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I experienced this error after installing Navisworks Manage 2015: Basically, a right-click shell extension for ZIP files was looking for Inventor and not finding it. I logged it with Autodesk and was …
Have you ever wanted to copy a directory tree of family files to a single directory? Once you do this, you can load them all into a Revit instance in a single “Load Family” operation – just go to the …
Depending which Revit 2015 installer you used, you may need to install this. More info at:http://download.autodesk.com/SWDLDDLM/Updates/2015/REVIT/Revit_2015_Update_1_Readme.htm Revit 2015 Update Rele…
I was approached by Reza Hosseini, who is currently completing his Phd, to have an interview about virtual construction. It is embedded here:Open embedded content: www.youtube.com Some of the topics c…
Jeremy Tammik has done all the heavy lifting on this one, but here is how you can get up and running with it quickly: Download this (or you can also go here https://github.com/jeremytammik/AddMaterial…
Have you ever wondered how people match real world camera movement (such as from an aerial fly over) with a 3D virtual model? Enter Autodesk MatchMover, included in various Autodesk Suites. It essenti…
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AutoCAD 2015 – This version has the ability to remove the stamp altogether if a Save is performed. Once a file is saved in 2015, it can be sent to users on earlier versions, and the stamp will no long…
Firstly, export the Viewpoints you want to rename to XML. Open the XML in Notepad++. Now we are going to use Search – Replace to append something to the view name in the XML file. Once we get the Find…
If you have subscription and account access, try this link and use your login: Autodesk – Account It allows you to quickly view your Cloud Credits, the services that you qualify for, and it also provi…