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Recent Hacker Attack on RevitCity.com

Dear RevitCity.com User, Recently RevitCity.com was the victim of a hacker who was able to successfully bypass the security measures we had in place. After discovering this security breach, we moved a…

2011-04-07 · Luke Johnson
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Schedule number of each RVT Link in project

Here’s how: Make sure each link has a ‘unique’ family with a ‘unique’ Mark parameter. For example, put a Sprinkler family with a Mark of 1234567 into each RVT link. In the ‘Site’ RVT, create a Sprinkl…

2011-04-05 · Luke Johnson
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Building Information Modelling to boost Australia

“A study commissioned by the Australian Government’s Built Environment Industry Innovation Council has found that BIM improves the productivity of the building sector significantly.” Building Informat…

2011-04-05 · Luke Johnson
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Free Keynote Manager for Revit

Keynote Manager is now being distributed through the following website:Keynote Manager – Home Here is a direct link to the installer:Download…

2011-04-04 · Luke Johnson
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Blogger views – new ways to view blogspot blogs

https://wrw.blackgrid.com.au/view/flipcard#!/ https://wrw.blackgrid.com.au/view/mosaic#!/ https://wrw.blackgrid.com.au/view/timeslide#!/ https://wrw.blackgrid.com.au/view/sidebar#!/ https://wrw.blackg…

2011-04-04 · Luke Johnson
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How to remove the Ask Toolbar

If you require the Ask Toolbar removal tool for support purposes, you can download it from here: Download the Ask Toolbar Removal Tool From Kaspersky download page……

2011-04-04 · Luke Johnson
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Revit – Understanding Parameters

Great ‘glossary’ post on parameter categories in Revit:Parameter Project Parameters Family ParametersShared ParametersType Parameters Instance Parameters Revit ST: Revit – Understanding Parameters…

2011-03-31 · Luke Johnson
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Revit and Inconsistent Units in Formulas

“if you have a Length parameter, and try to use a (Length * Length) formula, you´ll get the ” Inconsistent Units” error, because (Length * Length = Length Squared). Only way around is to neutralize th…

2011-03-31 · Luke Johnson
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Free Revit Journal Analysis Program (Keyboard Shortcut Use)

Jose Guia has also responded to the challenge. Here is a direct link to the program he created:RevitUsageAnalyzer.zip EDIT: Jose’s blog seems to be down, here is a link that workshttps://docs.google.c…

2011-03-31 · Luke Johnson