Grasshopper to Revit via IFC
Would you be interested in getting your Grasshopper models into Revit via IFC? Geometry Gym have started looking at this using the Revit SDK. Quote and link below: …with a few Geometry Gym users looki…
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Goodbye Autodesk Resellers?
One long-time Revit blogger recently made a few interesting observations about Autodesk and resellers… Do you still use a reseller? What do you use them for? Would you prefer to just buy your software…
Make the sun stay in its proper location in the Universe
How do you keep the sun in the correct, real-universe location when dealing with shadows in Revit 3D views? Here is how:“On the Status Bar (that’s the one on the bottom) click on the Sun Path icon and…
Download FlowPlayer and other streaming videos with StreamTransport
Go to:StreamTransport 1.0.2.2171 – VideoHelp.com Downloads Download, install, and then browse to the video you want to download. FlowPlayer is used on sites like Wikihelp…
Adding Tertiary and additional contour lines to Revit topography
Simply: Make the necessary subcategories of Topography in Object Styles Apply them in the ‘Site Settings’ dialog (little arrow next to ‘Model Site’ on the Massing & Site panel) Video example below:…
You want to update a revision/issue title block label globally in multiple sheet views
Issue You want to update a revision/issue title block label globally in multiple sheet views without the need to edit every single individual sheet view. Solution The following steps explain how to ad…
Did you struggle with the word 'family' to begin with? I did…
And so did @ncollective: The only thing is that I wish #Revit would call “Family” something else. I freak out whenever I hear “let’s make a new Family”. @Autodesk 12:04 PM – 28 Jan 12 via Seesmic · Em…
Slingshot for Revit – connecting Revit to relational databases and Rhino
Nathan Miller has been working on a number of cool things for some years now. In one recent post about Slingshot for Revit, he states “the tool will provide different means of connecting Revit (and Va…
Autodesk Exchange now with Revit Apps!
Go to http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/ and click Autodesk Revit on the drop-down list. A number of free add-ins are already available. Autodesk Exchange has been active for AutoCAD for a while now, …
Autodesk ceases Windows Vista support for new products
Beginning January 1, 2012, Autodesk will have formally ceased support of the Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System for all new (and upgraded versions) of its products and services released in 2012.…