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Archie*, the construction bácsi**

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Archie is the cheap version of Archicad, customised for Contractors. Archie’s workspace is partitioned into 4 panels, each colour coded for easy navigation: Modelling and Coordination: the panel is white with the original-orange coloured grid of ArchiCAD (note spell!) where contractors model their buildings. Unfortunate but true.

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Revit Beginners: Apply View Template to Schedules

Revit Beginners

Apply View Template to Schedules. but you can now create a view template from schedule views. I revisited my first post and realized that just because Revits schedules defaulted to Arial font back then, doesnt mean I have to live with it now. Labels: Schedules. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Green Revit. HOK Green BIM.

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Revit Beginners: Filter Unplaced or Unenclosed Items

Revit Beginners

After youve created a Room or Area Schedule and populated it with rooms/areas you have the option of filtering unplaced or unenclosed Rooms/Areas. Labels: Filters , Rooms , Schedules. It is in the options bar when you open a room schedule. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Green Revit. HOK Green BIM. David Duarte.

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Revit Beginners: XL2CAD for Revit

Revit Beginners

Labels: Applications , News , Schedules. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Green Revit. HOK Green BIM. Dotsoft has ported their AutoCad excel software to Revit. Place excel spreadsheets into Revit via linked DXF files. David Duarte. at 5:05 PM. 1 comment: Heath. check it: www.lonelyengineer.com. Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post.

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Revit Beginners: When is a Family Parametric?

Revit Beginners

Labels: Dimensions , Families , Parameters , Practice , Schedules. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Green Revit. HOK Green BIM. A placeholder is a family that has just enough geometry to illustrate the component in your plans, elevations, and sections. It doesnt have to flex, it just has to illustrate your design intent. David Duarte.

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Revit Beginners: Malleristic Revitation

Revit Beginners

He has experience with Gehry Technologies Digital Project (V1, R2), Vectorworks, ArchiCAD, and ADT. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Green Revit. HOK Green BIM. Apply View Template to Schedules. Thursday, April 19, 2007. Malleristic Revitation. Aaron Maller has a new Revit blog, Malleristic Revitation. David Duarte. at 12:02 PM.

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Revit Beginners: Cost Estimating

Revit Beginners

If you want to estimate the total cost of the project per square foot then setup an Area Plan scheme and Area schedule: 1. Schedule/Quantities. If you want to estimate the total cost of the project by materials used then setup one of Revits new Material Takeoff Schedules: 1. Schedule/Quantities. Labels: Schedules.

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