Explore ALL of Revit's Detail Components (Revit Rocks)

Some of you may find this very useful.

Daryl, over at Revit Rocks, posted a project file that has every single detail component laid out with text in a drafting view....  Pretty Cool.

Click here to download the Revit file and see more...

Revit Tip - Stop Arrays from Breaking

Found this link via Luke Johnson's twitter feed...  Great tip!

From: The Revit Blog:

I can't believe I forgot to mention one of the most overlooked "problems" with arrays in Revit; the question or annoyance that most people run into is how arrays lose their "intelligence" after copying or mirroring them in Revit.

Click here to view the entire post and tip/trick....

Revit 2013 - Hotfix Released

It's that time again... Time to give Revit a little checkup and install some fixes...

This hotfix addresses issues in two main areas:

Part Family:

• Prevents data loss during upgrade of families containing specific material parameters.
• Improves stability and memory usage within graphics display.
• Improves vector print output of transparent elements and masking regions.
• Prevents accidental data loss during cancellation of the in-place family editor.

Revit Server:

• Revit would occasionally report that an operation could not be completed when attempting a worksharing operation after a period of inactivity, if Riverbed devices were used in conjunction with Revit Server. A subsequent retry of the operation would then succeed. When this hotfix is applied to Revit, this behavior is eliminated. No changes to Revit Server are required.

Make sure that Update Release 2 has been applied prior to adding the hotfix. Verify that the build number of Revit 2013 is 20121003_2115.

The Readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of this update. It is strongly recommended that you read the entire document before you apply the update to your product. For your reference, you should save the Readme to your hard drive or print a copy.

	Revit_2013_Server_PartFamily_Hotfix_x86.zip (zip - 9361Kb)
	Revit_2013_Server_PartFamily_Hotfix_x64.zip (zip - 11871Kb)
	Readme (html - 51Kb)

Revit Image-O-Matic API App

The second I saw this video I began to think of all the different families, parameters, and possibilities...

I mentioned Boost Your BIM before and now Harry has released the plug-in above on the Autodesk Exchange for your use.  Furthermore, he is running a competition on his blog using Image-O-Matic..

To celebrate the posting of Image-O-Matic on the Autodesk Exchange, I am sponsoring a great contest!

1. Download Image-O-Matic from the Autodesk Exchange and use it to make a great video showing the animation of a Revit family or phased model.
   For a Vasari installer, visit http://boostyourbim.wordpress.com/products
2. Email me for a free license so Image-O-Matic will be able to make large image files. Or purchase a license for only $4.99 at http://boostyourbim.wordpress.com/products
3. Upload your video to YouTube
4. Leave a comment on this post with a link to your YouTube video

Contest ends February 15. Two winners will be chosen through a poll that I will post here after February 15 – one winner for phasing, one winner for instance parameters.

Check it out here!!!

Autodesk Sustainability Workshop (Updated)

Autodesk has recently updated their Sustainability Workshop with a fancy new layout and new content.  Although it seems to be primarily marketed towards students I think everyone can benefit from poking around the different areas. There are some really cool images in the Project Gallery and videos galore!

Click here to check it out for yourself...

Revit Tutorials - Adaptive Components (The Revit Geek)

I had the pleasure of meeting Brian Mackey (of The Revit Geek and Mackey Consulting) at RTC North America last year.  He is a great guy and I can't wait to catch up again soon at some conferences this year!  Luke, over at What Revit Wants, posted a link to some video tutorials that Brian posted.   The videos talk about adaptive components...

Adaptive components are under the category of "don't really need to know" for most people... Until you need to know them!  I promise you will not regret becoming farmiliar with adaptive components and these videos are a start...

Article: Augmented 3D Printing

Does it get any cooler than this??

Augmented Reality on the iPad & iPhone - our latest R&D work from Inition on Vimeo.

Inition Research | Augmented 3D Print from Inition on Vimeo.

Click here to view the article...

Adobe CS2 Products for Free!

This is an awesome find from Luke over at What Revit Wants...

For those of you looking to dive into Adobe products (as you all should) here is a great opportunity to try them out for FREE.  There are definitely some new features in the newer version (CS4, CS5, CS6) that I use every day but you can definitely get things done with CS2.

Click here to download and retrieve Adobe CS2 products now!

I suggest installing them all at once with the creative suite download...

"So, you're not really 'doing' BIM?"

Today, I sat through a long and boring plan review required by out state.  Being such a long and boring meeting (literally eight hours with a break for lunch) I had to find a way to pass time while I was not participating.  Luckily there was one part of the meeting that got my mind moving.

The state in which our project is located happens to "require BIM".  Of course, the people who enforce this requirement have no experience with building information modeling.  Well, there are some forms or letters that have to be submitted to, I guess, prove you are using BIM on the project.  The reviewer read the letter and then asked "are all of the documents produced using a 'BIM software?".

Without getting on my soapbox (you never want to get on a soapbox at a meeting like this... lots of power hungry reviewers out there). I answered stating that the architecture, MEP, and structural drawings were all created and coordinated using Revit while the consultants (landscape, civil, food service, and technology) used AutoCAD.  The reviewer responded:

"So, you're not doing BIM then?"

My mind immediately began to wander.  If we see BIM as the process is it software dependent?  If we see BIM as the software then is the process dependent on such software?  I know there are many other questions embedded in this little story and I would love to hear all of your thoughts on my aforementioned experience?