Renovation/Remodel BIM Tips for Residential Builders with PlusSpec inside Sketchup by ACM Build

This video goes through and gives pointers regarding a residential renovation remodel BIM (Building Information Model) project in Sydney by a new PlusDesignBuild user from ACM Build.
0:00 Intro to 3D model created using the PlusDesignBuild BIM plugin For SketchUp
0:40 Mark walls as NEW or existing walls for visual communication and to deliver an accurate Takeoff/Bill of Quantities for accurate estimating and quoting
2:32 Updating walls previously drawn to existing or remodelled
3:35 Attributing geometry with the BIM tools to associate prices to objects
4:25 Drawing Lower roofs, hip roofs and able roofs, editing pitch and drawing using the Sloping/Skillion roof tool
6:00 Stepped floor levels and added walls to work with a split level floor on a home
7:25 Adding stairs to floor levels
8:13 Roof rafter or purlin roof framing creation for raked walls and raked ceilings on a section of a roof for an extension remodel project
10:25 DesignIt span tables and member size calculation inside PlusSpecs PlusDesignBuild plugin
13:02 Importing PDF plans and controlling the resolution to read the plan inside Skethcup
13:37 Client presentation and photo rendering using Diffusion from Sketchup 3d warehouse
15:15 Adding raked windows into a clad gable wall using settings to alter the header height and moving windows around the wall.
18:00 Using the beam tool to add window heads in a gable or raked wall whilst retaining the parametric functionality of a wall
19: The benefits of showing clients Virtual Design and construction/ 3d BIM model with Building Information modelling in residential construction.



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