Import IGES Files to Revit
Here’s how: Use IGESIMPORT command in AutoCAD 2015 Save DWG Import the DWG to a Revit family Copy and Paste Aligned to Same Place Explode one of the instances Related reading: Import IGES Files | Auto…
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Revit 2015 with R2 and Update 5 crashing when every file is closed? It could be one of your ApplicationPlugins …
Here is the persistent crash – it was happening when any RVT file was closed:View Revit 2015 Update 5 crashes when closing any file Here’s what fixed the problem:Renaming “C:ProgramDataAutodeskApplica…
Using Revit for MEP and Duct Fabrication? What are you using to make that happen?
There are lots of design tools out there that can be used to generate MEP or HVAC fabrication drawings, including spooling and integration with Vulcan or CAMduct. Some are FABmep, CADmep, ESTmep, and …
How to make a Radial Array with a value of 2 in Revit
Here comes a cool tip from Brad Strauss… He describes how you can use an Integer parameter to get Revit to allow you to apply a value of 2 to a Radial Array: Thanks for the tip Brad! This tip is somew…
Edit Revit Shared Parameters in the Cloud using Google Sheets Add-On
I have posted about SP.Writer before, but this is the next iteration: BIMsets Cloud Writer. UPDATE: if you want to update to the latest version of the add-in, in Google Sheets you may need to go to Ad…
How to make a New Default Notebook in OneNote to Fix me@onenote.com problems like "We couldn't save your email, please try again."
This is an extreme measure, but it will get everything fixed up and create a new Default Notebook for you. If you have some corruption or severe sync problems, it may break the me@onenote.com system f…
Struggling with Lights in Navisworks?
Sometimes it can be difficult to get Autodesk Rendering lights in Navisworks to work properly. When doing services coordination, you don’t really want to have to deal with placing new lights just so y…
Revit to Fabrication CADmep
is included in this playlist recently uploaded by Autodesk Building (about 4 hours worth):Fabrication CADmep – Fundamental Training Videos Open embedded content: www.youtube.com Full list: There are a…
The State of BIM Proficiency in South Australia in 2014
was covered in this recent paper:Building Information Modelling (BIM) Education in South Australia: Industry Needs byJohn C.H Gardner, M. Reza Hosseini, Raufdeen Rameezdeen, and Nicholas Chileshe You …
Revit to FBX to Inventor Publisher to 3D PDF
Here’s another way to make a 3D PDF, this time with all native Autodesk products. Use Virtual Agent to download Inventor Publisher 2015 trial Export a view from Revit (or 3dsMax, or AutoCAD, or Navisw…