Research notes
Field notes for AEC software work.
Essays on BIM handoffs, IFC-SG preparation, Revit-safe workflows, and the practical details that decide whether software helps a project team.
Building with Autodesk, not just on it
What ADN designation means, for the tools you rely on.
Every field was filled. Then came agency review.
Two types of validation. Only one confirms compliance.
Validation Tools Worth Your Time
Learn what separates workflow-aware tools from submission-stage validators.
The fork, is the problem.
Why external edits to your IFC don't sync back to your model.
Export, validate, fail, and the cycle repeats
Four hours per export cycle. Thirty-seven failures. No way back.
One export, not three
How validating before export saves days on every submission.
Checking your IFC File, before submitting to CORENET X
A practitioner's guide to IFC validation for CORENET X compliance
Same portal name, different submission reality
The October 2026 deadline rewrites your entire workflow
47 elements modeled, zero scheduled
Why interior fitout workflows break differently than facades.
Eight hours lost to spreadsheet hunting
Five diagnostics that cut mapping time by 90%
Beautiful shells, unbuildable reality
When manual imports compound bad geometry
Export, import, fail:The wrong type persists
Programmatic workflows fix what manual imports break