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Ok, this is a bit counter-intuitive but:If you want to export parameters from Revit to an IFC file, note that the parameters should not be grouped under the category “IFC parameter”, but under a diffe…
In case you missed this recent article, note how the comments of Philip Rosedale can actually apply to the future of the AEC industry: “If the technology changes to make it easier for negotiating and …
Revit 2013 is not officially supported on Windows 8 – though maybe you have been able to get it to install and run correctly? Have you tried updating Revit to the latest version? Did you have to disab…
Martí Broquetas list of BIM standards has been updated:He “turned the list into a table that can be sorted clicking on the headers. THis way it is easy to sort the standards by country,or date or name…
From the About page:We don’t want to re-invent the wheel. We’re fully aware that many groups / professional bodies / organisations are already out there doing their bit to assist the general direction…
Boost Your BIM has been posting some awesome stuff. One older post shows you how to quickly purge your Revit model of Imports: a FilteredElementCollector, a bit of LINQ, a transaction, and Document.De…
Until Revit comes up with some kind of advanced and granular permissions management for workshared files, we are left with a situation that requires best-practice Revit use combined with 100% obedient…
Scenario – you have a TV that only has a LAN port (not wireless), a Netbook that sits in the corner (has been replaced by a tablet), and you want to share Internet to your TV. You can use the Netbook …
Nasty little bug picked up by Jason Kunkel. Basically, you make View Template based on a Schedule View. Then, when you go to delete that original Schedule View, Revit will prompt you with a “View:View…
Its hard to find an unbiased comparison of Revit and ArchiCAD. Ranting flame wars rage continually on LinkedIn… That’s why it is refreshing to see a logical, itemised comparison of the two softwares. …