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Wish granted! | Revit 2022.1 'Snap to Middle of Two Points'

Revit, finally, got this feature I missed from AutoCAD days. Yes, you could always use dimensions to constrain 'EQ' between two references to place something midway but often that was just a hassle. Midpoint snap just places it, no dim, no delete dim, no unnecessary (if you don't need) constraints to fight later on! More at: What’s New in Revit 2022.1 | blogs.autodesk.com Read more →

Revit 2016 R2 update

Revit 2016 R2 brings bunch of enhancements and new features. Haven’t had a chance to play with them yet but from the intro videos ‘draw visible elements’, ‘global parameters’ and ‘enhanced Revit Links’ look the most useful of the improvements. Check these, and 17 other updates, out in this series of short videos (below) and blog post from Autodesk. What's New in Revit 2016 R2 by Autodesk Building Solutions The videos in this playlist covers the new features in Autodesk® Revit® 2016 R2, Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2016 R2 and Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2016 R2. The videos cover platform, architecture and... Read more →

Revit 2016 Performance comparisons

If you’re debating whether to migrate a project to 2016 these posts from ‘The Factory’ may help the decision. A look at how Revit 2016 uses multicore processing to improve model navigation. Inside the Factory: Revit 2016 | Project Performance - Part 1 Often the Revit product team is asked how the Revit product line takes advantage of multiple processors and the workstation GPU, so we thought we'd provide a list for your reference, and a video that shows a new feature of Revit 2016 that uses multiple processors to accelerate model navigation to speeds comparable to the Navisworks 2016... Read more →

Revit Technology Conference Australasia 2013 — See you there?

RTC is coming to Auckland, New Zealand. I’ve just registered and look forward to meeting you there. RTC Australasia 2013 – www.rtcevents.com/rtc2013au/ The ninth Australasian Revit Technology Conference will be held at the Langham Hotel Auckland on 16 – 18 May 2013. Learn from some of the world's top instructors and industry experts. Share ideas and insights with an international community of your peers. Explore the latest trends and technologies Network with your peers Cultivate important business and professional contacts that can benefit your company and your career. Come to learn from the experts and leave with a wealth of... Read more →

The Autodesk 2012 Launch Aquatic with Salesoft CAD Solutions

It takes something special to lure you into an underground bunker filled with sharks. After a photo at the door (easier to ID the remains?) it was quite a trek, stopping to observe the Penguin Colony, to the Antarctic Hut and an auditorium lined tanks of huge stingray & fish. A welcoming drink & tasty finger food satisfied the appetite although you wondered if the seafood watching from the tanks realised some of what we were eating was seafood. No chance of a quick exit as it was guarded by sharks and, anyway, we were here to see design software:... Read more →

Australian & New Zealand Revit Standards

I’m a bit slow posting this but the Australian & New Zealand Revit Standards have been published. Details & download at: Australian & New Zealand Revit Standards | www.anzrs.org Well, it’s been a long time in coming, but ANZRS is finally here. It’s been a mammoth effort, and has been a collaborative effort with input from dozens of industry representatives from multiple disciplines and roles within the AECO/FM community. In the 3 weeks since this year’s Australasian Revit Technology Conference (RTC), the ANZRS beta website had more than 2,000 unique visitors! The first digital public release of the Australian &... Read more →

AEC Systems Auckland Technology Solutions Day

It’s more than a rumour that Autodesk Evangelist Lynn Allen is heading back down under for the Auckland AEC Systems Technology Solutions Day next month. She was recently in Australia so must just love those long haul flights in Seat 16C. More detail & registration for the event available at www.aecsystems.co.nz Read more →

Revit MEP Implementation lessons

If, like me, you didn’t get to RTC Sydney this year check out this post from Michael Alder of Arup. It’s based on his RTC presentation and shares lessons from a year of Revit MEP implementation & project work. Revit MEP One Year On – Lessons Learnt | Fields of Activity Read more →

It’s Autodesk 2011 time

It’s the time of year when Autodesk unleash new versions of their applications. I just finished watching a webcast announcing the AutoCAD, AEC, Manufacturing and Visualisation products. “With the release of these powerful applications, the 2011 Autodesk product line is truly the best-in-class,” said Autodesk President and Chief Executive Officer Carl Bass. “Building on our long history of making complex technology more accessible to a broader audience, we made our portfolio of 3D design and engineering tools both simpler and more powerful". Full details about the 2011 products are available now at www.autodesk.com (Source Autodesk Press Release) There is certainly... Read more →

The end of the disks, I mean discs? Now it’s download!

I must be getting old… Remember when AutoCAD came on a few floppy disks? Then a handful of CDs, or a DVD? I just finished building CAD application deployments that would require about 26,624 floppy disks. Admittedly it was AutoCAD Architecture/MEP, Revit Arch/MEP and 3DS Max (plus some 64 & 32 bit duplication) so a little more capable than the floppy disk era application. And soon, the end of discs! This arrived in the email yesterday: “Please read this important notice about how you will receive your future Autodesk® software upgrades. In 2010 Autodesk is making download the default method... Read more →