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2015

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Revit 2015 Update Release 9 UR9 for download

Links for Revit 2015 UR9 for R2:Download link ReadmeEnhancements List Download link for Revit 2015 UR9 not for R2:Download link Enhancements List (plain text):Improvements made in Update Release 9 Rev…

2015-07-20 · Luke Johnson
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Using ModelSTAT to Check for Revit Model Problems

With this free addin, you can view a graphical representation or summary of all the elements in your Revit model, based on various different filters. You can then also export a CSV of that data. We ca…

2015-07-15 · Luke Johnson
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Diagnosing Room Not Placed or Unenclosed Problems in Revit

Did you know you can use a Revit Room schedule to quickly tell if a Room is Not Placed or Unenclosed. Here’s the clues: Unenclosed will still show Highlight in Model in ribbon: Not Placed will not sho…

2015-07-13 · Luke Johnson
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Visibility Override for Specific Tag Type

Did you know you can override the lineweights and colors of a Generic Annotation or Tag and its Leaders in Revit? You can use Visibility / Graphics annotation tab like this: But what if you have two T…

2015-07-07 · Luke Johnson
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123D Apps now Available for Windows Phones and Tablets

Cool! My Lumia 930 and Surface Pro 3 will be all happy now 🙂 The 123D family recently expanded to include 123D Catch and 123D Sculpt+ for the Windows Store. 123D Catch is also now available for Window…

2015-07-06 · Luke Johnson
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Podcasts for BIM and the Built Environment

2015 may be remembered as ‘the year the BIM podcast became a reality’ (among other things, I’m sure 🙂 Here is a list of recently established but active podcasts related to BIM and the Built Environmen…

2015-07-05 · Luke Johnson