As we talked about in an earlier blog post, the BIM Interoperability Tools for Revit got a major update, and the Configurator got the biggest overhaul of all of them! The Model Checker Configurator is the software that you use to edit or create checkset files for Model Checker. Its function and purpose is still …
Did you recently make the switch from a Design Suite to an Industry Collection (like the AEC Collection) subscription but don’t have access to the new software because your contract hasn’t flipped yet? Why the wait? Although Autodesk allows clients to renew early and take advantage of current promotions, your contract date remains the same. …
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We are huge fans of the BIM Interoperability Tools for Revit over here at CADD. We blog about them a lot and we even make files for them to share on our CADD Community. The original four tools: Classification Manager, Model Checker, Model Checker Configurator and COBie Extension for Revit have recently released a major update. …
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Unlike the 2019.1 updates that introduced new features in July, August, and September, our October releases primarily focus on bug fixes. Of note is the AutoCAD for Mac updates we see this month. With the recent release of macOS Mojave, the AutoCAD for Mac updates addresses compatibility issues with the updated operating system. Also of …
Autodesk recently updated its Account site with both a new design and some new functionality. While the overall structure of the site has not changed, the look certainly has. In this post, we’ll explore these changes so you can hit the ground running the next time you log in. If you’re not familiar with the …
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Introduction If you are using an AutoCAD-based product that is 2017 or later, you may have noticed that in your handy “Drawing Units” dialog, in the drop-down under “Insertion Scale,” you now have two options for working in feet. They are “Feet,” and “US Survey Feet.” It may be a big surprise to many people …
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Last month, the first of the 2019.1 updates appeared for Alias, AutoCAD, Inventor, and Point Layout. As expected, that trend continued in August with much anticipated 2019.1 updates for Revit and Civil 3D. In addition to Revit and Civil 3D, we also see 2019.1 updates for Navisworks and Vault. Beyond the flagship 2019.1 updates, we …
Revit 2019.1 dropped recently and there are some great new features in it for working with your civil engineers. We are diving into those features and will blog about them soon, but for now I wanted to cover a small but neat, new feature: the new Revit Home. New Revit Home in 2019.1 The “start …
Every single element in your Revit model, and I am talking about instances and types here, has an ID. It’s a way for the Revit database to be able to keep elements organized, find what it needs to find, and act like a good database should act. And also to see if that element is …
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