Revit 2013 – Hotfix for Spot Elevations
” improves product instability when inserting Spot Elevations within Sections.”I tweeted this last night, but if you don’t follow me, here are the links: Revit2013_SpotElev_Hotfix.zip (zip – 14553Kb) …
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Code Calcs is back, and its working on 2013 and 2014. Do you like saving time?
There is a difference between BIM and automation. Using Revit for BIM isn’t automatic – you need skills, time and effort to make it work. Certain Revit add-ins fill a real need to make that leap betwe…
Using your Revit model for construction site layout by converting to points with Point Layout
Interesting – this kind of turns the point cloud technology upside down… It goes something like this: Revit model to points to site survey hardware (set out the building) build it then laser scan the …
Paint colours – adsklib for download
Dunn Edwards have provided an adsklib file for download that matches their paint colours to Revit materials. I previously posted about Lysaght adsklib way back in 2011:What Revit Wants: Lysaght Bluesc…
Material Graphics Surface Pattern vs Realistic View
Ever noticed how the Graphic Surface Pattern of a Material will override a Walls surface in a Realistic (ie. materiality / render check) view, but not the edges? Firstly, I don’t think Graphics values…
Revit 2013 – DWG export Color ID global change bug
I thought I got in a loop today: Export DWG Expand All Select all rows Try to delete the number in the Color ID box This warning will come up: You have to press Close for every selected row (could be …
Revit Basics with Robert Yori
Open embedded content: player.vimeo.com viaRevit Hands On: Back to Basics in Revit User Community on Vimeo…
Creating an Excel auto-save backup task
Ever pressed Cancel or No when prompted to save an Excel spreadsheet? Lost your work? How about this backup task… it basically copies Excel backup files to another location so that Excel can’t delete …
Phil Bernstein speaking about the Future of BIM at NYC-RUG (video)
Open embedded content: player.vimeo.com … the future of BIM in the globalized world of broad adoption, emerging cloud and reality capture technologies, innovative delivery approaches and opportunities…
The BIM Collaboration Format and Revit
Are you interested in using BCF with Revit? Then checkout the plugin (now upgraded to version 2.1.1) at: BCF Plugin 2.1 for Revit | Matteo Cominetti Direct link:http://matteocominetti.com/d/BCFPlugin2…