Did you miss my presentation at BILTna in St. Louis this past August? Well, have no fear! In this 10-part blog series I will recap that presentation, adding in some additional information that I’ve learned since then. Glad to have you here! I LOVE SCHEDULES!! I love collecting data together, sorting it, filtering it, and …
Revit Schedule Series – Part 1 – Overview of Schedule Types Read More »
Revit 2019.2 just dropped this past week, and while yes, the zooming in and out of schedules is really really great, I find myself very excited about the additional functionality added for BIM 360 users. Revit Files In BIM 360 – Just Plain Files and Design Collaboration Previously, you had two ways to put your …
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As 2018 comes to a close, it’s time to start thinking about which productivity tools will help you and your organization hit the ground running in 2019. To accomplish this, we recommend you start the New Year with new products! Below is a list of our favorite productivity tools that can help you make the …
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Do you have a drawing full of standard AutoCAD Blocks you need to convert to Civil 3D COGO points? Though a somewhat common encounter, Civil 3D does not provide a direct workflow to accomplish this task. Luckily, we can trick Civil 3D into thinking standard AutoCAD Blocks are Softdesk Point Blocks and use the built-in point conversion tool.
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 …
The Classification Manager for Revit is a free add-in that helps you add values to specific parameters in your Revit model elements. Out of the gate, the intent was to design an easy to use utility that lets you add multiple classifications to the same elements without having to overwrite the Assembly Code or Omniclass …
Classification Manager for Revit Updates and New Features Read More »
Autodesk University (AU) 2018 was an action-packed week for the CADD Microsystems team. As the premier learning and networking event among Autodesk software users, this conference is an opportunity for professionals in the architecture, design, manufacturing, and media industries to network and learn from Autodesk and industry experts, as well as share tips on using and getting …
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Autodesk just released AutoCAD 2019 for Mac for all customers with a current subscription to AutoCAD. Like its Windows counterpart released in March, the new AutoCAD for Mac brings many of the AutoCAD 2019 (for Windows) features to Mac while maintaining a native macOS experience. Was this release delayed? Before we explore what’s new in …
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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I am a huge fan of loadable components both 3D and 2D. So today, I’m going to take this post and talk about detail components (the 2D ones) inside Revit and why you should be using them. First of all, I am 100% a keynote person, and not just keynotes in general, but element and …
Revit Detail Components and Detailing with Keynotes Read More »