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Using Avisynth and VirtualDub to join BMP to AVI

Download Avisynth and install it. Download VirtualDub and unzip / install it. You need to have a set of BMP files with sequential numbering. Refer to this post for how to do that. In the folder contai…

2011-04-15 · Luke Johnson
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Using Advanced Renamer to create sequential numbered filenames

Download and install Advanced Renamer Open Advanced Renamer. Add – Directory and choose the folder that contains the sequential set of files. Add method. Choose ‘New Name’ from the dropdown list. In t…

2011-04-15 · Luke Johnson
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File Locations in Revit 2012

Citrix readiness has resulted in a few file locations being changed in Revit 2012 products. Journal file locationsFor 2012 products: Windows XP: %USERPROFILE%Local SettingsApplication DataAutodeskRevi…

2011-04-14 · Luke Johnson
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Top Revit Blogs, Technorati Style

The Revit blogosphere is a fun place to inhabit: What Revit Wants – Authority 392 Revit OpEd – Authority 389 Revit3D.com – Authority 96 Everything changes pretty quickly though, so I’m sure these rank…

2011-04-14 · Luke Johnson
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Revit Command Prompt

What happens behind the scenes in Revit? The Revit Command Prompt utility developed by Jose Guia can help you learn. Here is a direct link to the addon:http://blog.bimkicks.com/file.axd?file=2011%2f3%…

2011-04-13 · Luke Johnson
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The advantages in not being a reseller…

Not being bound by certain restrictions, I was able to post download links for Revit 2012 products over 5 days before they became ‘official’. April 7 4:42 pm (my post) April 13 2011 2:35 am (other pos…

2011-04-13 · Luke Johnson
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AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND REVIT STANDARDS (ANZRS)

The pack consists of documents for a variety of purposes (introductory, compliance, optional and reference) and will be available for download on the 28th of May 2011. AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND REVIT…

2011-04-13 · Luke Johnson
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Priorities when specifying a Revit workstation

In order, and dependent on how large the models you wish to edit are: More RAM Faster Processor More Processers Faster RAM Faster HD viaThe Building Coder: Performant Hardware…

2011-04-12 · Luke Johnson
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2012 Product Enhancements Available on Subscription Centre

Login to Subscription Centre and then click on ‘Product Enhancements’. You should see a list similar to that shown below: You can try this link to get to the right page on Subscription Centre.…

2011-04-12 · Luke Johnson