Curtain Wall Corners

Just a thought.... What if the mullions at curtain wall corners automatically cleaned up to the corner mullion type...

This....

Not this...

Am I just dreaming??

Cloud Rendering... Use your 25!

I got very excited when this email came in....

The trial you are currently using was made available—for a limited period of time—as a token of appreciation to those who tested Project Neon on Autodesk Labs. This exclusive trial ends December 31, 2011. However, because we are so pleased with the feedback we continue to receive from users like you, Autodesk has decided to offer a new trial! The new trial -- which will be open to anyone beginning January 3, 2012 -- offers 15 cloud units at no cost.*

Sweet!  15 more free cloud renderings to use!!!  .... But wait... there is more...

On January 3, the number of cloud units available to you will re-set to 15. Any unused cloud units from your previous trial will expire and will no longer be available.

WTF?? So if I still have 20 cloud renderings left I will lose 5 of them come January 3rd?  You're kidding right?  All this time I thought my 20 cloud renderings I have been saving for next semester would spike up to 35!

Damn.... This better mean  a new, less exclusive, version of The Cloud Rendering Service will be coming out soon...

Tell Autodesk how you feel about this...

Revit Tip - Duplicate WITH Dependent

This is a simple little tip.  If you want to duplicate a floor plan and its dependent views follow these steps:

1. Find the main view you want to copy and Duplicate (I used Duplicate with Details because I wanted the room names copied over.)
2. While you have the new view as your Active view (you can tell because the new view will be in BOLD letters in the Project Browser), right click on the original view. Then click on "Apply Dependent Views". It will ask you if you want to apply the dependent views to the new view that you just renamed. Click on Yes.
3. Rename views as needed.

Found in the AUGI Forums...

Sadly, this cannot be done between Floor Plan and Reflected Ceiling Plans due to the inability to mess with System Families in Revit... Would be awesome to be able to duplicate and then convert a floor plan to a reflected ceiling plan...

The Revit Kid on Twitter

I have had a Twitter account for quite some time but have not been using it the way I should...  As in, I have not followed a single person or "tweeted" beyond the blog "feed"... Well, that is going to change.  I am now following people and responding/tweeting BEYOND the blog.

So please, feel free to follow me and tweet me!!

ARSights - Augmented Reality Update

I posted a while ago about this new technology and it just keeps getting better.  I had messed around with the demo way back when and it is very cool. I need to invest in a detached webcam and really start to explore it.

I really wish they had a more direct relationship to Revit but through a series of export/import drills you can get a Revit model in it for sure.  I will do a write up about how to do that in a later post.  For now, enjoy the future... All I keep thinking about is using this in school and handing a little piece of paper to the jurors and then asking them to just look at the screen:



Click here to visit their site and check it out!

Revit Blogs via Revit Op Ed - What Sites to Follow?

People always ask me what Revit / BIM blogs and website I follow.  If you check out my Blogger profile you can see the specific blogs and sites I follow...

Steve, over at Revit Op Ed, has an excellent list of Revit and BIM websites... By excellent I mean more than you can even read in one day...

Click here to see Steve's list of Revit and BIM websites....

(P.S. - He marked this blog as a "Must Follow" ... Thanks Steve!).

(P.P.S.  For some reason Greg's blog (Revit3D.com) is not on that list... You should definitely follow it!)

Free Revit People and Tree Detail Components

Luke re-posted a link to some... interesting... families.  They are detail components uploaded by Art Archtiecture...  The blog is in Russion but Google will translate it pretty well.  The families are actually kind of cool and can add some interest to your elevations or sections...  Like this:

Click here to go to Art Architecture and download the families free...

Click here to go to Luke's post and download the families free...

Revit Tutorial - Rotate Curtain Wall Grids (Angled Grids)

A fellow classmate of mine, not mentioning any names ::cough cough:: Chris Szylobryt  ::cough cough::  forced me to remember how a curtain wall grid can be manipulated, rotated, and customized...  Well, thanks to Chris forcing me to post a video so he can finish his project tonight you all get to learn how!!

Topics Covered:

• Creating a curtain wall and grid system.
• Modifying the curtain grid.
• Rotating the curtain grids to create a diamond panel.

Click here to see the video via YouTube...

Click here to see the video via Screencast...

Thanks Chris!

More Revit Content Locations...

Continuing from my previous post, of a re-post, of a re-post...

Steve, over at Revit OpEd, also has some great links for Revit content and manufacturers on his blog...

Additionally, the original post that was re-posted and re-posted has some extra links in the comments section found here...

Where Do I Get More Revit Content ( Families ) ?

Lately, it seems like a question I am asked about once a day....  "Where do I get this chair?", "Where do I get this table?"...

Well, **edit** Jame's put together a nice list of some typical resources for downloading Revit Content:

BIM Content for Revit

This post contains a listing of known websites hosting content for Revit. We’ll try to keep this post updated as sites change or new ones are created. This information was partially compiled from Mario Guttman’s AU 2011 class “Revit Family Counseling” (visit Mario’s own site whitefeet.com for custom Revit tools).

Manufacturer’s Content

Autodesk Seek – content aggregated by Autodesk; contains default Revit families as well as manufacturer-specific content, low to moderate quality control; content in a variety of formats, search can filter for specific formats; free, no registration required.

ARCAT – generic and manufacturer-specific content; modeled by ARCAT, high quality control; free, no registration required.

bimstore – manufacturer-specific content; modeled by bimstore, high quality control; free, registration required for downloading content.

.... Click here to see the rest of the list....

I would also like to add this link that has content I have used before:

• Steelcase, Coalesse, etc...  (Some nice models here for free!)
• Grevity Blog (Scroll down and check out his links to the right of the blog)

Can you think of some that aren't listed here or on Phil's blog?  Comment below!!


**Edit.***  Find more links at this post as well...

Free Revit Plug-Ins

Thanks to Steve over at Revit Op-Ed for first posting this...  The Door Mark Updater and the Change and Replace LineTypes are awesome little tools!  All for free!!

Change and Replace Line Styles
Platform: Revit Architecture 2012
Have you ever imported a DWG file into your model and got a bunch of unwanted line styles? Have you ever wanted to quickly...
Revision Cloud Data Export to Text File
Platform: Revit Architecture 2012
As you are all surely aware, Revit does not offer a means to schedule individual revision cloud elements. This tool will...
Door Mark Updater
Platform: Revit Architecture 2012
This little guy uses the room number of the room adjacent to the door to number each door mark parameter. Where multiple doors...

Simply register and download!

SAuBIM - Code Calculations for Revit Christmas Sale!

In honor of Autodesk University 2011, Cyber Monday, and the Holidays being upon us we have decided to have another sale on SAuBIM - Code Calculations for Revit.

Simply type in the discount code "AU2011" from now until Decemeber 31st to receive 40% off each license of SAuBIM you purchase.

Cheers! From the SAuBIM team!