Revit Zone is a great resource for Articles too

Revit Zone is a great resource for Articles , this a must visit web site if your new to Revit. Link to Articles Page currently there are 51 Articles available


A Beginners' Guide to Revit
A graphical analysis of Families, Types and Instances
A Parametric Rafter
Arrays: Linear Arrays
Creating a custom Door and Side Screen (part 1 of 2)
Creating a custom Door and Side Screen (part 2 of 2)
Creating a Drawing List
Creating a Shell Roof
Curtain Systems: A basic introduction (1 of 3)
Curtain Systems: A basic introduction (2 of 3)
Curtain Systems: A basic introduction (3 of 3)
Custom Model Components: Creating an Electrical Socket
Custom Model Components: Part 01: Introduction
Custom Model Components: Part 02: Component Types
Custom Model Components: Part 03: Families, Types, Instances
Custom Model Components: Part 04: Building Blocks
Custom Model Components: Part 05: Solid versus Void
Custom Model Components: Part 06(A): Parameter Power!
Custom Model Components: Part 06(B): Parameter Power!
Custom Model Components: Part 07: Independent versus Hosted Components
Custom Model Components: Part 08: Family Templates
Custom Model Components: Part 09:The Family Editor (1 of 2)
Custom Model Components: Part 09:The Family Editor (2 of 2)
Custom Model Components: Part 10: Reference Planes & Lines (1 of 2)
Custom Model Components: Part 10: Reference Planes & Lines (2 of 2)
Custom Model Components: Part 11: Adding Parameters (1 of 2)
Custom Model Components: Part 11: Adding Parameters (2 of 2)
Custom Model Components: Part 12: Solid Extrusions (1 of 2)
Custom Model Components: Part 12: Solid Extrusions (2 of 2)
Custom Model Components: Part 13: Solid Sweeps
Custom Model Components: Part 14: Defining Materials (1 of 2)
Custom Model Components: Part 14: Defining Materials (2 of 2)
Custom Model Components: Part 15: Defining Types (1 of 2)
Custom Model Components: Part 15: Defining Types (2 of 2)
Custom Model Components: Part 16: Testing your model
Custom Model Components: Part 17: Using your model
Dependent Views explained
Massing: Part 1 of 5: The Basics
Massing: Part 2 of 5: Adding Floors
Massing: Part 3 of 5: Adding Walls
Massing: Part 4 of 5: Adding a Curtain System
Massing: Part 5A of 5: Adding Roofs
Massing: Part 5B of 5: Adding Roofs
Organising your Views and Sheets into Folders
Phases explained
Phases: The Default Phase Filters (Part 1 of 4)
Phases: The Default Phase Filters (Part 2 of 4)
Phases: The Default Phase Filters (Part 3 of 4)
Phases: The Default Phase Filters (Part 4 of 4)
Section Boxes: A journey to the centre of your model
Who says you need Walls to form Rooms?

UK Revit Reseller ~ CADassist

Cadassist Ltd
52 Bramhall Lane, SouthBramhall, Manchester, Cheshire, SK7 1AH
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Business Phone 0161 440 8122 Business Fax 0161 439 9635
Website http://www.e-cadassist.com/ Email sales@cadassist.co.uk

TenLinks Daily e-zine

TenLinks Daily ~ The Latest CAD & BIM News, Articles, Reviews and Events Newsletter also available at click of the logo...... Try it!

UK Revit Reseller ~ CADPOINT

CADPOINT Head Office

34 Wellington Business Park , Dukes Ride,

Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 6LS

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I did not know about this UK Revit Reseller until I happened upon their web site.

Tel: 01344 751300 Fax: 01344 779700 Email: sales@cadpoint.co.uk

UK Revit Reseller ~ CSC(UK)Ltd

CSC(UK)LTD

New Street, Pudsey, Leeds, LS28 8AQ, England

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Are a specialist Structural Revit Reseller, other products include:-

TEDDS Fastrack Orion S-Frame FabTrol

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Kevin Lea ~ Group Business Development Manager
Phone: 0113 239 3000 Mobile 07836 771667 Email: kevin.lea@cscworld.com Website: http://www.cscworld.com/

For information on Project Consultancy, Training and other Support services please visit www.cscworld.com/services

More Excitech CAD & Revit User Group Meeting

More CAD & Revit User Group Meeting Supported by Excitech’s industry specialists and in conjunction with AUGI UK.

These forthcoming CAD User Groups held at the Design Technology Centre in North London aim to provide a forum where users are able to share their experiences and knowledge of Autodesk software.

These events will allow users to make better and more informed decisions as to how they can maximise the benefits from using their chosen CAD applications.

Excitech’s User Groups have now been running for four years and have already proved an extremely successful platform for the construction industry to share knowledge and experiences. Spaces are extremely limited and only available to those employed by UK organisations so register today to be part of these events.

21st April 2009 - AutoCAD Civil 3D User Group Click through for further information
22nd April 2009 - AutoCAD Architecture User Group Click through for further information
23rd April 2009 - Structural User Group Click through for further information
28th April 2009 - AutoCAD Map 3D User Group Click through for further information
29th April 2009 - Revit Architecture User Group Click through for further information
30th April 2009 - MEP User Group Click through for further information

Design Productivity Journal

The Design Productivity Journal forms an exciting resource for information on Computer Aided Design which is published by Excitech. It provides articles on a whole range of topics including:-

BIM & Revit
CAD software reviews
Design management processes
Project and design productivity systems
Company and project design case studies
Industry news
IT management
Latest design hardware guides

The DPJ is published in printed form and is also available on the web.

To view back issues select the library of DPJs or search the library via the menu items to the left of the Excitech dpj Journal web page. You will need to register to download the articles.

UK Revit Reseller ~ CADline

Offices in London / Bristol / Birmingham / Leeds
Click here for office Contact details

Contact: Jaspal Singh - Field Sales Account Manager
(Jaspal is a very helpful contact within CADline )

Tel: 01784 422816 Mobile: 07824 468688 Fax: 01784 252555 Head Office: 01784 419922
E-mail: jaspal.singh@cadline.co.uk Web site: http://www.cadline.co.uk/

UK Revit Reseller ~ Excitech Limited

Design Technology Centre, 8 Kinetic Crescent,

Innova Business ParkEnfield, Middlesex, EN3 7XH

Contact: Rhys Lewis - Senior Account Manager
( Rhys is a very helpful contact within Excitech )

Tel: 0845 370 1549 Mobile: 07841 570 546 Fax: 0845 370 1400 Head Off: 0845 370 1500

E-mail: mailto:rhys.lewis@excitech.co.uk Web Site http://www.excitech.co.uk/

Revit Structural User Group (North London)

23rd April 2009

Design Technology Centre

North London

“Supported by Excitech’s AutoCAD and Revit Structure specialists, the aim of the User Group is to provide a forum where users are able to share their experiences and knowledge of AutoCAD and Revit Structure, allowing them to make better informed decisions as to how they can maximise the benefits from using AutoCAD and Revit Structure.”

The meeting will be a mix of focused AutoCAD and Revit Structure functionality sessions, open discussion and user presentations.

As with all Excitech User Group Meetings spaces will be limited in order to maintain the environment for effective networking and discussion.

They urge you to register early, Click here and submit the form at the bottom of the page

Agenda

9:30 am ~ Registration
10:00 am~ Introduction
10:10 am ~ Autodesk 2010 Software updates including AutoCAD, AutoCAD Structural Detailing, Revit Structure and Structural Extensions.
11:10 am ~ Show and Tell Session - 1; Customer case study - details to be confirmed
11:30 am ~ Coffee break
11:40 am ~ Revit Structure Tips and Tricks
12:30 pm ~ Show and Tell Session - 2; Customer case study - details to be confirmed
12:50 pm ~ Discussion and Summary
1:00 pm ~ Lunch
2:00 pm ~ Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Suite Demonstration
2:45 pm ~ Show and Tell Session - 3; Customer case study - details to be confirmed
3:00 pm ~ Autodesk Robot Tips and Tricks
3:30 pm ~ Summary and Conclusion
3:40 pm ~ Close

Revit Structure & Robot Structural Analysis Web Seminar

12 noon, Monday 23rd March 2009,
At your desk!

In live on-line demonstrations - web seminars or "webinars" - Excitech will show you how the new Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis software suites can aid fast and efficient structural engineering design.

Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2009 is collaborative, versatile, and fast software to help you compete and win in the global economy.

Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional calculates even your most complex models with exceptionally powerful finite element auto-meshing, non-linear algorithms, and a comprehensive collection of design codes, delivering results in minutes, not hours.


Seamless, collaborative workflow and interoperability with 3D bidirectional links to Autodesk companion products, together with an open application programming interface (API) provide a scalable, country-specific analysis solution for many different types of structures, including buildings, bridges, civil and specialty structures.
Agenda

This web seminar will demonstrate how designs can be created in Autodesk Revit Structure and then analysed in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis, including:

Introduction
Robot Extensions
Design features
RC Beam
RC column
connection design
Revit Extensions (New features)
Model Transfer to Robot Structural Analysis
Design and Change
Bidirectional Data flows between AutoCAD Structural Detailing

To register to attend this event simply click here then complete the form at the bootom of the page.

STAR TREK WIDGET

I know its off subject but I can't wait to see this film....

The Revit Kid on video production overdrive!

The Revit Kid (Jeff Pinheiro) started his Blog on the 12th February this year and already he has produced 8 Student to Student tutorials and 13 Revit Videos

With 21 blog posts during what was left of February and 25 really useful and interesting blog posts so far in March, his blog has to be one of my top 5 to visit on a regular basis.

Well done Jeff, keep up the good work, just don’t create too much in 2009 format we have 2010 and the Ribbon just around the corner and people like to see how to fly Revit from these videos not just the end results.

Inside the Factory ~ New Revit Blog

Inside the Factory is a new blog that started posting on the 1st March. It's a blog about designing the Revit user experience, by Tom Vollaro, Senior User Researcher with AEC Solutions User Experience Team at Autodesk.

This is the guy that posted The Revit Ribbon Designing the User Experiance on YouTube see posting on the 11th March below.

His blog has two goals. First, he and his team want to provide a window into how the Revit user experience is designed. Second, they want to establish a conversation with their users to improve the Revit user experience.

Revit Zone is a great resource for Tutorials

Revit Zone is a great resource for Tutorials , this a must visit web site if your new to Revit. Link to Tutorials Page currently there are 20 Tutorial Available


Align: Using the Align command
Area Plans: Creating a simple Area Plan (1 of 2)
Area Plans: Creating a simple Area Plan (2 of 2)
Drafting Views: Saving individual views for reuse
Edit Cut Profile: Using the Edit Cut Profile tool (Part 1 of 4)
Edit Cut Profile: Using the Edit Cut Profile tool (Part 2 of 4)
Edit Cut Profile: Using the Edit Cut Profile tool (Part 3 of 4)
Edit Cut Profile: Using the Edit Cut Profile tool (Part 4 of 4)
Levels: Maintaining a set distance between Levels
Model Patterns: Aligning to Elements
Roofs: Using the Roof Join / Unjoin Tool
Rooms: The "Room Bounding" parameter
Rooms: Use of the Room Separation tool (Part 1 of 2)
Rooms: Use of the Room Separation tool (Part 2 of 2)
Topography: Changing the Section Cut Material (Part 1 of 2)
Topography: Changing the Section Cut Material (Part 2 of 2)
Topography: Creating a Basic Toposurface (Part 1 of 3)
Topography: Creating a Basic Toposurface (Part 2 of 3)
Topography: Creating a Basic Toposurface (Part 3 of 3)
Walls: Embedded Walls

The Revit Ribbon Designing the User Experiance

Video on You Tube
" Designing and implementing this overhaul of the user interface (UI) required a considerable amount of research, data analysis, interaction design, and visual design. It describes the design process that we followed while designing this new UI. This video highlights a few themes that will persist through our blogging on the topic: •Using data to make design decisions•Developing prototypes and iteratively testing by customers•Leveraging design patterns to create flexible and extensible designs. "

Click Here for the Video on YouTube

Revit 2010 Ribbon (User Inteface) Preview

Click Here to view the Revit Architecture 2010 Ribbon User Interface in Action on YouTube

BIM Managers Tools ~ Directory Printer

Karen’s Directory Printer

This little tool allows you to scan a directory and report its contents to a CSV file (which can be brought into Excel). It can be set up to scan and report file info, folder info, or both file and folder information. Adding to its flexibility you can set it up to only report files with a file extension you specify.

Perfect for the CAD or BIM Manager looking for a way to perform file management audits.

AUGIWorld

AUGIWorld, is the AUGI official magazine which is published every two months and is made available free of charge to all AUGI members. AUGIWorld "Green Edition" is available to members outside the print distribution areas and to any AUGI member who wishes to receive this enviro-friendly edition.


Download the most recent issue:
Click for high-resolution (21MB) version
Click for low-resolution (2.7MB) version

The editorial content of AUGIWorld includes:

Tutorials for the newest Autodesk products
CAD management trends and issues
Tech articles and tips & tricks
Training advice
CAD industry observations

Use this Link to View or Download Recent or Legacy Issues

Autodesk 2010 products UK releases dates!

Autodesk 2010 products

UK releases dates!

Countrification.rfa family?

Ummm I tried looking in the dictionary and on web based dictionaries for the meaning of “countrification” I’m guessing it means made country specific.

Anyway Wai Chu has announced that his structural product team has just released the latest Subscription Structural Library for Revit Structure 2009 in the Autodesk Subscription Centre. The latest library provides additional metric structural content including Type Catalogs (.txt), and/or fully parametric Families (.rfa) such as structural columns, framings, detail components, etc. for the following countries: Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, UK, Canada, Italy, China, Russia and India.

After you download and extract the .zip file, for more detailed information please refer to the “Countrification Content List - 20090206.xlsx”.

Autodesk Revit Structure Web Seminar

UK Value Added Resellers (VAR) and Premier Solutions Provider (PSP) excitech are holding a Web Seminar at 12 noon, Friday 6th March 2009, At your desk!

Agenda

Introduction to building information modelling with Revit

Design with Revit Structure

Data exchange/collaboration

Excitech UK Advance Content for Revit Structure

Analysis Links

To register to attend this event simply complete the form at the bottom of the web page using this link