Revit OpEd: Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Shipp...

Revit OpEd: Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Shipp...: I worked with Patrick Davis, Martin Tauer, Charlie Busa and Angela MacDonnell on the update to the previous book. I've been told the "my" co...

Beta tester needed - Worksets App

RevitIt.com is looking for some beta testers for a new app related to worksets. If you are interested and work with worksets on a daily basis please contact us at info@revitit.com

Revit OpEd: Revit Content Standards - ANZRS

Revit OpEd: Revit Content Standards - ANZRS: "The Australia New Zealand Revit Standards (ANZRS) has been formally released. In March this year I wrote that they were drawing close to r..."

Re-post - Revitit.com

Re-post Revitit.com - Parking

Parking in Revit?

By Blogger, on June 30th, 2011

You are probably wondering why we will be talking about Parking? This Parking is a Windows 7 features that (we believe) only happens on Intel i5 & i7 CPU Quad Core. It basically is a way for Windows to control power. It will put some CPU in “parking” mode if they are not needed. Thus reducing the power consumption but also… the power itself. What’s the point of having a Quad Core if Windows doesn’t use it to the fullest?
Since the 2012 platform now supports multi-threading on some tasks it would be nice to harness all the power of our machines for those tasks.
Here are the results of a non-scientific test conducted today (Open with audit a 2011 file and resave it. The file is fairly large and has several linked file in it)

With Parking enabled	With Parking disabled
20:52 mins	17:47 mins

Basically on those features alone we seem to get close to a 15% gain in performance.
Now… how do I disable the Parking feature.(Use at your own risk and make sure you backup the registry before)

• Open the Registry Editor
  • 
• Run a search for that key : 0cc5b647-c1df-4637-891a-dec35c318583
  • 
• Once you found one you want to make both ValueMax & ValueMin to 0
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• To do so, double-click the value and set it to 0 then click ok
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• Then go to Edit – Find Next and set the value to 0 again
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  • Repeat until you get the following message
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    • Click OK, Close the registry editor and restart Windows

To make sure it’s deactivated open the Windows Task Manager and click on Resource Monitor. Go to the CPU tab to see if any are “parked”
We would love to hear any feedback from you guys.

Re-post - evit OpEd: Autodesk Labs - eTransmit for Revit

Revit OpEd: Autodesk Labs - eTransmit for Revit: "Anyone who has to share their Revit project files with another entity knows that it can be a little tricky if you want them to have all the ..."

Re-post - Revit OpEd: Model Medic 2012

Revit OpEd: Model Medic 2012: "I wrote about this diagnostic tool when it first appeared. The 2012 compatible version is now available. You can download the new features ..."

Re-post - Revit OpEd: Revit 2012 Update Available

Revit OpEd: Revit 2012 Update Available: "I was able to download web updates to Revit 2012 products via Communication Center this morning (well when I turned on Revit anyway). I also..."

Revit Clinic Repost - Revit 2012 Project Neon Rendering Service Error Message

Revit 2012 Project Neon Rendering Service Error Message

Quick scenario for anyone who receives the following error message when attempting to render online with Project Neon for Revit 2012:

A problem occurred.  The rendering service could not complete your request.  
The following process should resolve this behavior:
1.  Sign out of Revit 2012.  Verify this also signs you out of Project Neon by attempting to click the Web Services > My Render Gallery option.
2.  Clear your web browser’s cache \ temporary internet files.  For example, here is the process for Chrome and Internet Explorer.
3.  Sign-in to Project Neon first, by attempting to Render Online:

If prompted after, you can sign back into Revit 2012.
4.  Make sure you use the same login for both Revit 2012 and Project Neon.  By logging out, clearing the browser cache, and then logging into Project Neon first it should resolve the message.
If this does not resolve the issue please let us know!

Revit OpEd: Revit 2012 Parts and Roofs

Revit OpEd: Revit 2012 Parts and Roofs: "Via Help : Parts can be created from: Foundation Slabs Floors (no shape editing) Walls (not stacked or curtain walls) Ceilings Roofs (t..."

Revit OpEd: New Product - SAuBIM Code Calcs v1.0

Revit OpEd: New Product - SAuBIM Code Calcs v1.0: "SAuBIM Code Calcs v1.0 is a code compliance tool to help deal with toilet room and fixture documentation. Revit doesn't permit showing calcu..."

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Echo - Four Causes for Revit 2012 Angst

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Echo - Four Causes for Revit 2012 Angst: "From this morning's post at The Revit Clinic , worth a repost!! 1. WSCommCntr3.exe Process For 2012 products, the Autodesk InfoCenter la..."

Revit Rendering on Cloud - Revit Clinic Report

June 15, 2011

Project Neon now supports Revit in addition to AutoCAD

Project Neon is our technology preview of rendering designs using Amazon EC2 servers in cloud. I have been on the labs.neon@autodesk.com email alias for a long time. In fact, I added our first Project Neon technology preview to Autodesk Labs almost a year ago. Since that time, the number one request we have received via email is:

Can you add support for Revit files?

I am happy to announce that two days ago the Project Neon team updated their servers to provide this capability. You can learn more about it on:

Project Neon technology preview on Autodesk Labs
To make this possible, you download a small application that uploads your building information model to the Project Neon servers. You can download this Revit add-in from the Project Neon site.

http://neon.labs.autodesk.com/
So far we've heard things like:

• "Great addition to Revit. Saves a ton of time having the rendering done on the cloud."
• "I'm very excited about the potential of this technology to unseat SketchUp in our design department."
• "Just toying with the plug-in for Revit and I love this! Great work."

Keep that feedback coming in to labs.neon@autodesk.com or the GetSatisfaction forum.
Responding to feedback is alive in the lab.

3 Revit Server 2012 Installation Tips - Repost

From the Revit Clinic

Here are 3 quick tips when installing Revit Server 2012; you can view the entire upgrade process from our previous post here if needed:
1.  Don’t Install from the RevitServer.msi
The standard Revit 2012 installer contains the Revit Server 2012 installer under Install Tools & Utilities.  This is the required method to properly install Revit Server 2012.
This main installer also uses a second .msi , which is stored on the media under x64\Tools\RevitServer\RevitServer.msi.
Under no circumstances should Revit Server 2012 be installed simply by launching the RevitServer.msi.  If you do so the installation will not complete successfully and will be missing necessary configuration components.
2.  To Configure Folders Click the Down Arrow
To configure the folder paths, click the triangle under Revit Server to expand the list:

This is also where you would toggle between a Local server and Central server.
3.  To Continue After Configuration Collapse the List
You may notice Install grayed-out after configuring the folders; in order to continue simply collapse the list [click on the triangle again]:

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Rumor Mongering - Vasari Technology Previ...

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Rumor Mongering - Vasari Technology Previ...: "A little birdie told me that we might be seeing another release of Vasari in the not too distant future. Hopefully the birdie isn't a canary..."

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Echo - Four Causes for Revit 2012 Angst

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Echo - Four Causes for Revit 2012 Angst: "From this morning's post at The Revit Clinic , worth a repost!! 1. WSCommCntr3.exe Process For 2012 products, the Autodesk InfoCenter la..."

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Echo - Printing Problems with Revit 2012

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Echo - Printing Problems with Revit 2012: "Alan posted this tonight, ' Printer and Plotter Bugs with Revit 2012 '. He's having issues with their KIP plotter and he reports that anothe..."

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Subtle - Text Output to DWG

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Subtle - Text Output to DWG: "With 2012 we can now map Revit fonts to fonts in AutoCAD. I can export Arial to Romans for example. I got a request to check something ou..."

Revit OpEd: Revit Server - Heading Off Road

Revit OpEd: Revit Server - Heading Off Road: "If you are curious about Revit Server and using less server like hardware/software, David just posted the results of his experience doing e..."

Inserting Word documents into Revit - Repost

Another great post from Revitit.com

There’s multiple way to do that, one is the free text Generator from the extensions that can be downloaded from the subscription site.

See the video here