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Use 2009 UI with Revit 2010 (cya Ribbon!)

If you really hate the ribbon (also widely known as DLM – Drunken Leprechaun Mode) in 2010, give this a go: Create this file:C:Program FilesAutodesk Revit Architecture 2010ProgramDebug.ini In this fil…

2009-07-30 · Luke Johnson
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Exposing the Revit Database (very cool)

Ooh La La! Does Revit really want you to see what goes on under the hood? Well, if it can help you understand Revit better, then I would suggest that it does (because it will help you know how to ‘tre…

2009-07-29 · Luke Johnson
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Revit 2010 Macro Manager – AUGIWorld Magazine

There is a nice, basic guide on using the Revit 2010 Macro Manager in the latest AUGIWorld Magazine.(LINK UPDATED 14/03/2011) Check it out if you are interested in the API. Picture from AUGIWorld Maga…

2009-07-15 · Luke Johnson
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Revit 2010 Web Update…who posted it first?

We are all grateful for Update 1 for Revit 2010. But who in the blogosphere posted it first? According to my research: EDIT: Steve from Revit OpEd has quite rightly noted that he was actually the firs…

2009-07-09 · Luke Johnson
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SECSplashWnd error – Revit 2010 stalls on loading

I logged this error with Autodesk Support:“…Sometimes Revit 2010 x64 running on my Vista 64 bit machine will not load at all – the program stalls with ‘SecSplashWnd’ showing in the taskbar…” And they …

2009-07-06 · Luke Johnson
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Ribbon performance…bring on the Web Update

I had a persistent crash when ‘tearing an item off’ the Ribbon, so I logged a Support Request. The following admission from the Autodesk Support Team representative is quite telling:“So far we have se…

2009-07-02 · Luke Johnson
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Revit 2010 Web Update…

So, you want to be kept right up to date and be notified when the new Revit 2010 Web Update comes out? Here’s how: Go to http://rss-support.autodesk.com/subscription Tick the boxes for the products yo…

2009-07-01 · Luke Johnson
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Revit occasionally wants some outside help…

So I got a nice email from Avatech yesterday saying that I could download the full Avatech Utilities for Revit 2010 for free! If you are signed up with Avatech, you may have got a similar email. Other…

2009-06-23 · Luke Johnson