Building a custom design tool for Revit used to take a month. Now it takes an afternoon.
Michael Kilkelly from ArchSmarter joins me to show how. And it runs on one simple idea borrowed from how we already work.
Architects control design intent. Contractors control means and methods. AI works the same way. You own what gets built. The AI figures out how. Michael calls it the Design Intent Pattern. The AI writes the “construction documents” as a structured data file, a Revit tool builds exactly what’s in them, and you review everything before anything gets built.
Here’s what Michael is bringing to the episode:
Image In, Revit Out. A photo turns into a native Revit family, right in front of you.
Mini design tools built with Claude. A twisting tower generator, StairLab for parametric stairs with code checks, and Charrette for rendering from a Revit screenshot. The point… these are cheap to build and easy to throw away.
How he actually builds them.
Plus, the honest part. AI amplifies your skill. It does not replace it.
So sit back, relax… and let’s geek out!
Big thanks to Guardian for sponsoring this season. Learn more at guardian.bimafterdark.com.
Links Mentioned:
Download my residential Revit template by joining the BIM After Dark Community today: https://community.bimafterdark.com
***more links to follow livestream ***
Here are some links to all of the hardware and software I use:
My Main Revit Computer (BIMBOX) – https://bimbox.bimafterdark.com/
How I Record My Tutorials (Camtasia Studio) – https://techsmith.z6rjha.net/zVvgW
My Microphone (Blue Yeti USB) – https://amzn.to/3992DYy
My Studio Headphones (Sennheiser HD 600) – https://amzn.to/2PxTFwj
My Camera for Videos and Images (Canon EOS 80D) – https://amzn.to/32zbpg5
The Lens I use for these videos (50mm) – https://amzn.to/3cvIE8D
My Webcam for Webinars (Logitech C922X) – https://amzn.to/2wP3AHf
My Favorite Sketchbook (“Blank” by 30×40) – https://amzn.to/32yAffZ
My Favorite Sketching Pens (Sharpie “Fine”) – https://amzn.to/3c8r8qO
Greatest Sketching Marker of All Time (Sign Pen) – https://amzn.to/3ceAukN
** Some of the above links are affiliate links, meaning you don’t pay anything more but I may get a small commission for a sale… Cheers! **
Music: https://www.bensound.com
License code: 5PMZ47BFGMQL2HAZ
Artist: : Benjamin Tissot
Source