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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

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

Nashville Nights & Design Delights: Why YOU Need to Be at Autodesk University 2025 (and Our Happy Hour!)

Hey there, design dynamos and AEC adventurers! Get ready to mark your calendars, because Autodesk University (AU) 2025 is coming to Nashville, and it's going to be an experience you [...]

By John Offield|2025-09-12T15:51:37-05:00September 12th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|0 Comments

Can Dynamo save you time? That’s so Obvious

Meet Mr. Obvious. He's a talented architect, but his days are filled with repetitive, soul-crushing tasks. His latest mission? Getting a standard set of construction details from an old Revit [...]

By John Offield|2025-09-12T15:09:57-05:00September 12th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: AI, Autodesk, Details, Dynamo, Nodes, Packages, Python, Revit, script, Seiler Design Solutions, Workflows|0 Comments

Ramsay’s Rant: The Hell’s Kitchen of File Linking!

"LISTEN TO ME! YOU CALL THIS A PROJECT?! IT'S A DISASTER! IT'S A PIGSTY! WHERE ARE THE REFERENCES?! WHERE ARE THEY?!" Can you hear it? That's the sound of me, [...]

By John Offield|2025-08-26T15:44:36-05:00August 26th, 2025|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: AEC, Autodesk, Autodesk Desktop Connector, BIM, File Linking, Gordon Ramsay, Hell's Kitchen, References, Seiler Design Solutions, Workflows|0 Comments

Big Mistake! HUGE! (If You Don’t Maintain Your Revit Models!)

💍💻Alright, buckle up, buttercups! Let's talk Revit file maintenance. Now, I know what you're thinking: file maintenance? Sounds about as glamorous as… well, let’s just say it’s no Rodeo Drive [...]