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2011

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Enabling verbose logging for installation issues in Revit

You are experiencing problems with the installation of an Autodesk product, and you want to enable verbose logging in order to troubleshoot the issue or submit the log files to the Autodesk Product Su…

2011-06-22 · Luke Johnson
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Revit 2012 has Improved Section Tag Modification Workflow

This is a subtle change that you may have missed. In Revit 2011, we had to access the ‘Section Tag’ properties through the Manage tab on the Ribbon (which was a bit annoying). However, in Revit 2012 w…

2011-06-21 · Luke Johnson
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Repurposing the Autodesk USB Media

You have received one of the Autodesk Suites, installed it, and you want to use the USB key for some other purpose. It is not immediately obvious that this is possible. There is some very decent write…

2011-06-20 · Luke Johnson
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Download Elevatorarchitect for Autodesk Revit

If you haven’t heard yet, there is a free add-in for Revit that helps with the modelling of Elevators. Feel free to post your experiences in the Comments section! Download Elevatorarchitect for Autode…

2011-06-20 · Luke Johnson
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Download Revit Families

“new Download Section is now available on revitforum.org“ via RevitForum Blog: Download Revit Families:…

2011-06-20 · Luke Johnson
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Print Multiple Files At Once With Drag And Drop

To do this in Windows 7, open up the printer from the Devices and Printers option on the Start menu (or search for your printer by name). Drag the relevant files onto the printer window, and you’ll se…

2011-06-16 · Luke Johnson
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How to properly find and recover a central file in Revit

To properly recover a Revit file you will need to do the following: (steps at link below)How to properly find and recover a central file in Revit – IMAGINiT Technologies Support Blog…

2011-06-15 · Luke Johnson
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Simulating Water Plan in Shaded Mode – WikiHelp

Simulating Water Plan in Shaded Mode – WikiHelp There is a link to a PDF file at this page. Essentially, it directs you to turn off the ‘Ground Plane at Level’ property……

2011-06-15 · Luke Johnson