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Problem The Autodesk Sync component does not upgrade properly under the following conditions: You installed AutoCAD Beta 2013 (or Showcase Beta 2013) and subsequently install Inventor 2013. You instal…
Oftentimes, you will want to flatten a DWG file before bringing it into Revit, so that Revit isn’t confused by all the Z-values… you can use FLATSHOT or the DXB plotter methods, as described below: Is…
You are going to see lots and lots and lots and lots of blog posts about Revit 2013 very soon … EDIT – Official Autodesk link – http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/revit_2013_comparison_matrix.pdf H…
Updated links: https://www.autodesk.com/developer-network/platform-technologies/fbx-converter-archives Windows FBX 2013.3 Converter for Windows FBX 2013.2 Converter for Windows FBX 2013.3 Converter fo…
I am deeply interested in interoperability between form creation tools, as well as workflows that allow you to translate forms between these tools. Unfortunately, there is really no reliable way to br…
… and assign a keyboard shortcut to ‘Modify’ that is close to your keyboard hand –…
These are the latest Revit 2012 Files available for download. They are ready for use but the documentation is very out-of-date:Note: These are compiled with 64-bit Revit and Windows 7, and .NET 4.0. I…
Here is a link to a new blog by Tim Grimm. Each post features a new Revit add-in: some free, and some commercial. Check it out: Revit Add-Ons I made a bit of a list of free Revit add-ins myself a whil…
I quite like the look and functionality of it: What new features can you expect in Revit 2013? Well, Twitter has provided a few clues lately……
Here is a little gift to all my readers. The link below allows you to download a 2012 version RVT project that contains In-place and Component versions of families that are of the Category ‘Stairs’ an…