Revit and Autodesk Inventor Interoperability

Introduction Autodesk Inventor 2014 has added capability to enhance the interoperability with Autodesk Revit in the BIM workflow. In this webcast you will see how using Inventor’s new BIM Simplify tools you can now get a Part ready to export to a .RFA to be used in Revit. A native Revit Family file can be exported using Export Building Components in the BIM Exchange environment for Part documents. In addition, Connectors, Properties, Parameters, Orientation, Category and Insertion Point information can be added to the Revit Family file format. An...

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Creating Building Pads in Revit

The terrain is called a “Toposurface” in Revit, and an Autodesk Revit “Building Pad” will automatically cut through a toposurface.  Usually this cutting boundary follows an outline of your building’s basement walls or follows along a retaining wall. The building pad is a toposurface hosted element and can be added only to an existing topographical surface. This Building Pad tool will be activated in the Model Site panel only if there is an...

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Project Octopus: Autodesk

About: Project Octopus is a free technology preview that allows designers and engineers using Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis to seamlessly access data and results with Microsoft Office Excel. Overview Project Octopus helps designers to easily develop "user defined" calculations that complement Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis results. Project Octopus is fully integrated in Microsoft Office Excel as an Addin and allows accessing data and...

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Exploring Autodesk Revit MEP 2014: Available on Amazon

Exploring Autodesk Revit MEP 2014 Exploring Exploring Autodesk Revit MEP 2014 textbook covers the detailed description of all basic and advanced concepts as well as the usage of the tools and commands of Autodesk Revit MEP 2014. It explores the processes involved in Building Information Modeling.. The topics covered in this textbook range from creating building components, HVAC system, electrical system, plumbing system. fire protection system...

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New Feature: Autodesk 360 Structural Analysis

New Feature in Autodesk 360: Structural Analysis here is a new  feature  available for users of Structural Analysis 360, the cloud based analysis service for Autodesk Revit Structure.   Users of the service are now able to view and investigate the analytical model used by the analysis service directly from within their WebGL enabled web browser. Once a model has been pushed to the cloud for analysis, users will be able to access a convenient 3D model viewer at anytime to view the analytical model that has been submitted to...

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Autodesk Flow Design

About Project Falcon will be moving forward into the world as Autodesk Flow Design. The product itself is an updated version of Falcon with an improved user interface for the stand-alone version (PC and Mac) and some upgrades inside Inventor and Revit. The AutoCAD plug-in may come back later. A lot of the work that went into it was motivated by feedback from the Autodesk Labs users. The team has tried to make it easy to access Flow Design as well....

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Creating Roof in Revit

A roof is a structure that covers the uppermost part of a building. The function of a roof is to protect the building and its contents from the effects of weather. The primary function of a roof is to protect the building and its contents from rain. In Revit Architecture, you can create roof structure using tools provided in the Roof drop-down in the Build panel of Architecture tab.  Roof by Footprint  The...

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