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Autodesk Structural Precast Extension for Revit 2019 Update 1: Delivering more automation
It’s mid-winter in the northern hemisphere, and now is the best time to release some new tools for the projects waiting to be built in the spring. As a famous quote states: “The time to repair the roof is when the sun…
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Reducing Waste in Structural Steel Fabrication with BIM
During Autodesk University Las Vegas 2018, I taught a class called “Reducing Waste in Structural Steel Fabrication with BIM”. I discussed how prefabricated parts for structural steel can be designed with BIM-based integrated workflows and how this process helps reduce waste in…
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How to export each assembly to a separate PCF file
A comment was recently posted to my previous blog post on Exporting PCF Files from Revit 2018 – Part 2 (Assemblies), asking: Thanks for the awesome code Martin! Is there a way to make the file name match the Assembly Name? I’ve…
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Robot Structural Analysis Preview is Back!
There’s one surprise we have for you in the New Year. We are bringing back our Robot Structural Analysis Preview program. The January 2019 Preview release captures your requests to update American steel, concrete and seismic loads codes as well as Canadian…
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Reality Solutions Quickfire Spotlight: Scan to BIM Solution
Featuring Leica, Faro and Pointfuse It’s been a few months since we announced the launch of our Reality Solutions SDK, which made our point cloud format available to partners so they can develop innovative solutions for our customers. The release of the…
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Learn the Power of Dynamo for Automated Reinforcement Detailing – Part 2
In this blog post, I’ll continue the subject I started a few weeks ago. In Part 1 I covered how structural engineers and detailers can automate reinforcement designs with Dynamo in the example of straight rebars around window and door openings. Let’s…
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