Novedge Pulse™ of Jeff Pinheiro

Someone in my office could not figure out why, no matter what the view was set to, the stairs in Floor Plan view only showed the Up label. Sections were cut, stairs were redrawn, etc... Couldn't figure it out!Well, in case you happen to run into this problem here  [more...]

Dave, over at Do U Revit posted a very nice write up about using scope boxes. I was using dependent views with crop regions for the longest time until someone introduced me to scope boxes... Now, it is your turn:Click here to see Dave's post on Multi-Disciplinary  [more...]

Collaboration and BIM go hand and hand in the work force. So why should it be any different in school? The ongoing trend in college is the use of group projects. In studio this semester my class and I are working together quite a bit on a master plan. Well, in  [more...]

First, I would like to start by saying how cool it is that Paul F. Aubin follows the blog! (Click here if you don't know who Paul Aubin is... you should!) Anyways, he wrote a comment on my post about the silly "low wall" feature in Revit...Paul then posted a video  [more...]

Luke had a post recently about Lumion so i figured I would respond with my own post instead of simply in his comments... I have been testing out Lumion, Stadia3D, Artlantis, and Twinmotion for the last month or so and they all have their pros and cons in my opinion.  [more...]

In honor of the semester starting again SAuBIM is on sale for 30% off starting today and ending in one month...Click here to get the software now for less than 14 dollars! Posted by: Jeffrey A. Pinheiro, LEED AP at The Revit Kid.com! [more...]

This was an interesting bug (or is it a bug) that was discovered while I helped a colleague on a project. The building had a condition in which each classroom had a 4'-0" tall wall. We wanted to show new walls with a poche (solid) fill. The cut planes for the view  [more...]

Found this little gem on Twitter... A simple tutorial about how you can Split Sections...Click here to see the tutorial...Posted by: Jeffrey A. Pinheiro, LEED AP at The Revit Kid.com! [more...]

A simple little tip from David Light over the the UK (that is why he spelled "color" like "colour" for your information... Blogger keeps telling me the "colour" is wrong, that must be a pain for Dave!). Anyhow, many people create colored floor plans and things like  [more...]

A colleague of mine sent me the link to a new website. I will let their description do the talking but it looks promising.We are a group of recent architecture school graduates. We know what it’s like to be in studio all night, working, trying to find that spark  [more...]

I just registered for this all day BIM event and I suggest you should too. Looks like a day filled with some good information sessions and a keynote speech from Phil Bernstein. Click here to view the BIM Spectrum website.Click here to register.Click here to download  [more...]

I always love adding new Revit blogs to my feed readers... And you should too. Thanks to Steve for the first link to Tim's blog...RevitCATWelcome to yet another blog about all things Revit. I do not intend to compete with all those other blogs out there, so I will  [more...]

Robert Pogue, of Stadia 3D, reached out to me in an effort to get the word out about his technology. I have to say... It is COOL. It is very simple. You download the addin and install it. Open your Revit project and go to a 3D view. Type in your registered email  [more...]

Just a reminder that we are only 3 days away from the submission date for The Revit Kid Challenge No. 3 So go check it out and put yourself in the running to win 2 licenses of SAuBIM - Code Calculations for Revit!Posted by: Jeffrey A. Pinheiro, LEED AP at The Revit  [more...]

This is a nice feature than many people skip over.When you are Applying a view template you can pick and chosen any of categories or filters you would like or not like to copy into the new view...See other View Template tutorials here...Posted by: Jeffrey A. Pinheiro,  [more...]

The VEO and M-SIX has been buzzing around quite a bit as of lately... Well, I received an email with a link to a nice video that finally begins to spill the beans!Click here to view the videos and introduce yourself to VEO!Click here to follow M-SIX via LinkedIn...  [more...]

I have to model these in work and as I begin to dive into making them I thought it would be fun to have you, my readers, give it a shot. The shapes will be ceiling hung but I think it would be best as a faced based family. There is only one rule... The family has  [more...]

Autodesk Labs are looking for you to send a screenshot of your fully expanded project browser for research...Click here to view the post and help the Lab research...Posted by: Jeffrey A. Pinheiro, LEED AP at The Revit Kid.com! [more...]

Pretty cool little site that popped up within the Autodesk Education Community... Looks like anyone can use it. The web site features a product selection and search field. It looks to me like it searches many different sources including the Autodesk Wiki.Check it  [more...]

Here is a little something I discovered while created a Chapel this past semester. I noticed there were lots of forum posts out there searching for the best way to create stained glass in Revit. This was not to difficult and yielded some awesome results...Topics  [more...]

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??Posted by: Jeffrey A. Pinheiro, LEED AP at The Revit Kid.com! [more...]

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  [more...]

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  [more...]

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  [more...]

This is a simple little tip. If you want to duplicate a floor plan and its dependent views follow these steps:Find the main view you want to copy and Duplicate (I used Duplicate with Details because I wanted the room names copied over.)While you have the new view  [more...]

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  [more...]

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  [more...]

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  [more...]

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  [more...]

A colleague of mine mentioned a new technology being self-proclaimed as Visual Information Modeling. I think the idea is good and the ability to navigate through a real-time rendered (almost video game-esque) model of your project is great. I have not been able to  [more...]

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 RevitThis post contains  [more...]

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 StylesPlatform: Revit Architecture 2012Have you ever imported a DWG file into  [more...]

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  [more...]

For some of you this might be common knowledge but it is a great tip to keep in mind when rendering. If you are constantly rendering with a white background and Photo-shopping the building into a site image or an image of the sky by using that dreadful magic wand  [more...]