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From Revit, you need to: Run Energy Simulation then click Results and Compare From here, click on: Clicking this little icon in Green Building Studio: Will show you something like this: Essentially, t…
Of the 4 free 3D PDF creation methods I have previously posted, this is the easiest and probably the best: Export an FBX file from Revit, Navisworks, or any other Autodesk application (File – Export –…
Well, its available somewhere. I can’t seem to get the link going here in Australia, but Steve Bennett did (see image and tweet below). I’m guessing this is only in certain localities? Here is a PDF a…
Just installed CloudWorx (more on this later) and it had a GUID conflict with CADtoEarth – weird? Wonder if the installer somehow couldn’t properly generate a unique identifier (see image). In any cas…
You will need to join pdxRUG to download. And yes, it has more than 100 pages:http://files.meetup.com/6696572/Mass_class_PDXRUG_handout_by_marcello_Sgambelluri.pdf Embedded video of the July 2013 meet…
Did you know you could swap a previously added Family Parameter for a Shared Parameter? Just select it in the Family Types dialog and click Modify… Next question – should you swap, or just add the SP …
When you select an Array element (the line with the blue number), did you ever notice the little checkbox in the Options Bar? By toggling this value, you can tell Revit to either add extra elements be…
For some time, I have been looking for a way to get 3D geometry from any format, make it into a nice, Revit-friendly SAT and then use it in massing or visualizations. Can Memento help me with this? An…
What is Navisworks Manage good for? Model aggregation – either from pure Revit or from a mixture of 3D software Clash Detection Programme Visualization (timelining) Some great things about Navisworks:…
Check it out: Download page Quote:“nanoCAD is a well-proven DWG-compatible CAD program that includes AutoCAD-like APIs. It’s totally free. No catches. No adware. No crippleware. No incessant nagging. …