RPC's not working in Revit Architecture 2014?

unless you pay….. does not sound like good news…..

http://forums.autodesk.com

In 2014 or later you will need to have a new ArchVision Software License for Revit. The ArchVision Software License will give you access to every RPC ever made. The cost for the node-lock version is $249/year.

WorksetExplorer Revit Add In

You may remember i wrote about An Epic Thread on Revit Worksets and Worksharing

now Dima the originator of the thread came back and created this great little tool on his Blog.

Thanks a lot Dima this makes cleaning up and checking so much easier.

WorksetExplorer Whats ON Your Workset

Worksetexplorer-Download

New Revit Plugins from Spain

The Revit Room

In TheRevitRoom.com find information about applications, features, video demonstrations, tutorials, reviews of other users and demo versions 100% operating freely for you to evaluate their usefulness.

Our applications, both in the interface, such as tutorials and user manuals are available in English and Spanish in response to an unstoppable, global and growing community of users of Revit.

Right now we already have three applications that we consider useful and hopefully help you in your daily work with Autodesk Revit:

• TRR Dimensions is a free application that lets you create dimensions simply designating a point in a plane. You can select which categories you want to limit (walls, columns, floors, etc..), in which position the dimension axes and if you want to dim all items, or only the separation between them, etc.

• TRR Windows , is a commercially licensed application that lets you create a wide range of families of windows using very little the Family Editor. Simply describing the rows and columns of the window, the size of hinged parts, frame, sill and blind, and each hinged part type (fixed, swing, etc.,) you have in just over a minute, a windows family ready to be inserted into your projects.

• TRR Carpentry is another commercially licensed application that lets you map with the doors and windows of the project with one click, because Revit does not provide such functionality. This is a simple application with which you will save a lot of time in the documentation phase of your projects.

Therevitroom.com

VEO is here

Finally we can check it out

Learn Try Buy

http://www.m-six.com/index

and see you here

http://www.m-six.com/forum

“Free COBie in the Cloud” module: COBie Basic

EcoDomus, is releasing a free version of its EcoDomus PM online software application called EcoDomus COBie Basic, which will help design and construction teams simplify the COBie deliverable process.
The EcoDomus COBie Basic software functionality enables:
• Data export from Autodesk Revit to a secure online database
• Online data entry and editing for all COBie entities (“worksheets”)
• Uploading and attaching documents to BIM objects
• Import and export of COBie Excel files
EcoDomus releases “Free COBie in the Cloud” module: COBie Basic
COBie Basic - EcoDomus /

Autodesk and M-SIX have partnered! Revit and VEO

Something to get excited about

Veo will get online; and Autodesk is buying in: Wonder if Phil had to go to Canossa.

After six years of Research and Development, M-SIX's VEO™ Platform will launch January 31, 2013.

M-SIX recently closed a Series A investment round led by Autodesk®, a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software. This investment has provided M-SIX with the resources needed to scale up our team and operations prior to launch.

M-SIX Announces Partnerships and VEO™ Launch Date

http://www.m-six.com/Announcements.html

http://revitworx.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/newforma-licenses-m-six-veotm-platform.html

Hilti BIM/CAD Library Objects now available in Revit Format

Maybe not what you need every day but check it out
Hilti now provides a possibility of directly inserting Hilti BIM objects into Revit software. All the objects in the Hilti BIM/CAD library are now available in Revit compatible format and this makes the import of BIM objects in to Revit software efficient and easy.

Hilti BIM 

http://hilti.cadclick.com/ 

New COBie Toolkit for Revit

Autodesk now provides a COBie Toolkit

The COBie Toolkit produces COBie v2 deliverables in conjunction with a Revit model
Installs into new and existing Revit project models

• Creates Revit parameters for objects that need to track COBie data fields

•  Contains an update macro that can keep parameters in sync with a set of standard COBie fields

• Provides export capabilities to a COBie formatted text file for intake into a MS Excel COBie spreadsheet objects that need to track COBie data fields

• Contains an update macro that can keep parameters in sync with a set of standard COBie fields

• Provides export capabilities to a COBie formatted text file for intake into a MS Excel COBie spreadsheet

      http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk

Unifi Beta a different kind of Revit content browser

First i thought oh no not another family browser but i gave it a try and i liked what i saw. Its different, much more like a Desktop on steroids. Why not have a look for yourself its free for now.
That what the makers have to say about it
Unifi natively integrates into Autodesk Building Design Suite including Revit® & AutoCAD® providing users a powerful tool to better manage, organize, find and rate content across an array of public sites.
Users can organize BIM content, ACAD content, applications, documents and other electronic resources within a customizable desktop environment. 
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www.inviewlabs.com
unifi download

OK Phil this is really cool "Zoom To Awesome"

Have a Beer on Phil Read who shared this awesome Plug.

http://www.architecture-tech.com/2012/09/zoom-to-awesome.html

Automated Feature Extraction of pipes now available for Revit

It promises substantial workflow savings of up to 85% 
ClearEdge3D announced the release of its latest product, EdgeWise MEP™ for Autodesk® Revit®. For the first time, users can bring extracted pipes, conduit and other cylindrical mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) elements directly into Revit. ClearEdge3D’s new MEP solution leverages the powerful feature extraction technology of EdgeWise to automatically extract pipe solids from laser scan point clouds.

 http://www.clearedge3d.com/

Liftdesigner BIM Exchange for Revit

Some Companies just get it
Digipara with their Elevator Architect and now with the export capability of detailed Elevator Model into Revit with native Revit Families....hats off

The new module BIM Exchange for Autodesk Revit enables elevator manufacturers to export and send complete 3D elevator BIM models, which show all elevator components, to architects and builders, who are working with Autodesk Revit software. Due to the new export format, architects can display elevators more precisely as well as perform interference checks between the elevator and the building.


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