https://aecweekly.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-02-12 https://aecweekly.com/blog/sand monthly 0.5 2026-02-12 https://aecweekly.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-08-12 https://aecweekly.com/home daily 1.0 2026-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/7d1aec60-3c33-4351-9e36-8dc61745471c/Peter+Teaching.jpg Home - What’s THIS ALL about AECweekly is a space designed by Peter Martin created specifically to share about the exciting world of Architecture, Engineering, and Construction. You’ll find Tips and Tricks, articles highlighting innovation and efficiency, and some expositions of things that are just plain cool. Peter is a construction technology enthusiast and BIM Coordinator with The Austin Company. He has acted as a Bluebeam User Group Champion since receiving the Bluebeam Champion award in 2019, and was recognized as the November 2025 Member of the Month in Autodesk’s global community platform The Big Room. With 12 years of industry experience, Peter is excited to participate in the construction industry’s technological transformation, contributing knowledge and sharing enthusiasm to help AEC become more efficient and effective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/34818f13-898f-4a8d-9d9f-4db38da74bf3/Sand.jpeg Home - Sand isn’t very exciting. Until someone is willing to murder you for it. Did you know there’s a sand mafia?? I didn’t until I read Andrew Zaleski’s article on the illegal construction-grade sand trade. Get informed and renew your enthusiasm for sustainability for the good of your international neighbor. Read about sand! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/1617058816571-O42M8MVP2UPD8ZBQ2T0X/Thumbnail_Bluebeam+Line+Styles.JPG Home - Bluebeam Line Styles Need a line type that isn't in your default tool set? Creating a new line type in Bluebeam Revu is easy. Follow along and I'll show you step by step. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/1617056198525-VUAR3TGYWSYCPFVZKNJK/Buebeam+Dashboard+Progression.JPG Home - Bluebeam Dashboards Peter tells about his first exposure to the Bluebeam Dashboard and how it evolved over time to serve COMBS Consulting Group. https://aecweekly.com/bluebeam-add-image daily 0.75 2022-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/1598375560710-WIR81RC9W55XA27O1FOR/Bluebeam+-+Camera+Symbol.JPG Bluebeam - Add Image I sketched this with the polyline, ellipse, and rectangle markup tools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/1598375730828-4LONRBZ6BX7T6OMEPXS5/Bluebeam+-+Add+Image+-+Context+Menu.JPG Bluebeam - Add Image https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/1598375968922-FEGL49CG9EF9EQBUCXNA/Bluebeam+-+Add+Image+-+Capture+Menu.JPG Bluebeam - Add Image https://aecweekly.com/bluebeam-dashboard daily 0.75 2021-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/1617057593289-MGXYRGOMKFM7C6XP6QG1/Bluebeam+Dashboard+-+Really+Old.JPG Bluebeam Dashboard - When I first learned about the Bluebeam dashboard I immediately threw one together. "This will be so helpful! Everyone use it!" It had 4 buttons that would greatly ease my server navigation headaches. What a great tool! I'm so proud of myself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/1617057631872-QJGJYQ21RNT86BB9AMI3/Bluebeam+Dashboard+-+Old.JPG Bluebeam Dashboard - I saw room for improvement the same day. A creative project with no parameters? I was all over it. Within two weeks (under a full workload) I had an update with 2 new buttons and some extra project-specific information that I thought would reduce questions and help the people I work with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/1617057670939-CJQ5V62LDO3QBR7NQ3ZH/Bluebeam+Dashboard+-+New.JPG Bluebeam Dashboard - A year later, I asked for suggestions about improving the dashboard. I had some ideas of my own but I wanted to know what my brain couldn't come up with. One person responded. I incorporated their suggestions and published version 3! I was really excited about the extra functionality and the additional information it provided. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/1617058273064-MCHLU2XKBAUJVSG2JYZ1/Dashboard+Poll.JPG Bluebeam Dashboard https://aecweekly.com/bluebeam-line-styles daily 0.75 2022-08-12 https://aecweekly.com/training daily 0.75 2022-08-30 https://aecweekly.com/training/bluebeam-revu monthly 0.5 2022-08-30 https://aecweekly.com/bluebeam daily 0.75 2022-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/ade10aa5-f1a2-4c39-b74a-a1d75940f8ff/2019+Bluebeam+Champion+stage.jpeg https://aecweekly.com/bluebeam/line-styles monthly 0.5 2022-08-12 https://aecweekly.com/bluebeam/extract-text monthly 0.5 2022-08-12 https://aecweekly.com/bluebeam/bluebeam-tips-tricks-april-2021-event monthly 0.5 2021-03-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/1617139924086-OZ1URJQNC8QN3DSSEIDC/Bluebeam+Tips+and+Tricks+Event+-+April+2021.JPG Bluebeam - 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Project Five https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847417384-6R65UAAJW6EW4KUCUT6U/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg BIM - Project Five https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847413110-CEAYW2CESOYOHC68WXZL/santiago-gomez-240061-unsplash-copy.jpg BIM - Project Five https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847416982-R2067X6OPKY3MG304FSJ/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg BIM - Project Five https://aecweekly.com/learn/bim/project-four-h8e5s monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847905386-9EM9GLHE12726EXM68S4/image-asset.jpeg BIM - Project Four - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847906050-Q37PFW075QZ6YU9179YP/image-asset.jpeg BIM - Project Four - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847907929-YZFF0BD112Q9PF2G1BK6/image-asset.jpeg BIM - Project Four - Make it stand out. It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://aecweekly.com/learn/bim/project-three-exyhw monthly 0.5 2020-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847412609-54WSVSAFRMKZEQTXDKB9/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg BIM - Project Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847411947-BSOTI2122B2HLPAP3XSL/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg BIM - Project Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847411502-9D27YNIMALNIHZYQ1CMG/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg BIM - Project Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847410901-NW4BE1NIG86WQS26D48L/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg BIM - Project Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847410514-YTA75TP5M5NY1DD11BB2/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg BIM - Project Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847409407-NH9B3VB0PQWBG5LZEU5P/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg BIM - Project Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1589847408362-3VSTKTYIWN0INM638YVD/20140301_Trade-151_0124-copy.jpg BIM - Project Three https://aecweekly.com/learn/bim/golden-rules monthly 0.5 2022-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/81df4462-d1fd-434f-8f07-fcd023238b9f/Revit+Golden+Rules.JPG BIM - Revit Golden Rules I was recently asked what my "Golden Rules" were for Revit. Thank you for the opportunity to share some of what I’ve learned using Revit! For those of you who work in Revit, I hope these items are familiar to you and you can find some value in a review or even a new tip. For those with other specialties, I hope it doesn’t all sound like Latin! Let’s dive in! My focus when working in Revit is speed and accuracy. Once an organization has defined the purpose of its model – whether to fulfill specific requirements or to pull the maximum amount of data from it – the goal of a BIM tech should be model integrity and excellent customer service. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/b2f0ace3-3c92-426e-9cb8-715338b28e62/workset.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/ac461054-7709-48f0-9024-d5d4dea44889/link+revit.jfif https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/09aedfa6-f6cb-4e7e-a700-62f9f00e3d75/Revit+Base+Point+coordinates.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e61048cd6b58a7315102733/ac2ff991-ef61-4c0c-a50a-f43d6f7f67ad/Dynamo.JPG https://aecweekly.com/learn/bim/diroots-reordering monthly 0.5 2020-08-25