A couple of months ago I wrote about the tragic death of Flux.io – the service that allowed us to seamlessly exchange BIM data through the cloud. One of the possible substitutes for Flux is the Speckle.works – an open source (MIT) data communication platform. Until recently it had only Grasshopper integration, and yesterday they…
Read MoreDynamo 2.0 is now available
A couple of months ago I’ve made a Sneak peek into Dynamo 2.0, showing you some of the upcoming changes to the “Next gen Dynamo”. And now that Dynamo 2.0 has finally arrived, you can do the following: Read the official release notes here: To Dynamo 2.0 and Beyond. Download Dynamo 2.0 release version from the official…
Read MoreNavisworks 2019: nothing to see here, move along
This year’s Navisworks 2019 has been around for about two weeks, being released rather quietly. And the reason for this is pretty obvious: there is nothing new inside, except for the version number, desktop shortcuts, and a splash screen. Considering the huge amount of time and effort that Autodesk spends with BIM 360 products, it…
Read MoreQuick Access Toolbar missing in Navisworks on Windows 10 with UltraHD (4K)
If you are using Navisworks 2017 / 2018 on Windows 10 with UltraHD (4K) monitor, then you’ve probably seen this picture: Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) is invisible, while the buttons are still in place (hover over them with mouse cursor, and you’ll see the tooltips). The problem is caused by WPF hardware acceleration, which is…
Read MoreWhere to find Navisworks 2018 / 2019 language packs
Autodesk has changed the way to distribute Navisworks language packs. Previously you could have found them via the Autodesk Knowledge Network portal in the Downloads & Upgrades > Service Packs & Fixes menu. Starting from Navisworks 2018, there are no links to download language packs. Why? Because now language packs for Navisworks are already contained…
Read MoreToggle contour lines in Navisworks section
Sometimes it could be frustrating to navigate in Navisworks section views when you look at the cut elements without contour lines. The edges of elements can’t be easily distinguished, so that your view becomes messy: Since Navisworks 2018 we can change the way Navisworks renders cut elements in sections. This option is called Sectioning and…
Read MoreRenaming Revit materials with Dynamo
Imagine that you have to rename a lot of materials inside your Revit model. You could spend ridiculous amount of time, renaming all of the stuff manually. The other option would be to write a relatively simple Dynamo script that will handle this task for you. And here it is – simple yet powerful Dynamo…
Read MoreFlux.io is shutting down on March 31, 2018
Now it’s official: Flux.io, the cloud platform which helps architects, engineers, designers and other AEC professionals seamlessly transfer building data is shutting down. These are the sad news for many of us, especially those who have built up their workflows upon the Flux platform. The current Flux products (both platform and applications) will be shut…
Read MoreAutodesk Advance Steel 2018 Roadmap updated
Autodesk has recently published Advance Steel product plans at BIM and Beam blog. Below you can see all of the planned and delivered improvements: Features and workflow enhancements: Quality improvements: If you’re an active Advance Steel user, and would like to influence developer plans, head over to the Advance Steel Ideas forum to post your suggestions.
Read MoreSneak peek into Dynamo 2.0
It’s been a while since the last “major” Dynamo update (Dynamo 1.0 was released way back in 2016). And if you are tired waiting for something new, you can download and install one of the latest Dynamo 2.0 daily builds from the Dynamo development builds webpage. Starting from this year’s daily builds, Dynamo team has changed…
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