What Revit Version Is It?
Around 5 years back (where did that time go?), I posted about a free right-click Explorer extension that gives you some useful information on Revit files at a glance. CTC continues to update and provi…
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Workarounds for Autodesk Desktop Connector Crashing on Launch
Try this first: Using the latest installation file – Uninstall Autodesk Desktop Connector Restart and then re-Install Autodesk Desktop Connector Login with your details Did it launch? Other things to …
Revit 2020.1 Update Direct Download Link
Revit 2020 Update List Direct Download Link: Revit 2020.1 Update here Filename: Autodesk_Revit_2020_1.exe Main page Enhancements API Enhanced the Revit API Help with the addition of several new code s…
Revit 2019.2.2 Hotfix Direct Download Link
Revit 2019 Update List Direct Download Link: https://up.autodesk.com/2019/RVT/ … Filename: Autodesk_Revit_2019_2_2.exe Readme Release Notes 2019.2.2 Hotfix Resolved Issues Improved stability when copy…
Autodesk Licensing Service 9.2.2.2501 Update Direct Download Link
Direct link: Download and unzip the Autodesk Licensing Service 9.2.2.2501.zip installer. Release notes: Licensing Service Release Notes…
Updating Shared Coordinates on a Revit Project (Video)
Changing and updating Shared Coordinates in Revit can be quite a challenge. At Virtual Built Technology we often create a Revit Control File to manage and transfer project datums, shared coordinates a…
Switching from Box Sync to Box Drive
I love Box. It is an incredibly robust file sharing tool and it has rarely let me down even though we have used it extensively on many large BIM and VDC projects. Recently, Box has been pushing people…
The Many Ids Of a Revit Element and How to Work With Them – ElementId, UniqueId, DWF Guid, IfcGuid
As software and standards mature and even become archaic, they inevitably attract baggage along the way. Years of technical debt amassed by well-intentioned developers and product managers will be pai…
Free Scripts to Deactivate and Activate All Revit Addins
I love it when people take something I hacked together and make it even better! A while ago I posted a script to disable all Revit addins, and recently Thomas Vogt sent me some much improved versions.…
IFC for Revit v19.2.0.0 Released for Download
Its good to see that IFC for Revit development is continuing… This post shows how you can download and install the new version, along with detail on what has been updated in this version. Installation…