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You should all know something about adaptive points by now. I will here describe how I recently used them to solve a modeling problem. Basically, I need to create a surface that was quite irregular – …
I am quite sure that I was the first to post about the Web Update for RAC 2011 (please feel free to correct me if I am wrong). So I thought this might be a good time to encourage you to subscribe to t…
There is a Maintenance Update available for Revit 2011 x64. Please use the link below to download the update for 64-bit:http://updatesdl.autodesk.com/updates/files/rac_x64_ur10.exe For 32-bit:http://u…
This guide is for beginners who want to view the Revit database in 2011. I have previously posted about rvtmgddbg. This has been replaced in 2011 by RevitLookup. This is an API tool that allows you to…
A sure-fire way to become more productive when using Revit is to utilise the Project Browser effectively. It can allow you to quickly find and navigate your project, instead of laboriously searching f…
There is a sneaky command in Revit 2011 called ‘Replicate Window’. It is NOT the same as Duplicate View. Instead, this opens another instance of the current view in a new window. It is on the View Rib…
One of the Most Viewed Knowledge Base Issues relates to the inability to print using the ‘Ambient Occlusion’ option. There is a very simply way to get around this. Just use ‘Print Screen’ on your keyb…
Awesome post from Zach at this link. This is kinda what I alluded to back in my post about Adaptive Components (when I said there would be some ‘neat workarounds and tricks’ coming out). This certainl…
Wow, Revit is starting to finally allow some actual customization of the User Interface! If you intend to use the Quick Access Toolbar a lot, have a look at the new things you can do – such as sorting…
When in 3D, you can now right-click the ViewCube and Orient the View to a Plane… I think we had this feature a couple of years ago, but it wasn’t in 2010, but now it’s back! Very handy when working wi…