tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77880214740297920492024-02-08T02:34:25.920+00:00Under NDAA random exploration of challenges and side projects, recollection of thoughts and breadcrums of projects too small to be material or too large to be possible... <br>
(notice that projects under a proper NDA will not be mentioned here!!!) <br> Ideas and opinions are my own and not affiliated or endorsed by my current or previous employers.UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-77535083844690827782018-05-16T11:40:00.002+00:002018-05-17T20:44:00.851+00:00The ROI of BIM: Why is it so difficult?
Decision makers often requests a calculation of the Return for their Investment. When it comes to BIM, the calculation of a single number (the strict definition of "ROI") is difficult and arguably limited in practical value. Decision makers are more interested in a wider understanding of what they (and their company) are getting back.
In this note I present my thoughts on the ROI measurement UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.5073509 -0.1277582999999822351.1912379 -0.77320529999998222 51.8234639 0.51768870000001777tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-53811970372155579902018-05-09T16:56:00.004+00:002018-05-09T16:56:48.988+00:00To BIM or not to BIM... When BIM is not the answer
Is Building Information Modelling the catalyst of improvement in all things Architecture, Engineering and Construction? Is "BIM" the Midas touch for all innovation projects?
This article explores the boundary conditions of BIM and suggests reasons for resisting its adoption. A new look to an old discussion.
Introduction
I am a confessed BIM enthusiast. Early adopter or visionary, I embraced theUnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.5073509 -0.1277582999999822351.1912379 -0.77320529999998222 51.8234639 0.51768870000001777tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-80293966461871694652015-08-17T17:07:00.002+00:002018-05-10T09:06:00.008+00:00My reading list Mathematic explorations
Back on the saddle after a long silence, this time bringing a list of books that have kept me busy... is this a good excuse for not writing blog entries???
With a deadline for this afternoon I cannot spend a lot of time describing each book... yet I want to push myself to communicate some of the mind-opening good reads I came across recently. Most are not new books, and probably you will UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-34836301953100571022012-12-11T16:11:00.001+00:002012-12-11T16:11:16.971+00:00First steps in RevitPythonShellA couple of months ago, and a couple of weeks ago I have presented a quick primer of Python scripting on the Revit Platform at the Manchester and London Revit User Groups. Both have been fantastic experiences, summarized the evening I was having a beer (or #BIMbeer) and heard someone say "I've been told that the other day there was an interesting presentation on Python at the UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-70017010312282612912012-11-30T00:50:00.001+00:002018-05-09T16:59:36.852+00:00Leap forward... to the old school?
Shame on me, I have not written in months, literally!
I am not writing an apology as I did last time. This time I am jumping directly to the latest of my research projects (and skipping a few that I will have to revisit, like Arduino!). I have to admit that I am trying to steal some attention and try not to think too much about all the excitement I am missing at Autodesk University. I am UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-15543069315744219662011-12-31T12:09:00.001+00:002011-12-31T12:10:19.620+00:00Farewell to 2011, and looking forward to 2012...I started typing a "back from Autodesk University" post... that never got to publish.
On the last day of the year I am resolving to publish (even) shorter notes, to keep you all in the loop of what I am researching.
My reason for silence during 2011 was that I've been working on some top secret projects and some ongoing projects that can now be mentioned. This year I prepared 4 AU classes, which UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.508129 -0.1280050000000301251.3644275 -0.37787450000003009 51.651830499999996 0.12186449999996987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-43424041470268693442011-05-10T23:16:00.002+00:002011-05-10T23:16:57.974+00:00BIM 360 enabler - a primerThis post is a primer, all the info is UnderNDA, so excuse my lack of citations and images. I am sure we all will be using this procedures more and more in the near future, so there will be plenty of examples to illustrate this. For now, I am slowly unveiling a big "what if"... so big that I cannot wait to see it fully working...
Imagine for a second a world where the Design and Construction UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-78423699966478439582011-05-08T22:22:00.000+00:002011-05-08T22:22:10.894+00:00On EnergyIt's been some time since I started to think on this post.
Basically, every time I hear people talk about forms of energy, or saving energy, or Green Energy or the like, I wonder if those people have the same understanding of Energy I have. Also, when I read how many calories a chocolate bar has, again I think about a proper definition of Energy and its implications.
Without further introductionUnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-39075525908797519902011-04-01T10:20:00.002+00:002011-04-01T10:26:46.527+00:00A new point of viewNew feature, I am getting my head around it and cannot really control it. You have been warned...
Blogger has recently launched a new feature for their blogs, that in "modern" browsers enables an exciting way to go through the posts and comments: dynamic views
MOSAIC:
http://undernda.blogspot.com/view/mosaic#!/
FLIPCARD:
http://undernda.blogspot.com/view/flipcard#!/
UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-17190534073159933292011-03-29T16:42:00.002+00:002011-04-03T11:05:31.795+00:00Ñ in a blog-postDiverting from any standard path (as if I had one!) I came accross this text regarding this typically Spanish letter (alt-165)... Translating it to English would make little sense, so here it goes in Spanish!
Thanks to Caro, Maia and Lele for forwarding emails :)
Con un texto que hizo historia, la fallecida compositora argentina María Elena Walsh había encabezado la lucha por la defensa delUnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-46683472219036399992011-03-26T17:00:00.003+00:002011-03-27T21:58:35.036+00:00One thing at a timeI've been trying to write a long post with a recap of several interesting things I am working on at the moment... but I've been so busy at them that I am struggling to find time to put the pen to the paper...
So here I am, killing time while my wife does some shopping, and deciding that a series of short posts are better than the one and only recap.
This time I will refer to the mobile technologyUnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-32923619024441172432010-12-06T00:56:00.001+00:002018-05-09T17:02:14.515+00:00AU 2010: My top 5 lists
Most of you may remember the great movie High Fidelity, starring John Cusack, Jack Black and Catherine Zeta Jones back in 2000. The main character, Rob, would analyze every situation through listing the “top 5 items” of a category. With Autodesk University just finished, here’s my summary of an intense week with ups and downs:
AU 2010: Top 5 High points
1. Discovering the power of mobile UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-2554751356971219412010-12-01T03:19:00.002+00:002010-12-01T06:08:55.351+00:00The era of communicationI am going to start this post with a few easy quotes: "The 21st century is all about communication", "We live in a global world", "The world has shrunk because of ease of communication".
For many years I've heard these phases and effectively not only believed in them but also enjoyed the meaning of them. From the good old brick mobile phones, allowing to keep talking (or shouting repeatedly "CANUnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-88533320226570232072010-11-18T12:15:00.000+00:002010-11-18T12:15:30.297+00:00A lot of exciting newsOnce again, about a month without posting...
An echo from the previous posts says I've been preparing my AU classess. Now finally all handouts are uploaded and classes rehearsed, so just waiting for the big day!
In the meantime, I've been working crazy hours in the office to finish a competition (still Under NDA, but I will share in due course some findings on Revit Conceptual Design you may findUnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-25459373359609250992010-10-16T16:07:00.001+00:002010-10-16T16:15:51.500+00:00The android revolutionStill busy trying to get my AU Virtual classes ready, so with little time for my side projects...
But I changed my Nokia E71 phone (amazing piece of engineering, by the way) for a Samsung Galaxy S. My wife says it's a wannabe iPhone... I say under the bonnet it has a very different beast: the android OS.
I got tired of waiting for the android 2.2 version to reach the market... and all UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-82916250102074278692010-10-04T22:50:00.001+00:002010-10-05T20:53:56.314+00:00Formula-driven surface in RevitThe heading to this blog reads "...trails of projects too small to be considered or too large to be accomplished... "
This time it's one of the short easy-come easy-go projects, start to end in 2 hours.
By chance I came across a challenge on an AUGI forum:
http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=119544
The subject "Revit can't do it" and some names I recognized got my attention, and UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-37575980967393899202010-09-19T15:16:00.000+00:002010-09-19T15:16:00.316+00:00Long time no post...Hello again!
It's been over a month since my last post, and I just want to let you know what I've been up to:
I've been travelling a lot, a couple of short trips to Belgium (bank holiday weekend) and Italy (to the wedding of a friend), and then a week off to Maldives, celebrating my wife's 30th birthday.
All this left me with little time to spend on side activities, if you don't consider bicycle UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-5213120731983688242010-08-15T19:02:00.003+00:002010-08-15T20:40:19.328+00:00Thinking about 4DIt's been a great first week as a blogger, adding 15 followers, nice comments and references from other blogs. I am also very happy that the point I made in my first post about trying to meet people with same interests or chasing similar goals have already paid off!
In the meantime Alistair from the office sent me a quick note that got me thinking: in the BIM community we generally talk UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-61888750628124993422010-08-11T23:08:00.002+00:002010-08-12T11:41:07.467+00:00Genetic Design - Part 1: General conceptsIn my second post I'd like to thank my friend and Blogging mentor David Light, who featured this space in his highly respected blog. I guess most of you got here through there, but if you landed directly here I highly recommend having a look at http://autodesk-revit.blogspot.com/, packed with tips, news and tools for the BIM enthusiast.
Enough said as introduction, let's talk about my UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7788021474029792049.post-4873582789550543432010-08-09T23:55:00.002+00:002010-08-10T00:17:07.901+00:00Welcome to "Under NDA"So, I started a Blog.
Last week after the office I went to the bar with the guys, and went on about another crazy side project, one of those that could change the world if ever completed. Robbie asked: "Do you ever get to write about these topics? If you did, how big the book would be?"
He left me thinking... and triggered the big question: if I was to write at least a line on these wild shots UnderNDAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04270536446633582339noreply@blogger.com0