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AutoCAD (R) 2012 x64 Service Pack 1

Dear AutoCAD® 2012 Customer: Autodesk has recently released a maintenance update for your product. Errors similar to those you have encountered have been resolved and are part of this update. We recom…

2011-09-14 · Luke Johnson
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Download Windows 8 Beta Now

I recommend you use a download manager like Firefox with Downthemall… Windows Developer Preview English, 64-bit (x64) DOWNLOAD (3.6 GB) Sha 1 hash – 79DBF235FD49F5C1C8F8C04E24BDE6E1D04DA1E9 Includes a…

2011-09-14 · Luke Johnson
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Autodesk releases Revit IFC Exporter as open source

Autodesk says it is releasing its IFC exporter so that users can more directly control exported elements. Users may, for example, change the representation of exported elements, should they find anoth…

2011-09-13 · Luke Johnson
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Create Adobe 3D PDF directly from Autodesk 3D DWF

Yes – it can be done! The program you need is called Adobe Acrobat 3D Version 8. It is very hard to find a download link, as this program has been superseded (by what would seem to be less powerful ve…

2011-09-13 · Luke Johnson
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Project Family Category Type Instance

Do you want to know: which Categories do not have Types, or which Category has Types but no Instances? EDIT: Link below is no longer live – snapshot from archive.org above Check out this post: Revit .…

2011-09-12 · Luke Johnson
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Lysaght Bluescope Colorbond Autodesk Material Library

Package download link You can open the BlueScope LYSAGHT.adsklib file in the Manage – Materials dialog in Revit. This allows you to apply all of the nice, proper material properties to your Revit Mate…

2011-09-09 · Luke Johnson
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How to Set Altitude in Google Earth

Navigate to where you want to be and get as close as you can. Start to create a placemark by clicking the pushpin icon. In the placemark’s dialog box, click the “View” tab. Change the number in the “R…

2011-09-09 · Luke Johnson
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Tag Floor Area in Revit workaround

As you may have realised, you cannot add the Area parameter to a Floor Tag annotation. Here is a workaround: Make a Floor Schedule with Area and Comments fields added. Filter By – Comments = the Comme…

2011-09-08 · Luke Johnson
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Database and Excel Linking tools for Revit 2012

Check out the following link:WhiteFeet public downloads Among other things, you will find documentation that covers the following tools:Revit Element ToolsRevit Family ToolsRevit Parameter ToolsRevit …

2011-09-08 · Luke Johnson
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Who was Vasari anyway?

Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter, writer, historian and architect, who is today famous for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation …

2011-09-08 · Luke Johnson