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Let’s say you have AutoCAD file of unknown origin, and it has some wacky or imprecise units (like the distance between two walls is 8250.092234897). What you need to do is reduce the precision, such t…
I took both the Associate and Professional Exams for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 Certification yesterday. And I passed! I now have the right to use these logos: Luke Johnson…
I found this using a Google Search: http://www.daypo.net/revit-associate-certification-practice-exam.html This is also very useful: http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/revit_2010_exam-guide_0709_en.…
I had a weird issue wherein I could join our office VPN using XP and Vista with no problems, but Windows 7 would not connect to the VPN and would trigger an error. (Please note that I was trying to co…
You can increase your productivity by opening Multiple Instances of Revit when working on the same Central file. This is particularly useful if you want to set one instance to render a view, and conti…
(whispers) There is a secret way to enable a advanced user feature in Windows 7 and Vista, and it is extremely simple. Just make a new folder, and give the folder the following name:GodMode.{ED7BA470-…
While using Autodesk Product Manager, or the Autodesk Asset Locator, you may come across an issue where certain remote computers are ‘unreachable’. Assuming you have the correct permissions, the probl…
Head over to Revit Architecture Services & Support to find out where the KeyboardShortcuts.xml file lives.…
Great post over at RevitJobCaptain – it has links to lots of different sites that provide BIM components.…
I have set up a new domain for the Revit Blog Directory. You can now find it at: http://www.revitprofessionals.com/ Enjoy!…