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Ceiling Grid Lines Don’t Move

2011-12-30T14:49:00.001-06:00

Never had this one happen until the last class I taught. Had a student moving their Ceiling Grid lines in one of the exercises and the Lines were not moving. I watched a couple times (to make sure they were using the Tool correctly, which they were) before I noticed something…the “Disjoin” checkbox in the Options Bar was checked, but it was greyed out…couldn’t change it. So I had the student

Autodesk University (AU) Virtual 2011

2011-11-14T09:14:00.001-06:00

As much everyone would like to go to Las Vegas in 2 weeks, many of you do not have the opportunity. Budget limitations and work demands will keep you from attending the Autodesk University in Las Vegas. To expand the audience and make Autodesk University more accessible to a greater number of people the Autodesk created AU Virtual. This year AU Virtual is offered at no charge to all AU Members

Revit 2012 Service Pack 2 Available

2011-09-27T17:17:00.001-05:00

Well, the latest service pack for Revit is now available! You can download the update HERE. As always, make sure you download the appropriate version (for OS) and read the Readme file. The update list isn’t available yet, but check back on the download site within the next couple days and it should be available. I posted this morning that SP2 was needed in order to utilize the Cloud Rendering

Autodesk Cloud and Revit Rendering in the Cloud

2011-09-27T10:41:00.001-05:00

By now, many of you have probably already have heard or read about Autodesk Cloud for Subscription Customers. One of the items available in the Autodesk Cloud is being able to Render Online (in the Cloud) directly from within Revit 2012 via an Add-in that you can install (from the Cloud site). One thing (and kind-of a big thing) is that in order to install the Add-in for Cloud Rendering, you

New Ceiling Modify Option

2011-07-25T08:58:00.001-05:00

Here’s a little something I ran across in my last training session… When you want to modify a Ceiling, you typically had to get the to edge of the ceiling, select it, then you would get the option to Edit Boundary (left image). If you select just a grid line, you don’t get that option (right image)… This has now changed in Revit 2012! If you select just a grid line of a ceiling, you now

Off Topic–Autodesk Certification

2011-07-19T16:35:00.001-05:00

Last week I received my results from taking the Autodesk Certified Instructor program back in early June. It was a tough 4 days, doing 3 presentations, 2 of them recorded, scored and critiqued during that time. Then, the videos of the 2 presentations are sent around the world (from my understanding) to get critiqued as well. I thought I did well, but it’s a little nerve-racking waiting

Revit Architecture 2012 Update 1 Available

2011-06-30T12:48:00.001-05:00

I knew this would happen… get busy and things slip through without being noticed. Thanks to a co-worker, I was notified this morning that the 1st service pack/update was now available for the Revit 2012 products. You can download the update HERE. For some reason, the list that’s typically included isn’t available quite yet. There are a few people that have posted about some of the fixes (What

Vault Integration with Revit 2012

2011-05-19T09:31:00.001-05:00

Last week I spent a couple days starting to learn the ins and outs of Vault Collaboration 2012 and it’s integration with the AEC products for 2012. This is the first iteration of Vault being integrated with the AEC products, so this is definitely a work in progress. At this point, here’s how Vault works with the Revit family of products for 2012… Archival of Central files – This process

Copy Doors and Constrain

2011-04-27T16:29:00.001-05:00

I’ve had a few people ask me recently why they can’t copy Doors from one wall to another. I was surprised they couldn’t as I could without any issues. But then something clicked…the Constrain checkbox. Sure enough, if Constrain is checked, you can’t copy a Door outside of the wall it’s placed in. So in order to copy the door from one wall to another by utilizing the Copy tool, just make sure

How Much RAM Should I Get

2011-04-15T11:10:00.001-05:00

I get this question quite often from many people, whether they are looking to get a new computer or looking to make some updates to their current computer. Here’s a little excerpt from the Revit Model Performance Technical Note… “Please keep in mind the amount of local machine RAM required is approximately 20 times the size of your compacted central project file. Each linked file would apply

Revit 2012 Products Availability

2011-03-23T12:47:00.001-05:00

Now that the information is out about the new 2012 Autodesk products, the questions start coming up on when the 2012 products will be available. First things first, 2012 will be the same as 2011…it’s going to be available as a download for Subscription Customers unless you specify you want a disk. So keep an eye out for an email from Autodesk Subscription (if you are a Subscription site

Revit Architecture 2012 New Features

2011-03-22T09:03:00.001-05:00

Instead of just replicating the new features here, I’ll post a link to a great post by David Light over at his Revit Blog. David did a GREAT job at covering the new features with some commentary….well done David!! If you just want a quick list of the new features, here you go… Revit Server (Now Native inside Revit) Citrix Ready Release (Cloud based Revit??) Autodesk Vault

System Requirements for Revit 2012 Products

2011-03-22T08:48:00.001-05:00

That time of year for new Autodesk products. Below are the updated system requirements for the Revit family of products for 2012… 32-bit Systems Microsoft® Windows® 7 32-bit Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium edition, Microsoft® Windows Vista® 32-bit (SP2 or later) Enterprise, Ultimate, Business, or Home Premium edition, or Microsoft® Windows® XP (SP2 or later) Professional

Disallow Join vs Don’t Clean Join

2011-02-23T16:07:00.001-06:00

Ever wonder what the difference was between these two, or even know that there was a difference between these two options? Both are part of the Wall Joins tool and are selected by different methods. The Disallow Join option is selected when you pick the end of a wall with the Wall Joins tool when it’s not connected with another wall, or now in 2011, when you right-click on the drag grip of a

Error: Not Enough Space on C Drive

2011-01-18T14:42:00.001-06:00

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had quite a few people call or email into our support line about getting this message “Not Enough Space on Drive C:” when trying to save their project and Revit then crashing. Everyone says that they have “a ton of space” available, so there’s no way there isn’t enough space on the C. And besides, we’re saving to the Network! I did a little investigating and

Happy New Year and Personal Update

2011-01-02T21:50:00.003-06:00

For those of you who still actually follow my blog, I need to first off say Thank You! and sorry for not posting since mid Sept. (I can’t believe it’s been that long!) This past year was an interesting year…work was up and down (mostly up and busy) and I really started getting into photography The latter, is the main reason why I haven’t been posting this past fall and winter. As much as I wanted

STL Exporter Comes Out of Retirement

2010-09-24T15:40:00.001-05:00

Not sure how many of you caught this, but the STL exporter for Revit was retired (graduated from the Autodesk Labs…last version was for Revit 2010) on Aug. 18, 2010. When I initially saw this, I was very surprised that they would stop this functionality since it was used nicely when going to a 3D printer. Well, at least that’s what I used it for. Well, apparently that news didn’t go over to

Working with Revit and Vault

2010-09-22T12:06:00.001-05:00

Yes, you read that title correct…Revit and Vault working together. The below link is a post from Brian Schanen (Autodesk) that shows how Revit can work with Vault. http://underthehood-autodesk.typepad.com/blog/2010/08/autodesk-vault-for-revit-users.html Now, this shows Vault working with a “single user” file, i.e. not a central file. So we’ll just have to wait and see if functionality will

Revit Architecture 2011 Update/Service Pack 1

2010-06-22T09:10:00.001-05:00

Well, this managed to come up without much notice. And if you’re looking at the Autodesk website, you won’t find the update either (at least so far at 9:00 am CST). It did pop up on my Communication/Info Center that there was an update. The link will bring you to a “local” htm page that has a link to the readme and a button to Update your software. This link does know if you have a 32bit or

Are Reflected Ceilings Views Truly Reflected Views

2010-05-27T16:17:00.001-05:00

Have you ever wondered this? Or wonder if Revit is just really looking UP in a ceiling view? When looking at a typical reflected ceiling plan, you may really not be able to tell if it’s looking up, or if its looking down at the “mirror”. But, when placing say Model Text on a ceiling (and looking at it in a Ceiling View) it actually shows a little clearer picture… Now, if you look from a 3D

Shameless Plug for Navisworks - Autodesk University 2010 Voting

2010-05-20T11:53:00.001-05:00

So I submitted a class on Roofs for AU 2010 and for some reason, it’s not showing at all in the voting list. Since voting ends Friday, May 21, I’m going to do a shameless plug for the Navisworks session that I did submit (and is actually showing) – Transferring Project Standards in Navisworks. The quick scoop…utilizing the XML files that can be exported to utilize in other projects. If you are

Revit Architecture 2011 Download Available

2010-04-16T16:45:00.001-05:00

So this is what I get for being on-site with a customer the day Revit 2011 was released to the Autodesk public website…being probably the last person to post about Revit 2011 being available to the public. Although, I think I’d rather be the last person to post as long as I’m with a customer! :) So, if you are looking to download Revit Architecture 2011, here is the link to download Revit

Revit 2011 Subscription Download Available

2010-04-15T12:54:00.001-05:00

If you are a subscription customer, you should be able to download Revit Architecture 2011 (and Revit Structure 2011) via the Subscription Center. As of 12:45 pm CST, I was able to get into the Subscription Center and access the downloads. If for some reason you log in and get the Temporarily Unavailable message, please be patient and check back into the Subscription Center after a little while

Revit 2011 Available – Maybe??

2010-04-15T12:06:00.001-05:00

**EDIT** – The download is available – **EDIT** So, there have been a few posts out there that are saying that Revit 2011 is available for download via the Subscription Center. But, if you try accessing the Subscription Center (at least right now, 12:00 noon CST) you will get a screen that says … Couple theories…either everyone is downloading Revit 2011 and the system is completely taxed, OR

Revit 2011 Blogger Webcast

2010-03-26T13:26:00.001-05:00

Here are some bullet-point highlights I took from the Blogger Webcast today for Revit Architecture 2011… Design Options and Worksets accessible via the Status Bar Workset visibility updates Box option around Text Select All Instances in View Decals show in the new Realistic View 1 Mile radius from Origin limit has been extended to 10 miles Consistent Material Library