Category Archive: Tips & Tricks

Read about our learnings from clients and developments in products and software on our blog.

Free AutoCAD App – Radical Purge

In this click saver I want to talk about a free utility that will do more for you than just purge. A few months back I talked about an app that cleaned out your registered applications that can cause slowness...

2015 Product Keys and Release Dates

Product keys are required for installation of Autodesk products and are used to differentiate products that are both sold independently and as part of a product suite. For example, installing AutoCAD 2015 as a point product requires product key 001G1,...

Using Navisworks to Compare Models

In this click saver I want to talk about using Navisworks to compare changes when you receive updated models. Since most clients have updated to the new Autodesk suites, Navisworks Simulate is included, meaning this feature is readily available to everyone. First,...

Display Ceiling Information in Floor Plans

In this click saver I want to talk about showing ceiling information in a plan view. I have been working with quite a lot of interior firms recently that are switching over from AutoCAD/ACA to Revit. Many wanted to see soffits...

Odd Shaped Viewports in Revit

By Jarod Schultz, Director of Autodesk Services In this click saver I would like to present a new feature in Revit that is highly desired but we have not had until 2014 release. With 2014 we now have the ability to do...

Regapp ID Cleanup Utility

By: Jarod Schultz, Director of Autodesk Services In this click saver I would like to talk about a utility that will help clean out your drawing files that have excessive Regapp registries. When a drawing file contains excess unreferenced Regapp IDs,...

Revit Slab Depression Family

In this Click Savers I want to discuss a family that is missing from the Revit platform. I get asked quite a lot about doing depressions in slabs, floors, and walls with Revit. Out of the box there is not...

Revit Daylighting Analysis Plug-in

The Revit Daylighting Analysis plug-in (RDA) is specifically designed for architects to be able to use without learning the difference between the Perez or CIE's sky models, direct normal incident, or direct horizontal radiation. Just specify if you want the...

Butterfly Roofs in Revit

In this Click Savers I want to discuss the additional roof tools that might be easily missed at times. Recently I was working with a client that wanted to create a unique roof similar to what I call a butterfly...

Revit Toolkits: SEPS, COBie, USAF, and GSA

SEPS BIM Tool This Revit plug-in facilitates the creation, placement, and validation of medical equipment within a BIM model from the DOD’s Space and Equipment Planning System (SEPS). Download Now COBie Toolkit This Toolkit includes a Revit template that allows...
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