I’m going to jump in and make some contributions to the site, but I need to put a couple of things out there before I go on.

First, I’d like to say thanks to John for putting this together. Communication really is the key to making Revit (or any other program like it) work. I hope this will eventually become a solid source for the folks in this region to come to for all things Revit. Thanks John.

Second, in this day and age I believe the disclaimer is all important. I have a presence on the web, but it is not tied to my work. Revit is part of what I do here at my firm, but not all of what I do. Having put both of those things out there, what I post here are strictly my opinions. They are not meant to come from or be connected to the firm where I work. My hypothetical examples are actually hypothetical, not thinly veiled attempts to say things about the place where I work. Yes, one of the owners of the company pointed out the Revit User Group to me - so management is aware of things that are floating out here on the web. You should be aware of that too - particularly before you post your own “hypothetically speaking” kinds of things.

I hope that others from the area will post here and open the lines of communication. Getting folks talking isn’t always easy. There seems to be a sense that you’re “giving something away” or costing yourself business because you’ve given your “edge” to somebody else. Most days I simply wish I could find somebody that has the answer I’m looking for - but maybe that’s because I don’t run the place.

What do you think - ready to jump into a conversation?

Hello everyone, my name is John Clemons. I am the BIM program Manager for Kinsley Construction (based in York, PA). I am also a member of the Central PA Revit User Group and co creator of this magnificent blog :) Anywhoo, we created this blog to serve several purposes. 1.) create an increased awareness of BIM’s impact on the surrounding community. 2.) showcase how Autodesk’s Revit software leverages this technology for all phases of the project. 3.) Increased membership and bi-monthly meeting attendance by staying connected through weekly member posts.

We hope you find this Blog informative and we hope to see you at the next RUG Meeting.

John Clemons

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This blog is for the Central PA Revit Users Group, which meets to help the everyday users of the software. Anyone is invited to attend and I will place a way to get on the invite list in a later post. Revit Architecture, Structure and MEP are represented equally in the presentations and attendance because much of how things are done stay similar from each flavor.

As the first blog post I’ll introduce myself, Jackie Smith of Carney Engineering Group, York PA. I have been a Structural “drafter” for 6 years utilizing Revit Structure for the last 5 years and exclusively for the last 3. I love BIM and everything it can do for the process of designing and building buildings, and have tried to position myself to be in the front of this technology that, if you have not realized, has taken over the 3D design world. I have also worked with my coworker, Mick Dennis, for several years and with more than one company, and together we have solved most problems for the many building types we have been presented within Revit.

There are multiple topics that I would like to discuss on this blog including Point Clouds, the importance of a custom template and standards, Family Creation, the challenges of having things not look like CAD, best practices, how outside software can improve Revit’s time saving abilities and many other things. As well as answering questions that anyone would ask.

Here is a Point Cloud… this is all we had to start!

Jackie Smith, BIM Technician, CEG