Revit advice from a SolidWorks Blog?
Just substitute " Revit " where you see " SolidWorks "; Gabi Jack's Blog: I still don't get it! So, for all of you that, like me, were AutoCAD users before and are now trying to learn SolidWorks,...
Revit Architecture
Revitize - The 157th Revit Blog?
Revitize is not new, but is new to me. I stumbled upon it, thanks Google, while searching for solutions to repair a broken Revit project (more on that in another post). Nicholas has some good ideas, n...
Oracle acquire Advanced Visual Technology (Retail FOCUS)
cnet news , via All Points Blog , report Oracle have recognised the value in providing a total design solution for retail with the acquisition of Advanced Visual Technology Ltd (AVT) . Their Ret...
Still using Windows 2000?
I was surprised to see a knowledge base item regarding Revit 2009 and Windows 2000. As XP heads for retirement - although still much used - and the Windows world starts thinking about Windows 7 I wond...
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...
BIM BOOM BAM Blog
Via Steve , I learnt of a new'ish Aussie based BIM Blog. Judging from the content there already, Michelle Louw's* take on the meaning of BIM is well worth following. Subscribed! BIM BOOM BAM - b...
AutoCAD Architecture + Revit in the same box!
This is a long post because it is huge news! It appears something I have wished for since Autodesk first offered an Revit/AutoCAD bundle is about to happen. I read it first on Gregory Arkins blog but here is the detail from the Autodesk FAQ he posted; Changes for
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...
Architechure - A blog by Phil Read (yes that Phil Read)
A long time ago, OK so it was sometime in 2001, a guy called Phil Read came to our office with this software he reckoned was the best thing ever for AEC design. It would, he said, make CAD obsolete...
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...
3ds Max
David's Design ReForm
David Fano’s Design ReForm is a blog with tutorials and explorations in parametric modeling using applications like 3ds Max, Revit, Maya, and Rhino. I hadn’t found it, until he emailed me, so I’m real...
Breaking barriers with Salesoft CAD Solutions - Autodesk 2009 Launch
Salesoft CAD Solutions had their “Autodesk 2009” launch today and the theme was “Breaking the Barriers”. After a brief introduction from Rich Sales, yes it’s really his name, there were sessions wh...