Revit 2014 – crash on initial startup FIX
In our case, we had to add local PC “Users” permissions for Full Control to this file:“C:ProgramDataAutodeskApplicationPluginsADSK-IFCExportUI2014.bundlePackageContents.xml” I recommend that you revie…
2013-09
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Running VBS scripts as Administrator on Windows 7
To add the right click menu option for VBS files: Download this file Extract it Right click on ElevateWSHScript.inf and click Install Done You can now right-click on VBS files and use the Run as Admin…
Use Ctrl + scroll wheel in various Revit dialogs to Zoom in and out
Just hold down Ctrl button while scrolling with mouse wheel… I have tested this (non exhaustively) on Revit 2013 and Windows 7, and it works fine on the following dialogs: the Properties Palette (wow!…
Reconcile Hosting is a Dockable UI Panel for re-hosting orphaned elements
Have you ever used Reconcile Hosting? When you click the appropriate button in the Ribbon, a new UI panel appears (see image below). You can also assign a Keyboard Shortcut to this panel, although it …
IPD Resources
See below a series of links on IPD, VDC and BIM generally. Interestingly, this information comes from a contract / legal perspective: Moving Design-Build closer to IPD IPD Framework Integrated Project…
Some RTC 2012 downloads
As most of you probably know, the call for RTC2013 abstracts has gone out. Here are some bits and pieces from RTC2012 that you can check out online. Reconstructing the AEC process (Jay Zallan):PDF Dow…
Resuming a partial extraction of large archive set (RAR etc) using 7-zip commandline
Let’s say you get half way through extracting a very large (like 15gb) archive and for some reason the extraction fails. For example, the BDSP 2013 media I downloaded had one RPC file corrupt, and the…
Purging View Templates …
… is not easy. Revit prefers that you don’t clog up your drawing with View Templates rather than trying to clean them out later. You can use various methods to transfer just one Template from project …
Revit Beginner, Video Playlist
Tutorials for making a house in Autodesk Revit 2011. By Michael Johnston. Playlist with 20 videos (total length = 2 hours) embedded below: Open embedded content: www.youtube.com…
Switching from AHCI mode back to IDE mode with Windows 7 – avoid the blue screen
Using Windows 7, you can switch the BIOS disk management from AHCI to IDE or IDE to AHCI without reinstalling the OS. However, you need to reset 4 registry “START” keys to 0 before rebooting and chang…