BIM Levels Explained
Ever wanted to know what the BIM Levels mean? BIM Level 1 BIM Level 2 BIM Level 3 Check out this great sketch: via BIR Leaflet Number 1 at:http://www.bouwinformatieraad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/b…
2014-09
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Determine Originating Application for an IFC using Tekla BIMsight
Just use the Objects – Application option: This will also detect the Revit version that a given IFC was exported from.…
3 hours of Dynamo Lessons from AutodeskEd (embedded playlist)
Open embedded content: www.youtube.com Including: image read excel read and write family by points working with SATs Python…
Properties+ gives you a free custom Properties pane in Navisworks
This great tip comes via Kate Buckle, one of my colleagues here on the nRAH. Basically, when using the Properties pane in Navisworks, you often have to switch between many Tabs to find the Property th…
Considerations when Network pathing RPCs and Material Textures for use in Revit
Aaron Maller provided some useful insight about how he paths RPC on a network location in the comments:“The .rpc library we have is 12.3 GB of stuff. Admittedly, thats not THAT much space, but i cant …
Modifying 3Dconnexion mapping XML file to utilise Keyboard shortcut correctly
If you use a 3Dconnexion mouse with Navisworks, and you have installed the latest drivers (which I highly recommend), you may struggle to find out how to map a Spacebar to a button on your Spacemouse.…
Using Annotation Symbols in Locked 3D Views in Revit
This workaround idea is quite simple – just use a Spot Coordinate or Spot Elevation with an applied Symbol family to use Symbols in locked 3D views. You will need to start the symbol with a Spot Eleva…
Align Topography to underside of a Shape Edited Floor
Paolo has posted an interesting bit of code that basically allows you to pick a floor element, and it will add points to a topography so that the topo follows the “points” on the Floor. A very interes…
Using Dynamo to create a live Link between Excel and Revit
There are a myriad of ways to link spreadsheet data into Revit, including numerous addins to import and export data to Excel. There is also the Google Sheets connection. Recently, the BIM Troublemaker…
How to do an Inplace Upgrade of Linux Mint, and use Revit on Linux (well, kinda)
I upgraded from Linux Mint 15 to Linux Mint 17 “inplace” this week. Basically, I edited /etc/apt/sources.list to match current versions (qiana and trusty), then used a few simple commands to do the up…