Find Orphaned Keynotes with this free addin

Luke Johnson

Download from Autodesk Exchange

This app will generate a report of all keynotes in your Autodesk® Revit® model, with information about user, material, and element keynotes and which keynotes are orphaned.

More info:
Free Keynote Reporter now available on Revit App Store | Boost Your BIM – making Revit even better

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Revit Add-Ons: Free Keynote Reporter Add-in for Autodesk Revit

The Building Coder on Github, and new RevitLookup

Luke Johnson

There are a few interesting things there already, including:

  • The Building Coder samples
  • Export to CNC addin
  • Place Family instances based on Text file
  • updates to RevitLookup

To get Revitlookup 2014.0.0.5, do this –
Download the ZIP:
https://github.com/jeremytammik/RevitLookup/archive/2014.0.0.5.zip

Add Reference to Revit Program folder, then Build.  Copy DLL etc as necessary (other steps here).

Read more:
The Building Coder: ExportCncFab on GitHub and RevitLookup Update

Heads-up:
Revit Add-Ons: The Building Coder Repository on GitHub

Autodesk Remote (inc. Inventor version for Ipad)

Luke Johnson

Download from:
Autodesk® Remote | AutoCAD | Autodesk Exchange Apps

Requirements / limitations:

  • free tool enabling users to drive any Autodesk product* from a remote computer 
  • if you use Inventor – from an iPad (companion application)
  • only available to users on subscription contracts
  • need to be running Windows 7 or 8 – no Mac version yet 
  • a 4G/LTE wireless connection or a wired connection with an upload speed of 2Mbps or better
  • English-language edition.

More info at:
Autodesk releases Autodesk Remote | CG Channel

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Cloud based SVG Room Editor for Revit 2013

Luke Johnson

“room and furniture plan view geometry is extracted from the BIM, stored in the cloud data repository, and displayed on mobile device using server-side JavaScript and SVG.”
Read the whole post:
The Building Coder: Sydney Revit API Training and Vacation (July 2013)

Download link:
Cloud-based Room Editor Application
snapshot of version 2013.0.0.8 of the RoomEditorApp for Revit 2013




More Twitter tips (again)

Luke Johnson

Landscape and Tree Generation using Dynamo or Max

Luke Johnson

If you didn’t like my Random Trees in Revit post (which actually exposes the opportunity for randomizing and scaling any form or import in Revit), then maybe you will enjoy some of these other random landscape generation methods.  Read on below:

Landscaping from Dynamo (Julien Benoit):
Revit landscape: My first function in Dynamo 0.5 – Autodesk Vasari
via
Twitter / Jbenoit44: @BenPMalone @GeorgeMokhtar …

Paid plugin for 3dsMax:
TREE STORM – plugin for 3ds Max – animates tree on the wind
via
Twitter / GeorgeMokhtar: @BenPMalone @Jbenoit44 …

How to Backup your AutoComplete email address contact list when migrating Outlook to another machine

Luke Johnson

2003 / 2007, using NK2 file from %appdata%MicrosoftOutlook:
How to Back up or Copy Your Outlook Auto-Complete List – About Email

2010, using MFCMAPI:
Information about the Outlook 2010 Auto-Complete list

If you have customized settings, such as toolbar settings and Favorites, that you want to replicate on another computer or restore to your computer, you might want to include the following files in your backup:

  • Outcmd.dat: This file stores toolbar and menu settings.
  • ProfileName.fav: This is your Favorites file, which includes the settings for the Outlook bar (only applies to Outlook 2002 and older versions).
  • ProfileName.xml: This file stores the Navigation Pane preferences (only applies to Outlook 2003 and newer versions).
  • ProfileName.nk2: This file stores the Nicknames for AutoComplete.
  • Signature files: Each signature has its own file and uses the same name as the signature that you used when you created it. For example, if you create a signature named MySig, the following files are created in the Signatures folder:
    • MySig.htm: This file stores the HTML Auto signature.
    • MySig.rtf: This file stores the Microsoft Outlook Rich Text Format (RTF) Auto signature.
    • MySig.txt: This file stores the plain text format Auto signature.

    The location of the signature files depends on the version of Windows that you are running. Use this list to find the appropriate location:

    • Windows Vista or Windows 7: DriveusersUsernameappdata, where Drive represents the drive that Outlook was installed to and Username represents the user name that Outlook was installed under.
    • Windows XP or Windows 2000: DriveDocuments and SettingsUsernameLocal SettingsApplication DataMicrosoftOutlook, where Drive represents the drive that Outlook was installed to and Username represents the user name that Outlook was installed under.
    • Windows 98 or Windows Me: DriveWindowsLocal SettingsApplication Data, where Drive represents the drive that Outlook was installed to.
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On Demand Webcast: Navisworks and the Glue Connection

Luke Johnson

Hear more about Autodesk® Navisworks® and the Glue Connection, including answers to these important questions:

How do Navisworks and Autodesk® BIM 360™ Glue® work together?
How can BIM 360 Glue bring value to my project?
How does BIM 360 Glue integrate with other applications?
Where does mobile app access fit into the workflow?

To watch this on-demand webcast,
fill out form at link below:
Autodesk – On Demand Webcast: Navisworks and the Glue Connection

or

Use this link

Random Tree Heights and Locations in Revit – make a forest in just a few clicks

Luke Johnson

After spending some time trying to make a workable, geometrically driven random reactor, I decided that it was far easier to use dp Stuff Randomizer (get 2014 version for free from here or older 2013 one on Exchange here).  This is a great little addin that just drives random instance number parameters into family instances.  You pick the parameter to drive, give it a max and min “bracket”, click Add and then Randomize.

I set up an Adaptive tree family that used the scaling method, linked through some parameters, Repeated it on a Divided Surface, and then used Randomizer – this random forest is so easy 🙂  With the scaling method working, we can even just drop some imported Sketchup trees into the most deeply nested family (the one that gets scaled), reload it through the hosts back to the project, and even these imported CAD files will scale correctly.

This is the simple tree randomizer (height only):

Next, I added an X and Y offset so I could randomize the position from the grid slightly, resulting in this…

Tree randomizer with move parameter:

Here are the sample files for download.  Enjoy!

(this is the Sketchup tree that I used for the example above)