Mobile app list and links (it gives you a quick idea of which apps are only available on Ipad vs Android):
See them at:
Autodesk Mobile Apps – Autodesk Software – Advanced Solutions
Let’s say you have a nested family with a formula driven parameter, something like =Length/10. You want to expose this to a host family and make it a Reporting Parameter, but that option seems to be grayed out (firstly, because its formula driven, secondly because its a nested family):
Here’s what to do:
- Remove the formula from the nested family and reload it (so you can now apply a parameter to it in the host)
- Add an instance parameter as per the image above
- Close this dialog by clicking OK
- Go to the Family Types dialog
- Select and Modify that parameter
- Now you can tick the Reporting box
- Edit the nested family again – reinstate the formula
- Reload the family
- You now have a Reporting parameter in the host family that tells you the value of a nested, formula driven parameter
Another workaround that may assist with reporting parameter restrictions is to:
- Save the family and close it
- Rename with extension .rft
- Make a new family based on this “template”
- Maybe the problems you were having with Reporting parameter restrictions are gone, but you might have mixed results
Well, that’s not really a person. But Andrew Vande Moere is, and he wrote a paper about this back in 2005:
Form Follows Data
The Symbiosis between Design & Information Visualization
You can download it at this link.
or Google Web Cache
Check your Autodesk Application Manager:
Revit 2015 will now read “Update Release 2” in the About box:
Readme:
http://download.autodesk.com/SWDLDDLM/Updates/2015/RVT/Revit_2015_Update_2_Readme.htm
Direct download link for Revit 2015 Update 2:
http://download.autodesk.com/SWDLDDLM/Updates/2015/RVT/Autodesk_Revit_2015-x64_Update2.exe
Nice post over at Enjoy Revit, showing how you can use an adaptive component to model Roof Tiles on a cone shaped roof.
Read the whole post:
Enjoy Revit: Roof Tile for Cone Roof
Downloads:
Quotes:
“The industry is beginning to invest heavily in Building Information
Modelling (BIM) to drive more efficient design, site management,
construction methods, and asset management”, said Ms Scott.
Modelling (BIM) to drive more efficient design, site management,
construction methods, and asset management”, said Ms Scott.
“It is also a key to driving greater productivity from supply chain
arrangements, offering opportunities to avoid design clashes and reduce
variations during project delivery.”
arrangements, offering opportunities to avoid design clashes and reduce
variations during project delivery.”
“The Australian construction industry has, presently, a fragmented
approach to BIM, and to the use of supply chains. There are significant
benefits to be had for clients of the industry
from the adoption and widespread use of both tools” said Mr Fardoulys.
“Government
as buyer in Australia could spur on the productivity gains to be had
from both, by normalising the market by encouraging the use of BIM, and
requiring contractors to nominate
as buyer in Australia could spur on the productivity gains to be had
from both, by normalising the market by encouraging the use of BIM, and
requiring contractors to nominate
the members of supply chains they will use, on all Commonwealth Government projects,” said Mr Fardoulys.
Read more:
We all want a better BIM Cloud, with smoother, faster, better team Collaboration. I know the guys behind this project – they are experienced BIM professionals who are keen to innovate, especially when it comes to using the latest technology to make the AEC world communicate more effectively.
The whole concept of moving forward together as teams, not individual silos, is one that is very enticing.
Its all a bit mysterious at the moment, but its definitely worth signing up:
I’m sorry but I couldn’t help myself… after the RVT and DWG link into RFA post over here, I had to try linking an IFC into an RFA file in Revit 2015. Guess what? It works.
- Download and extract this
- Copy the IFC you want to link into the same folder, and rename it to
source RVT to IFC.ifc - Open the RFA file
- It will come up with a link not found message – Open Manage Links, switch to IFC tab, select the row, use Reload From and select the file named
source RVT to IFC.ifc
(side note: this is probably the only time you will see a Manage Links dialog in the Family Environment, so I guess this is a added benefit of the current post) - It will convert and link in the IFC using the usual method.
(I’m not sure how errors are handled at this stage, such as “unjoined geometry” etc) - There you go – IFC linked into Family
All of the usual caveats apply for linking things into RFA files, as per the other post. Additionally, you can’t Bind, Copy From, host elements, or Pick edges of the linked IFC. Its only real use at this stage is for modelling context.
