tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634085675780254011.post8673754519357225451..comments2024-03-14T23:14:23.603+11:00Comments on practical BIM: Standards - Why don't we use them?Antony McPheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15366532205983073622noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634085675780254011.post-55422571498541395582013-06-11T08:49:20.873+10:002013-06-11T08:49:20.873+10:00Bruce, Doors are complex things when you think abo...Bruce, Doors are complex things when you think about it. But Revit doesn't help. For example there is no standard direction for door swing in Revit. Because of the complexity and variability of doors it is not just a simple matter of creating 'a standard'. The best that can be is a set of guidelines. Which is what the ANZRS actually are.<br />Sometimes guidelines are a more practical approach than 'a standard', something we all should be mindful of.Antony McPheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366532205983073622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5634085675780254011.post-31999043718422361152013-06-11T02:42:16.137+10:002013-06-11T02:42:16.137+10:00Glad you got the conversation going on standards. ...Glad you got the conversation going on standards. It is certainly true that "the standard" doesn't solve the problem, people do. <br /><br />My particular issue is Revit family standards. There are more than 1,200 manufacturers providing free Revit families. So far we don't even have an agreed-upon way to name door families - one reason why people reject using manufacturer-supplied content. This results in an immense duplication of effort across the industry in creating "company-standard" content. As an industry, we can do better.<br /><br />In my opinion, a good start is ANZRS. Commercial consolidators like SEEK, ARCAT and smartBIM should (at least) adopt a standard way of naming doors and windows. It is a place to start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com