What is a View Reference in Revit?
The term ‘View Reference’ refers to a automatically updating link symbol that can be added to a Primary or Dependent View if the Primary-Dependent Floor Plan situation exists. That is pretty much its …
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Change date / time / attributes of multiple files
BulkFileChanger is a small utility that allows you to … Modify their created / modified / accessed time, change their file attribute (Read Only, Hidden, System) … Download BulkFileChanger (in Zip file…
Downgrade Revit projects and families to previous version
OK, the title may be a bit misleading. But this is how you can try to do it: For Project RVT files: Export from higher version of Revit to IFC Import the IFC file into the lower version of Revit Tip –…
Combine your skills and become a Revit professional
To become a true master of Revit is to know What Revit Wants. You need to have the right Revitude. When you know what Revit wants, you can combine your skills and work effectively. You can use the sof…
Free and easy bootloader editing for running multiple OS
“EasyBCD extends and revamps the Windows Vista/Windows 7 BCD bootloader, and with EasyBCD, almost anything is possible. Setting up and configuring a dual-boot between Windows 7, Windows Vista, older v…
Insert a non-breaking space in Revit
A non-breaking space forces Revit to keep two words together, but there is still a visible white space between them. To do this, just hold down Ctrl and Shift, and press Spacebar. EDIT: If you are hav…
Where fabrication and design meet
This little re-quote has been sitting in my ‘Drafts’ folder for a while. I find it quite challenging: AEC is the only profession where the fabricators do not own the designers. Nike designs and then f…
3D Floor Plan views in one easy step (Applied Software Blog)
In the right-click menu, select Orient to a View, Floor Plans, and then select the desired floor plan to orient to. Image from Applied Software Blog The view will automatically crop the view using the…
Convert DWF to DWG using free tools
These steps helped me to leverage some data from a DWF file and convert it into vector data I could use in a DWG file: Open DWF in Design Review Print to PDF using CutePDF (this worked for me) Open re…
Free Common Building Information Model Files for download (COBie examples)
scientific investigation demands repeatability of results that can only be achieved by sharing of experimental models. A common set of building models could reduce the time required for researcher dat…