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Want to try something completely different? Start the Magnifier tool in Windows, set scale to 100%, then go to settings and enable “Turn on color inversion”. If you have a CAD user who doesn’t like th…
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Most of you know that in Revit 2014, you can stack Project Browser, Properties Palette and other “panes” on top of each other, resulting in a tabbed dialog. But did you know you can also drop them bes…
What is wrong with this video? Antiquated UI toolkit strikes again? Open embedded content: www.youtube.com…
A UI Toolkit is essentially a tool used by developers to create the user interface for a program. I previously posted about the apparent limitations of the current Revit UI Toolkit. In David Conant’s …
Here is a telling quote from an Autodesk staffer about the Revit UI Toolkit – while discussing one of the limitations of UI design in the current Revit version: this is due to a toolkit that has roote…
Steve at Revit OpEd has posted about how he feels about the Properties Palette and other interface items here. I recommend you also check out the comments – Troy Gates makes a very interesting comment…
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…
I am a keen Revit user from Australia, and I would love to share the things I have learned. As you know, Revit can be quite quirky and temperamental. However, if you really give Revit what it wants, i…