Enscape Blog Post: Save Time and Money with Renderings Done Right

I wrote another blog post for Enscape titled Save Time and Money with Renderings Done Right. This post is now live!

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Easy Metric Conversion in Revit

If you work in Imperial units, i.e. feet and inches, here is a quick tip metric conversion tip for you.

The inspiration for this post can from the amazing Lynn Allen, who recently posted this video on Easy Metric Conversions with the AutoCAD Quick Calculator.

Here is how its done in Revit...

Autodesk Customer Success Learning Hub

I recently discovered something new offered by Autodesk called: Autodesk Customer Success Learning Hub. A collection of interesting videos commissioned by Autodesk to promote the success of their customers using their tools.

One of the video series is by Michael Kilkelly, of ArchSmarter, and it is titled The Effective Architect Series. I watched Part 1, which consists of seven short videos, and found a lot of valuable tips... from using check lists to prioritizing your tasks.

Link to Part 1: The Effective Architect: 25 Ways to Work Smarter, Not Harder - Part 1

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Revit 2019 Uncropped Perspective Tips

I wrote about this before, but wanted to present the information again in a slightly different way to emphasize the features of the new Revit 2019 uncropped perspective. A significant difference between cropped and uncropped is the fact that the camera moves when you scroll the wheel in an uncropped perspective view.

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Structural Precast Extension for Revit 2019 Update 1

Two structural related items to share today...

A few days ago I posted Revit 2019 Beam Annotation Elevation Error. I wanted to mention this again as that post has been updated with a workaround. There still appears to be an issue when using y-offset for concrete beams, but getting closer to a workable solution.

Along with the recent Revit 2019.2 update, the Autodesk Structural Precast Extension for Revit 2019 was updated. I touched on that here: Revit Structural Enhancements in the 2019.2 Update.

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Restoring Duluth’s Lincoln Park – Designing Site Features with Enscape

I have been looking forward to writing this post for several months now. Often, when working on a project and doing exciting things in terms of design or use of technology, we cannot publicly talk about it. Now that this work effort is well known locally, I have the opportunity to share an interesting use of cutting-edge technology LHB's Landscape Architecture and Planning group evaluated on a large park restoration project.

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Revit 2019 Beam Annotation Elevation Error

When modeling structural framing in Revit, use caution if you use the Z-Offset and Beam Annotation workflow together... as the noted elevation will not be correct! This is an issue Autodesk (now) knows about.

Read on to learn more...