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EDIT via Autodesk Forum Revit 2014 was just released and an updated version of Andersen’s Window Studio is being tested right now. Release date is expected in 7 – 10 days, but a pre-release version ha…
I had a Structural Framing member (a portal frame) and I wanted to demolish only the overhanging part of it. Using methods like Cut By Face would not have any proper respect for Phasing, so I thought …
Can be downloaded at this link:https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1dGdRkpk2beQjBNMDdxbXMxaTA/edit?usp=sharing Received via Mark Kelly, Cadgroup Australia Pty Ltd. It is dated October 2012. Thanks Mark! …
Doing an interesting roundtrip today: Export Revit floor plan to DWG – basic walls / doors / floors only Add floor finishes / landscape / people / vehicles in Impression Save PDF, open in Photoshop Ad…
Having some problems with a Railing that will not show up in a Detail View unless balusters are added to it! Video:Open embedded content: www.youtube.com I’m almost certain this is related to this pre…
An interesting post by Daniel Burrus on LinkedIn has been doing the social media rounds. Some quotes:Every profession has both a science and an art. The science can be taught, and people can be equall…
Install the Google Drive desktop utility and the Skydrive desktop utility. After syncing both of these utilities / folders, you will have an offline version of both sets of documents in folders like: …
This free add-in may be downloaded from the Autodesk Exchange | Apps website. viaRevit Add-Ons: Free Family Manager Basic Add-in…
I copied some Planting / RPC from one project (in a Design Option) to another project (in the Main Model). This is what I got: Somehow the Planting instances appeared as a Type of an existing Profile …
Great tip from James Herndon:The secret lies in the original array line itself, that line, the one that shows up next to the array and lets you change the number of objects inside of the array, is act…