Free Revit Content
Have you heard of Andekan? Well, they have released four new Revit Content Starter Packs. If you want to download a free sample, go to http://www.andekan.com/revit-family-free-sample…
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Copy between Project and Family
Sometimes you really want to copy some model lines from a project RVT to a family RFA, but Revit says NO! This is the workaround: In the Project, create detail lines that describe the elements you wan…
Make a Good…Impression Workflow (simple guide from Revit)
Autodesk Impression 3 has been readily available for some time now. But would you like to know how to turn your Revit drawings into ‘sketchy’ looking plans? Its simple:1) Install Autodesk Impression 3…
Revit 2010 Macro Manager – AUGIWorld Magazine
There is a nice, basic guide on using the Revit 2010 Macro Manager in the latest AUGIWorld Magazine.(LINK UPDATED 14/03/2011) Check it out if you are interested in the API. Picture from AUGIWorld Maga…
Contextual 3D Views – Shaded vs Rendered
There are many ways to present a building in context (with trees, vehicles and other entourage) in Revit 2010, but they fall into two main categories – using a Shaded view or using a Rendered view. At…
Great Webcast – New York City Revit User Group
***applause*** (as I finish listening…) I really enjoyed listening in to a Webcast through the New York City Revit User Group. Its the morning for me here in Australia, and it was a refreshing start t…
Revit 2010 Web Update…who posted it first?
We are all grateful for Update 1 for Revit 2010. But who in the blogosphere posted it first? According to my research: EDIT: Steve from Revit OpEd has quite rightly noted that he was actually the firs…
SECSplashWnd error – Revit 2010 stalls on loading
I logged this error with Autodesk Support:“…Sometimes Revit 2010 x64 running on my Vista 64 bit machine will not load at all – the program stalls with ‘SecSplashWnd’ showing in the taskbar…” And they …
Blogger – show your backlinks
If you want to use the built in ‘Backlink’ functionality in Blogger, go to Customize – Settings – Comments tab – Backlinks – ‘Show’ radio button. Then ‘Save Settings.’ You can also choose whether new …
What inspires you?
In any field, there are those who work primarily for money, and those who work for passion (and many are somewhere in between 🙂 When it comes to architecture, many graduates would say they are inspire…