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Have you struggled with the Show only if Instance is cut option in the family element visibility settings. Was it grayed out? The following highlighted categories (wall hosted) have ‘Show only if Inst…
In AutoCAD, you can type %%c and it will get translated into a diameter symbol. Other control codes may be found here. However, I have found that this method does not import into Revit correctly. Inst…
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Nice ‘checklist’ style post over at RevitKing. Most things just come back to sensible modelling:Revit.King’s BIM coordinator/ Revit Blog: Optimal performance for Revit!!! One of the tips:Create a fami…
If 446 MB is a bit steep for your Ipad, maybe an 18 MB PDF is more appropriate? Download this .pdf version of the first Autodesk design book to view on your computer or tablet device. Imagine Design C…
It’s not quite ‘Live Free or Die’, but Autodesk needs to acknowledge the dichotomy that exists between these two aphorisms: Develop innovative software Buy someone else’s innovation and integrate it i…
1. Pick the name you want the Views and Level to use. ie: Level 12. Rename both the Floor Plan and Ceiling Plan something different (not Level 1) and nothing already in use. This is a temporary name.3…
A great post over at Revitdialog has unlocked this mystery for us. Just a little addition to that post – I think it is important to tile your windows first, then do the ordering process. In other word…
This fixed some persistent crashes on my AutoCAD install – here is the link if you haven’t installed it yet. It needs to be installed AFTER Service Pack 1. Direct links copied below: AutoCAD® 2012 Bas…
Here is a little workflow tip for drawing closed loops: Start making a Wall, Line or similar with the Chain option ticked in the Options bar. Click to make lines until you reach the final segment… Rig…