Enscape Envision21 - Day 1

Well, day1 of Envision21 was pretty amazing... this is Enscape's first-ever user group conference. Today's post will touch on the highlights of the first day, and some exciting announcements they made. Plus, some details on Day 2 (today) which you can still attend!

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Revit 2022.1 Update - What's New

Revit 2022.1 was released this week. In addition to the usual big fixes, it has several nice enhancements. This is the topic of today's post... which includes a short video!

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WWR Calculation Method in Revit + Insight Workflow

When an Energy Analysis Model (EAM) is pushed to Autodesk Insight for analysis, we find that the Revit Model's Window to Wall Ratio (WWR) is listed as the BIM Setting. Today's post will show how this number is derived... which is rather clever!

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New NEMA Standard in Support of BIM Standards for MEP

I am excited to announce a new formal standard, in support of Revit-based workflows, by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). Learn about this standard, my involvement, and my support for this and similar efforts in today's post!

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Free Autodesk Cloud-based File Viewer - Two Examples - Revit and gbXML

Did you know Autodesk has a robust cloud-based file viewer, and it's free? You can drag and drop full Revit files (incl 3D model and 2D sheets) and even gbXML files. Learn more in today's post...

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UTSA Daylight Analysis Presentation

Yesterday I had the opportunity to present to UTSA architecture students on daylight analysis workflows employed at Lake|Flato. This is the topic of today's post.

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IES Mexico Presentation - Open to All (Spanish and English)

I have the pleasure of presenting to the IES Mexico, Monterrey Section, next week. This free virtual presentation will be in both english & spanish and is also open to anyone. This is the topic of today's post!

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Copy a Revit Family from Linked Model into Current model

Today's post will show how a Revit family, located in a linked Revit model, can be easily copied into your current project... without needing to open the linked model.

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NVIDIA blog post about Lake|Flato NVIDIA A40 PoC + DLSS Webinar Tomorrow

NVIDIA just published a blog post featuring a proof of concept (PoC) project Lake|Flato participated in, to properly size a VDI environment to optimize power consumption, yet still fully support our large complex projects in Enscape.

On a related note, I will be participating in a webinar tomorrow to talk about Enscape's implementation of NVIDIA DLSS.

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Enscape to VR Basics for Architecture

There are a handful to fundamental steps to help ensure a successful VR experience, whether in the office or away. This is the topic of today's post.

Plus, hear about a free virtual Enscape user group conference, Envision'21, I will be presenting at later this month.

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