“Seeing is Believing” – Associating photos with Civil 3D points.
It's often been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. (Ultimately, this is why I prefer movies over reading books, but I digress.) The "images are better than [...]
Revit Quick Tip
Did you know you can reorganize the Tabs on the Revit Ribbon? Move your mouse over the tab you wish to move. Hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard [...]
Getting to the Point! – Controlling Civil 3D Structure Labels
When it comes to creating object and label styles, Civil 3D offers an amazing number of adjustable settings. These settings allow us to match nearly any possible CAD standard. At [...]
We are not makers of history. We are made by history.
As an AutoCAD user since 1989, I remember much of the history of Autodesk. Beyond program functionality (which I will cover in a future posting) let us step back and [...]
Taking “Flat Earth” Measurements in a 3D World.
With the advent of Civil 3D, the geometry we see in modelspace is no longer a flat representation of our design. Today, our geometry is "lifted" from the 2D plane [...]
Create Custom Revit Deployments
When creating a Revit 2012 deployment, use the Revit 2012 Deployment Utility to include custom Revit.ini settings, and to suppress the paths to locate Autodesk content! http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=17169612&linkID=9273944
I Want a Do-Over!
Civil 3D customization can be a wonderful thing, EXCEPT when circumstances 'break bad'. Who among us hasn't trashed their system at least once in their career? I'm sure you'll agree [...]
How to view Revit 2012 files without owning Revit.
In past releases of Revit when you downloaded the 30 day demo, after 30 days Revit would switch into a "Viewer" or Demo mode that allowed full functionality except exporting, [...]
The 180° View: View Floor Plans and Ceiling Plans Simultaneously.
Furniture plan without reflected ceiling plan displayed. Revit contains the ability to display your furniture plan and reflected ceiling plan at the same time. To accomplish this we need to [...]