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Gary Christensen

For over 20 years Gary Christensen has been assisting in the development of, supporting, and teaching construction industry software. Gary is the Senior Customer Experience Educator at BSD and holds the Construction Document Technologist (CDT) certification from the Construction Specification Institute (CSI).

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  • Linking BIM Elements to Specification Sections

    OverviewOne of the pillars of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the digital representation of specifiable materials and assemblies as geometric objects within a model.  A Revit file is a colle...

  • Reviewing Suggested Specification Sections From BIM Elements

    OverviewWhen a Revit Model is synced with a Project, the BIM Elements within the model will suggest specification sections for activation based on the detailed data within the BIM Element.Review th...

  • Reviewing BIM Elements

    OverviewOne of the pillars of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the digital representation of specifiable materials and assemblies as geometric objects within a model.  A Revit file is a colle...

  • Predefined System Format Templates

    Overview Format templates set the visual attributes for the Project and Section such as fonts and character size, case and alignment. By default, the CSI Format is the system template set for all p...

  • Summary Info

    OverviewEach project begins with the specifier entering information about the project. The Summary Info area provides a place to review and make certain edits to the project information and prefere...

  • Managing Sections

    Overview Sections are the actual content documents you'll edit as part of your project. This article covers the following topics: Activating Sections Changing the Name and ID of Section Creating a...

  • Managing Projects

    Overview Projects are how you work within SpecLink Cloud. Projects include Specifications Section, BIM Files, and a summary of the project information (Summary Info). The Projects List is the defau...

  • Creating a New Section from a Template

    Overview You can create a new section in SpecLink Cloud from the standard 3-Part Section Template. The 3-Part Section Template is available for review in the Administration "Division" and Templates...

  • Copying, Cutting, & Pasting Text

    Overview  Text can be cut or copied and pasted in SpecLink Cloud within the same section or from one section to another within the same project.  The pasted text can also be cut or copied from an o...

  • Importing a Section from an Existing Project

    OverviewUsers can import a section or sections from an existing active project or Office Master into their project.Importing a Section from an Existing ProjectFollow these steps to import a section...