First iPod Touch Post and a Revit 2010 Tip
Aug 25, 2009 BIM, Commentary, Revit
Hey All. I finally got the iPod Touch app, “Blogpress” working and I thought I’d post a little tip from my current Revit 2010-based project. Keep in mind that you don’t need to model every single possible thing. I came to a point where I was searching all over the Internet for a very specific toilet. I wasn’t going to be doing any renderings nor were there any elevations that would feature the toilet. I ended up making an in-place model, drew the 2D plan of the toilet with model lines, and then copied it all over the bathroom. I could even add parameters like manufacturer or anything else later on. Try it out!
– Posted to CADuzer.com From My iPod Touch
Tags: Commentary, Revit
UPDATE: Revit and 3D Connexion’s 3D Mice
Aug 23, 2009 Commentary, Revit
Hey All. A few days ago I posted about my desire for 3D Connexion’s 3D mice to work with Revit. The creator of Revit3D.com – BIMBoom Revitlution, Gregory Arkin responded with and update on this very issue:
On th3 3D Connexion issue, I’ve spoken to the Revit Project Manager and 3D Connexion directly. Below are my two blog posts and actions I’ve tried. I found out at AU last year that over 300 emails were sent to Autodesk and 3D Connexion demanding action. Bottom line from what I understand, the ball is in Autodesk’s court to do what’s needed for the mouse driver. I was hoping that 2010 would have solved the issue, but still no dice. Last year, the answer was that due to budgeting and resources, the mouse driver wasn’t a priority.
Did you know, Revit is the only major Autodesk product that’s not supported. Even AutoCAD Architecture can use the Space Mouse. I spoke to someone very high up on the development chain for Revit two weeks ago and still nothing’s being done to resolve the issue.
~Gregory
http://bimboom.blogspot.com/2008/09/update-on-3dconnexion-space-navigator.html
http://bimboom.blogspot.com/2008/06/i-dont-know-whos-to-blame-for-this-but.html
If anyone knows anything else or an Autodesk rep (or 3D Connexion) rep would like to comment, please let me know!
Tags: Commentary, Revit
A New Project…and a Revit 2010 Did You Know?!
Hey All. I’ve been assigned to a new project at my full time job (at SOM) and the decision about which software platform to use was left up to me. Needless to say, I chose Revit. The thought of doing a phase of a project (any phase for that matter) in AutoCAD gives me a headache. Anyway, without getting into any of the specifics of the project, it’s several small buildings on a university campus with a courtyard that runs, more or less, from one end to the other. I mention this to you because as I’m using Revit, and more specifically Revit Architecture 2010 (64-bit), I thought I would pass on some things I pick up as I ago. The first one is pretty simple and some of you might already know about it:
- If you want to orbit around a 3D view in Revit, you hold down the Shift key, push the middle-mouse button and move your mouse around. This causes the view to move around without anything in particular at its center. Well, did you know that if you select an object first and then go through the orbiting process above, Revit will orbit using that selected object as its center?
Speaking of orbiting in Revit, it would be really nice if the 3D mice from a company called 3D Connexion would support Revit. Truth be told, I think I heard that Autodesk wouldn’t release the Revit code to make this possible. Don’t quote me on that, but if anyone knows for sure, please let me know.
Read What I Read
Aug 4, 2009 Commentary
Hey All. I’m up to 224 blog subscriptions in Google Reader and I thought you might find some of the articles that I find interesting, interesting as well. I’ve added a new section to the left called Recommended Reading. These are imported directly from my Shared Items list and whatever else I might find on the web. Enjoy!
Tags: Commentary
Revit 2010: To Set or Not to Set…the Reference Plane
Hey All. Here’s a very quick Revit 2010 tip concerning the Conceptual Mass. In this new feature of Revit, which puts you in an environment similar to the massing (or Building Maker) environment of 2009, you no longer need to click the Set button and then choose the reference plane on which you’d like to work. Simply pick the plane first, and then start creating whatever you’d like (including dimensions!).
Tags: Revit
