Monthly Archives: October 2011

Double-clicking files from a browser

Posted on October 27, 2011 by nmcclure

Teams new to Revit often fall back on old habits better suited to other programs – a common behavior I see is double-clicking files from a network browser to open them.  Not a good idea for Revit files!  Here’s why: … Continue reading →

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PARK(ing) Day with Green Roof Alliance

Posted on October 26, 2011 by nmcclure

PARK(ing) DayIn the spirit of recapturing real estate devoted to motor vehicles and using that space to benefit the general public, I teamed with three other members of the Green Roof Alliance to design and construct a demonstration living roof … Continue reading →

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Geometric Formula Parameters

Posted on October 11, 2011 by nmcclure

Content creation is an evolving skill. Training team members to create symbolic furniture or equipment families is at the lower end of the skill set, where creating multi-referencing parametric families involving rules of proportion are at the higher end.  This … Continue reading →

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