Tracing Contours to Create Revit Topography
You have a scanned image of a Contour Plan, and you want to convert that raster image into useful vector data. How do you go about it? In the past, I would have used vanilla AutoCAD to trace the conto…
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“It is the biggest project the firm has ever undertaken. There was very little planning with respect to file configuration; as a result, the project has now endured two model splits. We don’t want to …
Autodesk – Autodesk Revit Architecture Services & Support – Hotfix – Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 Colorfills
Autodesk – Autodesk Revit Architecture Services & Support – Hotfix – Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 Colorfills…
CAD-Room Bullying | AUGI
Interesting read about bullying by Mark Kiker… CAD-Room Bullying | AUGI…
Your CPU is Your Friend (CPU tips and utilities to optimize performance)
As Revit users, we spend about 99% of our time behind a computer screen. The brains of a computer are commonly known as a CPU (central processing unit). These days, most CPUs have multiple cores. The …
Quickly choose and match materials in Revit
If you have lots of materials in a project, it can become a chore to actually ‘choose’ them in the Material dialog box. Here is a quicker way: Scroll down for step by step version… In the Element or T…
Twitter Search for Revit related tweets
Have ever wondered what is happening in the TwitterSphere in relation to our beloved Revit? Just check out this link to see the latest updates of tweets containing Revit……
Warnings, Warnings & More Warnings (Autodesk Explorer)
This is a little plug for a new blog called Autodesk Explorer. Its still in its infancy, but if you are anything like me, you will want to add this to your extensive Revit blog reading list. There was…
Revit Tip – Change the Color of RPC Trees (The Revit Kid)
The Revit Kid.com!: Revit Tip – Change the Color of RPC Trees…
A li'l bit of Revit history…Part 4 (Revit 5 Features)
I found an interesting little PDF while using osun.org today. It basically describes the features and benefits of Revit version 5. Here is the link. Here are a few gems: Automatic sheet/drawing refere…