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IFC for Revit version 15.4 released

Update: this version added some comprehension of IfcElementAssembly. What this means is that your converted IFC may end up with a subelement, and then a duplicate of it inside an IfcElementAssembly. I…

2015-06-25 · Luke Johnson
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Quick Unifi Tip: Automatic Update before opening Revit

Unifi 1.6 is out today, with support for Revit 2016. If you want to automatically update Unifi before you open Revit, simply add a Unifi shortcut to Windows Startup, like this: Note: depending on your…

2015-06-24 · Luke Johnson
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Revit 2016 New Features eBook

CADLearning have allowed free access to a fairly info-packed ebook. Interestingly, it reads more as a 236 page ‘Introduction to everything about Revit’. Its a pretty detailed document, and the “new” 2…

2015-06-22 · Luke Johnson
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Special Text in Revit Dialog Boxes

When saving a group in Revit, the text “Same as group name” is special. Even if you have put in a file path or typed something else in that Filename area, if you then go in and type Same as group name…

2015-06-17 · Luke Johnson
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Get a Discount on your Revizto Annual Subscription

To get 5% off your Revizto annual purchase, use this code:LUKEJH Instructions: Go to the purchase page Add the desired number of annual subscriptions Type the code LUKEJH and press Ok The discounted p…

2015-06-15 · Luke Johnson
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Select All Elements in Revit using List of Category Names

Cooking in the Bakery today: From here we could export a list of Element IDs to CSV, make a Selection Set by Elements using Clockwork, or use one of the Select in Revit nodes. As you can see, to make …

2015-06-15 · Luke Johnson
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Navisworks Manage 2016 Service Pack 2

Most of these are bug fixes, and some BIM360 Glue integration performance improvements. Details and direct links below:Autodesk Navisworks 2016 Service pack 2 delivers user experience and stability im…

2015-06-10 · Luke Johnson