M-SIX , Phil Read and VEO cloud-based platform
At RTC Australia this year, Revit Legend Phil Read spoke to some of us (in quite a mysterious and tantalizing way) about a new project he was working on…and it looks like this may be it: M-SIX is buil…
2011-10
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How to prepare your system before installing Autodesk software
See image and link below (from Autodesk Support): viaAutodesk – Autodesk Revit Architecture Services & Support – How to prepare your system before installing Autodesk software…
How do you Remove Paint in Revit 2012?
In previous versions of Revit, you could ‘re-paint’ surfaces using the By Category material. However, this is not available in Revit 2012. Instead, you need to use the drop-down arrow associated with …
The new, free Rondo App for iPhone & iPad
Rondo is a company involved in the manufacture and supply of a wide range of lighter gauge roll formed steel products and systems, primarily for the construction industry in Australia, New Zealand, As…
Upgrading RVT to 2012 makes Linked Imports disappear (update)
This happened to me recently on a very big workshared project. Turning off the Crop of the view made the links reappear, but when I zoomed in, they disappeared again! The solution? Turn off the Far Cl…
Autodesk and Gehry Technologies Working Together – using Revit
“Autodesk sees joining forces with Gehry Technologies’ consultancy services as a powerful way to help AEC firms transition to a BIM process,” said Jay Bhatt, senior vice president, Architecture, Engin…
Three years of What Revit Wants
Today is the 21 October 2011, exactly 3 years after I started publishing this blog. I want to thank you all for following me and for offering some great comments over the past few years. I thought you…
Masking the un-maskable
Some objects in Revit are very difficult to mask over. However, sometimes you just really need that quick method of masking something to save yourself hours of work. Here is how you do it: Go to the S…
Codeless Revit Customization – October 2011 AUGIWorld
The October 2011 AUGIWorld magazine contains an article titled ‘Codeless Revit Customization’. You might think that it is about customizing the UI and Option settings. However, it is actually a how-to…
NATSPEC BIM Portal
The review process for the NATSPEC National BIM Guide has been completed and it is now available for use.Learn more about the project or download the NATSPEC National BIM Guide document set v1.0. [390…