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I have previously posted about MIT OpenCourseWare. There is actually a site that essentially aggregates courses from all over the web and from a number of different learning institutions, and then pro…
This one is by Dima Chiriacov, and you can download it at:02-28-2013 CropViewToSelection2013 (for Revit 2013) The key difference is that this add-in allows you to physically type in Element IDs before…
Many legal questions are getting asked in and around the BIM community. From “Who owns the model?” to “Who is responsible to track changes?”, we find ourselves in a new and somewhat scary world of leg…
Looks like KB2670838 might be a bit of a pain. It seems to be messing with some systems, including causing a strange colour change in Revit 2012 as per Color Change in Revit 2012 after Updating Window…
Did you know you can nest a Generic Model family in a Generic Model Adaptive family and create a form that allows the swapping of the Profile Type? Post by gaby424 Use Adaptive Components -you can dra…
via email: Greetings, You are getting this message because you downloaded a version of IFC Exporter for Revit 2013 or Revit IFC Export Alternate UI prior to January 23, 2013. We have posted an update …
Cool post by Håvard Vasshaug, where he describes how he modelled and controlled a post tensioned reinforcing bar using a Revit Adaptive Component. Even better, you can download the family. Read more /…
I have created a new custom search engine that searches through hundreds of Revit blogs and the main Revit forums at:Revit Master Search I have also updated the Revit Blog Search and Revit Forum Searc…
WhiteFeet Tools for Revit is a powerful set of add-ins that can make the impossible, possible. I have posted about them before. In this brief post, we look at how you can effectively Schedule the Refe…
Make a rectangular extrusion form Make a revolve form using funny looking profile shown above – switch to void Cut geometry, and then adjust grips as necessary to make it look nice Download the file (…