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don't think: Do Revit: +/- offset(s) for families : 'via Blog this' Step by step solution to +/- offset values for families. Parallel to the reference/surface point(A):   1. Create a reference plane in the + offset direction,   2. Call it "REF.OFFSET+"   3. Dimension from the reference point(A) to the plane.   4. Give the dimension a parameter "OFFSET.FRONT" (group it under 'other')   5. Between point(A) and the reference plane, create another reference plane.   6. call it "REF.OFFSET-"   7. Create a dimension between the reference plan from step 1 and the one just created in step 3.   8. Given the dimension a parameter "OFFSET.BACK" (group it under 'other')   9. In the family properties, Create a Length parameter called "OFFSET".   10. Next to the "OFFSET.FRONT"  under 'other' group, add the formula: if(OFFSET > 0', OFFSET, 0')   11. Next to the "OFFSET.B...

The horizontal line that always remains perpendicular to the 'project north' - is hard-coded into the family- so don't delete it otherwise you will find yourself having to copy-paste all your section head text and fills back into a NEW 'section head family'. If you want your text to align with the section line... that's another story.

Applied Software Blog: Revit 2014 NEW Feature.... WOW! : Controlling the Selection of Elements So what is one of the new features in Revit 2014 that made me think "Wow, I didn't know I w...

USGS Web Query VIA Google earth- I had a request by a friend to update this- I need to get my programming skills more in tune with an independent app. If you make any changes or additions please email me back. This is not for distribution and is for reference purposes only : ) If anyone uses this, please drop me a line back. If you want to change it and adapt it please send the changes and adaptations back here so we can share it back! h ttps://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3kxZYz7z9XSS0VxX1RUSTVlbUk/edit?usp=sharing

This could be helpful... Need to research if there is a programming component to this- would be relatively easy to set a model component with a hosted tag set to align with element in the tag to keep a tru north/magnetic north pointing the correct way... Or for that matter - look for view ports and adjust the view title accordingly... buildz: Louvers that know their orientation : "http://funxploration.blogspot.com/2011/08/self-adjusted-opening-panels.html" Fun Xploration: Self Adjusted Panel Openings : 'via Blog this'

Do U Revit?: Revit Server goes Desktop A good article on setting up a 'home' version of Revit Server without windows server.

For follow up looking for a way to run a command once an addin is loaded into Revit or Navis Works. It is possible through the revit macros- still searching for an API version: From: http://boostyourbim.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/using-module_startup-to-run-macro-code-when-revit-starts/ January 6, 2013 Using Module_Startup to run macro code when Revit starts Filed under: Error Handling, PerformanceAdviser — harrymattison @ 10:00 am In previous posts, I have recommended staying away from this code that Revit creates in your macro file. Now I will explain a situation when we need to get into it. private void Module_Startup(object sender, EventArgs e) { }The short summary is that code in Module_Startup runs automatically when Revit starts. It can be useful for subscribing to events, registering updaters for Dynamic Model Update, and for using the FailureDefinition.CreateFailureDefinition which is why it is relevant to this series of posts on PerformanceAdviser. While...

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Ran into a hiccup in powerpoint 2007 when creating an automated import for navis works xml files- you can't save to pptx, and I didn't want the added macro stuff to go with each new file - so I dug and found this trick at + help.wugnet.com Sub TestSaveas() SaveAs "c:\somefilepath\" End sub Private Sub SaveAs(fp As String) Dim dlgSaveAs As FileDialog Dim strMyFile As String Set dlgSaveAs = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogSaveAs) With dlgSaveAs .InitialFileName = fp If .Show = -1 Then strMyFile = .SelectedItems(1) Application.ActivePresentation.SaveAs strMyFile 'MsgBox strMyFile ''-- save your file to strMyFile here Else MsgBox "File not saved" End If End With dlgSaveAs.Execute Set dlgSaveAs = Nothing End Sub The execute is critical (and missing off microsoft's site) otherwise it throws a DLL error.

FROM: http://www.appliedtg.com/techblog/index.php/2012/08/09/2013-revit-warping-error/ 2013 Revit: Warping Constant: Troubleshooting Information Required source : Autodesk Technical Support Issue: Revit 2013 message Warping Constant keeps popping up preventing the opening of a central file excerpt from Autodesk Technical Support: The error Actually means “file not found”. The reason it displays improperly is a conflict between Revit and Windows. The most common cause for that error is that during the time period that the first Revit session creates the model on the server, but does not finish upload data yet, a second session of Revit tries to access it. Even though the user can see the file, it is not complete and should trigger a “File not found” error. I have some questions that will help me troubleshoot this issue: Does their server have DFS? Are all machines accessing the central file the same way (same mapped driver letter vs. UNC)? Does this happen in al...

A means for capturing workflow- a lot like Chronicle: Capture, Exploration, and Playback of Document Workflow Histories - Publications - Autodesk Research Paper Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka & George Fitzmaurice. (2010). Chronicle: Capture, Exploration, and Playback of Document Workflow Histories UIST 2010 Conference Proceedings: ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology. pp. 143 - 152. Download PDF Active presenter does the same thing- http://atomisystems.com/activepresenter/  just need a means to organize the segments into a coherent database of help files.

LinkedIn Groups Group: BIM Experts Discussion: Is BIM (or more accurately, Revit) development really stagnating?  OSI (Open Systems Interconnection), similar to TCP-IP, is a communications model. < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model > The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model is a product of the Open Systems Interconnection effort at the International Organization for Standardization. It is a prescription of characterising and standardising the functions of a communications system in terms of abstraction layers. Similar communication functions are grouped into logical layers. A layer serves the layer above it and is served by the layer below it. How might this help us to make the world's building information easy to access? I...

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Managing Revit Drawing Revisions in Newforma Project Center: AECbytes Tips and Tricks http://www.aecbytes.com/tipsandtricks/2012/issue62-newforma.html

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This is slick- Point and scan for Revit- old manual scan and input of data for those looking for a less expensive alternative to point clouds or photogrammery : ) http://www.pointknown.com/products/pk-nail/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-vU4GQClHg&feature=youtu.be Combine this with photogrammery and high res images and you have a point click and scale solution!

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