Dimension problem when exporting Revit to DWG
Note: Autodesk Fixed Link Using the RSS feed from Autodesk Support, a new item has come up: Dimension problem when exporting Revit to DWG Searching Google led me to this Revitcity forum thread http://…
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Installing the Google Earth Extension for AutoCAD-based products – It is Alive in the Lab
Here is a good guide on how to install the Google Earth Extension in AutoCAD. There is a workflow which allows the topography from Google to be placed into Revit. You could try:AutoCAD with Google Ear…
Updating AutoCAD and Revit
Updating AutoCAD and Revit can be difficult for a few reasons. If you are not on subscription, there can be tension between the users and the purchasers of the software – when do we outlay $$$ to do t…
Creating an Electronic Training Library for Revit
There is a plethora of information available on the internet for Revit users and Revit instructors. However, sometimes you really just want to have training data stored locally. To save web pages and …
How to Mask Sheet, Model AND Annotation Elements (Revit Clinic)
You learn something new every day – and today I was schooled by this Revit Clinic post – 3 Levels of Masking.…
Transferring custom colors using the Revit.ini file
If you have just installed a fresh version of Revit, you may have noticed that you have lost your Custom Colors. There are 16 ‘slots’ available for Custom Colors in the Revit Color Palette. To transfe…
Accessing AUGI via the Google Cache
It seems the AUGI forum data situation is still up in the air – will all that user generated content ever become available again? In the meantime *some* of the AUGI data can be accessed using the Goog…
Recover typed form data (or, OH NO What Have I Done!)
Have you ever spent ages typing into a web form, only to press submit and be served a message like “Error=remote_computer_lost_your_hard_work” or even just a blank page? If this has just happened to y…
Google Desktop Search – additional tweaks
I hope you enjoyed my previous post about how to index networked content. If you wish to tweak some more settings or even move your Google index, you should install TweakGDS. This is a small plugin ut…
Location for Revit 2011 KeyboardShortcuts.xml file
You want to know where the KeyboardShortcuts.xml file is stored for Revit® 2011 products after customizing keyboard shortcuts… The KeyboardShortcuts.xml file is stored in the following folder location…