Grasshopper to Revit via IFC

Luke Johnson

Would you be interested in getting your Grasshopper models into Revit via IFC? Geometry Gym have started looking at this using the Revit SDK. Quote and link below:

…with a few Geometry Gym users looking for a work flow to get Grasshopper models into Revit, I’ve been looking for improved ways to do this using the Revit SDK. I started looking at direct model interaction, but for technical and practical reasons have decided a neutral bridge is the best way to do this. Most of my c# IFC code is reusable (with some interaction changes) as a Revit plugin (this is my first plugin outside of the Rhino/Grasshopper environment), and I’ve today posted an example import of a steel frame roof (British Museum Great Court Roof) using my own IFC engine.

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Geometry Gym: Revit IFC Plugin by Geometry Gym

Make the sun stay in its proper location in the Universe

Luke Johnson

How do you keep the sun in the correct, real-universe location when dealing with shadows in Revit 3D views?

Here is how:
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On the Status Bar (that’s the one on the bottom) click on the Sun Path icon and then select Sun Settings.
Uncheck the tick box for Relative to View.
“

Thanks to:
BIMbyScottC: Using the Sun to your Advantage

Image from BIMbyScottC

You want to update a revision/issue title block label globally in multiple sheet views

Luke Johnson

Issue

You want to update a revision/issue title block label globally in multiple sheet views without the need to edit every single individual sheet view.

Solution

The following steps explain how to add a label to a titleblock, which can be updated globally in multiple sheet views.

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Autodesk – Autodesk Revit Architecture Services & Support – You want to update a revision/issue title block label globally in multiple sheet views

Slingshot for Revit – connecting Revit to relational databases and Rhino

Luke Johnson

Nathan Miller has been working on a number of cool things for some years now.  In one recent post about Slingshot for Revit, he states “the tool will provide different means of connecting Revit (and Vasari) to relational database management systems, including MySQL. More importantly, I am interested in establishing common database schema that will allow for a more fluid workflow between Revit and external design tools like Rhino and Grasshopper. This includes sharing parameters and geometry.“

He has been “prototyping some functionality via the RevitPythonShell plug-in in Vasari. Python is giving me a more fluid workflow than the usual Revit development process. Eventually, the tools will become true add-ins…”

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The Proving Ground by Nathan Miller: Slingshot!… for Revit?

Image from The Proving Ground – “A point cloud in Vasari being created using a MySQL database…”

Autodesk Exchange now with Revit Apps!

Luke Johnson

Go to http://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/ and click Autodesk Revit on the drop-down list.  A number of free add-ins are already available.

Autodesk Exchange has been active for AutoCAD for a while now, but it looks like this will become a somewhat ‘official’ delivery method for add-ins in the future (think Autodesk Seek for add-ins…)

Direct link:

Autodesk Exchange for Revit

Autodesk ceases Windows Vista support for new products

Luke Johnson
Beginning January 1, 2012, Autodesk will have formally ceased support of the Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System for all new (and upgraded versions) of its products and services released in 2012.
Currently shipping versions and previous versions of our software (delivered prior to January 1, 2012) will continue to be supported on this operating system.

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Autodesk – Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows Vista Compatibility – Microsoft Windows Vista Support FAQ

Pretty funny that XP is still supported… that OS has some legs!