Updated free technology preview of Structure Generator for Revit Now Available

Over at It's Alive in the Lab Scott Sheppard have just announced that the Updated free technology preview of Structure Generator for Revit is Now Available.

Structure Generator for Revit is a free technology preview that provides a connection between "massing models and objects created during conceptual design" and "structural elements such as beams, column, walls, and plates."
// Learn more abour Structure Generator for Revit on Autodesk Labs
Software Development Manager, Pawel Kociolek, gave Scott Sheppard an updated installer which he has made available for download. Pawel also noted what's in this update of the technology preview:

• Capability to generate trusses
• Capability to generate secondary beams
• Capability to assign default sections for secondary beams and diagrids
• Enhanced capabilities (i.e., different settings for X and Y directions) during grid definition
• Enhanced error reporting
• Corrections of reported problems

Autodesk conduct technology previews to get Revit User feedback. The technology preview is active until April 1, 2012. At that time, Autodesk need to take the feedback they have received and decide what to do next. Your can help them with that decision by sharing your thoughts at labs.revit.generator@autodesk.com or the discussion forum.

Help Autodesk to develop these items and you might just end up with what you want....
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eTransmit for Revit Update

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eTransmit for Revit is a free* technology preview of an add-in application for Autodesk^® Revit^® Architecture 2012, Autodesk^® Revit^® Structure 2012, and Autodesk^® Revit^® MEP 2012 software.
For best results, installing Revit 2012 Web Update 1 is recommended. With eTransmit for Revit, you can:

• Copy and detach a Revit model and associated files to a single folder for internet transmission. This removes the typical error messages when you copy central files using the operating system.
• Locate dependent files automatically and include them in the transmittal folder, helping to reduce the possibility of error. All dependent files are automatically converted to use relative paths so the dependent files can be located by the model.
• Choose to include related dependent files such as linked Revit models, CAD files, DWF™ markups, decal images, and external keynote files. You can transmit any Revit (.rvt) model that has been upgraded to be compatible with a 2012 Revit software product.
• Transmit models that are using file-based worksharing or server-based worksharing. eTransmit for Revit will also work with non-workshared Revit models.

Common uses for eTransmit

• Internal archiving
• Sending deliverables to clients
• Model exchange between consultants/partners
• Model cleanup
• Sharing models between disciplines

What's new in 1.1?

In July we conducted a user survey to gather feedback from users who had tried the technology preview. One of the things that we heard very clearly is that there were a number of people who were experiencing problems using the initial version. Based on this, our biggest focus for version 1.1 was fixing issues. For a complete list of what is in 1.1, you can review the release notes and known issues, but highlights include:

• eTransmit will no longer crash when you try to create a transmittal on a network drive.
• The progress bar now updates correctly when there are errors and warnings (previously it gave the impression that the transmittal had failed when there were only warnings).
• You can now use eTransmit even if you have one or more models open.
• Unfortunately, transmitted models still do not open correctly if you double-click on them from the operating system. To open a transmitted model correctly, use Revit's file open command.

Availability

The technology preview will operate until June 30, 2012.

http://labs.autodesk.com/utilities/revit_etransmit/.

Download

You will need your User ID and Password, pop over the the Labs Page to download

Help Autodesk out

See how well the eTransmit for Revit technology preview works for you, and be sure to tell Autodesk what you think by following the feedback link

You can also post comments on the Between the Lines or It's Alive in the Lab blog.
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Convert DWF to DWG using free tools

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Here is a re-post of a great little process posted over at What Revit Wants by Luke Johnson, again I had to re-post this it's so good and I love FREE processes.
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CLICK HERE for the original Posting 

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These steps helped me to leverage some data from a DWF file and convert it into vector data I could use in a DWG file:

1. Open DWF in Design Review
2. Print to PDF using CutePDF (this worked for me)
3. Open resulting PDF in Gsview (see this link)
4. Edit - Convert to vector format - dxf
5. Open DXF in AutoCAD or DWG Trueview
6. Save as DWG file

Hope this works for you.

Excitech Experience Issue 1 - Building on BIM

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Issue 1 is out now both in print and online. It contains a range of articles including:

• Making Construction Products Suitable for BIM
• Improving Revit Data Quality
• Visualising BIM with 3ds Max
• BIM at the Forum
• Driving MEP from Design to Fabrication
• Pell Frischmann GIS Case Study
• Autodesk Suites
• News & Opinion

Many articles and related white papers are CPD certified.

Click here for Issue 1 now.

Tekla Releases BIMsight 1.3 for AEC Collaboration

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LEEDS, UK, Oct 27, 2011 - Becoming a part of the toolkit for construction professionals Tekla BIMsight continues to evolve and now offers improved collaboration tools for construction projects. As before, it is still the easiest BIM tool available for everyone in the construction industry to download and share over the Internet for FREE

Click HERE for more information and a link to download
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Create FREE 3D Adobe PDF files from Revit

Here is a little GEM that I saw a couple of weeks ago on What Revit Wants the reason for re-posting, well it tells you how to Create a 3D PDF files from Revit for FREE and I love the FREE appliactions plus when I want to find it again I know I have it here on my Blog.

Original Posting Create 3D PDF files from Autodesk Revit for free

Here is how to do it:

1. Close Revit
2. Download and install i-model plug-in for Revit (you will have to register)
3. Download and install Bentley View
4. Open a Revit project
5. Open a 3D view
6. In the Ribbon, go to Bentley - Publish as i-model
7. Open the i-model DGN in Bentley View
8. File - Print to PDF
9. Tick 'Print to 3D'
10. Click Printer button
11. Choose a place to save your file
12. Open the 3D PDF in Adobe Reader
13. Have fun navigating your Revit model inside a 3D PDF file.

Enjoy