013 PDF image

See the unique range of products and services for yourself at ISH in Frankfurt Germany  from March 12 to 16 2013!

Stop by the Bradley ISH 2013 Booth for your free Bradley BIM Flash Drive.

Bradley Corporation and Miron Construction have been invited to provide 3 Revit classes for the Spring 2013 semester students. Here are the current classes dates and topics:

UWM School of Architecture Spring 2013 Revit Class Dates and Topics:

1. February 18 | Revit Conceptual Design Tools: Massing & Site Mapping Tools
2. March 25 | Revit Worksharing Environment: Revit Worksets 101
3. April 22 | Revit Best Practices: Tips & Techniques (Open Forum  of Requested Topics)

Daniel Hughes, Bradley Corporation BIM Strategist will be co-teaching these Advanced Revit Family Classes at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee – School of Architecture and Urban Design in the Spring of 2013.

Dan Bayer, Director of Virtual Construction for Miron Construction (Neenah WI) invited me to co-teach Revit classes  with him for the UWM Architectural Program students. Our spring 2013 Revit class scheduling & content is designed to integrate with the students’ spring semester project design program.

American Institute of Architectural Students – UWM (AIAS) at UWM School of Architecture & Urban Design has partnered with AIA Wisconsin to bring Revit workshops for students to UWM. The workshops are designed to reach out to students to help them learn the BIM software to utilize in studio classes as well as prepare them with experience for future employment opportunities.

• AIAS UWM Website : aiasatuwm.com

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Bradley Revit Toilet Partition Families are downloaded thousands of times each month from the Bradley Revit Library and the Bradley Autodesk Seek Library.

When a Revit toilet partition family is downloaded from the Bradley site; you receive the the Revit family AND a simple PDF Instruction Guide when the file is unzipped:

• Instruction File: README-Bradley_Partition_Instructions_Revit.PDF

Visitors many times, didn’t see the Instruction Guide in the unzipped folder and would contact us with questions.

Or, sometimes as the toilet partition family was emailed or moved from the unzipped folder, the Instruction Guide did not stay with the family.

To minimize technical support calls; we incorporated this technical support message as 3D Revit Model Text into the Bradley Revit Toilet Partitions families:

PLEASE READ THE  PARTITION INSTRUCTION FILE BEFORE USING!

THE VISIBILITY FOR THIS NOTE CAN BE TURNED OFF IN THE VISIBILITY GRAPHICS OVERRIDE OPTIONS(VG) UNDER SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT–>INSTRUCTIONS 

OR –UNCHECK THE Instructions On-Off Visibility BUTTON IN THE FAMILY TYPE DIALOGUE BOX

Typically, most BIM or VDC Managers will test and prep a new Revit family; prior to releasing the family into their projects and standard BIM library.

We found most BIM/VDC Managers simply open the Bradley toilet partition family and delete the 3D text. The 3D Text, serves as a reminder of the Instruction Guide; which they can include in their email attachments with the Bradley Revit Family.

Over the last 18 months, the 3D Model Text instructions have greatly minimized our toilet partition support calls. Our Bradley Revit toilet partition downloads have dramatically increased to serve our clients’ projects.

We continue our Bradley Revit toilet partition model development; based on incoming clients’ requests, ideas and comments. Please consider using the Contact Us Page to share your ideas. We appreciate your feedback and add our clients’ ideas to our wishlist of options for future versions of Bradley Revit Family models.

Thank you for your consideration of Bradley BIM Models & Products for your projects.

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Download Bradley University – College Facility Design | Revit Family Model Guide

The Guide is a “snapshot” of Bradley Plumbing Fixtures and Toilet Room Accessories products / Revit Families designed for airport and public transportation facilities.

Visit the Bradley Revit Family Library for several hundred more Bradley university, college, and school product design options.

Download Bradley University-College Product Revit_Family_Model_Sample_Guide

Download Bradley Revit-BIM Resource Links Guide

The Bradley Revit Links Guide provides a series of “quick links” to

1. Bradley Revit Family Library (Zip File) containing 1000 Bradley Revit Families
2. Bradley Revit Material library/Catalogs,
3. Bradley Revit Library on Autodesk Seek
4. Bradley BIM | Revit Resource Link Guide
5. BradleyBIM.com | Revit BIM Technical Support Blog for Bradley BIM Initiative
6. Bradley BIM Revit Family Training & FAQ Articles / Videos
7. Bradley BIM Technical Support Articles created from Client inquiries.
8. Bradley BIM Brief | Design Construct Newsletters.

Download Bradley BIM Revit Library Resource Links Handout

Visit the Bradley Product pages from which the Bradley Revit Family Library was built.

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• Download Bradley Manufacturing Facility Products | Revit Family BIM Model Guide

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Journal of Building Information Modeling | Cover of Fall 2012 issue

The Journal of Building Information Modeling – Fall 2012 features:

1. Paris Museum Proves that BIM Really Can Be a Team Sport
2. Using Real-Time CMMS Asset Data Capture During Construction to Improve Facility Management
3. Augmented Reality: Bringing BIM To Life
4. BIM for Construction Safety: A Case Study
5. Integrating Technology and Process in the Cathedral Hill Hospital Project

Life Cycle / Technology Spotlight:

1. IFC4: Evolving BIM
2. Aligning LOD, LoD and OEM into a Project Collaboration Framework

You can download previous JBIM issues from the JBIM website.

The National BIM Standard and the National Institute of Building Sciences are pleased to announce the continuation of our relationship with Matrix Group Publishing in the production of the Journal of Building Information Modeling (JBIM), an essential information source on business, standards and technical issues related to BIM.

JBIM is an official publication of the National BIM Standard (NBIMS) and the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)

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• Download McGraw-Hill SmartMarket Report | Business Value of BIM in North America – 2012

A Blank Revit Screen Can Be Challenging for New Revit Users Once They Leave Class

Below, are common training experiences, that owners and BIM managers have shared with me; after they sent their staff to Revit 101 Basics Training.

We sent our staff to 3-days of basic, Revit 101 training and when our staff  returned; they

• couldn’t start a Revit project from a Revit template.

•  didn’t know how to load a Revit family from a folder.

• weren’t sure how to print Revit Views & Sheets

• created TEXT for a room name; without realizing how to insert a Revit Room Tag.

• understood only a few options for creating & editing dimensions.

• lacked basic competency for using placing views & sheet layout process.

• weren’t sure how to create Drafting Views or loading of Drafting Family Components.

• couldn’t edit Revit wall placement or components by editing Revit dimension values.

• were unable to start or setup a basic Revit schedule.

• could place lights, but couldn’t start or edit a custom reflected ceiling boundary

• had little experience with basic editing commands (copy, mirror, offset, align, rotate)

• felt the instructor was very Revit knowledgeable; however the training process did not deliver the results of self reliance.

Stop and consider these points when you interview the Revit consultant, trainer or training company that will deliver your Revit 101 training processes.

Class Courseware Content: Pre-built vs Start-From-Scratch

• While pre-built Revit class content can expedite Revit training; it can also handicap a user’s learning process by leaving them unaware of how the content was created. The class should provide a balance of both pre-built & start-from-scratch content.

Effective Revit Training Emphasizes Workflow Processes

• When basic Revit features are woven together in the correct sequence; they become efficient Revit Modeling & Documentation Processes. Design and construction firms customize these processes for their application. Training Needs to Focus on Process.

Courseware and Instructor with Project Experience

• Identify the project experience of the trainer and which is embedded in the courseware. Are you better served with a trainer and course material that serves your organization’s specific implementation goals? Custom training may carry a higher price. However, your Return On Investment (ROI) will be faster if you can immediately apply it to your ongoing and incoming projects.

• Request class outline with both the trainer-consultant’s training & project resume’.

Review Class Size and Total Class Time to Practice Courseware

• “The Revit class had too many students or the students background was so different that  class moved too slowly to effectively teach ALL of the content.”

• The Revit class content covered too much material which provided too little time to practice and work through the exercises. Practice time creates questions; which provides students answers on how to handle situations they will encounter after class.

• Inquire on the number of attendees in your class. A class size of 5-7 students works well for most instructors. When the class size exceeds 6 attendees; the instructor needs a successful history of both engaging the attendees and effectively covering ALL of the courseware material.

The Key –Invest the time to interview and choose the person and/or organization; that will help you plan, document, budget and execute your successful Revit transition. Your selected Revit educational plans, MUST include the core deliverable –of  self-reliance.

Revit training is a  key, core component and cost for your Revit implementation and transition process. Choose this person and/or organization carefully before you begin.

Revit-BIM Experience Required | Architect – Engineer – Construction Jobs

To remain competitive, many architectural, engineering and construction job postings; require applicants to have proficient BIM software and project experience with Revit, ArchiCAD, Bentley, or Vectorworks. The BIM skill-set is now in higher demand; then the CAD skill-set.

Join us at the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) – Baltimore Chapter Meeting on Wednesday Evening, February 27, 2013.

I will be presenting our Bradley BIM topic;

“Why BIM Changes Everything”

This engaging 60-minute session, provides a “50,000 foot visual road-map” of the current BIM adoption process by the design, construction and facility management community.

Meeting Location

The Bowman Restaurant |www.bowmanrestaurant.com

9306 Harford Rd,Baltimore, MD 21234

Social Hour: 6:00-7:00 pm | Dinner: 7:00-8:00

Speaker/Presentation: 8:00

Please contact Kathy Dwyer to make your reservations and arrange dinner payment.

• Email Kathy: kdwyer@ejdwyer.com

Free Bradley AIA-CES Sustainable Design Webinar

Thursday-March 21 2013 | 4:00pm EDT \ 3:00pm CDT

Registration Link

Bradley Corporation is proud to sponsor a new live Continuing Education course titled;

High Performance Sustainable Toilet Rooms

InfoSpec, Inc. is the Education Provider for this course.

AIA-CES Course -Webinar Description

AIA Course Number: IBR22D

Course Title: High Performance Sustainable Toilet Rooms – WEBINAR

Course Credit: 1 AIA HSW/SD CE Hour & 1 GBCI CE Hour For LEED Professionals

Course Objectives:

By completing this course, the design professional will be able to:

1. Identify the role of LEED in building green projects and use associated key terms appropriately
2. Define the attributes of green building products
3. Identify sustainability considerations when designing a green restroom
4. Apply several strategies for designing sustainable restrooms in compliance with LEED credit requirements in terms of material use, energy and water efficiency, and improving indoor air quality

View Bradley Corporation Green Product-Materials Initiative Web Site

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Scott Green from Central Sales Inc (Bradley Rep Organization) in Omaha requested me to speak for two of his client presentations this week in Omaha:

• ASPE Chapter Meeting – How BIM Changes Everything (Thursday Lunch Presentation)

• BIM Breakfast With Bradley (7:30am Friday Morning)

What key benefits are design and construction firms realizing by using a BIM process?

This question came from the audience last week at my ASPE – Baltimore BIM presentation; “How BIM Changes Everything“.

BIM benefits are shared by architects, engineers, contractors, owners; derived from their projects and documented in numerous case-study reports. They list benefits that are

• financial, providing project cost savings and improved profitability.
• the firms’ competitive edge to winning projects and recruiting talented staff.
• strategic, game-changing processes that are reducing traditional project timelines.

In July 2012, Building Design + Construction released their “Giants 300 | Top 25 Lists of BIM Architectural, Engineering, Construction Firms lists.

“BIM implementation has been a long-term effort and a considerable one,” says Phil Harrison, FAIA, LEED AP, CEO of Perkins+Will. The firm has overcome the technical and training issues and is now “focusing on innovations and efficiencies,” he says.

EYP Architecture & Engineering adopted BIM in 2006, and it has become a core competency. One unexpected benefit: “BIM integration has created more opportunities for younger tech-savvy staff to collaborate with senior technical team members,” says John Pocorobba, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Chief Operations Officer.

McGraw-Hill issued their December 2012 report; The Business Value of BIM in North America 2012. It provides a multi-year trend analysis and user ratings of BIM processes from 2007 to 2012. The 70-page report provides graphs, charts, interviews and the popular business case studies from real BIM-process projects.

Bradley Corporation currently provides downloadable 3-Part Specifications (MS Word, HTML and PDF) and support of Arcom’s MasterSpec guide specifications.

Bradley 3-Part Specs and Bradley Product Tech Data Sheets (PDF) are conveniently located in the right margin of the Bradley Revit Library (1,000 Revit Families).

Bradley Products Tech Data Sheets may be accessed from the Bradley Tech Data Sheet Library.

Each individual Bradley Product Page; contains that product’s Tech Data Sheet; which is located in the page’s right margin.

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Bradley Corporation is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Bradley BIM Models in Vectorworks® BIM file format.

Excerpt from Planet Vectorworks®

We have partnered with industry leader Bradley Corporation to produce a collection of the company’s top-selling commercial plumbing fixtures and washroom accessories. This new library is available to members of the Vectorworks Service Select subscription program, and it gives users access to fixtures and accessories for use in commercial and healthcare designs.

View Planet Vectorworks | Bradley BIM Library Press Release

“Bradley Corporation recognizes that the world’s facility designers use several BIM authoring tools,” said Daniel Hughes, Bradley Corporation BIM strategist. “Vectorworks has been on the Bradley BIM Initiative Roadmap for awhile, and in November 2012, we realized the opportunity to begin servicing Vectorworks’ global user base with our building product manufacturer’s BIM models. We greatly appreciate the dedicated professionalism of the Vectorworks technical team as they worked to ensure the quality of the Bradley Vectorworks BIM Models for their users.”

View Planet Vectorworks | Bradley BIM Library Press Release

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Daniel Hughes, Bradley Corporation BIM Strategist will represent ASPE (American Society of Plumbing Engineers) on a BIM Standards and Documentation Committee for the National BIM Standards-US. He joins eight other engineering volunteers; that will represent ASPE’s new role on the NBIMS-US.

Agreement Ensures Plumbing Engineers Are Represented in NBIMS–US™

Download Complete ASPE NBIMS Press Release

Chicago, Illinois (March 21, 2013) – Plumbing engineering and design professionals are increasingly using Building Information Modeling (BIM) in their work.

To ensure the National BIM Standard–United States™ (NBIMS–US™) accurately references their needs, the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the National Institute of Building Sciences buildingSMART alliance™.

“ASPE is thrilled to be offered the opportunity to join the other organizations involved in the buildingSMART alliance in helping to improve the already impressive and valuable National BIM Standard–US™,” says Jim Kendzel, MPH, CAE, Executive Director/CEO of ASPE.

“Our members are directly engaged in the use of building information modeling, and we are committed to contributing to the standards process and ensuring that the national standard meets the needs of plumbing engineers and designers.”

Download Complete ASPE NBIMS Press Release

Autodesk visually lists many new Autodesk Revit 2014 Features on a dedicated webpage.

Both Revit and Autodesk feature new logos with the Autodesk 2014 Product Roll-outs.

One new Revit 2014 feature, that I’ll be anxious to try; will be the non-rectangular call out \ crop region option.

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The Beyond Design | Empowering Contractors to Get the Most Out of BIM Blog posted several detailed Autodesk Navisworks 2014 New Feature Articles.

• What’s new in Navisworks 2014? Part 1

• What else is new in Autodesk Navisworks 2014?

Here are a few Navisworks 2014 New Features they review in their articles:

• The same rendering engine found in our other flagship products is now available inside Navisworks…

• Quantification…allowing you to track changes between model revisions, perform destructive and constructive take offs and assign material and labor resources to items in the model.

• The capabilities of the new ‘Autodesk ReCap‘ engine will astound regular point cloud users as we’ll be able to handle models much larger than you previously could.

• Clash detective…we’ve now made it easier for you to reduce the number of false positive clash results, meaning you can work only on the clashes that matter.

Autodesk 2014 New Product Feature Articles

Autodesk Revit 2014 New Features List Announcement

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Autodesk® posted the system requirements for Autodesk Revit 2014 software.

System Configurations for Autodesk® Revit® 2014, Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2014, Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2014, and Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2014

Autodesk defines several Revit 2014 system configuration settings itemizing RAM, processor, graphics, and operating system; based on each users’ design requirements.

It covers both desktop/laptop configurations, Revit Server, Citrix and Mac OS® X operating systems.

• Minimum Entry-Level configuration
• Value: Balanced performance configuration
• Performance: Large, complex models configuration
• For Autodesk Revit Server 2014, with less than 75 concurrent users
• For Autodesk Revit Server 2014, with 75 or more concurrent users
• Revit Architecture for Citrix 2014

Mac OS® X

Learn more about Revit Architecture 2014, Revit MEP 2014, Revit Structure 2014, and Revit 2014 software with Boot Camp®, part of Mac OS® X that enables you to install and run Windows (and Windows-based applications) on a Mac® computer or with Parallels Desktop®, a system utility available from Parallels, Inc. that enables you to run applications in each operating system without restarting your computer.

Autodesk 2014 New Product Feature Articles

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Autodesk Navisworks 2014 New Features Reviews

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Defining and managing BIM models’ Level of Detail (LOD) –or Level of Development is reviewed in great detail (no pun intended) by Antony McPhee, Registered Architect Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Author of Practical BIM Blog.

Antony extensively researched his BIM LOD article; What Is This Thing Called LOD?. He provides BIM LOD Definitions from multiple countries and professional associations with descriptions and images.

Antony’s LOD article serves as a great discussion tool; as BIM-based organizations define both their internal and project BIM & Revit modeling standards.

Excerpt from What Is This Thing Called LOD?,

What Exactly is Level of Development?

Therefore; a BIM Level of Development (LOD) for a chair might go:

LOD 100 = there is a chair
LOD 200 = there is a chair that has nominal space requirement of 500×500
LOD 300 = there is a chair with arm rests and wheels
LOD 400 = manufacturer and model number.
LOD 500 = manufacturer and model number, supplier, date purchased

or in General Terms:

LOD 100 = there is a thing
LOD 200 = there is a thing about this size
LOD 300 = there is a thing with these functions and options
LOD 400 = it is this particular thing.
LOD 500 = this particular thing provided by this person on this date.

Continue Reading the Entire Article: What Is This Thing Called LOD?

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Your Revit Family File Size is Too Big | How Big is TOO BIG?

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What levels of detail are modeled into Bradley Revit family components?

Bradley Revit Family Components Feature Coarse-Medium-Fine Detail Levels

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Which factor impacts the performance of my Revit project, Revit family file size or Revit family visibility settings?

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