RobiNZ CAD Blog

I LOVE "THE RIBBON", do you?

I'm going to be writing about some "recently ribboned" applications in the next few weeks, some better than others. Before that I have decided to set out how I feel about a variety of "already ribbone... Read more →

Autodesk 2010 Secrets Leaked

Ok, it's only Shaan Hurley sharing the 2010 beta project codenames but there are some I hadn't seen before. Gator, Botta, Kraken, Danube and Trapelo were no surprise but I loved the tribute to Arthur... Read more →

The Revit 2010 Ribbon Development Process

Kudos to the Revit Factory for sharing the process which went into a, much needed, overhaul of the Revit User Interface for 2010. Overall I think the ribbon is a huge step forward and working across s... Read more →

Inside the Revit Factory

Welcome to a new Autodesk blog about what, will probably be, the most talked about change in Revit 2010: Inside the Factory Welcome to Inside the Factory – a blog about designing the Revit user e... Read more →

Announcing the best Revit API Blog in Whitianga!*

A Whitianga Reviteer has launched a new blog exploring the Revit API and other topics. I've subscribed look forward to future posts if he can drag himself away from the beach (featured in the first po... Read more →

The Revit Clinic - The doctor is in, but can he help?

A new Autodesk blog - The Revit Clinic - promises to help cure, or prevent, sick BIMs. I look forward to following Harlan's blog but wonder what he'd make of some of my Revit problems. Most are not Re... Read more →

You say AutoCAD Product Update, I say AutoCAD Bug Fix...

Autodesk’s AutoCAD 2009 based service packs, the “big” between release bug fixes, are out. This time they have been re-branded from Service Packs to Product Updates . What’s in a name, apart from c... Read more →

Revit Technology Conference 2008 - Revit User Group Sydney

The Revit Technology Conference is happening in Sydney, late June. I attended the NZ event last year it was a great Revit focused “Mini Autodesk University”. It’s a chance to hear about the latest in... Read more →

Revit and AutoCAD's Visual Styles - A SketchUp alternative?

I heard of Revit users experimenting with Google SketchUp for presentations in an attempt to get a more natural “conceptual look” than Revit allows. Many Revit users also have AutoCAD available so I t... Read more →

Trigonometry, Revit Parameters and Lynn [last name withheld]

Aaron's post on math, trig and Revit reminded me of a recent conversation. I’d been working with Parameter formulas which meant stretching the memory back to fundamental math like trigonometry. It’s b... Read more →