model on the first day. There’s a decent learning curve while you get used to it and what it wants from you, versus what you think you should give it. (Sound familiar?) If you’re looking to do true civil or site design/engineering with Siteworks, Eagle Point has been clear by stating “It’s not meant to be a full civil package, it’s for architectural representation only.” They may say that but (strictly my personal opinion) what I see is clearly an infant version of what could be a civil package with a grand amount of fine tuning. Corridor intersections, banks, bridges, utilities, drainage and runoff calculations are all things it would need to be a full-fledged civil application. This review is based on having tested it with Revit Architecture. It could be argued that this package atop Revit MEP (assuming the site tools were enabled), with a few well built pieces of content to cover some shortcomings, could be a much less intimidating and just as capable option as Civil 3D. Aaron Maller is the Building Information Modeling Manager at The Beck Group, in Dallas Texas. His role is to oversee Revit implementation, content standardization and deployment, BIM execution strategies, as well as providing staff development and training in using Revit for various roles: Architectural design, documentation, detailing, estimating, and construction coordinating and prefabrication. Aaron provides day to
day user support for the Architecture, Estimating, and Construction groups in the various Beck offices, and develops and maintains the office content across the offices. Aaron joined the Beck Group in Dallas after moving from Upstate New York, where he graduated from the School of Architecture at the State University of New York at Buffalo through 2005. He then began working in Architectural design and documentation, investigating workflows in AutoCAD/ACA, Digital Project, Vectorworks, and ArchiCAD, prior to his work in Revit. Since then he has worked on Architectural projects ranging from detailed Interior Millwork retrofits to large scale multi-phase renovation and new construction projects in Revit. He is currently studying for his ARE’s in Texas. He can be reached at aaronmaller@beckgroup. com. The Beck Group’s model of Integrated Enterprise- with Architecture, Estimating and Construction merged together- works to eliminate the gap between design and construction by maximizing efficiencies in workflow, knowledge sharing in a team-centric environment, and innovating creative solutions through advancing technology and investing in strong cross-training, working towards excellence at project-oriented objectives, through process improvement strategies. Find at more at www.beckgroup.com
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