Name Your Top 5 Paid Revit Addins.
I’ll start: Unifi Archvision Dashboard ColorByNumber Kiwicodes Bonus Tools Whitefeet (discontinued?) Can’t post without mentioning Revitlookup – I know its free, but you’ll be surprised what you can d…
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Revit 2015 Subscription Advantage Pack on the way?
Pure speculation here, but all signs point to a Subscription Advantage Pack for Revit 2015 with some awesome Sundial features: Sources:Inside the Factory: So, When’s Sundial Coming Out?andHelp: New in…
How to Install Autodesk 360 Sync for Desktop as a Standalone Package (without AutoCAD)
You probably won’t find Autodesk 360 Desktop sync install package for download online, but you can install it “standalone”. Find some Autodesk install media Look for a subfolder named Cloudsync (make …
Free MEP Piping Content for Revit
Charlotte Pipe content for Revit:http://www.charlottepipe.com/revit.aspx“If you need a complete line of Charlotte Pipe Products, they have been grouped for download…” Could also try:https://www.mepcon…
Autodesk Building Performance Analysis Links
I received the following list of links and resources from a helpful Building Performance Analyst at Autodesk:· Autodesk FormIt Product Page: 3D Conceptual Design. Any time. Anywhere. · Building Perfor…
Hotfix for Revit 2015 File performance problem due to multiplication of Standard Materials
Interestingly, this hotfix comes in the form of a macro to clean up your files. The issue as stated on the Autodesk Knowledge Network is:In Revit 2015 the performance of some file is very slow. This m…
Workaround for Horizontal View Titles when Views Rotated on the Sheet (Clockwise or Anti-Clockwise)
Short version: Edit View Title Family Turn on the reference planes in the Visibility / Graphic Overrides, select all three items. Rotate these items opposite of what you think to offset the rotation o…
Transferring a Viewpoint from Navisworks to BIM 360 Glue
I’ll be the first to admit that this is a bit clunky, but it does work: Go to the Navisworks viewpoint you want, and isolate a single element (hide everything else) that approximates the view extent C…
Huge archive of Revit presentation videos for download at MRUG
From MRUG:You can download the back catalog of video Revit tips and tricks from both the Manchester and Midlands (now wound up) Revit user groups from prior to meeting 8. After meeting 8, tips and tri…
Thumbnail Images for Entourage families, and Archvision Dashboard now updated with new Preview mode
Have you ever tried getting thumbnail images to show up for Entourage families? After reading a few tweets on this recently… I’ll admit, using a Journal “script” to open family, switch to Elevation Vi…