What is parametric modelling? You may have heard the term ‘parametric modelling’, especially if you have been involved in 3D modelling using products like Autodesk Inventor. Parametric modelling is the term used for creating models that have parameters which drive and control the size and formation of the model. Parametric modelling requires constraints to allow …
Latest information from the UK BIM Alliance as they have updated their ISO 19650-2 Guidance Document to version 4 however this has followed very quickly from version 3 in January so this blog will explain all the new updates from both version 3 and 4. The UK BIM Framework have released the fourth edition of …
Multilines are often overlooked in AutoCAD. The MLINE command gives you the possibility of drawing parallel lines of pre-defined properties at set distances in one single command. One of the most common uses for this is to draw a side view of an axle with solid lines defining the extents of the axle and a …
Autodesk licencing can be a confusing thing to explain with the different licensing types, activation methods and user management options. We often get asked what the difference is between the license types, so we decided it was about time we wrote a blog about it. I hope that after reading this you have a better …
The Factory Design Asset Library comes with wide range of standard assets that can be downloaded and used. Although these are handy as “space fillers”, our own products are often the focus or purpose of that layout. There may also just be a need to get other assets into a layout that aren’t provided by …
I often get calls from clients who are experiencing a really slow or frozen Autodesk product. While it is common for the software to slow down as the project you are working on gets more detailed, if you do notice a very substantial change in the performance of your software over a short space of …
Imports in families You’re having one of those days on Revit where you’re trouble shooting why you can’t see something. You try all the usual suspects – scale based hiding, family settings, detail level, plain old hidden by element, hidden by category etc. But you’ve lost something important, the family you downloaded is not showing. …
I was very excited to attend my first Dynamo user group this week in London and wanted to export the sensations of being in a room with so many dynamo enthusiasts. I didn’t know what to expect. My initial thoughts were that I would be way out of my depth and be in a room …