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Setting up a BIM workstation can take some time. From unboxing to actually being ready-to-work you have to go through various ‘layers’ of installation, like: updating Windows installing major software…
Interesting question raised by Rene Pellicer Garcia on LinkedIn recently: I found that I just couldn’t make real Revit curved mullions (of the right category, schedulable, measurable, etc). Best I cou…
What specification did I end up with? (Read the previous Part in this series to see how we established some baseline specs) After checking out a few different manufacturers and comparing pricing, I de…
Big day yesterday in Revit updates, particularly with Revit 2017 Update 1 bringing some really cool enhancements, and the Dynamo Player! Here are some links and other information: Revit 2017 Update 1 …
So, you are in the market for a new BIM workstation? Recently I was too, and I wanted to share my experience and the ‘process’ of specifying, buying, and setting up a BIM workstation. Over the years, …
When working in 3D in Revit, you *can* use the normal dimension tool *if* you first set the Workplane. However, this can get annoying. Why not make a 2 point adaptive family, with a reporting paramete…
The fact that I’m posting about it means that it probably isn’t really that easy, right? There are a few challenging pieces of the puzzle that all need to come together to get C4R or Collaboration for…
If you view a lot of IFC files in Tekla BIMsight, you may find that the cache or storage folder fills up quite quickly. If this is in its default location of \%localappdata%\Tekla\Tekla BIMsight\ then…
If you have just scaled an object (such as a Raster Image) at a certain scale, did you know you can re-use that previous scaling method very quickly on other objects? Simply: Scale one element Select …
Have you ever wondered how to increase the image resolution exported by Navisworks during a Clash Report? You can set this in the Registry, look in bottom left corner of image for the location of this…