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I’ve had a mixed experience using the Nvidia GTX 980 card in Navisworks and Revit, but I have one particular tip that helped in Navisworks 2017: Turn OFF CPU Occlusion Culling My CPU is an i7-6700K th…
Here’s how you can get the new ‘Channels’ to show up in Unifi so you can immediately start using all of this free, new content: Ensure you are running Unifi Desktop app version 2.2 or newer. Log in at…
Jeremy Tammik has updated the source code for RevitLookup to Revit 2018, and Troy Gates has compiled it with some install notes, download here. After copying the addin files, you will need to press ‘A…
2018 has received its first little update, but the 2017 is a bit more significant. More info and links below… Revit 2018.0.1 Hot Fix Download Readme Release Notes Details: Improved stability when usin…
At the risk of stating the obvious, learning is an important part of being a knowledge worker. But learning can be boring, right? There are a whole bunch of ways to learn and improve in our work skill…
Check out the links below to learn more and install. Model Checker for RevitOverview (Vimeo)Autodesk Model Checker for Revit 2018 shell install Quick Start Guide pdf Sample Files and other links Onlin…
Check it out at OpenRFA. There have been some similar attempts in the past. It is a bit of a challenge, because there will often be these ‘custom’ shared parameters that one company needs that are jus…
What’s New in Revit 2018 – Official blog:Google Cache Coordination Model Link:coordination model linking lets you use a Navisworks file as an underlay in Revit, making it easier to coordinate with out…
Massive free time saver for changing or swapping fonts in a Revit project! Unfortunately, its not quite ‘everywhere’ – Generic Annotations need to be manually fixed. You can copy a text type to a Gene…
We all know Revit is the best, right? But … there are a handful of people using other platforms 🙂 And I guess even the most dedicated Revit user has to use other content creation tools from time to ti…