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2012-01

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Clean up your DWGs before Linking them

Great list of tips on cleaning up DWG files, including how to PURGE REGAPPS. Read more at:The CAD Setter Out Interestingly, one of the most important BIMandments, according to Twitter, is to never imp…

2012-01-12 · Luke Johnson
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TinyTask – ultra lightweight macro recording tool

This little utility is VERY basic. It can basically can record mouse movement and clicks, and keyboard input. You can record a task, save it to a file, open an existing recording, and play. There are …

2012-01-11 · Luke Johnson
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A feel good Twitter story

Do you ever have trouble installing Revit? DavidJnrAdjei David Jnr Adjei #Revit 2012 does not want to install on my PC. It never completes, Help? #Architecture 8 Jan lukeyjohnson Luke Johnson @ @David…

2012-01-11 · Luke Johnson
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How to easily make an RSS feed from a Twitter search

Simply replace the following bolded text with whatever you desire: Hashtag search: http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23YourSearch User mention search: http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%4…

2012-01-10 · Luke Johnson
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BIMandments on Twitter

An interesting discussion is starting on Twitter in relation to key principles or rules when using BIM and particularly Revit. Check it out:BIMandments This word is a mashup of ‘commandments’ and BIM …

2012-01-10 · Luke Johnson
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VEO™ Preview Videos from M-SIX !

Thanks for your interest in M-SIX. Here’s a 3 minute preview of the first wave of apps built on the VEO™ Platform. Connection Speed: Video Size: Resolution: Very Slow (500 Kbps) Tiny 478 x 268 Small 6…

2012-01-10 · Luke Johnson
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Hatch Hacks

Do you love or hate Revit Fill Patterns? Here is a collection of some tips and tricks related to Fill Patterns, or ‘hatching’ in AutocadSpeak. Overview On your system, open up your Revit installation …

2012-01-09 · Luke Johnson
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How to request physical media of Autodesk software

How to get your Autodesk software on a CD, DVD or USB drive ScenarioYou are a Subscription Customer who is having trouble with your download and would like to obtain a physical copy of your Autodesk s…

2012-01-09 · Luke Johnson
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Dynamo files updated

I have previously posted about installing Dynamo on Revit, finding Dynamo on github and using Microsoft Kinect with Dynamo (multiple videos). The Dynamo files were updated 4 days ago. Check it out at:…

2012-01-09 · Luke Johnson