Dynamo For Dummies screencast… interested?
Check out this free ‘practice’ screencast from Marcello, demonstrating how to extract points from Dynamo to Excel, among other things:PRACTICAL DYNAMO EXERSIZE 4 EXTRACT POINTS TO EXCEL PRACTICE01 – S…
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Solution for Revit DB Link and Microsoft Access compatibility for 64 bit vs 32 bit systems
The incompatibility between 32 bit Microsoft Office database systems and 64 bit Revit program architecture have been causing headaches for a while, but this technical solution may provide the answer y…
Tekla BIMsight updated to Version 1.9.3
Release notes show support for new Sketchup formats, and tcZip: Tekla BIMsight – Help Version 1.9.3 Download links:64bit32bit…
Does your firm need an in-house BIM Manager? The answer may surprise you…
It is no secret that specialization is one key to remaining relevant and valuable. This applies in almost any industry. I would like to put forward the argument that the position description “BIM Mana…
Experiment: Freely Available Shared OneNote, Linux, Windows 10, Revit and Blogging Resource
and its offline-accessible (if you have OneNote). Check it out:https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=11B96BF84883C96B!26709&authkey=!AK-aGRlHgL_QKE4&ithint=onenote%2c…
Custom Property Mapping in Navisworks for QTO (video)
Open embedded content: www.youtube.com Uploaded by youtube user BIMcoach: “When working with Autodesk Navisworks you may run into mapping errors or omissions. This is due to the limitations of propert…
Navisworks Export – Collapse on Convert export setting for added geometry separation
Also, did you know that holding Shift and clicking settings on the Exporter will bring up Advanced Settings related to the Exporter?…
Import IGES Files to Revit
Here’s how: Use IGESIMPORT command in AutoCAD 2015 Save DWG Import the DWG to a Revit family Copy and Paste Aligned to Same Place Explode one of the instances Related reading: Import IGES Files | Auto…
Revit 2015 with R2 and Update 5 crashing when every file is closed? It could be one of your ApplicationPlugins …
Here is the persistent crash – it was happening when any RVT file was closed:View Revit 2015 Update 5 crashes when closing any file Here’s what fixed the problem:Renaming “C:ProgramDataAutodeskApplica…
Using Revit for MEP and Duct Fabrication? What are you using to make that happen?
There are lots of design tools out there that can be used to generate MEP or HVAC fabrication drawings, including spooling and integration with Vulcan or CAMduct. Some are FABmep, CADmep, ESTmep, and …