How to Build a Parametric Door Family in Revit
A worked walkthrough of building a parametric door family in Revit, from the Metric Door template through to material parameters, with video timestamps.
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Manish Simon
Founder, Archgyan. Architect and BIM educator.
84 posts
Detailing in Revit: From the Coordinated Model to the Detail Sheet
Where the 3D model stops and 2D detailing starts. How to decide what to model, build a detail library the office reuses, and keep details honest.
Revit Revisions and the Drawing Issue Workflow: Getting a Set Out the Door
How Revit revisions, clouds and tags actually behave, plus registers, suitability codes, export standards and a pre-issue QA checklist for BIM teams.
Design to Fabrication BIM: From a Coordinated Model to Shop Drawings
The coordinated design model is not a fabrication model. How the handover to trade contractors actually works, from the transfer package and LOD 400 modelling through re-coordination, spool drawings and the submittal loop.
Rooms, Areas, and MEP Spaces in Revit: Getting the Spatial Data Right
Rooms, areas, and spaces are three different objects in Revit. A practical workflow for keeping area schedules, finishes data, and IFC handover honest.
Revit Version Upgrades: Standardising on a Release Without Breaking Live Projects
How BIM managers choose a standard Revit release, survive the one-way file format, keep consultants aligned, and upgrade live projects safely.
Rhino to Revit: Turning Design Geometry Into a Model You Can Document
A BIM professional's guide to receiving Rhino geometry: Rhino.Inside.Revit, DirectShape and SAT imports, native remodelling, and what each route costs you.
Building a Revit Project Template: The Office BIM Standard That Scales
How to author, govern, and release a firm Revit template: what belongs in the .rte, the build sequence, versioning, upgrades, and the mistakes that bloat it.
Field BIM: Taking the Model to the Construction Site
A practical field BIM guide for coordinators: field-ready models, mobile viewers, model-based layout, issue capture, and verification on site.
How to Respond to BIM Requirements in Tenders: EIR Review and the Pre-Appointment BEP
A practical guide to answering BIM requirements in tenders: reading the EIR, writing a pre-appointment BEP, capability assessments, and pricing the scope.
BIM for Infrastructure Projects: Coordinating Buildings with Civil Works
A building BIM professional's guide to infrastructure: alignments, corridors, geo-referenced coordinates, IFC 4.3, and coordinating Revit with Civil 3D.
7D BIM: Sustainability, Energy, and Carbon Analysis from the Model
A practical guide to 7D BIM: the model data carbon calculations need, quantity extraction from Revit and IFC, LCA tooling, EPD quality, and who owns it.
BIM Workflows for Renovation and Retrofit Projects
A practical guide to BIM for renovation and retrofit: existing conditions modeling, accuracy tiers, occupied-building phasing, and deliverables that actually hold up.
Manufacturer BIM Content and Product Data Templates: A Practical Guide
How BIM professionals source, vet, and manage manufacturer BIM content and Product Data Templates without wrecking model performance or data quality.
Curtain Wall Systems in Revit: Modeling and Facade BIM Coordination
A practical guide to modeling curtain wall systems in Revit and coordinating facade BIM with engineers, manufacturers, and structure and MEP trades.
Revit MEP Modeling Fundamentals: Ducts, Pipes, and Electrical Systems
A practical guide to Revit MEP modeling: duct and pipe systems, electrical circuits, families, and the habits that keep a model coordination-ready.
IDS Explained: Defining Information Requirements for BIM Models
What IDS (Information Delivery Specification) is, how it checks BIM models against buildingSMART's openBIM standard, and how to set one up on a real project.
Structural BIM Coordination: The Revit Structure Workflow That Actually Works
A practical guide to structural BIM coordination: Revit Structure modeling, rebar detailing, steel detailer handoffs, and resolving clashes before they reach the site.
Building a Digital Twin from Your BIM Model: A Practical Workflow
How to turn a static Revit model into a live digital twin: data requirements, sensor integration, platform choices, and a step-by-step workflow for BIM professionals.
BIM Classification Systems: Uniclass, OmniClass, and MasterFormat Explained
A practical guide to Uniclass, OmniClass, and MasterFormat: what BIM classification systems do, how to apply codes in Revit, and how to choose one for your project or region.
BIM Model Quality Assurance: A Practical Model Checking Workflow
A practical BIM model QA workflow: model health, standards compliance, and information quality checks, plus tools, cadence, and metrics that work.
6D BIM: Turning the Model Into Facility and Asset Management Data
A practical guide to 6D BIM: how to carry asset data from design into operations, structure COBie, and hand over a model facility managers can use.
5D BIM Explained: Cost Estimation Straight From the Model
A practical guide to 5D BIM for professionals: quantity-driven costing, model requirements, classification, tooling, and keeping estimates trustworthy.
4D BIM: How to Link Your Model to the Construction Schedule
A practical guide to 4D BIM for professionals: link a Revit model to the construction schedule, run a sequencing simulation, and catch clashes in time.
What Is a Common Data Environment (CDE)? A Practical Guide for BIM Teams
What a Common Data Environment is, how the four information states work, how to set one up, and the mistakes that quietly wreck coordination on real projects.
BCF Workflow for BIM Issue Management: Stop Coordinating by Screenshot
How BCF (BIM Collaboration Format) works, why it beats screenshots and email, and how to run a clean issue lifecycle across Revit, Navisworks, and Solibri.
Scan to BIM: A Practical Point Cloud to Revit Workflow
A working BIM professional's guide to scan to BIM: laser scanning, registration, linking point clouds in Revit, modeling tolerances, and LOA.
Why Your Revit Model Is Slow (and How to Fix It)
A practical guide to diagnosing and fixing slow Revit models: audit, purge, bad links, warning debt, heavy views, and the hardware that actually helps.
A Practical BIM Career Roadmap for Architects
A stage-by-stage BIM career roadmap for architects: the modeler to coordinator to manager ladder, a skills sequence, and a portfolio that lands the job.
Revit View Templates and Graphic Standards: A Practical Guide for BIM Teams
How to standardise Revit drawings across a team using object styles, view templates, filters, and line weights. A practical BIM setup and rollout guide.
BIM Naming Conventions and File Standards: A Practical ISO 19650 Guide
How to build a BIM naming convention that scales: ISO 19650 information container IDs, folder structure, model and view naming, and how to enforce it.
How to Run BIM Coordination Meetings That Actually Move Projects Forward
A working BIM coordinator's guide to running coordination meetings that make decisions off the model, set the right cadence, and track every issue to closure.
Revit Shared Parameters and Schedules: When to Use Them and How to QA Your Model
When to use Revit shared parameters, how they differ from project and family parameters, and how to build schedules that catch errors in your model.
Revit Family Creation Fundamentals: A Practical Guide for BIM Professionals
Learn how to build parametric Revit families that flex cleanly. Templates, reference planes, constraints, parameters, formulas, nesting, and pitfalls.
Revit Worksharing for Teams: Central Models, Worksets, and Sync Etiquette
A practical guide to Revit worksharing for BIM teams: central and local models, worksets, sync etiquette, and avoiding file corruption.
Renewate, Startups and more with Debashree Ghatak | AG 58
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhVlWjQUvhs&ab_channel=Archgyan Renewate - Debashree Ghatak Debashree Ghatak is the Co-Founder of ReNEWate and an architect
From Philosophy to Architecture with Eli Y. Meltzer | AG 48
https://youtu.be/4vRAvnsZ_uA From Philosophy to Architecture This week, we speak with the Principal Architect at Meltzer/Mandl Architects, Eli Y. Meltzer.
Journey of the Design Collective with Dev Tyagi | AG 46
https://youtu.be/un5UYnxlJtA Journey of the Design Collective In this episode, we speak to the founder of the Design Collective, Dev Tyagi. Founded in 201
Machine Learning in the AEC Industry with Dalton Goodwin | AG 47
BIM Coordinator Dalton Goodwin on machine learning in AEC: building plugins at DLR Group, working with open source Python tools, and data roles in construction.
Architecture as a Wayfinder with Rohan Rathi | AG 45
https://youtu.be/DXB6r3IAZXs Architecture as a Wayfinder In this episode, we speak to a second-generation Architecture and partner of Rathi Associates, Rohan Ra
Journey of a BIM Manager with Rina Sahay | AG 43
Rina Sahay on becoming a BIM Manager in the US: a BArch in India, a masters at Michigan, the CAD to Revit transition, and what the job actually involves.
Through the Interface and Beyond with Kean Walmsley | AG 42
https://youtu.be/eSsaasJ-lIY Through the Interface and Beyond In this episode, we speak to Kean Walmsley who has been part of Autodesk for more than 25 years an
The Space of Intuition with Anuradha Chatterjee| AG 44
https://youtu.be/daRwttu9nsE The Space of Intuition In this episode, we speak to Prof. Anuradha Chatterjee, who is presently the Dean of Faculty of Design at Ma
Journey of a Computational Designer with Nicholas Rawitscher Torres| AG 41
https://youtu.be/BQvc0eiQl7c Journey of a Computational Designer Nicholas has lived every aspiring computational designer's dream which is to work for some of t
5 Tips and An Introduction to Photographic Composition for Interior Renderings
We briefly describe the various elements of a photographic composition that will drastically improve the look & feel of your 3D Renders.
How to drastically improve your Interior Renderings?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTUcJiYwkos Here is the link to the exercise files for this video https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KRtO_eUhtS5RNnhGEKlsco
A Transition to the Startup World as an Architect with Masih Davari | AG 40
https://youtu.be/EmfQdi5SdCg A Transition to the Startup World as an Architect Today we have with us an Iranian based Architect who is a Design Technologist, In
Problems & Solutions - Transforming Student Renders
Transforming Student Renders. This was an Image sent by one of our students of the "The Complete Sketchup & Vray Course for Interior Design" The student has
From a Game Developer to a BIM Coordinator with Jero Juujärvi | AG 39
Jero Juujärvi moved from game development to BIM coordination at Finnish infrastructure builder Kreate: BIM for contractors, IFC handovers, and digital twins.
Role of an Architect with Takbir Fatima | AG 38
https://youtu.be/Z6Hb_CFC4LE Role of an Architect Today we have with us Takbir Fatima who was one of our first guests on the podcast. If you haven't heard the f
BIM is Nothing with Antonio Tort | AG 37
Antonio Tort argues BIM is only a tool: 20 years of practice in Spain, the jump from CAD to ArchiCAD in 1995, openBIM, ISO 19650, and the idea of TinyBIM.
Reimagining Architecture with Amey Kandalgaonkar | AG 36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zczB8a3E6U0 Reimagining Architecture Today we have with us Amey Kandalgaonkar who is an Architect, Architectural Photographer &a
Breaking the Silos with Gavin Crump | AG 35
Gavin Crump, the Aussie BIM Guru, on his fast route from architect to BIM Manager, the scope of the role, ISO standards, and learning Dynamo and Grasshopper.
A Blessedarch Episode with Rishabh Wadhwa | AG 34
https://youtu.be/TT-mLWQ1ldA A Blessedarch Episode Today we have with us the alluring, super charismatic, and magnetic founder of BlessedArch, Rishabh Wadhwa.&n
BIM in Bulgaria with Petar Penchev | AG 33
Petar Penchev on BIM in Bulgaria: moving from CAD to Revit, automating work with Dynamo and pyRevit, and teaching BIM to the next generation of architects.
Testing Waters with Vikram Subbaiah | AG 32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JMd3xPbvVU&lc=Ugxk_V0uniGeWp8tQCh4AaABAg Testing Waters in Architecture In this episode, we have with us a Bangalore based
From an Architect to a Full-Stack Developer with Petr Mitev | AG 31
https://youtu.be/1JcDuqBIhb0 Architect to a Full-Stack Developer In this week's episode, learn what it takes to become a global leader of design computation at
Design Automation with Pavlo Menshykh | AG 30
https://youtu.be/qBqBKSzq1dY Design Automation Today we have with us a Ukranian based Architect who is a BIM Manager & a computational designer, Pavlo Mensh
Building a Career in BIM with Christopher Ibegbulem | AG 29
Christopher Ibegbulem on building a BIM career from Nigeria: learning Revit, moving into Dynamo and computational design, and where BIM is heading in Africa.
Journey of an Interior Designer with Ajinkya Dhumal | AG 28
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4NGxVRpBxA Journey of an Interior Designer Today we have the founder of Infinity Designs, Ajinkya Dhumal, who is an industry ve
Architecture and The Senses with Bijoy Ramachandran | AG 27
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIN-JZ8bDFw Architecture and The Senses Today we have with us award-winning Architect Bijoy Ramachandran who is the principal Ar
Journey of a Sustainable Architect in India with Vinu Daniel | AG 26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44qbRzGzDH0 Podcast Shownotes 03:00 How Vinu got into Architecture?05:00 Experience studying Architecture in College of Engineer
A Wave of Change - 5 Years of RatLab India with Sushant Verma | AG 25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUfFgX4XXLc 5 Years of RatLab India On this episode, you will get to listen to Design Entrepreneur, Architect, Computational Des
A Weightless Exploration of Design with Gaurav Roy Choudhury Part 2 | AG 24
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laHlfUliWc4 A Weightless Exploration of Design In this episode, we speak to Bangalore based Architect Gaurav Roy Choudhury who i
A Weightless Exploration of Design with Gaurav Roy Choudhury | AG 23
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPfEOo3Jgec A Weightless Exploration of Design In this episode, we speak to Bangalore based Architect Gaurav Roy Choudhury who i
Being a Digital Nomad Architect with Shelly Agam | AG 22
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KB6fjElVhE Digital Nomad Architect What is a Digital Nomad and how do you get started as one, why remote work is t
Programming Architecture for Livable Cities & Spaces with Chenthur Raaghav Naagendran | AG 21
Programming Architecture for Livable Cities In this episode, you will get to hear the story of Architect Chenthur Raaghav Naagendran and how his passion for Res
Business of Architecture with Madhu Kuruvilla | AG 20
A candid conversation with a local Indian Architect from Bangalore, Madhu Kuruvilla, on the Business of Architecture in India.
Transforming Architecture through Building Information Modeling with Saurabh Goenka Part 2 | AG 19
Part two with Senior Architect and BIM lead Saurabh Goenka: what a BIM project actually entails, detailing in BIM, automation, and how to get into BIM work.
Transforming Architecture through Building Information Modeling with Saurabh Goenka| AG 18
Senior Architect and BIM Lead Saurabh Goenka of S9 Architecture on his journey from SPA Delhi to Carnegie Mellon to leading BIM on New York high-rises.
Kaarwan : Empowering Architecture through Travel | AG 17
https://audioboom.com/posts/7265517-kaarwan-empowering-architecture-through-travel-with-ashutosh-jha-prerna-kapoor-ag-17 Kaarwan - Empowering Architecture throu
Anuj Kale: From an Architect to a World Class Comic Writer Part 3 | AG 16
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Anuj Kale: From an Architect to a World Class Comic Writer Part 2 | AG 15
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Anuj Kale Leewardist Founder: Journey of an Architectural Comic | AG 14
https://audioboom.com/posts/7228907-anuj-kale-journey-of-an-architectural-comic-ag-14 Journey of an Architectural Comic Anuj is an architect who graduated from
Sanjay Patil: Being Passionately Curious as an Architect | AG 13
https://audioboom.com/posts/7217980-sanjay-patil-being-passionately-curious-as-an-architect-ag-13 Being Passionately Curious as an Architect Sanjay Patil is a r
Giving back as an Architect with Naresh V Narasimhan
Giving back as an Architect On this episode, you will get to listen to the fascinating story of Naresh V Narasimhan, who is a the principal & CEO of Venkata
Life of an Entrepreneur Architect in India with Varun Kapoor
Entrepreneur Architect On this episode, you will get to listen to the journey of an Entrepreneurial Architect from Mumbai, Varun Kapoor. Architect Varun Kapoor
Architectural Photography in India with Kunal Bhatia
Architectural Photography On this episode, you will get to listen to the journey of an Architectural Photographer from Mumbai India, Kunal Bhatia. https://audio
Architectural Musings with Krishna Rao Jaisim AG 08
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Architectural Journalism in India with Apurva Bose Dutta AG 07
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Designaware and a serendipitious journey in design with Takbir Fatima AG 05
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Parametricism & The Future of Architecture Part 1 with Sushant Verma AG 02
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AG 00 Introduction to the Archgyan Podcast
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Life of a Mexican Architect with Ariadna Lopez - Ep #01
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