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2011-05

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Revit 2012 – missing template content

I discovered this exact issue on my PC yesterday – but David Light has posted about it:“you need to add the missing files by downloading US Metric Content.” Revit: Revit 2012 – missing content…

2011-05-10 · Luke Johnson
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Walkthrough Tutoring and Revit Bootcamp

Yesterday I tutored two twelfth grade classes at a local high school in how to create and export walkthroughs in Revit Architecture 2011. They had already modelled buildings in Revit as part of their …

2011-05-10 · Luke Johnson
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Another insightful post from Arch | Tech!

Does this sound a bit like Revit’s history? “A team of scrappy entrepreneurs, eking a living out of a bit of venture capital, working 80 hours a week will introduce something that is incredibly and ov…

2011-05-09 · Luke Johnson
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A Neater Alternative to the Guide Grid | AUGI

“In your title block family, create horizontal and vertical grid lines, equally spacing the entire title block into modules, per your standards or preference. It is recommended that you create a diffe…

2011-05-09 · Luke Johnson
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Fake Revision Clouds in Revit

Nice technique – copy revision clouds and then paste as detail lines… Revit Scratchpad: Fake Revision Clouds in Revit…

2011-05-09 · Luke Johnson
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My mate Greg Arkin

The online Revit community can be a pretty fun place. And yes, I know that sounds nerdy. My mate Gregory Arkin called me via long distance Skype the other day – it was great to have a chat with him! H…

2011-05-09 · Luke Johnson
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Create selection for future use – Revit Structure 2012

Unfortunately, the Selection panel on the Manage tab is not enabled in Revit Architecture 2012! It would certainly be nice to have this feature added to RAC. Perhaps in Web Update 1, please Factory? C…

2011-05-06 · Luke Johnson
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RTC 2011 Australasia – my Thursday schedule choices

New Features – Revit Architectureby Steve Stafford Revit Protocols & Standards – Where Do I Start?by Neil Munro Advanced Geometryby Phil Read LAB: Adaptive Components – Making Them Work for Youby Chri…

2011-05-05 · Luke Johnson