In this Click Savers I thought I should try and pull together a list for everyone if you are running into the dreaded “Fatal Error” from the AutoCAD platform. Fatal errors are very random and can very hard to track...
In this Click Saver I want to talk about a little unknown issue with Shared Parameters, Families, and Templates. Shared Parameters and Family Parameters have the ability to be sorted under Group Parameters so it is easier to find the...
There's a new free technology preview available for Revit MEP users. // Learn more about FABmep Import for Revit MEP Do you need to import Autodesk Fabrication FABmep models into Autodesk Revit MEP? If so, this technology preview is for...
In this click saver, I want to talk about one of the new favorite features in Revit 2013. View Type creation allows you to create a new floor plan, elevation, or section view by simply using the “edit type”, then...
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When people work with Revit curtain walls, they will ultimately have questions about dealing with corner conditions. There are some different approaches on dealing with these conditions depending on what the outcome needs to be. The underlying component is to...
In AutoCAD, there are Super-Secret commands that you might not know of. These Super-Secret commands are called system variables and have values that control command settings, interface behavior, and options. Some system variables are stored with the original DWG file...
By: James Pray Here is a nifty little trick to add your "Dropbox" folder (or any folder really) to the list of items to which you can send a file when you right-click and choose "Send To". First, you will...
In this Click Saver for Revit, I want to talk about doors for curtain walls. A while back I had a client developing a new double door to put into a curtain wall and was having issues keeping the two...
In this Click Saver, I want to discuss how to do macros in AutoCAD and how it can save humongous amounts of time on the AutoCAD platform. AutoLISP and Scripts have been in AutoCAD for years and some people are...