Python for Energy Modelers – Post-processing
This post looks at the post-processing side of the energy modeling workflow. Often, a spreadsheet tool like Excel is a first choice for many analysis tasks. This is great for simple cases, but if the …
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Stubborn Reference Bubbles not listening to 'Coarser than' rules? Here is why:
When a view is not a live view but references another view it doesn’t obey the “Hide at scales coarser than” rules, it will always display. viaReferenced Bubbles | BD Mackey Consulting | The Revit Gee…
Free platform neutral BIM object library to be launched today
If you aren’t excited about a community sourced list of links to Revit content, then maybe you are interested in a platform-neutral library of … BIM objects? We are delighted to confirm that following…
Sketchup Import app for AutoCAD
Revit users have been able to import SKP directly for many years … now AutoCAD gets an app for exactly that purpose: The SketchUp Import plug-in allows you to import a SketchUp file (*.skp) into an op…
Autodesk 2D DWF Writer download links – make DWFs from Word and Excel
Direct Links: 64 bit: http://download.autodesk.com/esd/dwfwriter/2009/DWFWriter4Setup_x64.exe 32 bit: http://download.autodesk.com/esd/dwfwriter/2009/DWFWriter4Setup.exe Free DWF Publishing DWF publis…
" I don't care which software you choose … just choose " – Revit OpEd
A very reasonable, interesting and intelligent post from Steve Stafford … here is a quote of my favourite part: Consider that Archicad would love it if we all woke up tomorrow and gave them credit for…
How many Revit flavors do you want in Revit 2013?
What could this tweet mean? Translated first sentence:Great news: soon only 1 flavor revit for all disciplines! via Twitter / @WimBremmer: Geweldig nieuws: straks no … EDIT added: Translated: A # Revi…
" IFC is too complex, too large, and too fragile to survive" – Ray Crotty
Do you agree? Here is a more complete quote: One of the biggest practical obstacles to effective diffusion of BIM in the industry is the lack of data exchange standards and associated protocols. The I…
Convert HPGL PLT files to DXF or DWG
This is not something you are going to need to do everyday, and probably less and less as PLT files become a thing of the past. But, if you ever do need to, here are two tools that may help: guthrie C…
Transfer Color Schemes using Transfer Project Standards
in a project where you want to inherit the properties panel in the “Manage” choose “a color designation schemes,” and in the “Deselect” target checkbox only “color scheme designations.” via Google Tra…