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If you are struggling to find updates, hotfixes, patches and other resources for older Autodesk software, try this page: ftp://ftp.autodesk.com/ProdSupp/ There is a lot in here: This is one of the mos…
Un-coordinated BIM is like having all the ingredients of a delicious cake and eating each of them separately.— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) March 13, 2014 Struggling with imported DWG in Revit -> IFC …
They are significantly better in 2014, example shown below. Revit 2013 import of an ifcZIP Import same file to Revit 2014 – better geometry + category definition Import to Revit 2014, export as ifc 2×…
Let’s say something went wrong, and you have lost an NWC file that you need – but you don’t have access to the originating application or model. Do you have an NWD file that contains this NWC, prefera…
Creating lighting families for accurate rendering in Revit is challenging at best. This recent post by Dave Baldacchino is a bit of an exploration of ways you can try to “fix” manufacturer content and…
From NYCRUG, embedded here: Open embedded content: player.vimeo.com 1403NYCRUG from Alfred Huang on Vimeo. via email: Link: 1403NYCRUG on Vimeo…
Many of us are installing lots of Addins into Revit these days. Some addins, like Scan to BIM, create their own complete ribbon panel. This functionality could be re-appropriated into a solution to th…
Great little post by Gareth Spencer, showing that you can graphically filter unconnected nodes to allow for easier Structural Model validation: Download PDF at: http://www.cadlinecommunity.co.uk/Downl…
We use Google Drive a lot now, particularly Google Sheets. The power of a shared spreadsheet cannot be underestimated in the AEC world. Now, imagine if you could directly export data from Revit to a G…
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