IFC Templates and Parameter Upgrade Files
“Revit makes available the following IFC-specific files: IFC Metric Template.rte. This file allows you to create new projects that are already set to the IFC standard. IFC Parameter Upgrade.rvt. This …
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The Best just got Better, IFC for Revit 2015 v15.2.0 released
It hasn’t shown up on Exchange yet, but it is already available for download on the Sourceforge page. There is an update to IFC 2015 (the one that is really robust, fast and accurate for Import and Ex…
Free BIM viewing, enquiry and measure tool that supports IFC, IGES, STEP
I’m not saying that AceCad BIMReview is a great program, but its another free tool to keep in mind. There is also a good list going at http://bimblog.bondbryan.com/interoperability/, which includes:BI…
Revit Skyscraper is gearing up!
The open house is getting more ‘open’ every day. Go here to join the project:Enter Revit Skyscraper Open House Project After joining and logging in, access the downloads section, download the ZIP file…
Navisworks CIP folders can consume lots of hard drive space – here's how to fix it
I noticed these CIP folders were consuming huge amounts of space: So, I basically deleted everything out of these CIP folders and freed up a lot of space. Upon restart, Navisworks re-created the neces…
Shared, cross-platform, online point cloud viewing and tagging for FM with SCENE WebShare
Check it out, pretty amazing stuff. Take a virtual in-browser tour of Sydney Cricket Ground:SCENE Webshare Cloud The implications of this technology for facilities management are pretty significant. I…
Unifi updated to 1.5.0, now with Revit 2015 integration
My top three new features: Revit 2015 Integration – export from Revit 2015, and easily load families straight into 2015 projects keep your legacy content available for older projects while still being…
A new record for me – over 51gb memory used by a single Revit instance
You can never have too much RAM in Revit: Surprisingly, the model did not crash at this point. Screencast below shows what happened when I tried to draw a section in this model. I had to click ok and …
Transformative Data within BIM Whitepaper, by Chad Smith from A2K Technologies
Direct download: http://www.a2ktechnologies.com.au/whitepapers/TransformativeDataWithinBIM.pdf Get more Technical White Papers – A2K Technologies…
Dynamo: Visual Programming for Revit presentation (by Zach Kron)
Open embedded content: player.vimeo.com Dynamo: Visual Programming for Revit from Alfred Huang on Vimeo. “This talk will cover some of the general principles of parametric design, and specific impleme…