John Offield | Seiler Design Solutions

About John Offield

John Offield has over 25 years of experience from Design Build, Engineering and Architectural Firms. John has also been a speaker for the AIA, SMACNA, Structures Congress of Americas, AUGI, CADCAMP, Autodesk events and publications for several Autodesk software over the last 20 years. John has utilized his Design Build, Architectural, MEP, and Structural Design experience with his combined software knowledge / skills to implement BIM into firms small and large. Specialties include workflows between multiple offices and disciplines of BIM / VDC, scanning and hardware, standards, project coordination, and content creation with Revit, Dynamo, Navisworks, and other AEC Autodesk software. John is also an Autodesk Certified Instructor ready to implement custom training and software / hardware workflows. On the personal side, John enjoys spending time with his family, friends, and extended family members (3 dogs), being outdoors working on his farm (fishing, hunting, camping, etc.), gardening, playing guitar, going to concerts.

It Had to Be You (And AI): Decoding Autodesk’s Game-Changing 2025

December 31, 2025 Location: The intersection of Design & Technology It’s New Year’s Eve. The Auld Lang Syne is queuing up, the confetti is ready, [...]

By John Offield|2025-12-31T08:52:55-06:00December 31st, 2025|Categories: Buildings|Tags: 2025 updates, ACC, AEC industry, Agentic AI, AutoCAD, Autodesk, Autodesk Assistant, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Autodesk Forma, Carbon Analysis, Correspondence Tool, Data Exchange Connectors, Digital Transformation, EC3, Excavation tools, Handover Tool, Hatching update, IFC Data Model, interoperability, Neural CAD, New Year's Eve., Revit, Seiler Design Solutions, Sheet Collections, smart blocks, Sustainability, Toposolids, When Harry Met Sally, Workflows|0 Comments

The Griswold Family Guide to Consumption-Based Licensing (Or: How Clark Stopped Freaking Out About the Software Budget)

We interrupt your regularly scheduled professional advice to bring you a special holiday presentation. Clark Griswold is stressed about his architectural firm’s overhead. Cousin Eddie happens to be standing near [...]

The Quarter-Mile Code: Why We Now Prep Our Builds with ACC

Yo, it’s Dom. We've got a problem: Our projects are getting bigger than a semi hauling a vault, and we can’t afford mistakes. You can't just "feel out" a skyscraper [...]

By John Offield|2025-12-17T17:00:35-06:00December 17th, 2025|Categories: Buildings, Uncategorized|Tags: ACC, Architecture, Audit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, BIM, bim collaborate pro, CAD, Central Model, Change Order, Civil, Clash Detection, Cloud Worksharing, Compact Central Model, Coordination Space, Critical Reporting, Design Issue Trend Report, Desktop Connector, Digital Twin, Discipline-Specific Emails, DWG, Executive Dashboard, External Resource, Fast, Fast and Furious, Governance, Implementation Manual, Insight Module, Issues, Linking Logic, Local file, MEP, Model Coordination, Owner Access, Owner's Guide, PAC, Personal Accelerator, Project Files, Project Health, Project Home, Publish, Relinquish, Request for Information, Revit, RFI, RFI Response Time, Risk Management, Safety Issues, Seiler Design Solutions, SOP, Standard Operating Procedure, Structural, Submittal, Sync Best Practices, Toretto, Troubleshooting, Version Control, Workflows, Worksets, Worksharing|0 Comments

🏠 Rebuilding Snoopy’s Doghouse: A Peanuts Guide to AI-Driven Scan-to-BIM

By Linus Van Pelt, Project Manager (with assistance from the World War I Flying Ace) A terrible storm has struck the neighborhood, leaving Snoopy and Woodstock’s beloved doghouse severely damaged. [...]

By John Offield|2025-12-12T08:41:27-06:00December 12th, 2025|Categories: Buildings, Uncategorized|Tags: AECtech, AIAutomation, aurivusAI, AutodeskForma, AutodeskRevit, BIMModeling, Charlie Brown, ConstructionWorkflow, DigitalTwin, LiDAR, Peanuts, PointCab, PointCab4Revit, PointCabNebula, PointCabOrigins, PointCloud, RealityCapture, SCAN to BIM, SCANTOBIM, Seiler Design, Snoopy, Woodstock, Workflow, workflow questions, XGRIDS, XGRIDS K1|0 Comments

🎸 Suds in the Bucket and Data in the Cloud: How New Franklin, MO Built a Tech Titan

The BIM-Powered Construction of the NFDC—A Triumph of Coordination During Santa Fe Trail Days New Franklin, Missouri, is known for its quiet charm, proud history "Go Bulldogs", and as the [...]

By John Offield|2025-12-11T12:49:58-06:00December 11th, 2025|Categories: Bluebeam, Buildings, Infrastructure, Uncategorized|Tags: AEC, AI for Revit, AI-Powered Design, As-Built, Automated Code Review, BIM, bim collaborate pro, BIM Manager, Bluebeam Revu, BlueBeam Studio, Civil 3D, Clash Detection, Co-authoring, Concert Logistics, Construction Technology, Digital Twin, DJI M300 RTK, Drone Specialist., ESRI ArcGIS Pro, Facilities Management (FM), Geospatial Manager, GIS Integration, Home of the Bulldogs, Hometown, Immersive VR Review, Lead Architect, Lead Civil Engineer, LiDAR, Mission Critical Facility, Missouri, PointCab, PointCab Nebula, PointCab Origins, Project & Industry Data Center Construction, Project Workflow. Technology & Software Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), QA/QC Manager, QA/QC. Personnel Roles Project Manager, Reality Capture, Revit, Santa Fe Trail Days, Sara Evans, Seiler Design Solutions, Seiler GeoDrones, Sentera Thermal Sensor. Local Context & Event New Franklin MO, Swept Path Analysis, Traffic Management. Workflow & Concepts Cloud Worksharing, Trimble, Trimble RTS, VDC, Vehicle Tracking, Virtual Reality (VR), XGRIDS, XGRIDS K1, Zenmuse L3|0 Comments

🤖 Rebuilding Cybertron: A Reality Capture Protocol

Designation: Reconstruction Protocol 7.1 Objective: To leverage Earth-based reality capture technology (UAS and TLS) to rapidly survey, model, and verify the reconstruction of critical Cybertronian infrastructure. Lead Strategists: Ultra Magnus [...]

By John Offield|2025-12-04T19:06:26-06:00December 4th, 2025|Categories: Buildings, Infrastructure, Uncategorized|Tags: 3D mesh models, Airborne LiDAR, Allspark, As-Built Context Model, Autobot/Minicon, Autodesk, autodesk civil 3d, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Autodesk Navisworks, Autodesk Recap Pro, Autodesk Revit, BIM, blueprints, Bumblebee, CAD/BIM systems, Clash Detection, Clash Reports, Cloud-to-Cloud Registration, Cybertron, Design-to-Reality Checkpoints, Deviation Reports, DJI Matrice 300 RTK, drones, energon conduits, Existing Terrain Surface, GeoCue TrueView Series, geometric certainty, grade slope, Hot Rod, Iacon, LiDAR Sensor, Orthomosaics, payloads, PhaseOne iXM, photogrammetry, Point Cloud, RCP File, RCS/RCP format, Reality Capture, RealWorks, Reconstruction Protocol 7.1, RTK/PPK, scanners, Seiler Design Solutions, Seiler GeoDrones, Seiler Geospatial, Shockwave, TIN Surface Model, TLS, Trimble, Trimble Business Center, Trimble Connect, Trimble X9, uas, UAV, Ultra Magnus, Unified Point Cloud, VDC, Vector Sigma, Wreckers|0 Comments

Future-Proofing the Krusty Krab: A Seiler GeoDrones Deep Dive

Author: Squidward Tentacles (Transcribed by SpongeBob SquarePants) (Scene: The Krusty Krab. It is closing time. Squidward is trying to read "Art & Clarinet Monthly" behind the register. SpongeBob bursts out [...]

By John Offield|2025-12-04T08:37:37-06:00December 4th, 2025|Categories: Buildings, Infrastructure, Uncategorized|Tags: ACC, AEC, AECO, AI, Autodesk, Civil3D, Data, drones, Geospacial, Krusty Krab, LiDAR, orthomosaic, payload, photogrammetry, Point Cloud, Revit, Seiler Design Solutions, Seiler GeoDrones, SpongeBob Squarepants, stockpiles, Survey, thermal, Topographic, volumes, Workflows|0 Comments

💥 The ACC Power Play: Say Hello to My Little Friend, iOS 17

The email hit your desk, an official notice from Autodesk Construction Cloud. For those of us running high-stakes construction operations, it was the sound of the bell tolling for the [...]

By John Offield|2025-12-02T14:03:48-06:00December 2nd, 2025|Categories: Buildings, Infrastructure|Tags: ACC, Autodesk, Autodesk ACC Mobile App, BIM Managers, BIM Workflows, CAD Managers, iOS17 upgrade, IT, Seiler Design Solutions, upgrade to iOS17 or higher, VDC Managers, Workflows|0 Comments

O My Gosh, They Created a Standardized Workflow! A South Park Thanksgiving Guide to Autodesk ACC Project Templates

Join Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and poor Butters and the gang at the Thanksgiving table as they learn why setting up an Autodesk Construction Cloud template is better than fighting over [...]

By John Offield|2025-11-26T09:29:16-06:00November 26th, 2025|Categories: Buildings, Infrastructure, Uncategorized|Tags: ACC, AECO, Autodesk, BIM, contractor, Designer, Drafter, folder structure, GC, Permissions, PM, Seiler Design Solutions, South Park, Template, VDC, Workflows|0 Comments

🛹 SKATEPARK HACK: How High Schoolers Can Build Long Beach’s Next Big Thing! (No Permission Slips Required) 📐

Yo, what’s up, future engineers and architects? Forget geometry class—we're talking about building a real skatepark. You’ve got the vision for Long Beach's next epic spot, and your brain is [...]

By John Offield|2025-11-12T11:16:49-06:00November 12th, 2025|Categories: Bluebeam, Buildings, Infrastructure|Tags: ACAD, ACC, AEC Collection, AECO, AI, ARCGIS, Architecs, Autodesk, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Autodesk Recap, Autodesk Recap Photo, BIM, Bluebeam, Bluebeam Revu, BlueBeam Studio, Civil3D, Construction, drones, Educational Licenses, Engineers, ESRI, hardware, Higher Ed, Lixel K1, Long Beach CA, Navisworks, ReCap, Revit, Scannes, Schools, Seiler Design Solutions, Seiler GeoDrones, Seiler Geospacial, Seiler Instruments, Skateparks, software, Students, SX12, Trimble, Workflows, XGRIDS|0 Comments

12 Next

Get Webinar Updates, Training Alerts & Free Resources

"*" indicates required fields

URL

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Name*

Email*

Company*

This field is hidden when viewing the form

Address

Country

joffield

About John Offield