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Point Clouds in Revit 2014
Revit OpEd | 24 May 2013 | 10:00 am
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The underlying engine for Point Clouds has been redesigned and implemented in Revit as well as in other Autodesk products. This effort is the result of integrating other technology acquisitions Autodesk has made (Alice Labs primarily and RealViz) in the[…] -
OPEN BIM NETWORK joins forces with BuildingSMART UK and Ireland
REVIT Structure Learning Curve | 23 May 2013 | 2:58 pmThe UK’s primary network for building information modelling (BIM) users, OPEN BIM NETWORK, is joining forces with BuildingSMART UK and Ireland, which provides the standards driving the adoption of the open BIM universal approach.OPEN BIM NETWORK is already partnering with[…]
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Adaptive Point Family and Ramps
Revit OpEd | 23 May 2013 | 10:00 am
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Luke wrote a post the other day that shows how to use the "scary" adaptive point family to tag a ramp's slope, since the slope tool doesn't work on ramps.I used them to identify sloped "ramps" that are really floors[…] -
Revit Tutorial - Export to Linked HTML File
The Revit Kid.com! | 23 May 2013 | 8:06 am
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Jared, over at Shoegnome, published a thought provoking post about utilizing the internet and BIM. The one thing I really like about this idea is that a simple HTML based solution allows anyone with even the most basic computer/device to[…] -
RIBA Plan of Work 2013 is ready for download
REVIT Structure Learning Curve | 23 May 2013 | 7:46 am
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The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 has been conceived for use on the most progressive of BIM projects. It has been developed to achieve this goal along with a number of supporting publications that help to facilitate the tasks that[…] -
The Revit Kid Project - Master's Thesis - Cycle Design/reBuild
The Revit Kid.com! | 22 May 2013 | 2:51 pm
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I'M BACK!!
I would like to thank you all for being so patient the last few months while I completed my semester. I am happy to announce that I am finally finished! I am also happy to announce that you[…] -
Being content with content…Configuring Revit Content Searching with Vault
The Revit Clinic | 22 May 2013 | 12:11 pm
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This post is from guest contributor, Adam Peter. As a Customer Success Engineer with Autodesk
Adam provides data management expertise to Architectural, Engineering and
Construction companies around the world.
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Keynoting Sheets and Worksets
Revit OpEd | 22 May 2013 | 10:00 amRyan wrote a post yesterday at The Revit Clinic describing a couple scenarios that result in borrowing sheet views while keynoting views. These affect versions 2012 and 2013 in particular. If you've encountered some quirkiness on your project using keynotes[…]
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BIM infographic
iRevit | 21 May 2013 | 1:29 pm
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I came across this infographic the other day on the Line/Shape/Space blog. I always find new metrics/statistics on BIM interesting and you may find this interesting too.
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Revit 2014 Family Template for Two Level Relationships
Revit OpEd | 21 May 2013 | 10:00 am
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The collection of Generic Model templates has grown a little bit with this new release, one new template called "Generic Model Two Level Based.rft". -
Case App Delete Sheets Views and Links
Revit OpEd | 20 May 2013 | 10:00 am
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This application will strip a model down so that just the 3Dness of the model is left. I feel it is a bit too aggressive in that it even removes all floor plans. There are lots of unnecessary views to[…] -
Revisions & Keynotes & Worksets & Revit 2014
The Revit Clinic | 20 May 2013 | 7:49 am
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I want to update and elaborate on our previous post:
When Adding a Keynote Tag the User Borrows a Sheet Workset
For Revit 2013 or earlier there are 2 common scenarios
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BIM is Full of Holes
Revit OpEd | 19 May 2013 | 10:00 amI took Seth Godin's recent blog post title and plugged BIM in instead. His post said "Life is Full of Holes". His perspective and observations are always welcome and happily sometimes (often) they plug right into my own life and[…]
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Autodesk Revit Architecture 2014 Essentials
Revit OpEd | 18 May 2013 | 10:00 am
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The release of this book introduces a new team of authors; Tobias Hathorn, Tessa Reist Hathorn and Ryan Duell. They have taken over the book from the team that first introduced it a couple years ago; James Vandezande, Eddy Krygiel,[…] -
User Interface Configuration Calculator
Revit OpEd | 17 May 2013 | 10:00 am
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If you are a BIM Manager working on deployments and want to configure the Revit.ini file to turn on or off specific discipline options when you use Revit (not the discipline specific installations like RAC, RST or RME) they’ve provided[…] -
Updated FABmep Import for Revit MEP Now Available via Autodesk Labs
REVIT Structure Learning Curve | 16 May 2013 | 11:45 pm
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Autodesk Fabrication CADmep supports detailing, fabrication, and installation workflows for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) contractors, and provides tools that extend design-intent to create more accurate, intelligent, constructible models of building services systems. Autodesk Revit is specifically built for Building[…] -
Dynamo Vasari Talk Videos Posted
buildz | 16 May 2013 | 10:13 pm
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In case you missed the Vasari Talk on May 15, videos are now posted:
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Displaced Elements Views and Path Wish
Revit OpEd | 16 May 2013 | 10:00 am
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With the new Displace Elements feature in Revit 2014 we can use either straight or jogged "Paths" to show where displaced elements came from.Methinks that straight paths tend to look best when the elements are displaced in one direction while[…] -
Revit Technology Conference North America 2014
revit in plain english | 15 May 2013 | 3:43 pmYou might notice a little image on the top right of my blog for Revit Technology Conference North America 2014. My advice to you is, just go to this top BIM conference. Happily SolidCAD, the company I work for, agrees[…]
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Composites in Architecture Conference, May 15 in Denver, CO
| 15 May 2013 | 2:59 pmUsing composites in architecture will be the topic of a one day conference in Denver, ”A Vision for the Future of Composites in Architecture – Where We Go From Here, and Why” May 15, 2013. The day will feature a keynote[…]
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Revit Tip - Pay Attention to Your Relative Base
The Revit Kid.com! | 15 May 2013 | 2:31 pmWhen creating reflected ceiling plans or spot elevations... pay attention to your relative base... especially if you have a floor that changes in elevation... Make sure you and your users understand and denote what and where those elevations are coming[…]
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Associate Family Parameter Button
Revit OpEd | 15 May 2013 | 10:00 am
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Hey the little stuff makes me smile, what can I say? This little bugger has been a secretive button for ages and in Revit 2014 it gets real, it has a tool tip now! -
LOD Specification is Here!
All Things BIM | 13 May 2013 | 9:38 pm
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After two years of dedication and hard work, the first draft of the BIM Level of Development (LOD) Specification is finally available for public comment. The work group responsible for this important document is a joint task force consisting of[…] -
Vasari Talk: What's new in Dynamo
buildz | 13 May 2013 | 9:53 am
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Where: Webinar
Date: Wednesday, May 15th,
Time: 11:30 to 12:30 pm Eastern Time
Description: In this session Autodesk's Zach Kron will discuss the latest release of Dynamo Visual Programming for Revit and Vasari. He will demonstrate the latest improvements to the user interface,[…] -
Extension for Autodesk Revit 2014 on Autodesk Exchange App
REVIT Structure Learning Curve | 12 May 2013 | 12:10 amSource BIM & Beam websiteA few pack edges of Revit Extension 2014 have been released on the Autodesk Exchange App Store. These tools are Subscriber Benefit Apps.Civil Structures for Autodesk Revit 2014Frame Generator for Autodesk Revit 2014SDNF Import/Export for Autodesk[…]
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Scheduling Apartments
Revit | 9 May 2013 | 11:11 am
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I can’t take full credit for this post, as it was Becks Aaron Maller who reminded me of this, as it seems that I had wiped it from my memory. Neither the less, let me explain. More often than not,[…] -
Building Design Suite 2014 Unistaller
revit in plain english | 9 May 2013 | 8:28 am
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Righting a wrong is always good. In this case, for the Autodesk 2014 suites, Autodesk has provided an uninstall tool. I'm running it right now after mistakenly installing standalone versions when I should have installed network versions. As opposed to[…] -
Revit Add-ons
Revit | 9 May 2013 | 1:58 am
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I’ve either been a sleep or been too busy, but be sure to check out Tim Grimm’s Revit Add-ons blog; a one stop resource for anything to do with Revit Add-ons, plugins, tools etc. Great site Tim! http://revitaddons.blogspot.co.uk/ -
Dutch Revit Usergroup presents: Dutch Revit standards
Revit | 9 May 2013 | 1:34 am
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I got a message from Mark Wieringa, a fellow RTC Europe committee member, informing me that the Dutch Revit User group has released a beta v.0.8, of the Dutch Revit Standards. It is a free download and tries to[…] -
Thesis Sabbatical ... Sort of...
The Revit Kid.com! | 8 May 2013 | 9:57 amFor those of you who regularly follow my blog you may have noticed in the past couple months a decline in new posts. First, I want to thank you for continuing to follow the blog and checking back daily. Second, I promise[…]
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Dynamo WIP Update!
buildz | 7 May 2013 | 7:31 am
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Latest Build: version
0.3.0, released 4/29/13
It's been a while since we updated our open source project Dynamo (visual programming for Vasari and Revit), but it is worth the wait! Lots happening as we have gotten dedicated resources participating on[…] -
Moving Stuff around in Dynamo: Transforms, Lists, and Making real Revit Elements
buildz | 7 May 2013 | 7:30 amAs we roll out fresh baked pieces of the emerging visual programming tool for Revit/Vasari, I thought I would walk through a couple of the new samples. Transforms (the ability to move, rotate, scale, mirror, etc stuff that you have[…]
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The RIBA Plan of Work 2013
REVIT Structure Learning Curve | 4 May 2013 | 12:45 amExtrace from the RIBA Web site "The RIBA Plan of Work 2013 will be formally launched on 21 May 2013. The launch will comprise the publication of the Plan of Work and new online tools, as well as support technical guidance[…]
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Revit Structure 2014 - Multi Rebar Annotations & Enhanced Rebar Shapes
REVIT Structure Learning Curve | 4 May 2013 | 12:23 amHere is a nice little video from Ideate - Bollywood StyleWhat ever happened to all those BBC voice trained presenters?
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Autodesk Revit 2014 - Enhanced Analytical Model
REVIT Structure Learning Curve | 4 May 2013 | 12:18 amWhere do Autodesk find these people to do the voice overs on these videos? - it sounds like "Fronk" from Father of the Bride or "Serge" from Beverly Hills Cop have gone to Autodesk.
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Corruption in Revit LT 2014 project after upgrading from 2013.
The Revit Clinic | 2 May 2013 | 9:35 amThe following is another great guest post from Product Support Specialist Lance Coffey.We are starting to see a number of users reporting "Data in file is corrupt" error messages after upgrading a project to Revit LT 2014. After some investigation,[…]
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Model Elements on View Worksets
The Revit Clinic | 1 May 2013 | 9:23 pm
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Revit has 4 main categories for worksets:
User-Created
Families
Project Standards
Views
The only category directly accessible to users (to change
the workset assignment) is User-Created.
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The Growth through BIM Report authored by Richard Saxon CBE
REVIT Structure Learning Curve | 30 Apr 2013 | 3:39 am
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The Growth through BIM Report authored by Richard Saxon CBE was published by CIC last week. This was a UK Government (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) funded report to report on how best to turn the UK BIM Strategy[…] -
Revit 2014 for Students Finally Available!!!
The Revit Kid.com! | 29 Apr 2013 | 6:58 pm
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........ In French .......
Go over to the Student Community and see if you have your language....
Oh, and don't forget... If you have issues with the activation screen to check out my post for a solution... I had to update the[…] -
Revit Tip - Import 3DS Max Geometry without Edges
The Revit Kid.com! | 28 Apr 2013 | 7:30 amThis is an awesome tip and video that you have to watch. It opens the door for an entire new set of geometry, content, and possibilities for Revit. (Thanks to Luke for the first post of it). Click here to view the[…]
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