The theme of this year’s FM:Systems User Conference held in Orlando, Florida this past June was Building Insights. Throughout the week, both users and providers alike shared their experiences using the software to achieve valuable insights and brainstormed ideas to solve new challenges. We had a great time meeting with users and hearing their stories, …
In this post, I’m going to cover using Images in schedules, incorporating Design Options into your schedules, and using schedules with Phasing. Images in Schedules You can include images of your elements in your schedules. There are two ways to achieve this. Method #1 – Embed the image in the family This is my preferred …
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It seems like warm weather and Summer is only beginning, but before you know it, it’ll be November and time to head out to Las Vegas for Autodesk University (AU) 2019! Planning for the big 3-day event is already underway with more than 1,100 hopeful speakers from nearly 50 countries submitting over 2,400 class proposals …
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Using Network Licensing to pool your licenses is a great way to leverage resources effectively. However, the mechanism on PCs that tries to access network licenses can be VERY particular. If your network is slow (maybe you’re working over a WAN or VPN) there is a good chance you might see errors about valid licenses …
I have a few best practices that I follow to help me keep my schedules organized and easy to understand. They aren’t complicated but can add a lot of information and really help to clarify what a schedule or parameter is for and how it’s supposed to be used. I recommend having an office standard …
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Revu 2018.5 was just released this month! The latest version of Revu focuses on fixing important issues users were experiencing while the application was left in an idle state. Below is a list of issues that have been resolved with 2018.5. The new release addresses: • An issue where documents that remained open for an …
You may have received an email from Autodesk over the weekend of May 18, 2019: This email is kind of cryptic so let’s unpack it for you. What is Transport Layer Security? Transport Layer Security (TLS) is basically a way of protecting a computer network when an application is used to communicate with another computer …
Although the benefits of BIM 360 Design are undeniable, setting everything up requires more steps than some expect. Unique to BIM 360 Design is its status as both a BIM 360 service and individually licensed product. Because of this status, BIM 360 Design requires a two-part setup process.
As you probably already know, the new Autodesk 2020 products have been released. But have you taken the time to dive in and research the new features to determine if it’s time for an upgrade? If not, don’t worry. You know our experts are on it and have already tested out the new software and …
All drawing sets have a sheet list somewhere that is an index of the sheets in the drawing set. Along with having that schedule, a working sheet list schedule is invaluable in aiding with sorting and grouping the sheet properly, showing revisions, and providing a template for consultants to use so that you can link …