Stop Bashing AutoCAD!!!
Seriously, what is the point in accusing AutoCAD of all the world’s ills? Please, educate me… We KNOW AutoCAD isn’t a BIM tool. We KNOW it can’t compete with Revit when it comes to holistic building d…
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Clean uninstall of Revit 2010 products (repost)
How do you get rid of all the remnants of Revit 2010? Check out this page at Autodesk Revit Architecture Services & Support. It’s interesting to see where Revit stores it’s stuff in the Registry. Howe…
Click-Move-Drag Error Revit FIX
EDIT May 2012I recently had this issue after reinstalling graphics drivers and using Revit 2013. I followed the tip on this Autodesk page to run Revit on the primary Windows monitor – this fixed the p…
Speed up Navigation! Vista 'Links' in all their glory…
Have you mastered file and folder navigation in Windows Vista yet? If you haven’t, here are a few simple tips, guaranteed to increase your productivity (well, hopefully 😉 Use Vista ‘Links’.What is it?…
SearchHacker – google FTP file search
You might remember g2p.org Well, now you can check out http://www.searchhacker.com/filesearch/ Just for kicks, I searched for .rvt, and wow! One hit! And that one didn’t even work……
Get to Know Revit! – Revit Training – Lesson 1
Here at Dimond Architects, we have started an internal Revit training programme. One of our staff members with an extensive AutoCAD background is going to be trained in Revit.I have provided below the…
Exposing the Revit Database (RDB Link method)
The RDBLink method establishes a bi-directional database which can be edited and updated. Be careful when using this. I would recommend trying it on a test project before actually putting it into use.…
Exposing the Revit Database (RvtMgdDbg method)
As a follow up to my previous post (Exposing the Revit Database), I will now explain how to install and use the RvtMgdDbg add-in for Revit, which allows you to “Snoop” the Revit database.What does Rvt…
Use 2009 UI with Revit 2010 (cya Ribbon!)
If you really hate the ribbon (also widely known as DLM – Drunken Leprechaun Mode) in 2010, give this a go: Create this file:C:Program FilesAutodesk Revit Architecture 2010ProgramDebug.ini In this fil…
Exposing the Revit Database (very cool)
Ooh La La! Does Revit really want you to see what goes on under the hood? Well, if it can help you understand Revit better, then I would suggest that it does (because it will help you know how to ‘tre…