YouTube Video Tutorials by Seandburke

web site http://www.seandburke.com/
Blog http://www.seandburke.com/blog

Revit - Creating Exploded Isometric Views ~12 August 2009 (Low Volume on this Video)
This technique covers step-by-step how to split a building into slices, in this case horizontal, but vertical sections would also be effective. You can use this technique for many purposes, to illustrate the separate systems which make up a building, to show a detail in 3D, or just to create the traditional

You are here maps, ubiquitous in the shopping mall world. Hopefully this gives you some new presentation techniques, or if you havent used Revit 2010 yet, Ill help you find the orient to view tool.

Revit - Working with Backgrounds ~ 13 August 2009
Working with background images in Revit Architecture is not difficult, if you know some basic techniques.Revit does not support background images directly, but does allow background effects.

This video explores the possiblities within Revit, and what you can do with the images post-process in image-editing software. What better way to integrate your project site context, or insert your project into otherwordly locales; 3ds Max not required.

Revit - Entourage Workflow ~ 14 August 2009
If you want to concurrently work in Revit for creating construction documents, and visualizations, you must learn to separate logically. Digital entourage such as RPC content, or people cars and trees can coexist in your building information model.

This video shows how you can use worksets to contain elements you do not want visible in all views.

CADline Tips & Tricks Videos and Documents

Listed below are the Revit Structure and Architecture Tips & Tricks Videos and Documents I’ve found on the CADLine web site. I will be returning to their site and updating the list below on a regular basis, however I’ve placed links to the pages this information came from so that you can check for more up to date content.

In addition you can register for the CADline Revit Tips & Tricks Newsletter using this link

CADLine Revit Structure Tips & Tricks Videos & Documents

NEW - Revit Structure Tips & Tricks Videos

The purpose of the following Revit Structure Tips & Tricks videos is to enhance your skills and share with you solutions to problems that other users experience. CADlines Tips and Tricks are created from the top 30 support calls logged with their support desk.

Click on the relevant title below to view a Revit Structure Tip & Trick video.

New RST 001 - Beam System 3D Tickbox
RST 002 - RC Detailing with Revit Extensions


Revit Structure Tips & Tricks Documents

Click on the relevant title below to download a Revit Structure Tip & Trick document.

· Roof Decking
· Setting Braced Frames in Plan View
· Joining and Un-joining Geometry
· Sloping Floors
· Keyboard Shortcuts


CADLine Revit Architecture Tips & Tricks Videos & Documents

NEW - Revit Architecture Tips & Tricks Videos

The purpose of the following Revit Architecture Tips & Tricks videos is to enhance your skills and share with you solutions to problems that other users experience. Their Tips and Tricks are created from the top 30 support calls logged with their support desk.

Click on the relevant title below to view a Revit Architecture Tips & Tricks video.


RAC 001 - Copying Levels
RAC 002 - Working with AutoCAD Masses
RAC 003 - Attaching Walls to Roofs
RAC 004 - Splitting and Painting Faces
NEW RAC 005 - Editing Wall Profiles
NEW RAC 006 - Setting the Project Elevation
RAC 008 - Revit Architecture 2010 Interface PreviewRAC 001 - Copying Levels

Revit Architecture Tips & Tricks Documents

Click on the relevant title below to download a Revit Architecture Tips & Tricks document.

· Calculating Window Areas in Revit Architecture
· Creating Dormers
· Surface patterns of object
· Overhead Details
· Fire Rated Partition Plans
· Shaft
· Fade into the distance
· Keyboard Shortcuts
· Quick Conceptual Window Creation
· Rotated UCS
· Group Elements
· Selection Filters
· Orient View
· Templates and Units
· Have you tried the new ability to create non-vertical walls in release 8.1 yet?
· AutoCAD-style Dimensions in Revit
· Importing DWG Symbols and Data
· Solution to problems when printing Transparent Materials

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Advantage Pack Re-Release Date

A posting on AUGI that I have had confirmed from Autodesk states:-

"We know that the advertising is already published on Subscription Center. However the advantage pack will be available only on the 23rd of November 2009.

We are really sorry for the confusion.

Have a good day!

Best Regards
Kelly Hauser
Autodesk Business Center"

The Pack also needs to be translated into other EMEA languages (French, Italian, German, etc.) and that’s why the local office wants to launch all the EMEA languages (English, French, Italian, German, etc.) all together at the same date.

Lets hope by then all the bugs and missing content has also been totally fixed!
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Autodesk University Virtual ~ Make it a date!

I went to complete the application and found that you need your product licence or Subscription number or reference in order to register for free.... so be warned.

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I sent the nice people at Autodesk University Registration Team an email because there was no "United Kingdom" option and to complete the form I had to select some other country. The message went:-

"Logging In OK I can’t register because I’m filling in the form at home and don’t have my serial number or my Subscription Number Drat…….

But at least add the “United Kingdom” to your list of countries!!!!

You know the little one that was involved in WW2 the one you guys joint right at the end when you were about to loose all the money you had lent us.

Lets try tomorrow from work…… Ho Hummmm "

A nice lady on the Autodesk University Registration Team replied within an hour that my details had been altered and Great Britain (United Kingdom) had been added to the list.

To protect the innocent lets call this lady Liz after our own dear Queen. I've emailed Liz back here is an extract:-

Liz (That's not really her name)

You are a 100% Star what can I say………

A lump in the throat, a tear in the eye….(“Land of Hope and Glory” playing in the background somewhere)

“Great Britain” my god it’s been some time since we have been known as Great.

Actually I’m English anyone can be British these days you know?

When I was a Kid we went into Class and there was this Big Map of the World on the wall and most of it was Pink, “ that Children is the British Empire and members of the Commonwealth" the Teacher would say.

"Ohhhhhh" we all replied in unison.

As I can’t be there in person perhaps we can meet at the Virtual Meeting?"

I may have just arranged my first internet cyber date!
(God lets hope the wife is not reading the Blog....)
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Autodesk Revit Product Support ~ Video Solutions

Further to my post yeaterday here are all the videos produced and released by Harlum Brumm ~ Global Technical Lead ~ Revit Architecture on YouTube

2010 Revit Ribbon Tips and Tricks ~ 16 June 2009
Get an inside look at some Tips and Tricks for the new 2010 Revit User Interface

Autodesk Rolling Out Revit - Upgrading to 2010 Revit Platform Product~ 25 June 2009
Product Support video solution on tips, tricks, and best practices for implementing and rolling out (upgrading to) the new release of Revit 2010 products.

Batten down the hatches -Revit 2010 ~ 31 July 2009
A guide to Revit 2010 frequently encountered questions. This video is intended to discuss commonly reported and discussed issues with the Revit 2010 family of products.

Investigating Product Stability Issues with Revit ~ 21 September 2009
This video describes how to troubleshoot and resolve product stability problems like crashes with Revit products. Starting with the questions to ask and ending with the possible resolutions, this video focus on the 3 areas that are the most common causes of crashes within Revit

Uncovering the Revit Subscription Advantage Pack The Revit Update ~ 21 October 2009
A guide to the new features included in the Revit products Subscription Advantage Pack.

Uncovering the Revit Subscription Advantage Pack The Revit Extensions ~ 21 October 2009
A guide to the new features included in the Revit products Extensions included with the Subscription Advantage Pack

Autodesk Structural Engineering Solution

Discover the power of the Autodesk solution for structural engineering. Through a series of seven chapters, this screencast demonstrates how Autodesk provides an unmatched portfolio that enables structural engineers to extend their workflow from design through fabrication and construction. For a preview click here

Keyboard Shortcuts - New User Interface

Steve Stafford has posted a neat little video that shows how to get too and use the New User Interface supplied as part of the Subscription Advantage Pack

He lists a couple constructive comments for improving it:

Show me Duplicate entries - Add a filter
Promote a Shortcut setting - Up/Down

Steve sounds good to me.........
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Revit Subscription Advantage Pack ~ Autodesk Videos

Just found these on YouTube...... Enjoy



A guide to the new features included in the Revit products Subscription Advantage Pack.



A guide to the new features included in the Revit products Extensions included with the Subscription Advantage Pack.

Advantage Pack ~ A Sham of a Mockery, of a Travesty!

Bright eyed and bushy tailed at 6am this morning I was downloading the Advantage Pack. I had to go to site first thing and when I returned mid day one could not get onto the Autodesk Subscription page to download.

So you ask why did I need to go back on to the Subscription Centre having already harvested all the good stuff in the morning. Well when I did get into the office I tried running the RST 2010 32 bit Advantage Pack and got this Error message.

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I’m not alone, one other individual on the AUGI web site has posted with the same problem and his also in the UK and he could also not get onto the subscription page to look for guidance or a solution to the problem.

Either there are not many RST users out there or we Structures guys are just less vocal but just now there are 42 posts about the upgrade on AUGI Revit Architecture General Forum and only 10 on Structures General ( And I’ve posted 3 of them!)

Finally I asked Scott Latch ~ Revit Architecture Product Manager to get Wai to let us know whats going on ~ His posting on AUGI says

“Hi Alan and all (UK users),

Sorry for the delay as I am still a bit tied up the launch of the Subscription Advantage Pack issues and yes since this morning I have discussed with the development team about this issue and we are trying to fix it now. We are working to release a new patch or build in the next couple of days to solve this issue. Once it's available, I will let all of you know.”

So there you have it…….. they build you up ....... then knock you down.

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Next time make it two days later, but work first time.

Bad news for you Revit Architecture Users Too

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Although you have the structural tools now the content to back them up is missing! - Scott Latch has posted that his lookinig into the problem.. keep an eye here for more info

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Not sure what's happening over at MEP......

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Advantage Pack for RST 2010 is now available at the Subscription Center

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Wai Chu Product Manager for Revit Structure has just officially announced on AUGI and his Blog that the Subscription Advantage Pack for Autodesk Revit Structure 2010 is now available at the Subscription Center.

You can access the Subscription Center at http://www.autodesk.com/subscription.

Take a look on Wai's BIM and BEAM blog for more information at http://bimandbeam.typepad.com/

I'm off to the Subscription Center......................................
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Subscription Advantage Pack for Revit

Well Boys and Girls following on from the video conference I’ve just attended with the Revit Product team, here are the highlights of what is going to be included in the Subscription Advantage Pack for Revit 2010.

Rather than releasing separate extensions like they have done in the past, Autodesk have bundled these all up as a complete release with a number of new features which is due October 22 (2 Days time if all goes well)

improvements include:-

• Enable shortcuts for additional commands
• Additional shortcut commands
• A new UI to control the shortcuts
• Conditional formatting in all products
• DWG export improvements
• Text formatting – from shortcuts
• Find and replace text
• Model lines to Detail lines and back
• Link file improvements
• API improvements
• Autodesk Revit Model Review
• Revit DBlink
• Image modeler will now be included so you can create point cloud data from images and
• export this to DWG and import this into Revit
• Wood Wall Framing tool

Revit Architecture gets all the features they wanted from a Revit Structure Port:

• Curved beams
• Beam copping
• Create Trusses
• Tag beam systems
• Slab directions and decking
• Slanted columns
• Split with Gap

Revit Structure advantage features will also include:-

• Insulation tool
• Placing 3d beams from geometry references in imported 3d drawings
• Control beam length tolerance
• Wood Framing
• Interferences of Reinforcing bars
• Bridge Design Modules
• "A" ansd "W" User defined parameters to be available in Schedule Field
• Placing 3D beams from geometry references in imported 3D drawings
• Countrification Content for China, Russia and Italy
• ADS now available in 64 bit

Structure Extensions

• Wood Framing
• Interference of Reinforcing Bars
• Bridge Design Modules

Revit MEP advantages features will also include:-

• Temporary dimensions in layout mode
• MEP performance improvements
• Content Countrification for China, Russia,UK, International
• New Electrical content for the US to be available as download from Subsription Centre
• Communications, Fire Safety, Security, Data, Nurse Call, Power.

So who was there in no particular order:-

Autodesk:- Wai Chu ~ Revit Structure Product Manager, Anthony Hauck ~ BIM Design Product Line Manager, Scott Latch ~ Revit Architecture Product Manager, Richard Taylor ~ Platform Feature Product Manager, David Pothier ~ Revit MEP Product Manager, Betsy Werra, Armundo Darling & David Mills

Bloggers:- David Harrington, Gregory Arkin, Jeffrey Pinheiro (aka The revit Kid), James Van, David Light, Richard Taylor, Robert Manna, Kelcey Lemon, Robin Capper and Yours Truly.

Sorry if I missed anyone.....

Great Event can't wait to get my grubby little hands on the software

For screen shots of new features see http://bimboom.blogspot.com/2009/10/revit-subscription-pack-photos.html

NEWS ~ Subscription Advantage Pack for Revit

Last week I received a Revit Blogger Day Invitation from Autodesk Marketing to attend a small web event between members of the Revit product team and a handful of active Revit bloggers.

Autodesk are preparing to release new Revit functionality to Subscription members and have extend the invitation to a handful of active Revit bloggers to have the opportunity to get a pre-release look at the functionality.

The web meeting /teleconference is being held using Adobe Connect to host the web conference.

I had never heard of this particular product but found a tutorial about it’s use on YouTube from a Google search (don’t you just love Google and YouTube)

There is no NDA for this event, and I’ve been informed that once the presentation starts, I’m welcome to blog about it (or tweet, etc). Thus this posting timed to post at the start of the web meeting / teleconference.

We have been asked not to recording the presentation and posting it to YouTube. The content that has been created is intended for active bloggers and not the broader audience.

Only functionality that’s being released in the upcoming Subscription Advantage Pack is to be discussed at the meeting.

So keep your eyes open, once the meetings over in about an hour and a half, active bloggers will post about the highlights of the upcoming Subscription Advantage Pack. I will upload information about the meeting and what's coming as soon as I've completed typing it up.
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Hidden lines that hide so well you can't see them!

Here are links to AUGI threads and blog articles about hidden lines.

It would appear that although many of these issues have been raised some time ago, they have still not been properly resolved by “The Factory”.

Drawing hidden lines is a basic drawing requirement, and this should be available in the basic formation of the 3D model and not have to be added on the Plan, Section or Elevation as additional 2D lines.

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For slab opening edges (hidden lines) of holes in floors and slabs not showing up on sections and sectional elevations see http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=108409
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For hidden lines on plan of doors and windows not showing up in walls and how users have developed work around and fudges to provide what is basically missing from Revit see http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=71267

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There is a neat posting over at the Bim and Beam blog about how to control hidden lines in Autodesk Revit Structure by setting a parameter called: Display in Hidden Views http://bimandbeam.typepad.com/bim_beam/2009/07/concrete-beam-hidden-line-display-parameters.html

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Here is a posting about showing the hidden lines on plan of an anti-heave slab thickening, in the original posting the lines at 45 degrees from the corners were missing and the image was updated. Again this is a temporary fiddle and not a real fix to the problem which should be addressed by The Factory

http://bimandbeam.typepad.com/bim_beam/2008/05/slab-edge-hidde.htmlhidde.html
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Inside the Factory ~ Performance Audit Tool

There is a posting over on Inside the Factory with the aim to get some feedback on an idea for a Performance Audit tool to assist in improving project performance.

Erik Egbertson post says "First, rest assured there are continual efforts to improve machine performance. Despite this we often receive models that have specific issues that can be fixed or modeled in an alternative way that mitigates the problem. Sometimes the results are dramatic. There is also a wealth of existing knowledge out there on how to improve performance that could be captured and shared.

Imagine then an audit tool that can run on demand against a project file. The tool would iterate through the Revit project and report on conditions that exist within a file that are known to harm file performance"

He is looking for feedback, visit, read and tell him we want it.........
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Tips and Tricks ~ Families

As I surf my way around the internet and find tips and trick, articles, blog postings about Family Creation in Revit that may be useful I'm adding links to them here as a reference resource
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Inside the Factory ~ Familiy Editor Tips

This season at the Boston Architectural College we started an advanced class to get into more topics such as design options and advanced modeling. The family editor also gets more attention to cover topics such as nesting, parameter linking, type parameters etc..

I thought I would just post some tips and tricks/best practices here for those who are just getting started in the Family Editor. I encourage other experienced "Reviteers" to contribute as well...... "and they have lots of good advice to be found here"

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Autodesk Revit Building: Adding Details to your Families Posted: 18/7/2006

An introductory look at how we can control the level of detail that is being viewed inside our families through visibility settings.

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Revit Zone

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
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

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Design reform.net

Revit - Family Basics, Modeling a Stool
Revit - Nested Families
Revit - Faced Based Families

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Troy Mifsud ~ Web site http://www.mycadd.com/

Vol 5 ~ 20 ~ Custom Families (43:00) 7 minute extract on YouTube

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Easy Revit (2009) ~ Video Tutorials by ddufon
http://www.youtube.com/user/ddufon#play/uploads

-9-Modify Families: Doors And Windows Modify family parameters, instance and type properties, and use match properties tool.NEW

-9.2 - Create New Family (Fundamentals)Create a new family from scratch, and apply your own parameters to it. The basics are covered in this video by creating a simple generic 3-d box, and creating parameters for its width, height, and depth.

NEW - 9.3.0 - Create New Window Family (Part 1)Create a window family (two parts). First part: Start a new window family, set up reference planes, dimensions and parameters.

NEW - 9.3.1 - Create New Window Family (Part 2) Create a window family (two parts). Second part: Model the window frame and glass. Edit its materials. Load and place into a project

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Andekan ~ New Revit Content Starter Packs

The Andekan Content Packs contain a collection of state-of-the-art, fully parametric Revit families. They are built to speed up your work and improve the quality of your projects by using geometrically precise and light-weight models.

The four new Revit Content Starter Packs, feature over a thousand of the most popular products from manufacturers like Tyler, Zurn, Victaulic, IKEA, Grunfos, Halton, Quartz, Trane, VentAxia, American Standard, Nibco and Smith. There is a free sample family for download on each pack.
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Revit Structure Learning Curve ~ UK Sawn Softwood Structural Timber Family

The families can be downloaded off the AUGI Revit Structure Families area from the thread where I have posted them for UK and European users to harvest them.

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CADLearning.com ~ Video Tutorials

In Place Families file

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Downloads from CADClips.com

Lesson 1: The Completed Beam Family Introduction
Lesson 2: Parameters and Reference Planes
Lesson 3: Modeling the Main Beam and Flex
Lesson 4: Modeling the Abutments and Flex
Lesson 5: Using Yes / No Parameters to Control Object Visibility
Lesson 6: Use Model Lines and the Linework Tools
Lesson 7: Mental Ray Materials and Rendering

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How to Create a Rebate in a Concrete Beam

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The previously explained method of creating a rebate in an object with the use of an extrusion does not work for a concrete beam.

A pocket in a concrete beam does involve a bit of a fiddle but it works.

1. Draw the beam

2. Cut a full depth slot through the beam with a plan size the same as the plan dimensions of the pocket. (Use “Modify” – “Opening by face”).




3. Draw a new beam with the depth equal to the depth of the parent beam, less the depth of the pocket and adjust the length and width to suit the plan dimensions of the pocket



4. Make sure the top of the inserted beam is at the same level as the bottom of the pocket and insert it in the hole



5. As the materials of both the beams are the same, they will join to appear to be the same element.
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How to create a rebate in a floor around a hole

I have found that getting the formatting of pages with multiple graphics on this blog very time consuming and frustrating. (I've now added the guidance note as three jpg's to the foot of this posting)

If you would like an Adobe pdf copy of the Guidance Note I've created for the Revit Users at work about how to form a rebate around an opening in a slab then please email me and I will happily send you a copy.

Guidance Note

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Guidance Note
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Revit Structure Services and Support ~ Lack of Content II

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I'm having another Victor Meldrew Moment!
Back in May in my posting Revit Structure Services and Support ~ Lack of Content I reported that there is nothing to be found under Skill Builders and posed the questions:-

• Has someone forgotten to upload the information
• Does the information Exist?
• Is it coming soon and if so when?

I asked that if anyone from Autodesk was looking (and I know they do, because it shows up on my sitemeter information) for them to "please email me with some answers to my observations and questions"

In the posting in May, I also said I would let you know when anything appears!


Well it has.....Harian Brumm of The Revit Clinic Blog has posted that the new skill builder: Working with Title blocks and Sheets in Revit is available. The link take you to the Revit Architectural Skill Builders Page but it's also been uploaded to the Revit Structures Skill Builders Page...

It's the only thing there!

Take a look at what is on the Revit Architecture Services & Support compaired to the Revit Structures area on the screen shots above.

Come on Autodesk..... give the Revit Structures users the same level of support that you do to Revit Architecture users.

One article which some nice person has decided is applicable to Revit Structure as well as Revit Architecture is frankly pathetic and "I don't beelieeve it!

And in the spirit of Victor "Come on Autodesk, for God sake stop sitting on your hands, with your thumbs up your bums, and support your bloody Revit Structure users ".