Autodesk A360 Collaboration for Revit

Connect teams with building collaboration cloud service

Autodesk® A360 Collaboration for Revit® connects project teams with centralized access to BIM project data in the cloud. Stay connected in real time using the Communicator chat tool within models. With Revit software and Autodesk A360 integration, Collaboration for Revit enables the entire project team to work on shared building information models.

What is Autodesk A360?

Are you curious about what Autodesk A360 is? Check out the video.

How to load Fabrication CADmep into vanilla AutoCAD

In this video I show you how to open Fabrication CADmep within AutoCAD. CADmep is suppose to open AutoCAD upon launch, however mine keeps freezing up. So I go into AutoCAD first and than launch Fabrication CADmep using the "TakeOff" command. See short video attached.

What can Building Information Modeling (BIM) do for your projects?

This is a great introduction to BIM video for those that may or may not have heard of BIM (Building Information Modeling).

See what intelligent models are and how they can improve projects.

Revit to Fabrication CADMEP workflow

I have been working with contractors that are utilizing Autodesk Fabrication CADMEP for their fabrication designs. These contractors are receiving Revit files from MEP consultants however they tend to re-create the fabrication drawings manually and not utilize a BIM workflow.

I have been working with them to get the consultants Revit files into Fabrication CADMEP. The two videos attached will show you quickly how content from Revit can be brought into Fabrication CADMEP and populated with the proper content required for construction.

Stay tuned for more posts on Autodesk Fabrication and the exploration of using Revit for Fabrication drawings in the coming weeks.

AutoCAD 2015 get back your toolbars and classic workspace

have you installed AutoCAD 2015 and discovered no AutoCAD classic workspace? If you have this is a quick way to get back your toolbars and create a new workspace. No CUI skills required.

DPTech June Newsletter Released

Our latest newsletter on Digital Prototyping DPTech has just released it's first monthly issue. Check it out here.

BIMTech June Newsletter Released

Our June issue of BIMTech news just launched last week. Check out current and previous months issues here. If you wish to receive the newsletter monthly please sign up.

In the Fold announces a new technology preview from Autodesk called Project Skyscraper to bring Revit collaboration to the Cloud check out the post here. I guess you can call this Revit Server in the cloud. Still will raise a few questions like what will the cost be? how much storage do I receive? who owns the model? 

If you wish to sign up for an Open House click here.

The Lighter Side of BIM

Autodesk 2015 Uninstall Utility

One of the features available in the 2015 product line is the Quick Uninstall Utility.

With this tool, you are able to quickly and easily view and uninstall all of your currently installed Autodesk software simply by checking a few boxes.

To find this file on Windows 7, go to your Start Menu.  For Windows 8, select your Window key and type, “Uninstall Tool” in the search menu.

If you can’t find it on the Start Menu, you can find it in the following directory:

C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesAutodesk SharedUninstall ToolR1UninstallTool.exe 

Do you want your old toolbars and classic workspace back? - AutoCAD 2015

As of late I have had many request from user on how they can get back there AutoCAD toolbars and classic workspace within AutoCAD 2015.

After installing AutoCAD 2015 I noticed that the AutoCAD classic workspace is a gone and no toolbars appear. Users are being forced to use the ribbon like it or not. Well not completely.

my tip does not require you to go into the CUI. Simple and easy way to bring back your toolbars, minimize the ribbon and create your own My AutoCAD Classic workspace.

see the video below

enjoy!

Bill

Redcage Partners with Nasuni

Redcage Solutions is proud to announce that we have Partnered with Nasuni. Nasuni is the next-generation of cloud-integrated storage for the enterprise. We combine on-premises cloud gateways with cloud storage to deliver an enterprise-class storage solution that never needs to be backed up, scales from TBs to PBs and is available from every office and device.

Nasuni is Storage Infrastructure as a Service (SIaaS) a complete storage solution leveraging the cloud as a primary storage component built-in to a unified storage system. 

With Nasuni, enterprise organizations can expect to:

• Increase day-to-day productivity of distributed teams.
• Upload photos and videos from the field using Nasuni Mobile.
• Limit the capital investment necessary to support new offices and teams.
• Simplify the challenges of managing infrastructure in remote locations.
• Reduce the cost and complexity of data storage, backups, and replication.
• Securely share and control data access with third-party collaboration teams; entirely managed with your own encryption.

If you wish to contact us or to find out more on how we can help solve your storage challenges please visit our Nasuni page.

Revit Keyboard Shortcut Tip

This tip has been around for a long time. I was browsing RevitForum the other day and came across. Did you know that you can have multiple assignments for the same keyboard shortcut? Check out Mark B's post on RevitForum.org (http://www.revitforum.org/tutorials-tips-tricks/581-more-shortcut-key magic.html)

Worksharing Display Modes - Revit Tip

A great Revit tip is Worksharing Disiplay Modes, which is conveniently accessible inside of Revit. With these modes, users can easily visualize their model to understand what is happening in many areas in and around their project’s environment.

Prior to worksharing display, it was difficult to see which elements within Revit each user had ownership of. This oftentimes than not, created workflow issues when borrowed elements were modified. Another common problem is when users would forget to switch to the proper workset prior to placing elements in Revit. This resulted in multiple elements appearing on the wrong worksets.

The solution to avoiding these unnecessary workflow hurdles has now been simplified by using the Worksharing display command. With this command enabled (see control bar image below), users can choose between four worksharing display modes.

Checkout Status

Helps users distinguish between elements that are owned
by the individual, others or no one.

Owners

Individual owners will help users visualize exactly which
elements are belonging to which users.

Worksets

The worksets tab helps users visualize elements based
on the workset to which they’re associated.

Model Updates

Allows users to see changes to the model and to observe
which elements have been deleted and/ updated.

Users can make changes to the colour display of these modes
by selecting Worksharing Display Settings.

Some Light BIM Humour

Revit Schedules - adding colour and calculated values

In this video we show a feature in 2014 to add shading to a column. After that we create a calculated value and conditional format to add an additional colour for a design check. We also show how to create a parameter. enjoy

Whoa!! I have been away for a couple years

Wow I can't believe it. I have been away from my blog for a couple of years now. A lot has happened in the past few years. Life became extremely busy with work, family and fun.

I now have two amazing boys and a new career. I am still a BIM Solutions Consultant with an Autodesk Solutions Partner. However I have taken on a lot more responsibility and with that I feel everyday is a whole lot more rewarding. 

I have been working in the reseller channel for almost 8 years now specializing in BIM Solutions & Software. It was almost a year ago now when I left my former reseller to join a new Autodesk Reseller named Redcage Solutions. www.redcage.ca. My first year as flown, I have met a ton of great people and have taught myself more than I ever thought was possible.

Some amazing news this past week. Autodesk names Redcage Solutions as best new Reseller of the year. ow.ly/3iHaMu. The award recognizes Redcage Solutions for its outstanding achievements in delivering world-class service and technical expertise to their customers. This is a huge honor for our team we are extremely grateful and have work hard this past year. We hope to even do greater things this year. At Redcage we pride ourselves in always putting our clients first. We feel the true difference is in our people. 

Over my years within the reseller channel I have help many firms successfully implement Revit and as I grow with Redcage I am branching out and successfully implementing Revit within many more firms that I may never of had the opportunity to work with in the past. I look forward to working with even more AECOO firms this coming year and help them find the BIM Solution that fits their needs. 

I am even more committed than ever to keep my blog rolling, I apologize to my followers for dropping off the blog world for awhile. My blog has taken a backseat to my life and career, however moving forward I plan to bring some bigger news, ideas, tips and tricks. I hope to become more of a resource than I have in the past.

cheers

Bill Wright