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Wish granted! | Revit 2022.1 'Snap to Middle of Two Points'

Revit, finally, got this feature I missed from AutoCAD days. Yes, you could always use dimensions to constrain 'EQ' between two references to place something midway but often that was just a hassle. Midpoint snap just places it, no dim, no delete dim, no unnecessary (if you don't need) constraints to fight later on! More at: What’s New in Revit 2022.1 | blogs.autodesk.com Read more →

Revit 2016 R2 update

Revit 2016 R2 brings bunch of enhancements and new features. Haven’t had a chance to play with them yet but from the intro videos ‘draw visible elements’, ‘global parameters’ and ‘enhanced Revit Links’ look the most useful of the improvements. Check these, and 17 other updates, out in this series of short videos (below) and blog post from Autodesk. What's New in Revit 2016 R2 by Autodesk Building Solutions The videos in this playlist covers the new features in Autodesk® Revit® 2016 R2, Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2016 R2 and Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2016 R2. The videos cover platform, architecture and... Read more →

Revit 2016 Performance comparisons

If you’re debating whether to migrate a project to 2016 these posts from ‘The Factory’ may help the decision. A look at how Revit 2016 uses multicore processing to improve model navigation. Inside the Factory: Revit 2016 | Project Performance - Part 1 Often the Revit product team is asked how the Revit product line takes advantage of multiple processors and the workstation GPU, so we thought we'd provide a list for your reference, and a video that shows a new feature of Revit 2016 that uses multiple processors to accelerate model navigation to speeds comparable to the Navisworks 2016... Read more →

Revit Technology Conference Australasia 2013 — See you there?

RTC is coming to Auckland, New Zealand. I’ve just registered and look forward to meeting you there. RTC Australasia 2013 – www.rtcevents.com/rtc2013au/ The ninth Australasian Revit Technology Conference will be held at the Langham Hotel Auckland on 16 – 18 May 2013. Learn from some of the world's top instructors and industry experts. Share ideas and insights with an international community of your peers. Explore the latest trends and technologies Network with your peers Cultivate important business and professional contacts that can benefit your company and your career. Come to learn from the experts and leave with a wealth of... Read more →

64 Bit Stability for Revit and AutoCAD

Shopping for a laptop (not for me!) recently it was good to see 64 bit OS installed on all but entry level products. Given that level of acceptance in the consumer space I find it surprising to find some dedicated CAD workstations are still running the 32 bit flavour of Windows. I thought Windows 8 would be all 64 bit but it seems Microsoft are still going to offer an 32-bit (x86) flavour. So, why 64 bit for CAD? If you have any doubt 64 bits are better take a look at this post from Revit Clinic: 64 Bit Revit... Read more →

The DesignByMany REskin challenge, a chance to win Revit Architecture 2013!

Autodesk are supporting a series of DesignByMany challenges and first involves re-skinning a building on the corner of Broadway and Reade St, New York City. The prize is a Revit Architecture 2013 license and, although based on a US building, there are no geographic restrictions for entrants. Check out the details and resources at DesignByMany but be aware the final submission date is July 9th 2012 at 11:59 pm (UTC/GMT -5). REskin designbymany challenge “We’re excited to sponsor a series of six DesignbyMany technology design challenges. DesignByMany is a design challenge community that allows designers to become involved in solving... Read more →

Bill’s AutoCAD Blog about (Revit) Spark

Autodesk Labs Project Spark is an experimental simplified Revit aimed at introducing BIM to new users. It could also be the Revit which gets seasoned AutoCAD users to try Revit. Bill is one of those who has: William Le Couteur's Autocad Blog: Revit Spark A while back I found that you could download a copy of a thing called SPARK. This is a possible release of a different type of Revit. Maybe you’d like to try Project Spark - http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/spark/ Read more →

Autodesk Labs Project Spark – Revit for Everybody?

Autodesk Labs recently announced the Project Spark technology preview. Based on a Revit Technology Platform Spark previews a simpler leaner Revit aimed at new entrants to the world of Building Information Modelling. Some might say, in a Jeremy Clarkson voice, this is a Limited Technology Revit with features aimed at a user wanting to move from a CAD LT to BIM LT workflow. So what is Spark? Project Spark is based on the Revit Architecture code base, but does not support conceptual design, analysis, rendering, advanced collaboration tools, or expose an API. So it is Revit, but not quite Revit?... Read more →

Autodesk Suite Advantage Virtual Event

Autodesk are hosting an on-line session featuring Design Suite Application portfolio. If you want to learn more about applications you use, show the boss something new or just figure out what some of those new tools in the Design Suites do check it out! There is a mix of live and on demand events covering a wide variety of General Design and AEC/Plant & Process Industry applications. Autodesk See the Suite Advantage Virtual Event. Be among the first to See the Suite Advantage of the latest Autodesk® solutions, including our comprehensive new design suites, and how they can help you... Read more →

Capture & report FlexNet/FLEXlm license use - JTB FlexReport LT (freeware)

Jimmy Bergmark has released a snazzy freeware report generator for capturing FlexNet/FLEXlm license use. Run the app, click once to search for license servers and again to get a nicely formatted HTML report of current servers, license and user allocation. You can save the server search results making future reports just a click away. Download from www.jtbworld.com JTB FlexReport LT FlexReport LT is a derivative of his, widely used, JTB FlexReport tool: “JTB FlexReport is a reports applications using the FlexNet / FLEXlm (flexlm license manager), IBM LUM (IBM License Use Management), SPLM (Intergraph SmartPlant License Manager), SLM/Sentinel LM/Sentinel RMS,... Read more →