BimHacks.net

We use a range of software and tools in the course of our work.

List of software and tools

Authoring Tools

• Revit
  • Dynamo
  • Project Launch application to rewrite the Revit .ini file to support client projects.
  • Enscape
• AutoCAD
  • Lisp and scripts to manage and process .dwg files, export to .dxf and plot to .pdf and .dwf files.
  • 3D modelling to augment Revit models.
• Rhino
  • With Enscape
  • 3D modelling, adjusting shop models for BIM.
• Fusion 360
  • 3D modelling, adjusting shop models for BIM.

MetaData

• Power BI
  •  https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/
• Excel

Delivery

• Dreamweaver
• FileZilla
  •  https://filezilla-project.org/
• WordPress
  • Elementor

Output Processing

• Adobe
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Acrobat
  • Photoshop
  • Lightroom
• ImageMagick
  • https://www.imagemagick.org/
• PDFtk – The PDF Toolkit
  • https://www.pdflabs.com/tools/pdftk-the-pdf-toolkit/
• Irfanview
  • https://www.irfanview.com/
• PDF24
  • https://en.pdf24.org/

Presentation

• 3dS Max
  • Renderers
    • Art
    • Arnold
    • Batch render
  • File Link
    • Revit
    • AutoCAD
• Enscape™: Real-Time Rendering & Virtual Reality for Revit, SketchUp, Rhino & ArchiCAD.
  • https://enscape3d.com/
• Verge 3D
  • https://www.soft8soft.com/verge3d/
• Blender
  • Blender BIM

Process

• 7-Zip
  • https://www.7-zip.org/
•  AutoIT – AutoIt
  • https://www.autoitscript.com/site/
•  JC Picker
  • http://annystudio.com/software/colorpicker/
• Mind Mapping Software
  • https://www.mindjet.com/
• Notepad++
  • https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
• Windows 10
  • Robocopy
  • Windows scripting (DOS)
  • Batch files
• Xplorer Xplorer² Windows File Manager (Explorer replacement)
  • https://www.zabkat.com
• Screen Grab
  • Snagit
  • Camtasia

Other Resources

• SS64 | Command line reference
  • https://ss64.com/
• Robocopy “Robust File Copy”
  • https://ss64.com/nt/robocopy.html
• Ninite – Install or Update Multiple Apps at Once
  • https://ninite.com/

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