Free PDF Viewing programs
I have been using Foxit Reader for a number of years. It allowed me to print PDFs with a custom scale of 50%. In Australia, we often print A1 size drawings to A3 paper for in-office review, so Foxit w…
2011-08
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RAC Users – lets get the Save Selection feature now!
In Revit Structure, you can select a number of elements and then ‘save’ that selection as a Selection Set. That selection set automatically becomes a Filter that can be used in Visibility / Graphics. …
Revit LT?
Are you interested in testing and providing feedback for a technology preview of a lighter version of Revit? If the answer is “Oh YES!” check out these links! Autodesk Labs Project Spark http://labs.a…
When Fabrication and Design converge
When contractors figure out how to control the design, then the industry will be turned upside down. The above quote is from Jason Grant’s Blog. For a while now, it has been my desire to post about th…
Autodesk 123D – Download Free 3D Modeling Software
Beta 6 is available at: Autodesk 123D – Download Free 3D Modeling Software…
Family Creation Groundrules
Martijn is starting up an interesting series of posts about Custom Curtain Wall creation at RevitForum Blog – it would pay to follow this series of posts. In part ‘zero’, he establishes some groundrul…
Over 1300 Revit files for free download – Productspec
Looking for some good, free content? Check out ProductSpec. Its free, you don’t even have to register to download! Productspec | The National Building, Architecture, Design and Landscape Product Datab…
Certified Revit Graphics driver list
The Autodesk Certified Hardware page allows filtering by the products you intend to use (ie. Revit). This page should be your ‘first stop’ when installing or updating your Graphics Card / Display driv…
Revit Journal Folder getting clogged up and very big?
Mine was at 3.2 gb today (see image): This is just a little reminder to periodically check your journal file folder and delete any old backups and journal files. You may be interested in this Autodesk…
Revit: Problem Or Solution?
An interesting little article that relates to the food service industry and the fact that Revit is something they may not want, but will have to deal with. Because Revit was not specifically developed…