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.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } How to Configure your Network License ServerAA Autodesk RSS FeedServer Start Successful" in the LMTOOLS dialog box at the bottom of the screen.The  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } Source/Link:  Project Vasari Talk is Today BIM -It is Alive in the LabI will ask yet again "Who remembers Coffee Talk with Paul Baldwin or Linda  [more...]

Happy 30th birthday Autodesk.  After 30 years, you'd think you'd get all of the bugs worked out of Your programs.  Don't market that your software improves productivity when the software crashes kill productivity. http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=18521500&linkID=9240657&CMP=OTC-RSSSUP01  [more...]

This looks impressive. So much for CAD Camp. This is a BIM Extravaganza. Link: BIM Spectrum: Building A New Perspective Virtual EventBIM Spectrum looks at how models are used across all the disciplines involved in creating and managing buildings—from that first survey  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } February's free ADN Plugin of the Month: Level Generator for Revit Architecture Now AvailableBIM -It is Alive in the Labgot source?Ever wonder  [more...]

http://sustainabilityworkshop.autodesk.com/event/autodesk-sustainability-summit-live-online-broadcast Event DateTue, 02/07/2012 - 18:00 to 20:00 Event LocationOnline via Facebook Event Description Autodesk Sustainability Summit: Live Broadcast on FacebookPlease join  [more...]

Here's a little something for the contractors in the room.Register Link: DProfiler a Macro BIM SolutionDProfiler a Macro BIM SolutionTuesday, March 6, 2012 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CST- Show in my Time ZoneWebinar RegistrationDProfiler is a “macro” BIM solution used in the  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } This brings up an valuable reminder. Do you log into subscription center and look for Revit goodies? Yesterday we were working on a project  [more...]

Have you been getting lots of calls from your reseller recently ifyou've inquired about upgrading your Autodesk software? Near the endof every quarter (January, April, July, October), there's the struggleto make quota by the resellers. Between incentives,  [more...]

People are still using AutoCAD release 14, no one wants to upgrade their computers and Autodesk drops Vista support but maintains support of XP. I'm glad I moved to a Mac. We had such issues today with DotNet SP 3.5 service pack that was needed for our billing  [more...]

I showed this to my BIM team and they thought it was great. I wonder where Autodesk is going with all of these iPad apps. Be sure to give this app to your kids. We don't have enough future engineers in the pipeline. Source/Link:  http://bimandbeam.typepad.com/bim_beam/2012/01/autodesk-forceeffect-version-20-now-available.htmlFind  [more...]

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=18317136&linkID=9243099&CMP=OTC-RSSSUP01 You want to update a revision/issue title block label globally in multiple sheet views without the need to edit every single individual sheet view.  [more...]

Another trap to make you spend money. It's all part of the CADspiracy theory where Autodesk is secretly partnering with Intel, Microsoft, Nvidia and others to force you to use crappy old computers, software and operating systems.  How dare they make you use faster  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } Source/Link:   Using Annotation from Linked Views & Troubleshooting Missing AnnotationBIM -The Revit ClinicBy default you can utilize annotation,  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } Source/Link:     Two New Free Addins available for Project VasariBIM -It is Alive in the LabOn the heels of the update of the Parametric Sliders  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } Hey Jeff, the Revit users at my company use your product. Why isn't everybody else?Source/Link: SAuBIM - Code Calculations for Revit - On Sale!BIM  [more...]

Any AutoCAD success stories out there? Anyone have an extra 100 red markup pens?http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=18374559&linkID=10326920&CMP=OTC-RSSAEC01View Larger"The BIM process contributed immense value. We completed the  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } Awesome!  This is just what we needed  what a time saver.Source/Link:  free technology preview of Point Cloud Feature Extraction for Autodesk Revit  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } You're still not using free energy modeling software?  You'd better start leaning the process before it's too late. Source/Link:      [more...]

There comes a time in a father's life when he see his baby grow up. For those of you who have been following along for the past 5 years and keeping score, my son, JR, turns 4 years old on Saturday (my birthday is on Friday if you want to get me a present). Tonight,  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } Source/Link: Hotfix: Improve Stability When Uploading to Revit Server, Part 2BIM -The Revit ClinicThe updated version of the Revit Server stability  [more...]

I'm proud to announce that my company, ACAI Associates, Inc. is the Southeast United States education provider for the AGC BIM Certification Credential, Certificate of Management—Building Information Modeling (CM-BIM). This credential will end up being more important  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } Source/Link: Updated free technology preview of Structure Generator for Revit Now AvailableBIM -It is Alive in the Lab"Love all, but [truss] a few."  [more...]

Let's take this to a whole other level. Let's make a new generic wall and edit a fill pattern that has a line spacing of 4' vertically and 8' horizontally this showing you 4 x 8 sheets of drywall. Now you can place doors and windows at the exact perfect spots to  [more...]

I came up with an even crazier idea after making the Revit ruler. I started to wonder about making some sort of pattern on walls so you could lay out cabinets, doors, outlets and other items. While at lunch today with one of our resident Revit experts, I told him  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } Source/Link: Autodesk University Leadership SeriesBIM -It is Alive in the LabYouTube sends me a weekly email listing updates for channels to which  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } Oh the joys of technology. They must have been wearing the Bose Life Canceling headphones. Don't wear headphones when doing anything near parallel  [more...]

Wow, I so messed that up. I brought in the Revit Ruler into the hospital project we were working on at the office and measurements didn't add up. Essentially, I put the 1 foot mark in the 0 - 12" range, so everything was off a foot. I quickly grabbed the numbers  [more...]

Late Friday afternoon, we had our ADA consultant in the office reviewing a Revit mock up of a hospital room for a project we're designing. There were some questions about the design of some cabinetry and the height requirements. The consultant had never seen Revit  [more...]

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=18302931&linkID=9243099&CMP=OTC-RSSSUP01ScenarioYou're setting up your Autodesk Network License and need to install the Network License Manager.SolutionSetting up your Network License consists  [more...]

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=18275350&linkID=9240657&CMP=OTC-RSSSUP01You're setting up your Autodesk Network License and need to obtain a Network License file in order to configure your license server.Setting up your  [more...]

.reeder-article a { color: #111; border-bottom: 1px dashed #111; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; } This is just for you diehard Revit users. Aren't you lad you don't have to deal with layers, colors and line weights anymore? Funniest thing below  [more...]

This looks interesting for your internal workflows. However, pull be giving away all of your secrets to Autodesk who will give them away to your competition for free so they can sell more software and help your competition figure out how to use the BIM process without  [more...]

Talk about disruptive technology! VEO is almost ready to be released into the real world. I like to describe it as Googleizing BIM. There's so much more to BIM than Revit and BIM isn't about the software and technology, it's about the people. But, it's about the  [more...]