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There is a nice little addin in the works from Emanuel Favreau … he is working on a Revit to Unity exporter that includes all materials and textures. You can open a sample model in WebGL here (probabl…
I have posted about BIMserver a few times before, including how to setup and run your own IFC web server. It seems that BIMserver and IFCWebserver are actually different but similar things (see this p…
Who qualifies? available to subscribers and current maintenance plan customers Direct Download Link Top feature: scale a fill pattern without having to reload it (plus it automatically previews the sc…
Interesting little release by Dimitar Venkov on Github a few months ago. It is essentially a Python shell for Navisworks 2016. You install by unzipping as per instructions below. You may have heard ab…
The Revit API is actually something pretty special. People will go on and on about how Revit needs this feature or that feature, but the fact is that you can build almost any feature you like with the…
Whenever you are looking to implement a new technology in your firm, you typically go through a few steps: Figure out what is out there in the marketplace – What products are available? Collect data a…
In Windows, you will often use either Map Network Drive dialog or net use command to map a network drive. You can use that method with a shared folder trick to map a local folder as a drive too, as de…
I kind of hate surveys. They seem to be a bit of waste of time, right? Hypocritically, I have created a mini-survey on Twitter. It covers topics like: primary BIM software in use BIM hardware, includi…
Going back in time, there was 123D Catch and related processing engines. Basically, it was a tool that took photos and turned them into something real in 3D. There was also something called Remake. No…
In this webinar, LHB’s Dan Stine walks through a proven workflow for collaboration and client engagement using Revizto. This presentation simulates a client meeting, highlighting ways Revitzo can be u…