AI Empowered Project Management
Some good tips on using the Revit Project Browser “Arrange By” setting in the Object Organizer in Showcase to make things a bit easier to manage…
PDF download link:
http://dccadd.com/bldg/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Building-Design-Suite-Workflows-Revit-to-Showcase.pdf
via
Building Design Suite Workflows – Revit to Showcase | Building Solutions
Heads-up: Belinda Thompson
What’s so good about FBX?
Geometry, materials, lights and camera assets are all contained in the file. It also supports animation.
What formats can FBX Review handle?
.fbx, .3ds, .obj, .dxf, .dae, .bvh, .htr, .trc, .asf, .amc, .c3d, .aoa, .mcd.
From the App description:
Features
* Import and review 3D files without using full commercial 3D animation software.
* DirectX 11 enabled viewport for high-fidelity asset review.
* Toggle shading modes, animations, cameras, and scene lights.
* Familiar and intuitive playback controls to review animations.
* Formats supported: .fbx, .3ds, .obj, .dxf, .dae, .bvh, .htr, .trc, .asf, .amc, .c3d, .aoa, .mcd.
Essentially, an artist can work with whatever 3D software he or she prefers and then share the asset output without having to worry about compatibility or conversion.
(via View 3D models and animations on Windows 8 with Autodesk FBX Review | Windows Phone Central
Note – if you are using XP, you will have to use the superseded FBX Converter:
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FBX 2013.3 Converter for Windows (exe – 26335Kb) |
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FBX 2013.3 Converter for Windows 64-bit (exe – 26303Kb) |
Heads-up via
Easily share and review 3D assets and animations with @Autodesk’s free new #FBX Review app: http://t.co/zjcJwHHStm via @StudioDaily
— Lynn Allen (@Lynn_Allen) July 24, 2013
Further reading: Autodesk ships FBX Review | CG Channel
The coordinate scheduling tool, developed by Excitech for the Revit Platform will allow accurate and simple scheduling of X,Y and Z coordinates from Revit model elements. This is suitable for a whole range of applications but particularly the easy production of Piling schedules.
It is part of the free Excitech Revit Toolkit. It has also been around for a long time, as Revit add-ins go. The other key function of this tookit is the Element Renumber tool.
Download by clicking on appropriate version link at the bottom of this page. You will need to register / login.
Other info:
http://www.excitech.co.uk/products/syndicated_content/revit-toolkit.asp
Heads-up:
Revit @ Waterman: Schedule those Levels – A Method (with a little help from our friends)
Do you know the difference between at:
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If not, you may want to check out this post by Chris Price:
Revit Rants: A guide to employing a BIM Manager or Revit Manager
From Hagerman & Company Blog:
This video tutorial explains how to do a rolling offset using Revit or Revit MEP. The concepts are shown in Revit 2014, but can be performed on 2013. The rolling offset can be done using duct, pipe of conduit.
What is it? Let’s call it in VNC for Autodesk software…
It lets you drive Autodesk software installed on your primary computer from a remote computer or iPad for fast access to native design data over standard networks. To use it, simply install Autodesk Remote on the PC you want to share. Install it again on the machine you want to connect from and start your connection. Autodesk Remote currently works in North-America only. Click here for a FAQ.
If you happen to be in North America, check out the app at:
Autodesk� Remote | Autodesk Revit | Autodesk Exchange Apps
via Gordon Price. Check out his great Revit deployment course on Udemy here.
“with WU1 for 2014 out, and odd, I thought I would let you know I have tested it using the standard WU recipe, and it works fine. It requires access to the initial deployment to run silently, which is different from previous Revit web updates. And so far as I can tell there is no command line switch to tell it where to find the deployment.
We shall see if this is the new (and bad!) way of doing things, or just a one time anomaly.”
Skip forward to page 11 of the following document:
http://bim.psu.edu/Resources/Owner/BIM_Planning_Guide_for_Facility_Owners-Version_2.0.pdf
Source:
BIM Planning
Heads-up:
Updated Penn State BIM Planning Guide for Facility Owners | betterREVIT
On a range of topics:
Remove paint from all walls in project: 3D view, Wireframe, Isolate Walls, Remove Paint tool, hover mouse – *only* Painted walls highlight.
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) July 12, 2013
It *may* be more reliable to replace Materials and Appearances by using #Revit Material Libraries (rather than Transfer Project Standards)
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) July 23, 2013
To find location of hosting plane if #Revit says ‘not associated’, select the Extrusion and click Edit Workplane – it is the blue line/plane
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) July 11, 2013
You can use a Formula in a Family to drive data into the Type Comments of many Types at once (use “text here” in formula column)
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) July 10, 2013
Using Join Geometry on collinear walls can also allow a door to span their end to end join (not only for parallel finish walls) #revit
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) July 9, 2013
Want to make a “worm’s eye, orthographic plan at the cut plane, editable and dynamic” in #Revit? Check out http://t.co/b12DSCdaVz
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) July 22, 2013
Where to find Service Packs for Autodesk products (that is, until they release an all-in-one Suite Update Utility 🙂 http://t.co/o8S6x0zuda
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) July 19, 2013
Finally:
#BIM collaboration is like riding a bus – if you have a common destination in mind, its easier to initiate a meaningful dialogue.
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) June 26, 2013
and
#BIM is easy to practice, but harder in practise.
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) July 22, 2013
This is using XP 64-bit with Revit 2013 Update 3, but similar principles will apply to other OS and software versions:
