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Revit Beginners: Revit's Drafting Machine

Revit Beginners

Revits Drafting Machine. For those of you who remember using drafting machines mounted to a drafting table youll find a similar tool in Revit. Now any lines or walls that you draft will snap to the gridlines of your workplane. Marathon Drafting. Revit Zone. Other BIM Software. Friday, August 11, 2006.

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Revit Beginners: IFC/ODBC Software

Revit Beginners

IFC/ODBC Software. Im exploring Cost Estimating, Facilities Management, Specification Writers, and Material Takeoff softwares that utilize IFC and ODBC data that can be exported from Revit. Ive added links to some of these softwares on my blog. Marathon Drafting. Revit Zone. Other BIM Software. Green Revit.

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Revit Beginners: Communicating your data

Revit Beginners

One of the things Ive learned about Revit that some beginners may not know is that scheduling combined with 2D & 3D representation makes communicating an idea much easier. For instance you can combine custom room schedules with color fill plans (drafting. Marathon Drafting. Revit Zone. Other BIM Software.

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Revit Beginners: Imported Images and Sheets

Revit Beginners

The only solution is to place images in a drafting view (or legend view) first. Rescaling the image can also be easier from a drafting view once scale is established. Marathon Drafting. Revit Zone. Other BIM Software. then place the view on your sheet. Just change the scale of the view. 3 comments: J. Green Revit.

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Revit Beginners: XL2CAD for Revit

Revit Beginners

Dotsoft has ported their AutoCad excel software to Revit. Marathon Drafting. Revit Zone. Other BIM Software. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Friday, December 19, 2008. XL2CAD for Revit. David Duarte. at 5:05 PM. BIMtroublemaker.

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Revit Beginners: Demons In Your Data?

Revit Beginners

Im not talking about software bugs that wont go away until youve installed a software update. Hmm, luckily, I haven't stumbled into any of those demons yet, but then again, I did just barely start into this BIM software stuff. Marathon Drafting. Revit Zone. Other BIM Software. What do I mean by demons?

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Can We Make Home Building a Little Less ‘Interesting?’

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Rather, the ideas are drawn from our work with more than 5,000 suppliers and trades, expressly outlining what matters to them. Now toss in zoning and inspection entities for each unit, plus interfaces with support firms such as surveying, architecture, and engineering. Blame it on the software or blame it on the users.

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