June 2015 Learning Event

Clear your calendar - It's going down! The STLRUG - June 2015 Learning Event is scheduled for Thursday, June 18th, from 6-8 PM and you're invited to take part in the festivities.

The topic for the event is:
"Ramp up your Revit: Useful Revit Add-ins and Extras".
Come one, come all, bring a guest, and join us as we review and demo some of our favorite Revit Add-ins and extra tools!

The host and venue for the event is HOK's St . Louis office located at 10 South Broadway, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO 63102.  
See below for parking information for the event.

Click HERE to RSVP for the event.
Hope to see you there!!

Parking Info
You can  park in the HOK (Stadium East) garage.  To take the sky bridge over to the building go to the 6th Floor of the garage.

HOK’s office is located on the 2nd Floor, we will have people allowing access to the floor or you can go through the main lobby on the 1st Floor, but you may need to sign in as a guest at the security desk. The elevator access will allow people to get to the 2nd Floor on their own until 6 PM.

HOK Office Parking

STLRUG 2015 Kick Off - Happy Hour Event

I want to personally apologize to all of you for the slow start of the St. Louis Revit Users group for 2015.  My family was blessed with a newborn baby girl back in November, and I forgot how much a newborn baby along with working a full time job can take out of you.  It does not leave a whole lot of time for other activities.

The first Happy Hour event of 2015 has been scheduled for Tuesday, April 21st from 5:30-7:00 PM at Helen Fitzgerald's Irish Grill located at 3650 South Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO  63127.
See Link for Happy Hour specials, menu and directions.
Please come out, and join us as we catch up and look forward to our other events in 2015.
If you plan on attending, please visit this Link and RSVP to the event, so Helen's can make sure they have enough room carved out for us.  Look forward to seeing you all there.

The Happy Hour event will then be followed up with a Learning Event in May.  The topic for the next Learning Event is "Favorite Revit Add-ins and Extras".  We will post more details as they become available.

Save the Date!!! November STLRUG Learning Event!

Please save the date and plan on joining us for the STLRUG November Learning Event!!
The event will be on Wednesday, November 12th, from 6-8 PM, at The Hawkin House in Webster Groves. 
The topic is going to be a panel discussion on "If, How and Why do General Contractors use Design Models for their workflows..."  We are going to discuss the particulars on how and why General Contractors and Subcontractors use models provided by design disciplines and what are some of the best practices and hang-ups with this data transfer.
Please plan on joining us and Seiler Instrument (proud sponsor) for this event.  A formal invite with more particulars will be forthcoming in the next week or so.

2014 AGC St. Louis Regional BIM Conference - STLRUG Class Handouts

If you are planning on attending the 2014 AGC St. Louis Regional BIM Conference on August 7th and 8th, plan on attending the classes/labs being presented by the St. Louis Revit Users Group.

The classes and Links to the handouts are detailed below.  Stop by and see us and say Hi!!

Thursday August 7th
1:00-2:00 PM - BIM Team Sandbox - Revit Multi-discipline Collaboration
BIM Team Sandbox Handout

3:30-5:00 PM - Family Values Lab
STLRUG - Family Introduction Handout
This is a handout to go over basic Revit Family Creation Concepts

Family Values Lab - Clearance Family Dataset
Handout and Dataset for Clearance Family portion of Lab

Family Values Lab - Bookshelf Family Dataset
Handout and Dataset for Bookshelf Family portion of Lab


Friday, August 8th
8:30-10:00 AM - Open Lab Hours
Bring us your Revit problems or Issues or come in and ask to see a specific Revit topic that you are not familiar with.  One on One time with a STLRUG member to help you with your Revit problems or Training.

Hope to see you there!! It promises to be a great event!

2014 AGC St. Louis Regional BIM Conference

The AGC of St. Louis is presenting the third annual St. Louis Regional BIM Conference on Thursday and Friday, August 7th and 8th.  The event is held at Washington University in Lopata Hall.

This is a two day conference that includes BIM related speakers, break out learning sessions/labs and lots of networking.  The keynote speaker for this year is Joseph Joseph of Disney Imagineering.

The St. Louis Revit Users Group will also be there and presenting two learning sessions at the conference this year. The "BIM Team Sandbox" panel discussion will be about best Revit workflow practices for a multi-discipline Revit BIM Team. The "Family Values" lab will walk you through some advanced family creation techniques and workflows to make efficient flexible Revit families.
Members of the STLRUG will also be available for the open Lab time to answer your Revit questions or help solve any Revit problems you may have.

Please plan on attending, this is a great event!

I have included links to the AGC Webpage for Information and Registration:

Information / Registration Website
http://www.agcstl.org/events/bimexpo

Schedule
http://www.agcstl.org/events/bimexpo/2014regionalbimconferenceschedule

Presentation Descriptions
http://www.agcstl.org/events/bimexpo/new-item

2014 Central States BIM Workshop

Hey St. Louis Revit Users,
I wanted to share some information about a great low-cost Revit training workshop being held in Omaha, NE on August 21 -22.  This workshop (formerly known as the Central States Revit Workshop) is a great, high quality event that is fairly local and much less expensive than an AU or RTC type conference.  I encourage any one who has the ability to attend this conference, you will not be disappointed.  High quality speakers, great class content, and incredible networking event.

There will also be a STLRUG presence at this event, as I will actually be presenting a class.

Please see below for additional information and links to the Workshop website.

Central States BIM Workshop
August 21 – 22, 2014
Scott Conference Center
6450 Pine Street
Omaha, NE 68106

Register now for the Central States BIM Workshop and join more than 20 industry experts, 200 of your peers, and Autodesk Technical Evangelist, Lynn Allen, for two full days of education, training, and networking!

The Central States BIM Workshop continues the tradition of bringing industry-renowned Instructors and Speakers to a local stage with more than 30 different session options covering topics such as Revit, Navisworks, and Civil 3D. Classes include unique lecture/lab combinations that provide hands-on experiences for attendees to practice what they’ve learned.

This event is intended for professionals who are working with BIM or CAD technologies and seeking additional training for software solutions such as Revit (Architecture, MEP, and Structure), Navisworks, Bluebeam, and Civil 3D.

For an updated event schedule, registration rates, session information, speaker biographies, and more,
please visit www.bim-workshops.com.

Registration Link:
http://bim-workshops.com/events/central-states/registration/

Workshop Flyer Download:
http://bit.ly/1lWWFuM

STLRUG - June Happy Hour Event

Save the date and plan on joining us!!!
The June St. Louis Revit Users Group Happy Hour Event has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 17th from 5:30 until whenever at the Trainwreck Saloon in Rock Hill.  Weather permitting we may be outside on the patio.
If you plan on attending, please visit the RSVP site to confirm. This will allow us to let them know how many of us will be coming.  Let's meet and discuss topics for the remaining 2 learning events for 2014, and relax and enjoy some summer.  Hope to see you there!!!