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A few notes on Compiling and Installing the Revit API Samples

You might be surprised at some of the cool samples that are included in the Revit SDK – which is likely already installed on your system. Here are a few notes on pathing that may assist: Build Revit A…

2014-03-07 · Luke Johnson
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Revit MEP 2014 – A Good Way to Get a Head Start

One of the most consistently “in-demand” job positions here in Australia at the moment is for Revit MEP Drafters. Personally, as part of my coordination role on the new Royal Adelaide Hospital, I’m sp…

2014-03-05 · Luke Johnson
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Free Revit Viewport Renumber Tool from LMNts

Here’s how it works: There’s not much of an interface for this one, you simply go to a sheet and run the command. It will then go into a selection mode asking you to “Pick viewports in the desired ord…

2014-03-05 · Luke Johnson
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COBie Video Series – Class 1, 2 and 3 by Bill East

Class 1 playlist:Open embedded content: www.youtube.com Class 2 playlist: Open embedded content: www.youtube.com Class 3 playlist:Open embedded content: www.youtube.com…

2014-03-05 · Luke Johnson
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BIM & Performative Design Resources from AU2013

There is a nice selection of AU2013 videos embedded into a recent post on Form Follows Performance, starting with: AB2947: Applying Open Standards and Levels of Development (LOD) to Building Informati…

2014-03-02 · Luke Johnson
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AutoCAD 360 BETA Support Center

Check it out at:https://autocad360.desk.com/ If you go to www.desk.com (the engine behind this new endeavour), you will see that it mentions Salesforce, which currently also handles Autodesk’s support…

2014-03-02 · Luke Johnson
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Dealing with the Orange Voids showing in your Model

I worked with a Structural Engineer recently who used to model Void Forms in his Structural Columns so that he could “cut” them into walls and other geometry. However, this created a bit of an issue w…

2014-03-02 · Luke Johnson