Real-time VR and 3ds Max Interactive
This recent announcement revealed some new features coming to 3dsMax 2018.1, primarily a real-time VR engine in Max based on Stingray. This page has the steps to install it. Basically, you install upd…
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Confused about Revit, IFC, and Coordinates? Answers are here…
At the moment, Revit communicates using its internal zero point when importing or exporting IFC. You can read this LinkedIn post where Joris Van Bossche describes his findings: You can also read my pr…
Autodesk Revit 2018.0.2 Hot Fix For Download, Enables IFC Linking with C4R
This latest update for Revit 2018 has the usual bug fixes and stability improvements, but also enables IFC linking to Revit when using cloud hosted IFC files and Collaboration for Revit. Direct Downlo…
Process Explorer Download and How to Find Out What is Locking Your Files
Process Explorer is a free and very powerful task manager that let’s you really see what is going on with your system… One of those things every IT person should have in their toolkit. You can get it …
Content Management Webinar Tomorrow including Batch Management and Multi-Format
Good Revit Content management does not come immediately or without forethought. Unifi are giving you another chance to review some best-practice content management principles at an upcoming webinar. I…
Creating Flat Surfaces in Revit to Make 3D Grids or Datums
The form creation engine in Revit does not really know about flat vertical zero thickness surfaces. However, with DirectShape, we can make almost any type of mesh geometry. One interesting idea coming…
Color Fill Legend in a 3D View and See Rooms in 3D in Revit
Wow. This is one of the best workarounds I have seen for years in Revit! Did you know that you can rotate a Revit Floor Plan view in 3 dimensions? Try it now: Go to a Floor Plan view and make sure the…
Instance of link needs Coordination Review, Now What?
If you have used Copy / Monitor to copy some elements from a Revit Link file, and those elements change, you will get a “Instance of link needs Coordination Review” message. How do you adopt or ignore…
Getting Better and Faster at Revit – Part 1
There is a big difference between a Revit user, and someone who has really mastered the software. The more you learn, the faster you get, the more you can learn! In this blog series, we will cover top…
How to Duplicate a Project in Revizto
Sometimes you will want to duplicate a Revizto project, perhaps for archive or testing purposes, or to re-share it with a new team. This post shows you how to do it quickly and properly. Here’s how: S…