android tv

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EDIT2 - These links should all be ok now.

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Note - copy and paste these links, they are not clickable


These are working:
RAC 2014
http://trial.autodesk.com/SWDLDNET3/2014/REVIT/DLM/Autodesk_Revit_Architecture_2014_English_Win_32-64bit_dlm.sfx.exe
RST 2014
http://trial.autodesk.com/SWDLDNET3/2014/REVITST/DLM/Autodesk_Revit_Structure_2014_English_Win_32-64bit_dlm.sfx.exe
RMEP 2014
http://trial.autodesk.com/SWDLDNET3/2014/RVTMPB/DLM/Autodesk_Revit_MEP_2014_English_Win_32-64bit_dlm.sfx.exe
Revit LT 2014
http://trial.autodesk.com/SWDLDNET3/2014/RVTLT/DLM/Autodesk_Revit_LT_2014_English_Win_32-64bit_dlm.sfx.exe


To download, you could use admintool download as per this link, or just use any download manager.


Revit 2014 download link should be:
http://trial2.autodesk.com/SWDLDNET3/2014/RVT/DLM/Autodesk_Revit_2014_English_Win_32-64bit_dlm.sfx.exe
working now! (not yet live, not working 3.30pm 1 April 2013)


Here is the vanilla AutoCAD 2014 link:
http://trial2.autodesk.com/SWDLDNET3/2014/ACD/DLM/AutoCAD_2014_English_Win_64bit_dlm.sfx.exe

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Some things are missing (not live yet), and I guess they will become available soon, like:
http://trial.autodesk.com/SWDLDNET3/2014/BDSPRM/DLM/Autodesk_Building_Design_Suite_Premium_2014_English_Win_32-64bit.sfx.exe


Some notes and other links:
http://trial2.autodesk.com/SWDLDNET3/2014/ACD/WI/{64CFA19F-6192-4CD5-AA9E-77334D584BE2}/SETUP_x86.tar.lzma2
(I don't know what this is for, it was started during the auto download and install process)

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Direct link to the download manager:
https://emsfs.autodesk.com/utility/dlm/prod/Installer/2_000_006/AutodeskDownloadManagerSetup.exe

This will install or upgrade Akamai Netsession.  If you want to learn more about Akamai and Autodesk products, check out this link.

The key folder for Akamai is still C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Akamai

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Autodesk Download Manager\DLMSession.exe

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Link to the downloader / installer:
http://trial2.autodesk.com/SWDLDNET3/2014/ACD/WI/AutoCAD_2014_English_Win_32_64bit_wi_en-us_Setup.exe 


A few things happen when the downloader / install launches, like:
/url "http://trial2.autodesk.com/SWDLDNET3/2014/ACD/WI/AutoCAD_2014_English_Win_32_64bit_wi_en-us_Setup.exe" /akamai /auth authparam /sid SESSION_ID

and
2013/4/1:14:50:48    LJ    LJ-NOTEBOOK    Download    Play    SETUP_CONFIG    http://trial2.autodesk.com/SWDLDNET3/2014/ACD/WI/{64CFA19F-6192-4CD5-AA9E-77334D584BE2}/SETUP_x86.tar.lzma2

Certain Revit guys are undeniably at the "top of their game".  Zach Kron for conceptual modelling.  Jeremy Tammik for API / programming.  Aaron Maller for a bunch of practical stuff, like Creating a Revit Template. Dave Light for a bunch of other stuff, like explaining new features.  Steve Stafford for longest-running, regular Revit blog.  The list goes on... but,


If you have a question about (or a problem with) deploying Revit, Gordon has probably already solved it.  How can you benefit from his considerable experience in the area?  By taking his course on Udemy.

The course allows you to get a huge head-start on your own deployment plan, as it provides access to the deployment scripts that Gordon has developed.  These do two main tasks - admin scripts for things that need admin rights, and then user scripts for things that need to be done on a per user basis.

You know you want these...

The course is presented in a very understandable and accessible way.  Gordon provides background and orientation where necessary, but he also goes into detail on advanced topics as required.

The videos are very helpful, and demonstrate the entire process.  A number of common problems with Revit installation and deployment have been foreseen and handled by Mr Price (such as the long filename issue).

As for 2014 deployments:  I know for a fact the Gordon is deeply involved in setting up his own deployments for 2014 products, and when the time comes, he will update the Udemy course for 2014 products.  In many cases, the principles remain similar across versions.

Other cool tips and ideas in the Udemy course include:

• how to use Resource Monitor to really tell if your Revit install has crashed...
• set deploy default Press and Drag to zero (off).  (Want to get a T-shirt?)
• handling multiple Templates with quick shortcuts from the Start Screen
• disabling access to the global Wikihelp (if you want to)
• much, much more

Here is the promo video:

(embedded JWPlayer)

In summary, Gordon is at the top of the Revit deployment game.  I tend to think he knows more than the Factory about real-world deployment.  He has developed a great system, and shared it with us all in a very comprehensive online course.  Don't reinvent the wheel.  The time and cost required (from you or your company) to view this course will be easily won back through smooth and fast deployment.

Gordon has kindly provided a special coupon code for readers of What Revit Wants - use this link:
Revit Deployment / Gordon Price - What Revit Wants (10% off)

You can find Gordon Price on LinkedIn here. His blog is the Pragmatic Reviteer.

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EDIT:  New info on Revit 2014 deployment (applies to those subscribed to the course, use the link above)

All,
Just wanted to let you know, testing for the 2014 version is well under way. The new code and videos will be available in the next week. Of course material is included in your current course membership, no upgrade fee!
New for 2014

• Automated Uninstalls
• More granular control over UDC files
• Improved logging
• Simplified customization
• Improved support for installing and maintaining multiple generations of ADSK software.

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PS - If you think that I (Luke Johnson) am good at things, feel free to connect with and endorse me on my LinkedIn page .

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As a tester, you will be able to shop online, in a single place, from retailers such as Target, Walgreens, Staples, American Eagle and Toys“R”Us/Babies“R”Us -- along with locally distinct shops such as San Francisco’s Blue Bottle Coffee, and the Bay Area’s Palo Alto Toy & Sport and Raley’s Nob Hill Foods, and get your items delivered that same day. So hopefully, no more trips across town for simple errands.
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Posted by Tom Fallows, Product Management Director, Google Shopping Express

Check out:
2014: Cascading Sequences for Autodesk Products

Interestingly, the Architecture, Structure and MEP variants of Revit are still present...

You can also see a big list of Autodesk products at:
Products 2014 | New Releases | Autodesk
 

This is very cool:



I have previously posted about using Raster Design for Tracing Contours to Create Revit Topography.

Just in case you missed it:
http://www.livestream.com/autodesk/video?clipId=pla_9d701de9-a386-4bc7-91ab-be3621c5b6e8&utm_source=lslibrary&utm_medium=ui-thumb




You can download for offline viewing using something like rtmpdump or Coojah / Blader.  I used rtmpdump with rtmpdumphelper.

EDIT try using rtmpdump version 2.5, with the rtmpsrv method

So close! :-)

Check them both out at:
Revit | Building Design and Construction | Autodesk

Of the items currently revealed, these are the BIG ones (in my opinion):

• Parameter Variance for Groups (oh yeah!)
• Dockable Window Framework
• Non-Rectangular Crop Regions
• Displaced Views
• Enhanced Schedules
• Vault Integration

From Daniel Gijsbers blog:
"if you try to open a revit workshared file (central file) with LT it right away makes a copy of the file with LT added to it's name.

But what is even more surprising it leaves the central file intact. With that I mean I saved the central file in Revit LT and next I open the same file in it's bigger brother. Big Revit says right away: Would you like to create a new local? In other words, you are trying to open a central file. Revit LT doesn't throw away the worksets!

When you have opened the file take a look at the worksharing display


Revit LT has created it's own workset... called Revit LT user"

Read more about the implications of this:
Daniel on Autodesk AEC software: Revit files and Revit LT

Sometimes you will have some junk imported DWG definitions residing in your project.  These may be present due to the long history of the project, perhaps using Transfer Project Standards - View Templates, or just poor RVT model management.

How can you get rid of them?

There are various paid tools that will let you do it, but if you already have access to the Whitefeet Tools, you can use them to easily delete any import definitions (they don't have to be DWGs) that you no longer want in the model.

Here's how to do it:

1. Install the WhiteFeet Tools, if you haven't already.
2. Open Revit
3. Go to Add-Ins, Utility Tools (the W logo) and click on Management Tools
4. Click on Manage Attachment Links
5. Select the definition you want to remove.  Make sure to select a line with the Type 'definition'. (See image below).
6. OK and close out of the dialogs
7. Once back in Revit, use the Manage - Select by ID tool and press Ctrl+V.  This will paste the element ID for that import definition.  The Properties Palette will show the proper import name, but everything will be grayed out.
8. Press the Delete key on your keyboard
9. Done!

Now, when you go to your VG - Imported Categories list, that particular Import will no longer be present.

Congratulations, your model just got cleaner!

Nice tip + addin coming from Trevor Taylor via Jeremy Tammik - it shows how to rename Interior Elevation views by the Room that they reside in.

Download:
Here is a complete sample project including a test model in case you’d like to check it out yourself.
Many thanks to Trevor for this useful tool, his research, implementation, and generous sharing.

Read more / via: 
The Building Coder: Rename View by Matching Elevation Tag with Room

EDIT:  Live stream embedded below

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Check it out:


Link:
Autodesk Webcast

Heads-up:

March 26, Autodesk to announce...??? facebook.com/autodesk click on webcasts to find out more!
— Scott D Davis (@scottddavis) March 20, 2013

You have to register before you can download... included are families for Heat Pumps, Condensing Units, Controllers and more.

Mitsubishi Electric Living Environmental Systems (UK) Building Information Modelling (BIM) & CAD Files | specifinder.com



Heads-up:
https://twitter.com/specifinder/status/314313741426626560

Today is the 21 March 2014.  Last year, the NDA was lifted on Revit 2013 around 27 March.  There have been whispers of Revit 2014 features getting released on the LARUG blog, over at Revit OpEd and a few things happening on Twitter.  LARUG even has a little countdown widget to - guess which date - March 27, 2013.

So, I think I'll just get ahead of the game a bit here...
To find out all the new features of Revit 2014, head over to http://autodesk-revit.blogspot.com.au/ (insert sub page here: [http://autodesk-revit.blogspot.com.au/2013/03/whats-new-in-revit-2014.html] on or around March 27 :-)

Just for reference, this was Dave Light's post from last year, posted 27 March (it still gets reposted nearly every week to someone's blog, somewhere in the world):
Revit: What's new in Autodesk Revit 2013?

A new Revit addin from Dima over at dp stuff can do that - it looks like this:



The tool is pretty straightforward, so I will try to describe just in a few words how it works (the demo video in the beginning of the post shows it as well).
- assuming you already installed the WorksetExplorer, run the tool from dpStuff Utils in Add-on tab.
- the dialog box will open and in the "tree" your elements will be sorted by workset, then by category, then by family, then by type.
- every "branch" will have a name and the amount of elements on it in parentheses.
- once you see something that shouldn't be on a particular workset then you can select the branch and click "Select Elements" button - that will add elements that belong to this branch to selection.
- now you can send them to the workset they are supposed to be on.
- repeat until all worksets are in good shape.
You can download the WorksetExplorer add-on from our download page or directly from this link.

via
dp Stuff: WorksetExplorer Revit Add In - What's On Your Worksets?

Making informed shopping decisions should be easy, whether you're at home, in a store or on the go. That's why we launched Google Shopper in 2010 -- to make it easy for users to shop smarter. Today, we're making Google Shopper even more useful, with a new version for Android and iOS that makes it easier than ever to find great products at great prices, and more clearly view product details.

Need a new camera, but aren't quite sure which one is right for you? Google Shopper 3.2 allows you to see the most popular cameras on Google Shopping via a specialized result page.

Overwhelmed by choice? Google Shopper 3.2 provides you with the ability to use category-specific refinements to narrow down your search. This means that if you're looking for a point and shoot camera with a 10 Megapixel sensor, you can easily find the most popular cameras on Google Shopping which include that set of features.

You can download Shopper 3.2 for your Android device from Google Play, or for your iOS device from the App Store.

Posted by John-Shriver Blake, Product Manager, Google Shopper

Click on the little satellite dish, then InfoCenter settings:






Go to RSS Feeds and click Add, then copy and paste the following string:
http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=RevitHelp

Done!

While you are at it, why not add What Revit Wants:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/WhatRevitWants

Notes:
Twitter RSS that doesn't work in Communications Centre:
https://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/user_timeline.rss?screen_name=RevitHelp

Read more:
Is there any way to display my tweets via an rss url? | Twitter Developers:

Coming from an AutoCAD background, it comes as second nature to me to draft bounds (boundaries) in AutoCAD.  Set your Units to Deg/Min/Sec, set north to 0 degrees and use Clockwise, then start typing and use the @ symbol to start the new line at the current location.  Its logical and reliable.  In Australia, we generally have all our survey reduced to that form - 0 degrees for North, then Clockwise bearings related to that.

Here is my experience with using Revit Property Lines as they were intended (?) to be used...

First step is to enable the Degrees from N/S setting in your Site Settings:

Then, go to a Plan View and set it to True North.  Start the Property Line tool and select Create by Entering Distances and Bearings.

Ok, basically you enter the length, the angle, and choose either N/S and E/W.  That's it.  But what settings should you choose?

You always need to reduce your bearing dimension to something between 0 and 90 degrees (the dialog will not accept anything outside of this).  You can do this using a formula, like:

Then you use the N/S and E/W switch to mirror or flip the dimension bearing.  In some cases, it is easier just to hit OK and see which way it is heading, then switch between the N/S and E/W settings till it looks right.  If it still doesn't work, you may need to orient it inversely against 90 degrees, by doing something like:

Let's do an example.  Here is the Property Line segment we want to make:

We can't use 261 degrees, so we use a formula to minus 180 from that angle.  Then, as my previous line was using S and W, I set those to the new line.  It works!  Here is what it looks like:

You can see that my line is slightly off the background image - this will be fixed once the whole boundary has been input (it can be moved at that point).

To reduce the above unit entry process into a simple step-by-step:

1. Using an inplace formula, subtract 90,180 or 270 from the bearing to make it less than 90.
2. Choose a quadrant into which the line will protrude from a given starting point -NE,SE,SW,NW
3. If the line still does not match, subtract the bearing from 90 to correct it (flip within the target quadrant).

Good things about Revit Property Lines based on tables:

• You can quickly check the data
• Data can be changed relatively easily
• Closing line can be added

Bad things:

• Can be slow and repetitive

Interestingly, once you have created your Property Line, you can turn off the NS/EW setting in Site Settings, and when you Edit the Table, it will show all boundaries related to True North:

Further reading:
Property Lines by Distances & Bearings missing N/S and E/W - The Revit Clinic

Revit Architecture 2010 User's Guide: Creating Property Lines with Survey Data

RevitCity.com | Property Lines

At command prompt, type STARTUP and hit Enter.  Type 2 and hit Enter.

When you close AutoCAD and then re-open it, you will be greeted with a nice, clean screen with no drawing opened.

I would love to be able to press one button and see all of the current Autodesk products that I have installed disappear.  No, I'm not souring on Autodesk :-)  It's just that often the different suites and products do not play nice when trying to install them in an environment with existing Autodesk products of the same generation.

Autodesk has provided some tools to automatically uninstall certain products:

How to perform an automated uninstallation of the AutoCAD Design Suite 2013 family of products
The provided uninstall tool will detect and uninstall 32-bit or 64-bit versions of AutoCAD Design Suite 2013 (English only).

ADSUninstallTool.exe (exe - 844Kb)

How to perform an automated uninstallation of AutoCAD 2012 and Autodesk Design Suite 2012 Family Products
The uninstall tool will remove folders and registry keys related to the uninstalled product and plug-ins.

psebuninstalltool.exe (exe - 846Kb)

Unfortunately, I can not find tools to uninstall all Autodesk products of all generations, nor can I find specific tools to uninstall Building Design Suites. Can you find anything?

Alfred Huang has just uploaded the most recent NYC-RUG presentation to Vimeo:

How to Do it All in Revit -Concept Design for Large Scale Projects - New York City Revit User Group (New York, NY) - Meetup
How to Do it All in Revit -Concept Design for Large Scale Projects from Alfred Huang on Vimeo.

It even gives me a step-by-step on how to do it properly.  Revit is truly telling me What it Wants ... and it doesn't want to deal with Areas and Design Options!


"Areas and Area Boundaries are not allowed in Design Options. Make an Area Scheme and an Area Plan for this Option then draw all Areas and Area Boundaries in that view."

Try this:
Make sure that you are using the Face option for placing the component.
Turn off the Original Path by selecting the Divided Path and using:

Start the place Component command.
Make sure that you pick a Node on the Divided Path to place the Component.

The Repeat button should now be visible.

Note: you can set a Node of the Divided Path as a workplane (the Placement Plane dropdown in the Options bar will read "Divided Path"), but placing a Component on such a workplane will likely mean that the Repeat button will be grayed out.

If you ever want to know when each Revit version came out, check out this page by David Conant:
Revit Timeline (W.I.P.)

So how many of you have used Revit 0.1 (November 1999)?

Aaron Maller has been travelling a lot lately, but he still found the time to upload some of the recent presentations that he has delivered:
Its really not enough to be doing the best that i can in one country.

We need a vehicle, for reaching a Global platform.

i dont post these thinking they are anything more than what they are:  One small groups workflow that happens to get us through some specific needs.

Read more / via:
Malleristic Revitation: Malleristic BIM travels

I think Civil3D is a very powerful and useful tool.  I have even found some ways to make it work nicely with Revit, by using it to do graphical slope analysis, or using it to increase Topography resolution.

If you too are interested in using Civil3D in the BIM process, you should check out the recent article by Andrew Walther on AUGI:


Quote:
As can be seen, the concepts of BIM, which were initially founded in the building industry, can readily be applied to infrastructure and land development projects.  The key lies in understanding the processes and applying those concepts to the individual components of the process.  Whether it’s BIM or Model-Based Design, the concepts are the same and the technology allows designers to share and leverage data in certain areas.  With Civil 3D the true BIM components lie in: 1) moving data through the various phases of the infrastructure project procurement process; and 2) sharing data during individual project phases.


Read more:
BIM and Civil 3D - Fact or Fiction? | AUGI

You can use the Wall Opening tool to allow Revit Room elements to flow between spaces.  Other methods are not very reliable or just will not work.  So, don't forget about this little button on the Ribbon:



Tip via:
Non Room Bounding Wall Opening - Autodesk Discussion Groups

Ok, this is a bit counter-intuitive but:
If you want to export parameters from Revit to an IFC file, note that the parameters should not be grouped under the category "IFC parameter", but under a different (eg, .. ID data, text) category.

This is because the IFC parameter group is for inbuilt / standard IFC parameters.



via
Autodesk BIM Blog - Tipp f�r IFC-Parameter Export f�r Revit Produkte

In case you missed this recent article, note how the comments of Philip Rosedale can actually apply to the future of the AEC industry:

"If the technology changes to make it easier for negotiating and knowing what the work product is, and knowing how people are performing, and it becomes easier to do things in smaller and smaller chunks and with more granularity and with less hassle, the nature of firms and the structure of firms will probably change," he said. "Obviously, they will go down in size and the relationships will become much more transactional. So," Rosedale said, "my belief became that the future of work will be some sort of a situation in which many more people will contribute to projects in much smaller chunks," he said.  
...
"I was struck by the thought that we're reaching a point where the scale and complexity of the things we're building exceeds our capability as individuals to do planning around them," he said.

Read more:
Peter Diamandis: Creating a Company Without Employees: Philip Rosedale on Coffee and Power and the Future of Entrepreneurship

People today are constantly connected, presenting a tremendous opportunity for retailers to deliver the right products to them across devices anytime, anywhere. We recently announced the release of enhanced campaigns to help advertisers reach customers in a multi-screen world. Today we're pleased to announce the Product Listing Ads are now eligible to appear on smartphones globally, extending the shopping experience already available desktops and tablets. When a user enters a shopping-related search, a commercial format that displays products in a single unit may appear above organic search results. This ad unit is labeled as a 'Sponsored' and displays rich product images, prices, retailers, and more. This mobile shopping experience will be available in all markets currently serving Product Listing Ads.

Below are a couple of examples of what a shopper might see when searching for a product from their phone.

Revit 2013 is not officially supported on Windows 8 - though maybe you have been able to get it to install and run correctly?  Have you tried updating Revit to the latest version?  Did you have to disable Hardware Acceleration?  Share your experience in the comments...

One support blog tells us of a "customer who reported that he was trying to install Revit Structure 2013 on his new computer with Windows 8 operating system and it would not open.  The customer then installed update 2 and their Revit Structure opened."
via
Revit 2013: Cannot install Revit 2013 on Windows 8 - IMAGINiT Technologies Support Blog

Martí Broquetas list of BIM standards has been updated:
He "turned the list into a table that can be sorted clicking on the headers. THis way it is easy to sort the standards by country,or date or name, etc.  "
via
CAD addict: List of Existing BIM Standards



Also, syou may or may not be aware that before OpenRevitStandards got shut down, I copied the List of Revit content page.  You can find it here:
http://whatrevitwants.blogspot.com.au/p/this-is-temporary-content-table-link.html

From the About page:
We don’t want to re-invent the wheel. We’re fully aware that many groups / professional bodies / organisations are already out there doing their bit to assist the general direction and goals of the industry.  We differ from these groups in that we wish to present an holistic and unified representation of the AEC industry without attachment to any particular discipline or professional body by using practicing industry professionals to produce meaningful, unbiased recommendations.  We will provide advice to those producing documents and guidelines for BIM / IPD as well as clients that wish to know more about BIM; both what it can do for them and what they can realistically expect from the industry.

To find out more, check out http://collaborate-anz.com, and request to join by filling out the form at:
collaborate (ANZ)

Boost Your BIM has been posting some awesome stuff.  One older post shows you how to quickly purge your Revit model of Imports:
a FilteredElementCollector, a bit of LINQ, a transaction, and Document.Delete to get the imports (but not the links) out of the model.

Check out the code at:
Delete Imported DWGs and Other CAD files � Boost Your BIM – making Revit even better

If you want to learn how to set-up and use macros in Revit, check out:
Setting up your Revit project for inputting macro codes - Benjamin Malone

His detailed post covers:

• Revit Macro Manager
• Module creation and choosing a language
• SharpDevelop
• Building and running the macro

Until Revit comes up with some kind of advanced and granular permissions management for workshared files, we are left with a situation that requires best-practice Revit use combined with 100% obedient staff.  If you would like to take matters into your own hands in the meantime, you can use this somewhat scary hack to check out worksets using a concealed user name.  As with many posts on What Revit Wants - use at your own risk!

In short:

1. Copy the username into Microsoft Word and change it to a different font in this example the font called AIGDT. (which is just associate symbols to letters).
2. Copy the username (AIGDT font) back into Revit and as you can see Revit just shows it as bullets.
3. Worksets checked out to that user will appear to others like this:

 
Image and idea by Navid at:
Locking WorkSet with a hidden user name!

Scenario - you have a TV that only has a LAN port (not wireless), a Netbook that sits in the corner (has been replaced by a tablet), and you want to share Internet to your TV.  You can use the Netbook as a wireless repeater ... but not if it is running Windows 7 Starter.

Instead, just use JoliCloud OS Express. You can install it from within Windows (which will create an additional Linux based OS to boot your netbook into), and once installed it is incredibly easy to share internet.


To share your Internet connection, whether cellular or otherwise, 

• right-click on the same Network Manager icon and select “Edit Connections…”.  
• Click the “Add” button on either the Wired or Wireless tab, depending on which way you plan to share your Internet connection.  Give the new connection a descriptive name like “Shared Internet Connection”.  
• On the IPv4 tab, select “Shared to other computers” as the Method.  Click “Apply”.

Reboot your netbook.  After you sign in, activate the Internet connection in the Network Manager menu if it is not automatically activated.  It might also be necessary to manually activate your “Shared Internet Connection” by clicking on the corresponding Network Manager menu entry.
You should now be actively sharing your Internet connection with your home network.

via
Netbook Internet Connection Sharing — Despite Windows 7 Starter � Van's Hardware Journal

In essence, you are turning a netbook into universal wireless adapter - I'm sure some of you will find this useful.

Nasty little bug picked up by Jason Kunkel.  Basically, you make View Template based on a Schedule View.  Then, when you go to delete that original Schedule View, Revit will prompt you with a "View:ViewTemplateName will be deleted" message.  Pressing OK deletes the View Template and therefore leaves any Schedule views with the Template orphaned...

I also discovered that if you Duplicate the Template you made as discussed above, and then delete the original Schedule View, it will prompt to delete BOTH the original Template and the duplicated Template!





I tested this using latest update of Revit 2013.


From Jason's blog:
When you go to delete it, Revit tells you that it is going to delete them.  And then it does.  Poof.  Gone.  Any schedule that had that View Template assigned is now set to NONE.  On top of that, any View Template that was copied from the prior ones are “linked” as well, so this could be pretty disruptive to your schedule View Templates.

Read more / via
View Template and Schedule Hiccup | RVIT - Revit rants, tips, and junk

Its hard to find an unbiased comparison of Revit and ArchiCAD.  Ranting flame wars rage continually on LinkedIn...

That's why it is refreshing to see a logical, itemised comparison of the two softwares.  Check it out at:
Scott H MacKenzie: ArchiCAD vs. Revit (part 1)
Life in a Virtual Building: ArchiCAD vs. Revit - 2D & 3D Modification Tools (part 2)



Heads-up via Shoegnome (find him on Twitter here)

Interesting aberration that you could use to your advantage - reposted from SARUG:

I had Sam override the visibility setting for the masked region and make it transparent, in the linked file, and then update the link.  For some baffling reason the ceiling could now be seen and the ACAD file was properly masked where the ceiling was.
The only thing I can figure is that the override to transparency was carried through to the active project revealing the ceiling but the masked region was still seen as a masking element as it related to the ACAD file.

via
AutoCAD in Revit – A Bizarre Linked File Approach | Southern Arizona Revit User Group

Most of you already know that VEO is very smart when it comes to document handling - for example, you can easily attach PDFs to elements in the model.  You may have seen my Revit eStorage post, which allowed you to "store" any file on any element in a Revit model.  Now...

The source code for a Revit add-in project allowing you to "Generate QRcodes within Revit 2013 using native Detail objects (filled regions) and group each instance together" has recently been released.

Can you think of some file handling and document management tricks that could be implemented here?  Links to an FTP site, for example, mapped to QR codes in the RVT model?

The link to the github page is:
https://github.com/kmorin/QRCode-Revit2013



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Sometimes, its good to take a breath and think about where Revit and BIM have led us.  One case study, recently presented at SARUG by Andrew Abernathy (in slideshow form) included the following interesting points:

• Mindset change needed to succeed
• Work became standardized and reuse from project-to-project greatly increased
• Marketing was transformed from “Let me show you my great design.” to “Let me show you how I deliver more value.”
• studied old document sets from over 50 years ago. We found multiple views of the same assembly all together...
• Revit is transformative software tool for both designers and builders

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How Revit Changed an Architectural Firm
(slideshow by Andrew Abernathy,
Principal, NoSilos.com)

I have previously posted about MIT OpenCourseWare.  There is actually a site that essentially aggregates courses from all over the web and from a number of different learning institutions, and then provides a link for you to access that particular course and the related resources.  Check it out at:
Online Courses Directory

Here are a couple of examples of courses that you can access (Blender, and programming in C):

This one is by Dima Chiriacov, and you can download it at:
02-28-2013 CropViewToSelection2013 (for Revit 2013) 

The key difference is that this add-in allows you to physically type in Element IDs before the tool runs - I think that this could be very useful for tracking down your Revit Errors / Warnings.


Read more at:
dp Stuff: CropViewToSelection Add In for Revit 2013

This would be the fourth way to create a Section Box automatically that I have posted.  For the other three, check out this link.

Many legal questions are getting asked in and around the BIM community.  From "Who owns the model?" to "Who is responsible to track changes?", we find ourselves in a new and somewhat scary world of legal consequences to our modelling action.

Some of these issues are captured in the following downloads and quotes, which in turn were taken from a post on Out-Law.com, a legal news site run by Pinsent Masons.

Downloads:
the publication of the BIM Protocol by CIC (15-page / 835KB PDF)
guidance on professional indemnity insurance issues relating to BIM projects (11-page / 478KB PDF)
'Scope of Services for Role of Information Manager' document (5-page / 299KB PDF)

Here are a few interesting quotes:
The Protocol published by the Construction Industry Council (CIC) is to be incorporated into existing construction contractual arrangements, although its terms can then be amended to set out particular rights around intellectual property ownership. It sets out the obligations that the different contracting parties would have to adhere to under the terms of individual projects...

"...it is a clear step forward and should accelerate the up-take of BIM across the UK construction industry, particularly on public sector projects." 
 (quoting Infrastructure law specialist Khalid Ramzan of Pinsent Masons)

As might be expected, the definition of BIM is perhaps a little naive, or maybe just utopian?
A BIM system uses a computer generated model to collect and manage information about the design, construction and operation of a project centrally. It is especially useful where many parties, such as different sub-contractors, provide input on the same project. Any changes to the design of a project made during its construction are automatically applied to the model.


Read more:
BIM Protocol publication will drive 'widespread adoption' of the technology, says expert

EDIT: There are some more resources available over at REVIT Structure Learning Curve: The BIM Protocol, a Best Practice Guide for Professional Indemnity Insurance when using BIM

Free download of PAS 1192-2:2013 Specification for information management for the capital/delivery phase of construction projects using building information modelling at:



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