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Customer Case Study

Health Check

Autodesk Revit MEP

“I would recommend the Revit Health

Check to any firm just starting out

with Revit.”

Garry Montgomery

Vice President

Dynamix Engineering Ltd.

Dynamix Engineering Ltd.

855 Grandview Ave

Columbus, Ohio 43215

www.dynamix-ltd.com

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Getting Revit’s Health in Check

Dynamix discovers and improves BIM workflow inefficiencies

with Advanced Solutions’ Autodesk Revit Health Check

Company Overview

Dynamix Engineering, a full-service

mechanical, electrical, plumbing and

technology engineering firm, has been

specifying sustainable design features

since the firm’s 1997 founding in

Columbus, Ohio. Now supporting a

geographically dispersed, multi-state

client base, Dynamix continues to

pursue leading-edge technology and

design solutions for projects requiring

flexible, efficient facilities that support a

healthful indoor environment.

Business Problem/Compelling Event

Dynamix began using Autodesk®

Revit® MEP software in 2006, several

years before other firms in the

Columbus-area began to see the value of

Building Information Modeling (BIM).

The area’s relatively small Revit user

base left Dynamix with no place to

brainstorm ideas, refine practices and

learn to utilize the software in the most

effective way possible.

To hone their software skills, Dynamix

engaged Advanced Solutions for a

three-day Revit MEP custom training

class for the core group of Revit users

within the company, including BIM

Manager Matthew Stuver and at least

one user from each trade: mechanical,

electrical, plumbing and technology. The

initial custom training provided a

necessary, sophisticated overview of the

software and enabled users within the

company to begin to develop standard

Revit usage practices.

However, as Dynamix began designing

more projects in Revit, teams within the

company recognized areas of

inconsistency, inefficiency and failure to

use the software to its fullest potential.

The Solution

Realizing the need to further streamline

the company’s Revit workflow, Dynamix

saw an Advanced Solutions Revit Health

Check as a way to delve into practices

with a more methodical, experienced

perspective. Advanced Solutions’ Health

Check can be performed on Revit or other

Autodesk software workflows. The check

up serves to ensure the software has been

implemented in a way that results in long

term success and improved productivity

for the client. For the 2009 Dynamix

Health Check, Advanced Solutions used a

completed project to evaluate utilization

of Revit software, identify problematic

workflows and provide recommendations

for improvement.

Dynamix selected the Ohio School for the

Deaf and Blind as the Revit Health Check

assessment project. This particular

project required an atypical client

interface, as a large percentage of the

decision makers were deaf and/or blind.

“Revit offered an opportunity to share

what the space would look like in 3D,”

notes Garry Montgomery, vice president

Dynamix Engineering. “An interpreter

might have experienced extreme difficulty

in fully conveying that from a 2D

drawing.”

Image courtesy of Dynamix Engineering Ltd.

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Performance

Over the course of one month,

Advanced Solutions interviewed

Dynamix team members, reviewed and

analyzed the Revit models and

identified key areas of workflow

inefficiencies. The Revit Health check

enabled Dynamix to align the practices

of all disciplines within the company.

“We were able to bring all disciplines

up to speed on the way Revit should be

used,” recalls Stuver.

Dynamix applauds Advanced Solutions’

ability to complete the entire

assessment within the agreed upon

project timeframe and budget. The

professionalism and experience of the

Advanced Solutions team also struck a

chord with Dynamix. “It was almost like

speaking directly to Autodesk,” Stuver

reflects.

Dynamix finds the meshing of

experiences and the collaborative

environment a key component of the

way Advanced Solutions works with

clients. “Working together as a team is

what it’s all about,” says Stuver. The

added benefit of Advanced Solutions’

Columbus Autodesk Authorized

Training Center (ATC) also proved

valuable, as Dynamix team members

were able to complete their training in

a convenient location, tailored

specifically to their needs.

Results & Benefits

Prior to the Revit Health Check,

Dynamix included all designs in a single

Revit model. Now, each discipline has

its own central file, drastically

decreasing file sizes, which had

previously impaired the company’s

hardware performance. Dynamix has

also moved beyond the temptation to

load Revit models with unnecessary

information, a flaw exposed by the

Revit Health Check.

Based on the positive outcomes of both

the custom Revit MEP training as well

the Revit Health Check, Dynamix

purchased a bulk number of service

credits from Advanced Solutions.

Dynamix applied the credits ad hoc to

help develop custom content quickly to

meet Revit deadlines on specific projects.

As a result of the decision to utilize

Advanced Solutions, the firm estimates a

time savings of two weeks or more had

they opted to hire a new employee to

develop the content. For Dynamix, the

work at hand was short-term, making

hiring a new employee a less attractive

solution. “We were comfortable with

Advanced Solutions. We knew exactly

what we were getting, and avoided losing

the time that goes into on boarding a new

employee,” says Montgomery.

Final Thoughts

Advanced Solutions’ Revit Health Check

worked as a discovery tool for Dynamix,

helping the firm recognize the intricacies

of Revit models, exploring beyond what

showed on the computer screen. It meant

more than simply learning to walk

through a building. It equipped the

company’s Revit users with the ability to

click on a piece of equipment and know

exactly how to locate what makes up the

item’s families.

“I would recommend the Revit Health

Check to any firm just starting out with

Revit,” Montgomery notes. The

assessment identified different ways to

work within Revit, streamlining the

company’s overall workflow. Since having

the Revit Health Check performed on an

early Revit MEP project and applying the

results recommended by Advanced

Solutions, Dynamix Engineering has

efficiently designed 4.6 million square

feet in more than 40 projects using Revit

MEP.

Dynamix is moving towards designing all

projects in Revit, with a goal of 100

percent usage by 2013. “We ultimately

envision creating models used for

everything from estimating to building

management,” says Montgomery. He adds

that he’s confident in the ability of the

Advanced Solutions team to help

Dynamix achieve its BIM goals.

Meshing of experiences creates an effective,

collaborative learning and working environment

Advanced Solutions

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