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A DWF file is somewhat of an an end-point when it comes to 3D data and BIM workflows. By design, it is difficult to repurpose a DWF into a format where you can then alter the model, or use it in a des…
UPDATE: These pages all seem to be dead now. Because the old CS2 activation servers have been switched off, Adobe have provided links and serial numbers needed to install CS2 products at: Adobe – CS2 …
When Acrobat X was released, most of the powerful 3D functionality of Acrobat was removed and placed into 3rd party tools. However, you can still download trial versions of Acrobat 8 and Acrobat 9 tha…
Normally, you can only set the Flash Player update interval to every 7 days (using the online Global Notifications Settings Panel). However, using the method below you can set it to check for an updat…
In Google Docs, you probably know that you can upload files and view them with the Google Docs Viewer. But did you know that Google Docs Viewer can display the following formats? Apple Pages (.PAGES) …
I wanted to convert a PDF file into content I could use in a Planting family in Revit. Part of that process involved converting the image into DWG hatches that Revit could understand, either as an imp…