A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
Last year I found some of our AutoCAD Architecture Spaces displayed strangely when imported, as exploded AutoCAD hatch, into Revit 2012. Many looked fine but a few hatches (exploded spaces) displayed solid black instead of the colour assigned. It didn’t matter as the AutoCAD Architecture Spaces were only used
Although Fiats are not exotic in New Zealand they are fairly rare. I noticed a nice black Stilo Abarth at the lights opposite. Then I noticed its driver looking at my Bravo HGT. When the lights changed we passed with a friendly wave. I bet that doesn’t happen if
Weblogs
Coincidence is a strange thing. Last night I was playing around with some new TypePad Blog Themes and considering a major re-design. While that may happen it will take a while so I decided a quick “makeover” was needed. Although the design hasn’t changed I have reviewed the sidebars
The Effective Prototyping, Interoperability & Communication Group kicked off earlier this year in Auckland, New Zealand. Unlike many software related user groups it does not focus on a platform, profession or, even, industry. If you create, manage or consume 3D design data it is aimed at you. The impetus for
I encountered this error today when I attempted to add the recent Revit Update Release 1 to an existing Building Design Suite deployment using the modify admin tools. I got through the wizard OK, adding the service pack, and the image update proceeded normally until failing with this error: After
Revit User Group NZ
When: Wed 25 July 2012, 5.30 - 7.30pm — Where: Productspec HQ, Ground Floor, 14 Holland St, Wellington This month's event will cover: * Phasing and Filters: Grant from Caduceus is going to show us how he works with Phases and Phase Filters. There are a couple of
Memories of Autodesk University 2011 when I saw this YouTube: AutoCAD Rocks with 7lions and eyewear designer Marcello Martino. It was great to meet Marcello at AU, seen in Shaan Hurley’s photo right. He created the red Autodesk University Glasses using AutoCAD Design Suite. The video shows the creation
Back at the usual venue, thanks Jasmax! July Meeting - Concept Design & Revit to Fabrication and back... - Revit User Group (Auckland) - Meetup When : Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Where : Jasmax, 2 Marston Street, Parnell Please join us from 5.30pm: • 6:00pm : Welcome and Introduction • 6:05pm : Presentation:
* This week marks fifteen years working at The Warehouse * Tonight the 5 cylinder Ferrari clocked up 150,000 kilometres!
Kate Morrical clears up a quirk of AutoCAD tool pallet block inserts which is user related. In short single click the tool, then place to get osnaps every time. LT Unlimited: Tool Palettes and Object Snaps The poster was confused as to why blocks inserted from a tool palette didn’
Perhaps this animated timeline of all F1 seasons (1950-2012) should be on the other blog [removed link to my former TypePad Personal Blog] but it’s computer, graphics and design evolution so here it is! It reminded me of the evolution seen in the “Formula One™ - The Great Design
Revit Architecture
Autodesk are supporting a series of DesignByMany challenges and first involves re-skinning a building on the corner of Broadway and Reade St, New York City. The prize is a Revit Architecture 2013 license and, although based on a US building, there are no geographic restrictions for entrants. Check out the
