What Revit WantsA Black Grid publication
The Black Grid knowledge library

Luke Johnson

Practical ideas for Revit, BIM and construction technology. Built from years of shared experience.

Uncategorized

Opening a Revit 2013 file with PCG clouds in Revit 2014…

This is basically what will happen: So, basically you can choose to re-index to RCP, or leave them as-is and continue to use the PCG. While there is much to love about the smooth performance RCP point…

2013-10-07 · Luke Johnson
Uncategorized

How to Install and Run Android Apps on your Windows or Mac

Just use Bluestacks:http://www.bluestacks.com/ After installing the program and performing all the requisite login / setup steps, you will essentially have an Android emulator running – you can browse…

2013-10-07 · Luke Johnson
Uncategorized

Link to Documents from Revit with Linkator

Evox Linkator will give you access to a new toolbar that contains all the commands necessary to create links to web sites or files from your PC.Everything is possible through two simple buttons with w…

2013-10-04 · Luke Johnson
Uncategorized

My entire Revit world just changed

Last night I posted about a new 3Dconnexion product, which was launched alongside new drivers:3dxWare 10 for 64bit As a SpacePilot Pro user, I was tempted to download and try these new drivers (despit…

2013-10-02 · Luke Johnson
Uncategorized

Using an Image Background for 3D Masterplanning in Revit

Most of you probably know that you can use a Decal in a 3D view set to Realistic for 3D masterplanning. The annoying part is that you have to somehow scale the Decal properly. You may also know that V…

2013-10-01 · Luke Johnson
Uncategorized

Five more Revit productivity tips from Twitter

Rotating the Camera target of a 3D View with Locked Orientation will have no effect, but moving it *will* change the eye position … #Revit— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) September 16, 2013 Trying to hi…

2013-10-01 · Luke Johnson