AutoCAD
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...
Revit Structure
AutoCAD Architecture
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...
Revit Architecture
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...
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...
Revit Architecture
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
See you at the Auckland Revit Technology Conference 2007?
The Revit Technology Conference is coming to Auckland on Monday (27/08). If any readers are attending say hello to the fellow in the Warehouse ( blue store development ) shirt! Revit Technology C...
AutoCAD Architecture
HOK Blog!
HOK have a couple of new(ish) blogs looking at buildingSMART (Building Information Model) and Green design. It’s great to see companies sharing their experience knowledge! HOK CAD Solutions - We...
Real world tales of Revit BIM’plementation
These articles share tips from the front line where BIM theory meets production reality: BIM Do's and Don'ts – Cadalyst Beau Turner* Joe Eichenseer (Avatech Solutions) offer some real-world insi...