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Worksharing Monitor for Autodesk Revit 2013 Extension 2012-04-11 Batch Print for Autodesk Revit 2013 Extension 2012-04-11 Autodesk Revit DB Link 2013 Extension 2012-04-11 Globe Link for Autodesk Revit…
This is kinda weird. I opened this 2012 family in 2013 – and now when I turn things on and off in the Family Editor, they completely disappear (they don’t just gray out as you would expect). It is a s…
Autodesk have published an add-in for Revit 2013 that automates the upgrading of RFA, template and RVT files.Go here. File Upgrader will batch upgrade previous versions of Revit files to the Revit 201…
How to do it: Open a view in which the sun could ‘possibly be seen (ie. 3D View, Elevation view) Graphic Display Options – Lighting – Single Day Graphic Display Options – Background – Sky Your view ne…
You can now add a background to Section and Elevations views using the Hidden Line visual style.…
It’s an old trick, but if you want to get rid of excess gridlines and mullions on a wall, just make a new Curtain Wall type that has no type-driven gridlines or mullions: When you switch to this wall …
Thanks to Sean Burke. Here is the link:Revit Architecture 2013 – Known Issues via Twitter / @seandburke: #Revit Architecture 2013 k …: #Revit Architecture 2013 known issues – not really show stoppers …
Check your sample files for some cool resources, including a bunch of Repeating Details. On my Windows 7 64-bit system: C:ProgramDataAutodeskRAC 2012LibrariesAustraliaSample Files…
Basically, go to Computer Management, then: look down the left hand window for ‘Storage‘ > ‘Disk Management‘. Click on it and wait for drives to show up in the main window. Now right click on it and o…