Cleaning Up Your Dynamo View
Big messy Dynamo graph? Can’t see through the jungle? Then try: View – Connectors – Show Connectors OFF View – Background 3D Preview – Show Grid OFF…
2018
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Use a Linked Model Container to Populate Nested Links in a Federated Model
At Virtual Built, we typically create a federated Revit model for every project we work on. This allows us to run a host of automated processes on the links, right from the federated file. Recently we…
Batch Creation of Project Directory Structure on BIM 360 Docs
I’m looking into ways to batch initialize Revit models onto the new BIM 360 Docs (Document Management) platform. It is a work in progress at the moment – in Revit 2018, I think that there is limited a…
Multiple Tab Rows in Firefox
New versions of Firefox removed some support for extensions that allowed multiple tab rows. Update: make sure that the toolkit.legacyUserProfileCustomizations.stylesheets pref in the about:config is s…
Revit 2018.3.1 HotFix Download
This hotfix corrects an issue with non-English languages where the PnID Modeler functionality did not load correctly after appling Revit 2018.3 Update. Download link Readme Release Notes Some notes fr…
Installing the Revit 2019 SDK and RevitLookup 2019
After a new version of Revit comes out, we all take some time to catch up. Revit API developers often have to get up and running really quickly so they can upgrade their apps for Revit 2019 compatibil…
A Lesson on Future Practice: Dynamo and Python in Everyday Use
I came across this link to a Dynamo seminar by Sol Amour delivered in Wellington about a month ago. I have had a bit of contact with Sol over the years and he is a Dynamo pro. Cool to see that Dynamo …
IFC for Revit 2018 Updated
New Export Functionality: – Allow creating formulas in Revit parameters that will export to IFC. Details upcoming in the Wiki. Export Bug Fixes: – More fixes to correct “unexpected errors” of certain …
Dynamo 2.0 Released
The official build of Dynamo 2.0 is here. There are some big changes, so here are my key takeaways: File format has changed Automatic backups will be saved of 1.x files after upgrade Dynamo 2.0 will r…
How to use Autodesk Desktop Connector with BIM 360 Docs
Previously the Desktop Connector was built for BIM 360 Team projects running C4R. With the shift to B3D (BIM 360 Docs) platform, you need to: Install Desktop Connector Install beta version of a plugin…