When working on large projects with a lot of data, you may need to isolate specific elements within a model to easily identify them based on criteria that they do or do not meet. Filters allow users to change the appearance of particular objects that match certain conditions. This enables us to easily identify those …
Issue When creating IFC exports from Revit, the pop-up box for the IFC settings does not appear and the Revit screen freezes with no way of activating it, saving or exiting without a program force close. This normally occurs when using multiple screens and swapping between screens when using Revit and IFC exporter. Detail When …
Didn’t you ever think it’d be great to create a grate? Maybe throw in some diamond plate? Well this isn’t clickbait; this spate will help you navigate textures in Autodesk Inventor, so you can generate great and computationally lightweight grates, plates and gates! Beautiful poetry aside, it is easy to create and apply complex colours …
The material appearance can bring greater depth and realism to your Revit models as well as help communicate a design concept more effectively. By being able to modify material properties, we can tweak and define the material to provide a more accurate visual representation. We can add and modify information associated with Revit Materials via …
One of the most important commands in AutoCAD is the UNDO command but what if you ERASE an object and then carry out a load of good commands before deciding that you shouldn’t have erased that object….? You don’t want to UNDO all that good work just to replace that object and it’s quite a …
Adding materials to objects in Revit can be frustrating if you don’t fully understand the process and settings involved in their creation. There is a Built in Revit library of materials readily available, but these may not offer an extensive enough range of materials to meet your requirements. Below I will explain how to create …
In the new Vault 2021 release, Autodesk has added numerous new features and enhancements. Many of these are in response to user feedback, so never forget the power of adding your ideas to the Idea Station. Here are some of my favourite new features added to Vault 2021. Status Bar Colour Setting The first and …
Autodesk Vault Professional has been able to synchronise to cloud based collaboration software for several years using an addon called Project Sync, although historically this was limited to Autodesk Buzzsaw. More recently, Autodesk have redeveloped Project Sync to enable collaboration with their newer cloud based platforms in both Fusion Team and BIM 360 platforms. This …