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Let’s say you installed a standalone trial using BDSU media, and you are trying to switch to Networked license of Navisworks. Can it be done? One possible method:If you did it by making a Deployment y…
Not a great position to be in (having point clouds with different coordinate systems and no known common point), but here is some code that may help:andymiller/FeatureBasedAlignment · GitHub From GibH…
Use the Orientation property……
In the Shared Parameter .txt file (the one in use in your office or project, as per Revit parameter settings), there is a visibility switch at the end of the line for each parameter. Set it as follows…
If Cleartype is not really working for you (perhaps you are having compatibility issues with Google Chrome and Windows XP 64 bit), then you could try replacing the font renderer with free MacType. Dow…
Just had a great meeting with Andy Parnell-Hopkinson of 3Dconnexion GmbH. In the course of our discussion, Andy solved a problem that had bothered me with the SPP – how to use Fly mode in a 3D orthogr…
Then you can download Autodesk Inventor View 2014. Share native Autodesk® Inventor® software data with non-Autodesk Inventor users with this freely distributable viewer that delivers high-fidelity vie…
Following this tweet from Sean: @djnelson75 @lukeyjohnson that’s mysterious, especially since there’s nothing for signage and roads STILL doesn’t have a use.— Sean David Burke (@seandburke) September …
Interesting new addition to the Labs site. I think it is intended for Factory workflows, but theoretically could be adapted for BIM productivity analysis. You basically define Sources, Processors and …
What does it do?Gives you more granular control over the calculation of wall and opening area The results you get are divided according to an area value you can set. All the openings below that Maximu…