AutoRename views with selected Room Name
Using KKMRevView from: Direct link at Autodesk Exchange Apps…
Luke Johnson
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A Kangaroo and a Grasshopper meet a Python : Divided Surfaces and Excel Interop
Nathan Miller strikes again: I am creating a strange ‘catenary’ surface with Kangaroo and Grasshopper. I am then feeding the information into an Excel spreadsheet and reconstructing the shape using Ad…
Adaptive Components in Practice
Nice write-up on Wikihelp at: Create a Tensile Fabric Roof – WikiHelp…
Adaptive Components from Grasshopper to Revit via IFC – it CAN be done!
Now here is something cool – Jon Mirtschin of Geometry Gym has been working on an IFC importer add-in for Revit (my previous post here) (current version 0.0.23 download direct here, or source page her…
License File Parser for Autodesk .lic and .dat files
The License File Parser allows you to easily convert the contents of your Autodesk license file into an easy to read report. Among other pieces of useful information, the report contains the full name…
How to reset your stand-alone Autodesk product licenses
Issue Your stand-alone Autodesk product licenses have become corrupted and you want to know how they can be reset. Solution Use the following steps to reset the stand-alone licenses for all Autodesk p…
Modify Mitering for Roof Fascia
Have you noticed this little gem yet? Basically: Select a Fascia – the tool is revealed Click Modify Mitering Choose the option you want Click a fascia edge Various options are available: Vertical mit…
Keeping Views in Multiple RVT files consistent
Think of this scenario – you have 5 different Revit projects all linked together in various ways. You want to ensure that there is some consistency in the way the Plan views appear (possibly because y…
Stair Path Annotations in Revit 2013
Pre-2013 sketch based stairs have the Stair Path bound to the actual Stair element. In Revit 2013 when using Component Stairs, the Stair Path becomes a separate element. Think of it as a special Tag f…
Australian Revit Keynotes and NATSPEC
You may or may not already know that the Australian Revit content includes keynote files for NATSPEC. I struggle to find keynoting settings every time. I have previously posted about the NATSPEC BIM P…