Attacked at my desk … by a flying shark
The friendly architects from upstairs have resorted to attacking us with RC flying sharks 🙂…
Luke Johnson
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Having problems with Safely Remove Hardware?
You should check out Dev Eject. It allows you to view all of the ‘locks’ on a particular USB device. Very handy if you are unable to safely remove a USB device.Download 1.0.20 Home page:Dev Eject…
Using Microsoft Kinect to create point clouds in Revit
Cool! I thought it would be cool to get the Kinect creating point clouds in Revit. Read more at:Dynamo and Kinect � ianCode EDIT 2 (added this video) EDIT 1 (add Youtube video demo from this link):…
Export render from Revit and quickly put background on a different layer
The Revit Kid demonstrated today that PNG files exported from a Revit render have no background. In the spirit of one-up-man-ship, I recommend that you use TIF if you want to keep the background, but …
Keeping up with the BIM world – Synchro Blog
Luke Johnson’s https://wrw.blackgrid.com.au has a lot of good Revit stuff, so if you’re an avid Revit user, you will get a lot of tips and tricks by following him. viaSome Advice on Blogs, the Interne…
Show me a tablet PC without its head in the cloud
I’m waiting for a tablet PC that can run Revit – without its head in the cloud. In other words, I want it to be powerful in its own right. I don’t want to have to rely on someone else’s processor to d…
View RVT files in the Cloud – Autodesk 360 Access preview release
Skip the DWF middle man. Have a play with the 360 Access preview here. Skip to 58 secs in the video below to see how it works with RVT files: Direct toob link:Autodesk 360 Access preview release – You…
Live Renderings with Project Pandora
Technology Preview of the the Project Pandora Liveview design review tool, a cloud rendering research collaboration from Autodesk & Nvidia.This video demonstrates how the Project Pandora Liveview coll…
VEO and / vs Interviews3D Composer Suite
VEO News has found a connection between VEO and Interviews3D Composer Suite. Some of the features of Interviews3D Composer Suite in bullet points (emphasis added): interactively simulate and explore e…
The Revit Mind and What Revit Wants
6,000 of us graduating while there are still 20,000 more experienced architects looking for jobs too?!… what do we have that those 20,000 architects do not? The Revit Mind. The Revit Mind does not sim…