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The second post in this series is focused on the Project Browser. The first post in the series described how to get your user interface and lab environment ready… Note: Please open Revit, and open the…
This latest update for Revit 2018 has the usual bug fixes and stability improvements, but also enables IFC linking to Revit when using cloud hosted IFC files and Collaboration for Revit. Direct Downlo…
Wow. This is one of the best workarounds I have seen for years in Revit! Did you know that you can rotate a Revit Floor Plan view in 3 dimensions? Try it now: Go to a Floor Plan view and make sure the…
If you have used Copy / Monitor to copy some elements from a Revit Link file, and those elements change, you will get a “Instance of link needs Coordination Review” message. How do you adopt or ignore…
There is a big difference between a Revit user, and someone who has really mastered the software. The more you learn, the faster you get, the more you can learn! In this blog series, we will cover top…
An interesting but sometimes blunt process that happens in firms is ‘ranking’ their Revit users by proficiency. There are various reasons to do this, and some of them make sense. In an ideal world, al…
There have been different ways of accomplishing this over the years. Now, with Dynamo, I would use this simple two step process: Create a unique type for each Planting or Entourage element (as Height …
2018 has received its first little update, but the 2017 is a bit more significant. More info and links below… Revit 2018.0.1 Hot Fix Download Readme Release Notes Details: Improved stability when usin…
Autodesk’s answer to realtime rendering from Revit is continuing its steady development. Now known as Autodesk Revit Live (formerly Autodesk LIVE), the new features include being able to choose visual…
This has been a ‘best practice’ rule for a while now, but it still applies, even in 2017. You should not mix Revit 2017.1 and 2017.2 on a single Central File. This was flagged by pepar in the BIM Expe…