New ElumTools Training - Professional Lighting Design within Revit

I am excited to announce a new live online training series I will be doing with Lighting Analysts, Inc. (Revalize) on ElumTools... the professional lighting design add-in for Autodesk Revit.

Here are the two sessions:

• Introduction to Revit and ElumTools for Lighting Designers (4 hours)
• Basic ElumTools for Interior and Exterior Lighting (4 hours)

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Converting a Revit Material to Generic

Revit has multiple material types (aka shaders) which have been added over the years. Generally speaking, we have Generic, Physical Based, and most recently Advanced.

Although I like the advanced (PBR) materials, they are not supported in Enscape very well. Plus, there are things you can do with Generic materials you cannot do with the newer ones (tint, cutout). Today's post will show a rather hidden command to convert a material to the Generic shader.

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My latest Autodesk Community Voices blog post - 5 Section Box Tips for Revit

Check out my latest blog post over on the Autodesk Community Voices Blog... 5 Section Box Tips for Revit.

Again, I have many new posts in the works for BIM Chapters, I've just been busy with Revit and AutoCAD book updates:)

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New Enscape Blog Post - Electric Lighting in Revit and Enscape Explained

I recently wrote a blog* post for the Enscape blog that gets into the weeds on electric lighting in Revit and Enscape!

In this post I highlight:

• Lake|Flato lighting design considerations
• The IES committee I chair
• Example of lighting clacs in Revit + ElumTools
• Example of same space in Enscape

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My latest Autodesk Community Voices blog post - Productivity Now: An Efficient Input Option in Revit

Check out my latest blog post over on the Autodesk Community Voices Blog... Productivity Now: An Efficient Input Option in Revit.

By the way, I have many new posts in the works for BIM Chapters, I've just been busy with Revit and AutoCAD book updates:)

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My Latest Autodesk Community Voices Blog Post - Revit Selection Filter (not filter selection)

Check out my latest blog post over on the Autodesk Community Voices Blog... Revit Productivity Tip – Selection Filter (Not Filter Selection).

 

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Lake|Flato Project Featured on ArchDaily and Enscape Blog - Ponte Vista House

I am excited to share another Lake|Flato project we are currently working on, and recently featured on ArchDaily and Ensacpe's blog.

The Ponte Vista House is a lovely design and the renderings are incredible... all done by the design team w/o any post processing.

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