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A federated Revit model is a model containing many Revit links, and they can be quite slow to work with. There are a few steps you can take to speed things up, and one of them is creating a set of fas…
If you have a Navisworks crashing or Navisworks not starting up problem, you might try resetting Navisworks settings. Here’s how: Open Windows Explorer Type %appdata% in the address bar Rename the rel…
Ok, two unrelated issues here, but both are along the lines of “weird stuff that happens in Revit that can be fixed but doesn’t always make sense”. If you use Revit long enough, you will certainly com…
Setting up a BIM workstation can take some time. From unboxing to actually being ready-to-work you have to go through various ‘layers’ of installation, like: updating Windows installing major software…
Interesting question raised by Rene Pellicer Garcia on LinkedIn recently: I found that I just couldn’t make real Revit curved mullions (of the right category, schedulable, measurable, etc). Best I cou…
What specification did I end up with? (Read the previous Part in this series to see how we established some baseline specs) After checking out a few different manufacturers and comparing pricing, I de…
Big day yesterday in Revit updates, particularly with Revit 2017 Update 1 bringing some really cool enhancements, and the Dynamo Player! Here are some links and other information: Revit 2017 Update 1 …
So, you are in the market for a new BIM workstation? Recently I was too, and I wanted to share my experience and the ‘process’ of specifying, buying, and setting up a BIM workstation. Over the years, …
When working in 3D in Revit, you *can* use the normal dimension tool *if* you first set the Workplane. However, this can get annoying. Why not make a 2 point adaptive family, with a reporting paramete…
The fact that I’m posting about it means that it probably isn’t really that easy, right? There are a few challenging pieces of the puzzle that all need to come together to get C4R or Collaboration for…