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If a View Template includes a Design Option visibility setting, and then the associated Design Option Set is deleted, Revit will prompt you to delete the View Template: Obviously, you can untick the b…
Until we have full multi-core implementation on Revit, it is essentially looking at one core at a time (except for certain uses, such as Rendering). Mark Cronin has tested whether Hyper Threading help…
01/31/2013: Target date for graduation to Autodesk Subscription Center via Autodesk Labs Utilities BIM Coordinator Updates I first posted about BIM Coordinator way back in May 2012:https://wrw.blackgr…
If you open PDF files using the embedded vector data (ie. lines), you can then use ADR (Autodesk Design Review) to snap to PDF lines in order to measure them. This may be useful to you if you are usin…
Boost Your BIM provides a macro that sets a Plan View top and bottom extents to a 3D view section box… interesting stuff: Using 3D Section Box to set Plan View’s View Range � Boost Your BIM – making R…
A recent post from Eat Your CAD that has been getting some interest on Twitter … I think more than a bit of it is tongue-in-cheek: EYC – Addressing the 5 most important BIM questions Here are a few qu…
AutodeskEd’s Youtube channel has been very busy – I have collected 25 videos specifically relating to Structural users, including information on: Reinforcement Rebar Assemblies Parts Loads Interoperab…
Question from Alaa El Kabbany:I’m asking if anyone knows how to show the local file path on the revit file interface (like autocad)…..is there a way? Answer:Download the Revved tool package from here.…
UPDATE: These pages all seem to be dead now. Because the old CS2 activation servers have been switched off, Adobe have provided links and serial numbers needed to install CS2 products at: Adobe – CS2 …
This will also allow you to create an Instagram account even if you don’t have an Iphone or Android phone… Download at: Run Mobile Apps on Windows PC or Mac with BlueStacks | Android App Player…