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dougbowers | Applying Technology to Architecture
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Applying Technology to Architecture. Design software discussion for the AEC industry. Recent Autodesk Service Packs. July 30, 2016. Customization has always been a mainstay of design software, especially with the Autodesk products. Customization of Revit for the user/non-programmer is finally here with Dynamo. Continue reading →. Posted in Revit Tips. Revit 2017 Family Reference Planes. June 30, 2016. Continue reading →. Posted in Revit Tips. Cut Plane Within Revit Families. June 27, 2016. May 24, 2016.
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AutoCAD 2016 is Here | Applying Technology to Architecture
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Applying Technology to Architecture. Design software discussion for the AEC industry. Recent Autodesk Service Packs. AutoCAD 2016 is Here. March 31, 2015. For AutoCAD users, the latest big news is that Autodesk has released their 2016 version of AutoCAD. Along with AutoCAD, you can also get the 2016 versions of AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Electrical, and AutoCAD Mechanical. The Coordination Model feature allows you to attach Navisworks and BIM 360 Glue models to the AutoCAD file.
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Canadian BIM Conference | Applying Technology to Architecture
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Applying Technology to Architecture. Design software discussion for the AEC industry. Recent Autodesk Service Packs. April 23, 2015. Our neighbors in Canada are holding a conference that many will find beneficial. The Canadian BIM Council (CanBIM) is hosting an event whose goal is to build awareness for standardization and create an atmosphere of understanding and sharing among users, technology and AEC companies, software and developers. It will be held in Toronto on June 10-11 of 2015. For more informa...
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The Architect's Desktop: ACA: -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD and the EXPERT System Variable
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Harnessing the Power of Autodesk AEC Products. April 14, 2015. ACA: -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD and the EXPERT System Variable. System variable can be used to suppress certain command prompts. The initial default value for EXPERT. All prompts are issued), and any change only applies to the current drawing session; it is not saved in either the drawing or the registry. Often enough to leave it at 0. I find it is most valuable when trying to automate a task with AutoLISP. Can be set to suppress the prompt about overw...
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October | 2012 | Daily Occurrence
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Finding inspiration in even the most mundane of tasks. Archive for October, 2012 Monthly archive page. On October 4, 2012. Take on the internal workset of the view, not the user-defined workset that happens to be current. If anyone knows of other culprits that cause this visibility issue, feel free to comment and I’ll update this post. Applying Technology to Architecture. Beth's CAD Blog. Breaking Down the Walls. Don't think: Do Revit. Evan on Engineering Software. I AM [actually] AN ARCHITECT. Follow &l...
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Alternate Dimension Units in Revit | Applying Technology to Architecture
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Applying Technology to Architecture. Design software discussion for the AEC industry. Recent Autodesk Service Packs. Alternate Dimension Units in Revit. February 21, 2015. Since the Revit 2014 release, you can display Primary units and Alternate dimension units for both the permanent and spot dimension types. This feature allows you to simultaneously display both imperial and metric values in drawings as primary and alternate dimensions. To set up alternate dimension units for a dimension type:. Paramete...
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The Architect's Desktop: Dynamo - Custom Node, 2 Char Zero Padding
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Harnessing the Power of Autodesk AEC Products. December 27, 2014. Dynamo - Custom Node, 2 Char Zero Padding. Dynamo provides a way to modularize code, both to make it easy to reuse in future projects and to make it easier to follow the flow in the main routine. Creating a custom node is as easy as selecting the group of nodes that perform a particular function in a Dynamo file and choosing Edit Create Node From Selection. From the pull-down menus or pressing CTRL D. Creating a Custom Node. Or press CTRL D.