It's finally December, which can only mean one thing: it's time for some holiday Revit families!

For the fifth year in a row, BIMsmith wants to help spread holiday cheer with the Fifth Annual BIMsmith Winter Wonderland Holiday Revit Family competition!

Show your holiday spirit by creating a winter holiday-themed Revit family for the chance to win fame, glory, and some exciting prizes! Submissions can be related to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, the New Year, or something else winter-related. We want to celebrate your creativity and talent on display as we close out 2024 in classic BIMsmith style.

2024 Rules and Requirements

Here is what you need to participate in the 2024 Holiday Revit Family Competition:

• •  Create a Revit family (be creative!)
• •  Relate the family to a seasonal/holiday theme (i.e., Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's, etc.)
  • •  To submit your entry:
    1. 1) Submit your Revit family here (***NEW IN 2024***)
    2. 2) Post an image of your Revit family on one of your public social media channels (either Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn). Tag BIMsmith and use the hashtag #BIMsmithWinterWonderland.
    3. 3) You must be following BIMsmith on your social media account of choice to be eligible to win.
• •  Your social media post can include just a simple .jpg or screenshot, but to be considered, please submit your Revit family here.
• •  Multiple entries will be accepted (and encouraged!)
• •  The competition is open to everyone
• •  Submissions must be your original work and not the intellectual property of any other individuals or organizations. 
• •  Submission Deadline: Wednesday, December 27th, 2024 at 5:00pm CT (GMT-6)

Judging Criteria

The BIMsmith Team of Revit experts and guest judges will judge the competition based on three criteria:

• •  Creativity - Get inspired and have some fun!
• •  Execution - How well did you build your family?  Would it pass your BIM Manager's standards? Is it usable? Would YOU use it?
• •  Functionality – Does your family surpass basic geometry and incorporate legitimately useful functionality?
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Need some inspiration? Check out our library of free Christmas Revit families!

Prizes

1st Place - $500 Amazon Gift Card

2nd Place - $250 Amazon Gift Card

3rd Place - $100 Amazon Gift Card

Honorable Mentions - $50 Amazon Gift Card

The top 10 entries will be given the opportunity to be published for public download BIMsmith Market.

 

Submit Your Entries

 

• and also post to one of the following:

 

 

Recap: 2023 BIMsmith Winter Wonderland Winners

Need some inspiration for your 2024 Revit family entry? Here are some of the winners from the 2023 BIMsmith Winter Wonderland Holiday Revit Family Competition.

 

1st Place - Poinsettias

Creator: Tamara C. 
Company: Ware Malcomb

 

Tamara C once again brought the vibrant holiday spirit of Mexico with her Poinsettia entry! This beautiful and festive family comes with a mix of sizes and a stem length parameter, creating a blossoming array of options for crafting vibrant plant decorations.

 

2nd Place - Musical Railing 

Creator: Dariel Rey Garcia
Company: Emproy 2

Santiago Calatrava once said "The architect is not only the director, but he is the composer."

This year, Dariel Rey Garcia turned this quote into a Revit reality with his "Musical Railing." This system family, transforms Revit into a musical canvas, featuring a five-line staff to orchestrate your favorite melodies. And in a festive twist, Dariel even transcribed the holiday favorite, 'Jingle bells', to showcase his entry. 

 

3rd Place - Fireworks

Creator: Nick Dodge
Company: Ratio Design

 

Nick Dodge lit up the competition with this dazzling entry, inspired by the sparkling fireworks of global New Year celebrations – from the iconic Times Square to the vibrant Chinese New Year festivities. This adaptive firework family can transform into a myriad of firework shapes, capturing the essence of joyous celebrations all around the world.

 

Honorable Mention - Charcuterie Board

Creator: Azusa Allard
Company: SiteLogiQ

 

Feast your eyes on this delightful charcuterie board submission, a perfect Revit addition for your New Year party planning. This handy set of families isn't just visually appetizing, but also brilliantly functional. Azusa has thoughtfully included a schedule, which cleverly doubles as a convenient shopping list for your gathering.

 

Honorable Mention - SpongeBob Squarepants Christmas Wish

Creator: Simon Yew
Company: VIA Architecture

Simon Yew is making holiday dreams come true with this clever entry – it's the SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas wish brought to life! Load in your own family, and let your favorite sea sponge wish for your family to appear. 

 

Recap: 2023 BIMsmith Winter Wonderland Semifinalists

12 Days of Christmas

Creator: Allison Hawes
Company: Hord Coplan Macht

Alison Hawes put her own spin on the 12 days of christmes. She created a parametric display of your favorite Revit tools and icons. Follow along, for all twelve days, and maybe even sing aloud if you think you can keep up.

 

Adaptive String Lights

Creator: Hilal Özkan Erşan

Company: RKW Architektur

Hilal Erşan took an illuminating approach to a Revit string light family. This adaptive family lets you simply place the anchor points while the logic seamlessly connects the rest into a luminous string of fairy lights.

 

Ribbon Christmas Tree

Creator: Philip Chan

Company: SmithGroup

Philip Chan created this unique family that will make any wall, Merry and bright. This unique Ribbon Christmas tree family is fully customizable with parameters for ribbon material, width, height, thickness, and even light distance. It's a perfect addition to any project looking for that contemporary festive touch!

 

BIMsmith Wreath

Creator: Evelyn Peterson
Company: Engineering Consultants

Evelyn brings a festive twist to the competition by ingeniously transforming the iconic BIMsmith logo into a charming holiday wreath. This delightful adaptation captures the spirit of the season while tipping a hat to the BIMsmith brand. To top it off, she's tied it all together with a variety of colorful bows.

 

Clean Parametric Tree

Creator: Julian Wandzilak

Company: W7k

This fully parametric Christmas tree is an impressive product of Julian's passion for elegance in 2D representation. Intentionally choosing to avoid the "black mess" pitfall that is common with tree families, He leveraged his mathematical expertise to create a geometrically crisp and stylistically unique tree.