Happy Birthday Steve

If you use Revit, there are are probably a few names that come to mind like Steve Stafford of RevitOpEd. Well, today is his Birthday! Happy Birthday.

Help Steve celebrate by attending the Revit Technology Conference and making him buy you a drink.

Revit OpEd: Keynote Application Update

Revit OpEd: Keynote Application Update: "Steve Faust is getting the word out that he has updated the application he created to improve our interaction with Revit Keynoting feature. ..."

Navisworks Add-on Applications

Publisher Add-on - Automated publishing of NavisWorks project files

DatalinkTools - Interface between NavisWorks models and the design data and documentation

Reporter Add-on - Report generating functionality for Navisworks models

Surveyor can be used with or without DataTools to view Property Value attrributes associated with objects in Search and Selection sets and then to report on any of these Property values in Excel. So anyone using Excel can view project data for MTO and analysis.

DocuLink+ enables any external document to be viewed simply by linking it to a Property value attribute associated with one or several objects. This broadens the value of NavisWorks® by making available a much wider range of data which is of interest to many more people than just design engineers or project managers.

Navistools DataManager - unique interface between Navisworks models and the design data


Navistools Reporter – generate material take-off / components reports directly from Navisworks model

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Echo - Installing 2012 Products

Revit OpEd: Dept. of Echo - Installing 2012 Products: "David Harrington mentions this morning that it is easy to overlook the option to customize your installation. See that little 'down-arrow'..."

Revit 2012 Product Keys - Autodesk Support

2012: Where to find your Autodesk Revit 2012 Product key

You want to know the product key for your Autodesk® Revit® 2012-based product. 

Autodesk's 2012-based software requires both a serial number and product key to successfully activate.
Product keys are used to differentiate software sold on its own from those sold as part of a suite. Ensure that you select the correct product key in order to successfully activate your software.
The product key is provided along with your serial number in the following places:

• If you received physical media, the product key is on the reverse of the package along with the serial number.
• Emails from Electronic Fulfillment notifying you of your new serial number also include the product key.
• Contract administrators can log on to Subscription Center to check for their serial number and product key.
• The Autodesk Business Center (ABC) can provide this information. Their toll-free number is 800-538-6401.

Revit 2012 - based product keys:

• 240D1 - Revit Architecture 2012
• 255D1 - Revit Structure 2012
• 297D1 - Revit MEP 2012
• 241D1 - AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2012
• 256D1 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2012
• 257D1 - AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2012
• 765D1 - Autodesk Building Design Suite Premium 2012
• 766D1 - Autodesk Building Design Suite Ultimate 2012 Autodesk Support

Revit OpEd: KarelCAD Revit Release Comparison via PDF

Revit OpEd: KarelCAD Revit Release Comparison via PDF: "The gang at KarelCAD have shared some pdf documents that provide an overview of what features set each release apart, for Revit 2010, 2011 &..."

Cloud rendering for Revit

Since the original posts, Limitless Computing has released the add-on for Revit 2012. 

Add-in Enables One-Click Rendering to the Cloud While Simultaneously Modeling in Revit

Boulder, CO – Feb. 24, 2011 – Limitless Computing, Inc., a leader in providing rendering cloud services, today announced the release of CloudRender for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011.

The CloudRender add-in enables faster Revit rendering by off-loading the computer intensive process to LCI’s high performance systems. Instead of tying up local computers, users continue to work in Revit Architecture while the cloud renders their selected views.

“CloudRender is a timesaving tool,” said Dr. Errin Weller, Principal of LCI. “Now Revit users can utilize the power of the cloud as easily as using their local machine and continue working without being interrupted by the rendering process.”

As a member of the Autodesk Developer Network, LCI helps AEC firms increase efficiency and productivity by harnessing innovative and powerful cloud rendering services. LCI is releasing the CloudRender add-in to bring the power of their Limitless Rendering solution to the convenience of the AEC workstation. CloudRender can be downloaded at http://bit.ly/dH2uzJ

About Limitless Computing Inc.:

Limitless Computing, Inc., a high-performance computing company based in Boulder, CO, has been offering cloud computing services to numerous industries since 2006. Originally offering private clouds hosted in their data center, in 2009 LCI expanded by launching the online Limitless Rendering service for Autodesk Revit Architecture. LCI continues to use cloud computing to improve rendering time and efficiency with the release of the CloudRender add-in for Revit Architecture. For more information about LCI, please visit http://LimitlessComputing.com

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Showcase - Autodesk Real-Time Rendering for Revit

Received this email from Autodesk

We would like to thank you for your interest in Project Newport, and we are thrilled to announce that Project Newport efforts have been factored into Autodesk® Showcase® 2012 real-time 3D presentation and rendering software, which is now available!


Try it now and see how quickly and easily you can turn your Autodesk® Revit® Architecture and AutoCAD® designs into compelling imagery, movies, and immersive presentations for interactive design reviews, stunning marketing materials, and convincing sales pitches.

Watch our demo video.

Try it now for free!

"Showcase is a true game-changer when we present architecture designs to our clients. It brings 3D rendering to a higher level of interactivity, and provides the ability to explore materials and environments on-the-fly. I don’t have to come back to the office and press ’render’ every time I want to show my client another material alternative. With Showcase, the time savings are incredible."

- Gedeon Trias, Associate Director of Design, Larson & Darby Group

For more information about Showcase, visit http://www.autodesk.com/showcase.

Showcase 2012 can be purchased as a stand-alone product or as part of one of our suites, such as Autodesk® Design Suite or Autodesk® Building Design Suite.

Learn more at www.autodesk.com/suites.

Revit Clinic ReBlog

The RevitClinic has a great post on changing Revit 2012 to use either offline or online help.

Wax On / Wax Off: Changing Revit 2012 to use offline or online help

You may have noticed the new wiki help for Revit 2012.  http:\\wikihelp.autodesk.com\revit 


Just in case you don't have a internet connection, or simply want to use a local copy of help instead, a few changes to the Revit.ini can help.
Check out our previous post on the Revit.ini for more information about the 2012 ini file.
In the Revit 2012 ini there are two lines about help in the [Documentation] section:
[Documentation]
UseHelpServer=1
HelpBrowser=0
If UseHelpServer is set to 1 Revit will first look to the online wikihelp, if it cannot find a internet connection, it will pull up the local help instead.  If you set UseHelpServer to 0 the local help will always be used.

If HelpBrowser is set to 0 Revit will use your systems default internet browser (whatever that may be).  If you set it to 1, Revit will use Internet Explorer.
The wikihelp includes this information on the Online help page.

Revit OpEd: Help? Helped!

Revit OpEd: Help? Helped!: "I got an email this morning alerting me to the fact that my post yesterday was a 'perfect storm' of sorts. My post came on the heels of othe..."

Revit Server Survey - Closes April 20, 2011

Autodesk has opened a survey about the Revit Surver. The survey is intended for BIM Managers, Project Managers, IT staff, and other individuals that would primarily setup the Revit Server network in a firm.  It is NOT intended for end-users of Revit Server.   Please take 10-15 minutes to fill out the questionnaire and give us your thoughts.   In addition, please feel free to forward the link to other firms or staff that have implemented or are considering implementing Revit Server. 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RevitServerSurvey