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2009

Practical ideas for Revit, BIM and construction technology. Built from years of shared experience.

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Free IPD Guide

The AIA provides a Integrated Project Delivery Guide at this location.…

2009-11-17 · Luke Johnson
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Free BIM Standards and Guidelines – REPOST

There is some very handy BIM resources located on the Indiana University website at http://www.indiana.edu/~uao/iubim.html Among other things, you can download the IU BIM Guidelines and Standards for …

2009-11-16 · Luke Johnson
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Copy Spreadsheet tool updated

If you are having problems with the ‘Copy Spreadsheet’ utility, it is likely because you are running 64 bit Revit or you have recently updated Revit. If you haven’t heard of this tool, it is a simple …

2009-11-11 · Luke Johnson
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Autodesk Youtube Channel

Okay, I may be WAY behind everyone else, but I didn’t know about the Autodesk Youtube Channel until today! It appears that I may have been stuck in some kind of inanimate stasis for the last, well, I …

2009-11-11 · Luke Johnson
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Using Extended Characters in a Keyboard Shortcut (Repost)

In the Revit 2010 Subscription advantage Pack there is a issue with using extended characters in a keyboard shortcut in the new UI.(Reposted from the Autodesk RSS Feed I subscribe to) To get access to…

2009-11-09 · Luke Johnson
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Note Blocks – What are they??

A Note Block schedules the instances of a Generic Annotation (Symbol) in your project. They are useful for repetitive tagging of detail elements. I say ‘detail’ elements, because I feel that the use o…

2009-11-09 · Luke Johnson
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AUGIWorld Salary Survey Issue

Received this from AUGIWorld:“AUGIWorld, Salary Survey IssueNext up, you can download the latest AUGIWorld issue containing the 8th Annual AUGI Salary Survey. Find out how your AUGI peers from around …

2009-11-08 · Luke Johnson
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Revit Architecture Wish List Ballot

You have until November 23 to vote in the Revit Architecture Wish List Ballot. If you want to add a new wish, you need to Submit a Wish.…

2009-11-06 · Luke Johnson
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Free CutePDF Writer – setup and settings tips

After trying many free PDF Writers over the years, I have found CutePDF Writer to be the best. In order to ensure you are producing the best PDF files you can (high quality while still keeping file si…

2009-11-05 · Luke Johnson
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Copy File Name and Path using Vista – Productivity Tip

Did you know that in Windows Vista you can quickly copy the file name and path of a file, and put it into the Clipboard as text? Simply: Select the file in Explorer Hold ‘Shift’ and right-click Choose…

2009-11-04 · Luke Johnson