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I hinted that this was coming a few weeks back, but now here it is! A massive Subscription Release, along with a giveaway of the Siteworks addin package to Subscription users. Download the update at: …
Video: Matthew Miller recently gave high praise to this class, when he posted that David Baldacchino’s class AB412 Navigating Through the Storm Using Coordinate Systems in Revit “has been the best exp…
Ever wanted to know what the BIM Levels mean? BIM Level 1 BIM Level 2 BIM Level 3 Check out this great sketch: via BIR Leaflet Number 1 at:http://www.bouwinformatieraad.nl/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/b…
Just use the Objects – Application option: This will also detect the Revit version that a given IFC was exported from.…
Open embedded content: www.youtube.com Including: image read excel read and write family by points working with SATs Python…
This great tip comes via Kate Buckle, one of my colleagues here on the nRAH. Basically, when using the Properties pane in Navisworks, you often have to switch between many Tabs to find the Property th…
Aaron Maller provided some useful insight about how he paths RPC on a network location in the comments:“The .rpc library we have is 12.3 GB of stuff. Admittedly, thats not THAT much space, but i cant …
If you use a 3Dconnexion mouse with Navisworks, and you have installed the latest drivers (which I highly recommend), you may struggle to find out how to map a Spacebar to a button on your Spacemouse.…
This workaround idea is quite simple – just use a Spot Coordinate or Spot Elevation with an applied Symbol family to use Symbols in locked 3D views. You will need to start the symbol with a Spot Eleva…
Paolo has posted an interesting bit of code that basically allows you to pick a floor element, and it will add points to a topography so that the topo follows the “points” on the Floor. A very interes…