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How to install Dynamo on Revit Step-by-Step
If you want to install Dynamo on (or into ?) Revit, Tom Vollaro from Inside the Factory has posted the steps. I have previously posted about Dynamo on github and Microsoft Kinect with Dynamo (multiple…
Don't miss out on this! Matt Jezyk and Zach Kron on Performance-Based Design …
Recorded at the Dec 14, 2011 meeting of the NYC Revit Users Group, this video features Matt Jezyk and Zach Kron from Autodesk speaking about using Revit and Vasari to implement ‘performance-based desi…
Quickly select Filled Regions using the Project Browser
Did you know that the Project Browser Families node provides access to more than just traditional component families? Check out this video to see how you can use the Project Browser to quickly select …
Prefer VB? My First Revit Plug-in in VB
Whether you prefer C# or VB.Net for Revit API add-in development is probably a matter of preference. So for those of you who haven’t heard yet: Based on popular demand, we have now added new VB.NET sa…
Solibri Model Checker vs Navisworks – what do you think?
Ok, the review quoted below may be biased, but the Solibri product is worth keeping in mind. They also make a free IFC Optimizer that can be useful when moving a model from ArchiCAD into Revit. Navisw…
Linked DWG Error – file doesn't exist? Forum links and fix here …
Basically, the issue goes something like this:Revit 2012 can’t find a linked dwg anymore. When I try to reload it, Revit says the file doesn’t exist. There is an other linked dwg in the same folder, w…
Learning Rhino and Grasshopper
DesignReform have recently posted a series of videos on Computational Design. You can browse all videos related to Rhino at the following link. DesignReform – Learning – Rhino Here is a link to the fi…
The measure of a man
One of the main gauges of architectural space is a man. The proportions of his body serve specific module, significantly affecting the size of a work of architecture, its elements and in general on al…
Using a single RVT link with Multiple Design Options for Multi-Storey
I have used a similar technique for residential housing – where you can have repetitive plans with only small differences. It can even be adapted to work in a demolition scenario. The visibility in ea…