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Let’s say something went wrong, and you have lost an NWC file that you need – but you don’t have access to the originating application or model. Do you have an NWD file that contains this NWC, prefera…
Creating lighting families for accurate rendering in Revit is challenging at best. This recent post by Dave Baldacchino is a bit of an exploration of ways you can try to “fix” manufacturer content and…
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Many of us are installing lots of Addins into Revit these days. Some addins, like Scan to BIM, create their own complete ribbon panel. This functionality could be re-appropriated into a solution to th…
Great little post by Gareth Spencer, showing that you can graphically filter unconnected nodes to allow for easier Structural Model validation: Download PDF at: http://www.cadlinecommunity.co.uk/Downl…
We use Google Drive a lot now, particularly Google Sheets. The power of a shared spreadsheet cannot be underestimated in the AEC world. Now, imagine if you could directly export data from Revit to a G…
Check it out: RevitCat: Revit Repeaters Index Page…
As we all expected, with its 2014 version Sketchup is increasing its BIM capability, including object classification and IFC export. Get it at:Download SketchUp | SketchUp Heads-up:http://www.formfoll…
Download it at http://gdurl.com/Mnfv/download Original post: File Version Check – now with the ability to search all subfolders | Boost Your BIM – making Revit even better…
Here are 3 video presentations from the BIM Day Out of particular interest: Handling Point Cloud Data Open embedded content: www.youtube.com Revit to Civil 3DOpen embedded content: www.youtube.com Tek…