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I get lots of spam. An unusually large amount from African nations alerting me to the millions that some kind hearted or befuddled billionaire has bequeathed me. Even though I know these are all bogus I have been noticing how uplifting they can be. They may start out with 'God Bless You' or 'Something Wonderful is Happening' or something to that effect. I put a filter on them so that only the first 8 words will show up in the email. 'God Bless You', 'You're in for a Treat', 'You are God Himself'... I find reading these first thing in the morning up lifting. Pre-work stuff on the Ipad, still laying in bed, hiding my Ipad near the pillow. Hoping my wife doesn't catch me.
I'm a foodservice consultant in the business of creating documents for design professionals. It's been foodservice for me since I graduated from High School, then back to college, then finally back to foodservice. I was a Yo-Yo bouncing between school and a foodservice way of living. It is my way of life.
Foodservice is an industry with a wide mix of individuals that come from very different beginnings. Maybe they came the Hopitality way, or the Culinary Arts way. I came the manufacturing way. I spent years as a Stainless fabricator and custom layout designer. Everything from vibratory weigh cells for food processing to three compartment sinks and custom refrigeration. I would design, layout, fabricate, weld, and polish out stainless objects that would eventurally end up in a commercial kitchen somewhere. It was a way of living and being. I would take special care when I positioned myself to weld a stainless edge. I would start out in the most uncomfortable position that I could and as I welded I would end up in the most comfortable position I could. Focus on the bead, the tempo, the penetration, not the past, move towards comfort. It was a beautiful metaphor.
What does this have to do with learning Revit for Foodservice?
There are those in the foodservice design industry that say the best way for ramping up for Revit is to bring in Revit designers straight out of trade school or bring in a trainer. The trainer is to be an expert in Revit Architecture and Autocad. Knows how to create spiral staircases and create custom families for wall glazing.
Again I ask: What does this have to do with learning Revit for Foodservice?
I used to tell new employees that Autocad is just another tool like a carpenter has tools. Everyone can have a hammer but not too many know just where to drive the nails. You have to know carpentry first. It goes for Revit for foodservice too. Those employees that were keepers and really developed into fine designers were the ones that knew foodservice first. They knew when to add the double overshelf or where to spot the floorsink. Schools that teach Revit focus on everything but foodservice. They will teach you a way of thinking Architecturally or Structurally but not the Foodservice way.
I'm a foodservice consultant in the business of creating documents for design professionals. It's been foodservice for me since I graduated from High School, then back to college, then finally back to foodservice. I was a Yo-Yo bouncing between school and a foodservice way of living. It is my way of life.
Foodservice is an industry with a wide mix of individuals that come from very different beginnings. Maybe they came the Hopitality way, or the Culinary Arts way. I came the manufacturing way. I spent years as a Stainless fabricator and custom layout designer. Everything from vibratory weigh cells for food processing to three compartment sinks and custom refrigeration. I would design, layout, fabricate, weld, and polish out stainless objects that would eventurally end up in a commercial kitchen somewhere. It was a way of living and being. I would take special care when I positioned myself to weld a stainless edge. I would start out in the most uncomfortable position that I could and as I welded I would end up in the most comfortable position I could. Focus on the bead, the tempo, the penetration, not the past, move towards comfort. It was a beautiful metaphor.
What does this have to do with learning Revit for Foodservice?
There are those in the foodservice design industry that say the best way for ramping up for Revit is to bring in Revit designers straight out of trade school or bring in a trainer. The trainer is to be an expert in Revit Architecture and Autocad. Knows how to create spiral staircases and create custom families for wall glazing.
Again I ask: What does this have to do with learning Revit for Foodservice?
I used to tell new employees that Autocad is just another tool like a carpenter has tools. Everyone can have a hammer but not too many know just where to drive the nails. You have to know carpentry first. It goes for Revit for foodservice too. Those employees that were keepers and really developed into fine designers were the ones that knew foodservice first. They knew when to add the double overshelf or where to spot the floorsink. Schools that teach Revit focus on everything but foodservice. They will teach you a way of thinking Architecturally or Structurally but not the Foodservice way.
This is very true!
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