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2009

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Revit Family Style Guide – Reposted from Revit OpEd

Steve Stafford has posted about a highly detailed guide related to family creation. “The purpose of the Revit Model Style Guide is to define Autodesk guidelines and standards for model creation in Rev…

2009-10-12 · Luke Johnson
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AU 2009 Podcast Series Starts Today – repost

“The easiest way to tune in is to subscribe to this podcast series. “ Reposted from http://au.typepad.com/au/2009/09/au-2009-podcast-series-starts-today.html…

2009-10-02 · Luke Johnson
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Tips for Linking AutoCAD details

Many Revit users will encourage you to convert your AutoCAD details into Revit details. However, perhaps this isn’t a valid option for you (due to time constraints). You can find some good information…

2009-09-30 · Luke Johnson
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Revit wants you to ADVERTISE its benefits!

Okay, we are not all in love with Revit – it can even be frustrating at times. But check out this link:http://blog.lpainc.com/lpa-blog/bid/20431/Why-REVIT-Works In part, the author states “Here at LPA…

2009-09-28 · Luke Johnson
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What does the word 'Revit' mean?

EDIT: Steve from Revit OpEd has provided clarification based on his association with some of the founders of the software – see link below: http://revitoped.blogspot.com/2006/06/what-does-revit-mean.h…

2009-09-28 · Luke Johnson
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Section Box with Perspective 3D Views

As we all know, Revit really wants you to be able to properly visualize your building. You may have experimented with Section Boxes in normal 3D views, but you can also use them in Perspective/Camera …

2009-09-25 · Luke Johnson
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Worksharing Monitor – Free System Performance Utility

First off, if you are working with Central/Local Files and Worksharing, then I encourage you to head over to Autodesk Subscription, login and get the Worksharing Monitor. Then, open Revit. Go to the ‘…

2009-09-25 · Luke Johnson
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Calling all Revit Bloggers…

Please feel free to join my new group on LinkedIn. It’s aptly named ‘Revit Bloggers’. To join, simply log in to your LinkedIn account, and in the Search box select ‘Search Groups’ and type ‘Revit Blog…

2009-09-24 · Luke Johnson