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How to Install and Run Android Apps on your Windows or Mac

Just use Bluestacks:http://www.bluestacks.com/ After installing the program and performing all the requisite login / setup steps, you will essentially have an Android emulator running – you can browse…

2013-10-07 · Luke Johnson
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Link to Documents from Revit with Linkator

Evox Linkator will give you access to a new toolbar that contains all the commands necessary to create links to web sites or files from your PC.Everything is possible through two simple buttons with w…

2013-10-04 · Luke Johnson
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My entire Revit world just changed

Last night I posted about a new 3Dconnexion product, which was launched alongside new drivers:3dxWare 10 for 64bit As a SpacePilot Pro user, I was tempted to download and try these new drivers (despit…

2013-10-02 · Luke Johnson
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Using an Image Background for 3D Masterplanning in Revit

Most of you probably know that you can use a Decal in a 3D view set to Realistic for 3D masterplanning. The annoying part is that you have to somehow scale the Decal properly. You may also know that V…

2013-10-01 · Luke Johnson
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Five more Revit productivity tips from Twitter

Rotating the Camera target of a 3D View with Locked Orientation will have no effect, but moving it *will* change the eye position … #Revit— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) September 16, 2013 Trying to hi…

2013-10-01 · Luke Johnson
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Online COBIE Validator (Onuma)

This validation checker checks the validity of these foreign keys to make certain that the file can be imported into a relational data structure. It will report missing or invalid foreign keys for eac…

2013-10-01 · Luke Johnson