Ideate Software is pleased to share the work of BIM advocate (and friend of Ideate Software), Laura Kay Smith. She has recently completed the e-book Becoming a BIM Advocate: Promoting & Implementing BIM in Your Office.

If you have been running up against walls in getting your firm transitioned into full BIM integration, or getting BIM implementation off the ground at all, this book will provide solid strategies and specific tips to achieve this goal. Also, going through this process will help you position yourself as a valuable BIM resource at your firm.

Ideate Software has been a big supporter of Laura's role as a BIM advocate. She has spoken at Ideate sponsored Revit User Groups, worked with Ideate Software to publish a Study In Success focusing on Kasian's use of Ideate BIMLink, and, we just generally enjoy her presence in the BIM community.

In Laura's role as BIM Manager at Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning, LTD., she has been a leading contributor to Kasian's transformation to a fully integrated BIM focused firm. However, it hasn't been an easy road. Laura's valuable experience overcoming considerable challenges in BIM integration, and her confident yet approachable tone make her book an interesting, actionable and quick read.

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More About Laura Kay Smith: Laura Kay Smith is the BIM Manager at Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning, LTD. She has been in the Technology management side of Architecture for over 20 years, both as a business consultant and in-house expert, developing and helping firms use and harness the Technology to create better design. Regardless the role or firm, Laura has been a leader at bringing new ideas and helping each firm work towards the future. Laura's passion for BIM is evident. As the author of a blog, BIMFreak Laura provides a valuable resource for implementing and starting the BIM transition.

PRESS RELEASE Contact: [email protected] San Francisco, CA, 09/17/2015 - Ideate, a multi-decade veteran Autodesk Developer Network member and Autodesk Platinum Value Added Reseller, announced today the publication of its latest "Spotlight on" customer success profile featuring WRNS Studio and its use of Ideate Explorer for Revit modeling.

Ideate Software is a set of in-depth Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) data management tools that helps keep Revit models clean. With it, staff can delete problem items, analyze files quickly, and enhance BIM data flow with increased speed and accuracy. The software can facilitate better collaboration, minimize workflow interruptions, improve project deliverables, and elevate design.

Jason Halaby, Designer and BIM Manager, WRNS Studio, San Francisco, regularly uses Ideate Explorer to turn tedious Revit model projects into quick exercises. "You can hardly compare time savings now with how we did things before because there are things you simply cannot do without Ideate Explorer" says Halaby.

WRNS Studio cares deeply about the quality of their models, and Ideate Explorer helps the teams to keep their Revit models clean. Halaby uses Ideate Explorer to find and change elements, purge line styles that are not up to office standards, even add detail views from different projects into the WRNS file library. "Ideate Explorer is also outstanding at finding linked AutoCAD files that are otherwise hidden inside of a particular view," he says.

Bob Palioca, President, Ideate Inc., says, "We know how critically important it is to keep Revit models clean and lean, especially as AEC projects become so massively complex. We are proud to able to contribute so significantly to our clients' time savings and quality control by creating Ideate Explorer."

Ideate has published "Ideate Software Presents: Spotlight on WRNS Studio" success story online. Read the full WRNS Studio success study to learn more.

Ideate BIMLink and Ideate Explorer carry a five star rating, for managing Revit models, on the Autodesk Exchange Apps Store, and are available with a non-commercial free trial. For more information, call 888.662.7238, or contact [email protected].

About Ideate, Inc.

Ideate, Inc. is a leading Autodesk Authorized Developer with 25+ years' experience in Revit software development and specific focus on Building Information Modeling (BIM). As an Autodesk solutions provider, Ideate has offered quality software, training, support and custom consulting services to the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industries since 1992. Headquartered in San Francisco, California and operating Autodesk Authorized Training Centers (ATCs) in California, Oregon and Washington, Ideate is recognized as an Autodesk Platinum Partner for Architecture, Engineering and Construction, Autodesk's highest level of authorization.

About Ideate Software Ideate Software allows Revit users to have unprecedented control over their data. Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Explorer for Revit, and Ideate Sticky were all developed to solve persistent problems in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) workflows. Ideate Software solutions enable Revit users to save time, increase accuracy, improve project deliverables, and elevate design.

Autodesk, Autodesk Revit and ATC are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. Microsoft Excel is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

Ideate Sticky elegantly connects non-BIM data from an Excel file into your Revit Project. Using Excel gives you fast and accurate editing powers, along with the ability to format your data beautifully. But, what does Ideate Sticky add to your Revit MEP workflow? Revit MEP + Ideate Sticky

1. Represent non-Revit Electrical Panels, and easily edit and update that data via Excel.
2. Publish Starting Views to all Revit files within a project at once.
3. Publish manufacturer provided design data. Create and manage Sheet Notes in Excel, for easy editing and to use across multiple models.
4. List code checklists.
5. Publish subtotaled data for complex plumbing calculations.

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→ VIDEOS: See Ideate Sticky in action and examples of the above workflows.

→ BLOG POSTS: See the latest Ideate Sticky workflows, classes and updates.

Are you using one Ideate Software solution and not our others? Try a new approach to your workflow - download a no-cost trial version today. For additional questions about Ideate Software, including bundles and upgrade pricing contact: [email protected]

PRESS RELEASE Contact: [email protected] San Francisco, CA, 10/22/2015 - Ideate Software, a veteran Autodesk Developer Network member, announced today the publication of its latest "Spotlight on" customer success profile featuring Eppstein Uhen Architects (EUA) and its management of complex Autodesk Revit projects with the full suite of Ideate Software tools.

Ideate Software is a set of in-depth Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) data management tools that help keep Revit models clean. With Ideate Software, staff can delete problem items, analyze files quickly, and enhance BIM data flow with increased speed and accuracy. The software can facilitate better collaboration, minimize workflow interruptions, improve project deliverables, and elevate design.

Phyllis Robbins, EUA's Design Application Manager, finds Ideate Software to be consistent, reliable, elegant, and clean. "Personally, I see Ideate Software as the premier developer for add-in solutions," she said. "Ideate BIMLink has saved days of tedious, repetitive, manual renumbering with considerable possibility for error."

Her team uses Ideate Explorer for Revit to globally query and manage Revit models, even to find tricky CAD imports. "Ideate Explorer makes that task easy to execute," said Robbins. Because Ideate Sticky can connect non-BIM data from an Excel file into a Revit project, EUA uses it to realize a number of different benefits on each project. "We see Ideate Sticky as a team productivity solution," she said.

Bob Palioca, President, Ideate Software, says, "It's gratifying to hear how a client uses all of the Ideate Software tools to realize significant benefits such as time savings and accuracy. This kind of story acts as confirmation that our software designs for the AEC community are on target and appropriate." Ideate Software has published "Ideate Software Presents: Spotlight on Eppstein Uhen" success story online. To learn more about the workflow solutions Eppstein Uhen has discovered with Ideate Software, read the full story.

Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Sticky and Ideate Explorer for Revit carry a five star rating on the Autodesk App Store, and are available with a non-commercial free trial. For more information, call 888.662.7238, or contact [email protected].

About Ideate Software

Ideate Software allows Revit users to have unprecedented control over their data. Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Explorer for Revit, and Ideate Sticky were all developed to solve persistent problems in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) workflows. Ideate Software solutions enable Revit users to save time, increase accuracy, improve project deliverables, and elevate design. Autodesk, Autodesk Revit and ATC are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries.

Microsoft Excel is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

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