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In Revit 2013, you can’t tag the slope of ramps in Plan views using the Spot Slope tool. There are workarounds out there already, but here is an easy one: Make a new Generic Model Adaptive family with…
Remember Julien Benoit’s adaptive component tutorial from a year ago (link here)? Well, Julien has made something pretty cool and posted it on RFO. It is basically a 4 point adaptive component that ca…
Check out this list: Open Source Distribution You can download individual packages as ZIP files. Some of the more well known OSS used are 7zip, ffmpeg and SharpDevelop. Heads-up:Jeremy Tammik, The Bui…
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Point clouds are getting a lot of “press” lately, and they can be very useful. But let’s say, hypothetically, that you have a 3D model of a building or a component and you want to deconstruct it back …
There are about 30 zip packages available at the: Register / download page here Open embedded content: www.youtube.com via Norix Furniture Revit� files lighten load on users designing facility models…
The latest Vasari Talk (29) has been uploaded. Playlist embedded below: Open embedded content: www.youtube.com…
I received this request via email:a question in revit vasari or you can get the orientation and exposure of a face of a mass or a wallfor example classify all the walls to the north or the south-west?…
Jeremy shows how you can review a DWG file to determine if the source entities were Text or Labels in Revit. This principle extends further, as he describes: The differing TypedValue 11 is consistentl…
Update Release 1 is not a full install; rather it is using service pack technology similar to AutoCAD®- based products. Prior to installing the Update Release 1, please verify that you have already in…