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From microsolresources:Select your project, and you will get a list of cloud-enabled models. Please note you will not see other data, such as Word documents or non-cloud enabled models. When you click…
Spiderinnet has posted a free shared parameter file viewer (download). Extract the zip Run RvtSPFViewer.exe Click the open door and select your Shared Parameter file “… help view Revit shared paramete…
… such as Fabrication CADmep, Fabrication ESTmep, Fabrication CAMduct. Now available at: Revit Extension for Fabrication | Autodesk Revit | Autodesk Exchange Apps…
Let’s say you want to tag Duct Accessories in a linked Revit model. That’s easy, because Revit can Tag All… Linked Elements by Category. Just tick the box in the dialog below: But what if you only wan…
From Dynamo developer Ian Keough on github:When a node is selected, try pressing Tab. This will expand your selection by one connection. Pressing Tab again, by two. Etc…Wish: Select Connected Nodes · …
Simon Moreau has shared a nice addin for Navisworks that allows the automatic grouping of clashes. From his blog:“This plug-in enables a lot of possibilities for sorting clash detection results in a m…
How to use: Install the update to AutoCAD 2016 Open a DWG file CMATTACH Choose NWC or NWD to Attach (this lets you view the Navisworks file in your AutoCAD drawing). Untick Insertion point (so it uses…
This update resolves some issues with using Merged Models and the new Navisworks Manage 2016 Glue Integration features. Direct download links here: Autodesk_Navisworks_2016_Service_Pack_1_Multilingual…
I guess I need to have a Revit 2016 new features post, even if I don’t have a lot to say right now… I have started putting together a list of Revit 2016 videos at the end of this post too. I have to s…
Rendering in Revit can be a somewhat fiddly process. André Aksetøy shared some great Revit rendering advice via the autodesk360rendering blog recently. Here is a sample of it:“I also like it when the …