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2011

Practical ideas for Revit, BIM and construction technology. Built from years of shared experience.

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How to remove the Ask Toolbar

If you require the Ask Toolbar removal tool for support purposes, you can download it from here: Download the Ask Toolbar Removal Tool From Kaspersky download page……

2011-04-04 · Luke Johnson
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Revit – Understanding Parameters

Great ‘glossary’ post on parameter categories in Revit:Parameter Project Parameters Family ParametersShared ParametersType Parameters Instance Parameters Revit ST: Revit – Understanding Parameters…

2011-03-31 · Luke Johnson
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Revit and Inconsistent Units in Formulas

“if you have a Length parameter, and try to use a (Length * Length) formula, you´ll get the ” Inconsistent Units” error, because (Length * Length = Length Squared). Only way around is to neutralize th…

2011-03-31 · Luke Johnson
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Free Revit Journal Analysis Program (Keyboard Shortcut Use)

Jose Guia has also responded to the challenge. Here is a direct link to the program he created:RevitUsageAnalyzer.zip EDIT: Jose’s blog seems to be down, here is a link that workshttps://docs.google.c…

2011-03-31 · Luke Johnson
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Parts and Assemblies

Are these the most powerful and significant changes in Revit 2012? Open embedded content: YouTube video player YouTube – New in Revit 2012: Construction Modeling & Assemblies…

2011-03-31 · Luke Johnson
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Shooting photos from an RC heli

If you have 2 mins, watch this! Open embedded content: YouTube video player I can definitely see architectural applications for this: aerial photography high rise building analysis (check if maintenan…

2011-03-30 · Luke Johnson
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Sloping Slab Edges

Revit does not want you to place a slab edge on part of a slab that is sloping (because it has been shape-edited). However, you can ‘trick’ Revit into letting this happen by: Setting the edge you want…

2011-03-29 · Luke Johnson
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Funny twit

Just spent two minutes trying to select an errant object in #Revit. It was a piece of dust. viaTwitter / Patrick Spear: Just spent two minutes try ……

2011-03-28 · Luke Johnson