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You may have to clean up or fix up a mechanical Revit model where the Duct Fittings have become out of sync with the system they are supposedly connected to. For some reason, the System Classification…
At various points in a BIM project, Revit models may get passed from one consultant or contractor to the next. After this handover occurs, a change in project requirements may mean that the recommende…
Open embedded content: player.vimeo.com Let’s Discuss Dynamo with Ian Keough at CASE on Vimeo. Original post: Dynamo Now, Dynamo Next | CASE…
If you are having trouble getting a particular NWC uploaded to Glue, here are some steps to try: you can open it in Navisworks, export to DWF and try Uploading that using the Glue client you could ope…
From microsolresources:Select your project, and you will get a list of cloud-enabled models. Please note you will not see other data, such as Word documents or non-cloud enabled models. When you click…
Spiderinnet has posted a free shared parameter file viewer (download). Extract the zip Run RvtSPFViewer.exe Click the open door and select your Shared Parameter file “… help view Revit shared paramete…
… such as Fabrication CADmep, Fabrication ESTmep, Fabrication CAMduct. Now available at: Revit Extension for Fabrication | Autodesk Revit | Autodesk Exchange Apps…
Let’s say you want to tag Duct Accessories in a linked Revit model. That’s easy, because Revit can Tag All… Linked Elements by Category. Just tick the box in the dialog below: But what if you only wan…
From Dynamo developer Ian Keough on github:When a node is selected, try pressing Tab. This will expand your selection by one connection. Pressing Tab again, by two. Etc…Wish: Select Connected Nodes · …
Simon Moreau has shared a nice addin for Navisworks that allows the automatic grouping of clashes. From his blog:“This plug-in enables a lot of possibilities for sorting clash detection results in a m…