Sometimes you can run into Revit installation errors.  There is a good “checklist” of steps to take to try and get past these over at RevitDE.  It includes things like disabling UAC and antivirus programs, ensuring you have admin rights etc.

It also describes how to use the Autodesk Uninstall Tool (a new feature in 2014 products).

Read more:
Google Translate of RevitDE post

CEO and President of Autodesk Carl Bass stated: “Today we are taking an important step on our path toward delivering a better manufacturing experience. Together Autodesk and Delcam will help further the development and implementation of technology for digital manufacturing.”
via
http://www.tctmagazine.com/software/autodesk-announces-delcam-acquisition-intent/

Heads-up:
https://twitter.com/FAROFocus3DUK/status/398696861038837760

In a highly detailed and well-researched article, Daniel Davis tracks the use of the term “parametric” in mathematics and follows it into computer software, including Digital Project and Revit Technology Corporation.

Quote:
Parametric has a long history in mathematics and the earliest examples I can find of parametric being used to describe three-dimensional models comes almost one hundred years prior to Moretti’s writings. One example is James Dana’s 1837 paper On the Drawing of Figures of Crystals (other examples from the period include: Leslie 1821; Earnshaw 1839) [2].
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On the cost of change and Pro/ENGINEER, quote:
And the cost of making design changes ought to be as close to zero as possible. In addition, the traditional CAD/CAM software of the time unrealistically restricted low-cost changes to only the very front end of the design-engineering process.
Geisberg quoted in: Teresko 1993, 28
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Well worth a read:
http://www.danieldavis.com/a-history-of-parametric/

Heads-up:

Andy’s very comprehensive version (from Grevity):
Download the family from hereTREE FAMILY (many types)

Or a project file with a fuller explanation from hereTREES COLLECTION

Read more:
http://www.grevity.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/tree-family-download.html

It would be interesting to combine this family with Randomizer and see what kind of forests you could create…

Along similar lines:

To me, this type of simple viewing solution may present a good alternative to 3D PDF for sharing basic visualization models to the Client and other non-design-team stakeholders.  The key issue will be ensuring the web browser of the target user supports WebGL.  I think it should also provide a constrained orbit mode.

Example Revit Export to view in WebGL

The export includes:
– Visible categories of the active 3D-View
– Solids and geometric instances inside the section box
 
The export itself creates a wpm file (WebGL-Publisher Model) and a html file which displays the exported model.
In addition to that all needed textures and JavaScript libraries are copied to the target directory.

Download trial:
http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/RVT/en/Detail/Index?id=appstore.exchange.autodesk.com%3awebgl-publisherrevitexport%3aen

Other downloads at:
http://www.webgl-publisher.com/DownloadEn.html

Press release:
http://www10.aeccafe.com/nbc/articles/view_article.php?section=CorpNews&articleid=1208083&interstitial_displayed=Yes

Heads-up:

PAS1192-3 … covers the data transfer processes to inherit asset information from the project information model (PIM) or to create an asset information model (AIM) for an existing asset or portfolio of assets, to use it to support organizational requirements…

NOTE An organization may apply this PAS without necessarily needing to use BIM Level 2. However, an organization required to apply BIM Level 2 to the operational phase of an asset would need to apply this PAS.

To download a copy for review click Here

via
http://cadalot-revitlearningcurve.blogspot.com.au/2013/11/pas-1192-3-out-for-comment-until-2nd.html

In relation to PAS1192:2, The Digital Thinkbox holds a detailed summary of the Practical Implications of Implementing Level 2 BIM​​ event.

Some interesting thoughts on the emerging Information Manager role:
Everyone understood that the Information Manager was a role rather than a person and that most, if not all, of the responsibilities defined were already undertaken by Designers and Contractors.

Some participants felt that there may need to be a reorganisation of existing roles and responsibilities to consolidate all of the information management responsibilities from a number of project team members down to one. Or could the role remain shared across a group of individuals with responsibility for elements of the role e.g. Design Manager, Document Controller, 4d Planning


It was unclear to the group how the role would be assigned; would the client specify their expectations or would it be down to one of the suppliers to ‘volunteer’. This was specifically unclear in situations where a Designer and Contractor were both under contract.

Read more
http://rebeccadecicco.blogspot.com.au/2013/08/level-2-live-workshop.html

HyunWoo Kim has been posting some very interesting stuff over the last couple to his English-language blog, Enjoy Revit.  The content of his blog is quite interesting to me – including adaptive component rigs, solving documentation problems, and dealing with family and content creation issues.

2 point and 3 point Circle Adaptive rigs
with formulas, and this arch family for download

Symbol Annotation as 3pt Adaptive for sections
download

A very curved automatic Adaptive Stair
download

Workaround to enable the “Show Only if Instance is Cut” option for Symbolic lines
(ie. switch to Structural Framing and back again)

Curved Insulation Family
download (quite a lot of work in this)

The hidden edge trick in 3dsMax for Sketchup import to Revit
I posted about this here

His Korean site is at Enjoy Revit : 네이버 블로그 .  He also has a Google Site at:
Enjoy Revit.

He is quite prolific on Youtube too – his channel (in English) is:
HyunWoo Kim – YouTube