What Revit Wants
Today I received a shiny chrome 4gb USB key from CSR containing their Gyprock Revit files (currently, 48 RVT files with a single wall type contained in each).
I had followed the instructions at this link:
Gyprock : The Gyprock™ Revit Family
You could also download this PDF form (click the link then File – Download), fill it out and email to designlink@csr.com.au
Most of you already know that 360 Cloud Rendering will allow you to create a 360 degree panoramic view directly from Revit. But did you know that you can download and view that interactive panorama offline?
Skip to the cool part of the video (embedded below).
Here’s how:
Pretty cool huh?
Step by step video:
Heads-up via
Google Translate of http://bimblog.typepad.com/autodesk_bim_blog/2013/01/autodesk-360-panoramabilder-offline-ansehen.html
After writing most of this post, I found a related LinkedIn thread about kubegl at:
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Autodesk-360-panorama-rendering-is-68075.S.131414706
I couldn’t find a simple way to embed or share the 360 interactive rendering (see feature request here), but here is the source jpg:
A few notes:
“not down-loadable”??
Test: Cloud Rendering in Revit 2012 « microsolresources
Some thoughts on exposure settings:
http://feedback.autodesk.com/cloudservices/topics/adjust_exposure_settings_from_revit
Hey Luke.
Here a small tool i made to clean op the journal files that revit leaves behind on the computer.
It seems it doesn not clean these files out of itselve, and can take up a lot of space on the computer pretty fast.
If anyone sees room for improvements they can use the contact button to mail them top me, so i can put it in a next version.
As gmail/hotmail wont let me sent a zip with an exe in it (install file) i uploaded it to my site, and can be downloaded here:
Attached in this mail is a screenshot
Kind regards
Dante van Wettum
The Nederlands
When I hear ‘Chris Zoog‘, I can’t help but think of his 2003 brainchild, the 6 phases of a Revit user…
More recently (ie. this week), Chris delivered a webcast on the usefulness of IFC for NYC-RUG and gave his permission that it be uploaded to the web. See the whole webcast embedded below:
So here is the breadcrumb of credit–
Created by Chris Zoog, uploaded to Dropbox by theoryshaw, put on Youtube by BenPMalone.
In the webcast, Chris talks about (among other things):
It is recommended viewing if you are interested in the current uses of IFC and he also hints at what the future may hold…
A summary of the webcast from LinkedIn:
Jeffrey Ouellette • Well, he showed several:
1. Design & Documentation – A set of formal parametric design constraints were developed in Rhino using Grasshopper, tagged with IFC data and then exported as IFC files and imported into Revit. The objects were translated into Revit-native data structures (some better than others). The design work would be VERY difficult, if at all possible, in Revit, so he showed that using a design tool built for such purposes could still exchange the model data with the preferred documentation platform, totally different technologies, using IFC. Granted the connection was based on IFC4….
2. Planning & Design. dRofus is a very powerful web-based, database-centric, planning and facility data management tool. Via IFC exchanges, he showed how owner program requirements, developed most efficiently in dRofus, could be transferred to Revit via IFC2x3. Also designs in Revit could be re-imported into dRofus to compare and verify the model design against the requirements, AUTOMATICALLY!
3. Clash Detection/Coordination. Yes, Revit and Navisworks can talk to each other with a high degree of ease and fidelity now, but he showed how Solibri Model Checker (SMC), an IFC model based BIM tool, can find, report, and share this information in a variety of ways, including sharing model comments between platforms via BCF.
4. Code checking. Using Solibri Model Checker (SMC), a Revit design model is exported via IFC and examined for exiting, occupancy, and critical clearances using logical rules based on code requirements, such as IBC.
5. QA/QC. Beyond just using SMC for code compliance and clash detection, SMC can be used to determine the quality and validity of a BIM, both geometry and data, with rules based on a particular domain or even between domains.
What was most impressive was that it was working, given the reputation for Autodesk’s previous interoperability efforts, but noted recent improvements in support.
He was able to demonstrate that there was no excuse for being able to use IFC-based workflows TODAY, even with Revit. You just have to learn and do. My old Kendo sensei would always say, “Don’t TRY, just DO”. He wanted us to understand the importance of removing the abstract from the shinai (bamboo sword) being an analogy of a metal blade to moving, behaving, reacting to it BEING a real blade. If you merely try, then you fail and give up because you feel there is no consequence. But, if you act as if your life is on the line, then you will only stumble for a while as you get better.
via
Which file formats? Struggling to decide… | LinkedIn
2gb file
via
IFC Info – ThinkBIM™
Heads-up:
Hi @zoog, @nycrug great presentation on #IFC/OpenBIM, ended up recording it 4 U guys. bit.ly/VKplNF Video’s huge though…2gigs. 😐
— Ryan Schultz (@theoryshaw) January 16, 2013
@zoog we may have a solution … Check out link thanks to @theoryshaw sites.google.com/a/revitall.net…
— ThinkBIM™(@revitall) January 16, 2013
Currently most of the content is focused on AutoCAD and 3DSMax. This initiative is somewhat similar to Mosaic. However, Mosaic does require you to use your Autodesk SSO (single sign on). You can also check out the Revit Wikihelp Twitter feed.
The Autodesk / scoop.it links to watch out for are below:
“service and support tips, tricks, updates, news, and solutions “
Support News Network
From a learning / training perspective:
Learn | Create | Make
If you are interested in learning Blender from an API (Python) perspective, check out:
Nathan’s Blender Python Notebook – THE PROVING GROUND
At the moment, the content is primarily along the lines of ‘getting started’ and basic modelling. I’m sure it will get more advanced very soon…
I played with Blender back in mid-2008. At the time I was using some of the randomization capability to make some organic forms for ultimate use in Revit. I used a plugin called Blender World Forge (ver 0.1.0). I had some success, but it wasn’t total. Here is an example:
I have since had more success with organic forms in Revit using meshmixer:
Using meshmixer to morph your Revit Topography
I wanted to share this with you, because it certainly brought a smile to my face:
Troy Whitehas sent you a message.
Luke is a true Revit guru. His informative blog “What Revit Wants” is the last stop on my weekly review. As an operator who spends 50-plus living in the Revit-led BIM ecosystem, the importance of understanding the structure and logic of the software is key to developing an agile and efficient workflow. This is what Luke offers, a computational guide to the inner workings of this exceptional and complex program. His results are always interesting, sometimes paradigm shaking, and never lacking in thought.
-Troy White, BIM Modeler
Its good to be reminded that the blog is appreciated. Thanks Troy! (you can check his profile on LinkedIn)
PS. I love it that Troy states “understanding the structure and logic of the software is key…” This is the essence and purpose of knowing What Revit Wants and making it work for You.
Some followups from Twitter (also see the Comments):
Playlist:
Heads up via:
Twitter / BenPMalone: CAD-1 & BD Mackey Consultants …
If a View Template includes a Design Option visibility setting, and then the associated Design Option Set is deleted, Revit will prompt you to delete the View Template:
Obviously, you can untick the box to retain your View Template.
Here is another post along similar lines:
Accepting a Primary Option results in Deletion of Drafting Views – explanation
