Create Similar from a Legend View
To Create Similar from a Legend View, first select the element, then activate the target view, then invoke Create Similar. via Revit Warning 🙂 You may also be interested in:Create Similar tool persist…
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Mosaic – New data aggregation website from Autodesk
Head on over to Mosaic to check out the new aggregation website that Autodesk has created for the Autodesk User Community. Open embedded content: www.youtube.com…
BIM Design Resources
Check out this collection of BIM design resources: BIM Libraries | Whole Building Design Guide For instance, there are links to multiple different ‘standards’ and guides. A few are listed below: AIA I…
Turn an ellipse into arcs for use in Revit
A few of the global Revit pros have had a crack at rationalizing an ellipse for use in Revit. Zach Kron went conceptual, Phil Read trimmed his way around, and David Light played with circle-based segm…
Entering different units while using Revit natively
We know that each Revit project has a Unit setting (Manage – Project Units). This dictates the default entry units (while typing the Length of a wall, for example.) However, what if you want to enter …
Revit Technology Conference Archived Materials for Download free
In past years, the presentation materials for the Revit Technology Conference were made available for download by anyone – even if you didn’t attend! Check out the following links: RTC 2008 :: Materia…
Coordination Technique with Graphic Display and Schedulability
Sometimes a post comes along that I can’t help but re-post. The BIM Troublemaker has gone to the trouble of making a handy little Generic Annotation family for Coordination, with some great formulaic …
Ideas for AutoCAD – Vote if you care
The AutoCAD Design team is experimenting with new ways to get feedback from our users. Your suggestions help make AutoCAD (Mac & Windows) better, so let us know what would make AutoCAD easier to use, …
3D Maps That'll Knock Your Socks Off
The company that pioneered this awesome technology has been purchased by a currently unknown party – mysterious stuff! Open embedded content: www.youtube.com viaFrom Sweden: Next-gen, NSA-like 3D Maps…
Complaining whingers and What Revit Wants
When users complain, moan, whinge about #revit, they need to find a mirror & look in it, cos more often than not, its u the user not #revit via David Light Twitter / @davewlight: When users complain, …