Note Blocks – What are they??
A Note Block schedules the instances of a Generic Annotation (Symbol) in your project. They are useful for repetitive tagging of detail elements. I say ‘detail’ elements, because I feel that the use o…
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AUGIWorld Salary Survey Issue
Received this from AUGIWorld:“AUGIWorld, Salary Survey IssueNext up, you can download the latest AUGIWorld issue containing the 8th Annual AUGI Salary Survey. Find out how your AUGI peers from around …
Revit Architecture Wish List Ballot
You have until November 23 to vote in the Revit Architecture Wish List Ballot. If you want to add a new wish, you need to Submit a Wish.…
Free CutePDF Writer – setup and settings tips
After trying many free PDF Writers over the years, I have found CutePDF Writer to be the best. In order to ensure you are producing the best PDF files you can (high quality while still keeping file si…
Copy File Name and Path using Vista – Productivity Tip
Did you know that in Windows Vista you can quickly copy the file name and path of a file, and put it into the Clipboard as text? Simply: Select the file in Explorer Hold ‘Shift’ and right-click Choose…
Dimond Architects – Exciting new project!
We are currently working on a school auditorium project here at Dimond Architects. Interior rendering of the Auditorium is currently in progress. See current image below:…
Autodesk Certification Exam Guides
Some dead links below… here is a current one. You may be interested in becoming either an ‘Autodesk Certified Associate’ or an ‘Autodesk Certified Professional’. If you are interested, check out the R…
Free Keynote Manager from Emc2
This will be old news for some of you, but if you head over to http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=97765&highlight=EDIT+KEYNOTE&page=4 you will find a link to http://www.emc2architects.com/revit_t…
To quickly see the Keyboard Shortcut associated with a command…
hover over the item on the Ribbon, and the tooltip will show you the assigned Keyboard Shortcut in brackets.…
Use Viewcube with selection – Power tool REPOST
Nikhil Nayak shows how you can make good use of the Viewcube to visualize a single element from various perspectives.Use Viewcube with selection – Power tool…