The cascading is slightly different with the collections, but follows a similar trend. https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Cascading-Behavior-for-the-Autodesk-Industry-Collections.html Essentially, a product will look for the cheapest available license first so to speak. So, a subscription of a single product, followed by an older style […]
Man and Machine Blog
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I’ve been using Civil 3D for a little while now and wanted to create a short blog with a few tips I found along the way to create a corridor (road design). 1. So first thing’s first, you will need […]
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In this blog I will show you how to create a walkthrough of your Revit project using Enscape. Walkthroughs are very easy to create in Enscape and once created can be exported as a video file. What is Enscape? Never […]
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In this blog I want to have a quick chat about Vault Basic and license compliance. I know that doesn’t sound very exciting but please remember if you are not license compliant and you get audited by Autodesk, you could […]
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In this blog I am going to explain to you what the Autodesk Desktop connector is, what it does and why you may need it. Ok, so first thing’s first, you have may have noticed a little dialog box popping […]
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With the release of Inventor 2020, Autodesk has introduced a new unwrap feature. To some designers this probably won’t be all that useful but to manufacturers of composite materials that in the past had to use 3rd party methods for […]
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What is a 3D Section box? A 3D section box is an invisible box which you can customise the size and position of, to display only elements which are contained within. Perhaps you want to only see the first floor […]
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More and more industries are turning to laser scanners to assist in their CAD design process. Using scan data can reduce the time taken to model existing landscapes, structures or equipment and at the same time it increases the accuracy, […]
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LMTools License Enquiry Report Explained In the following instructions I will explain how to perform a Status Enquiry in LMTools when using Autodesk network or multiuser licenses and how to read the result. To Perform a Status Enquiry: 1. Log […]
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Using and re-using AutoCAD blocks quickly and easily across multiple drawings is an essential part of drafting in AutoCAD. Whether it is floor plans, landscapes, mechanical design or electrical schematics, being able to save footprints or symbols as blocks and […]
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In AutoCAD Electrical we can save circuits that are used repeatedly in multiple projects. We can call up these saved circuits via an icon on the Icon Menu. First we need to create a circuit which we would like to […]
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In this blog I am briefly going to show you the Thin Lines tool in Revit. This is a simple yet powerful tool which can largely go un-noticed. Where to find the Thin Line Tool The thin line tool can […]
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This is a known issue which occurs on a regular basis, so I am writing this blog to help you find your ideal solution. The image shows the error we all despise. ‘Serial Number Invalid’. You attempt to enter your […]
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In this blog I will show you how you can save a 3D view in Revit. These will be added to the project browser and can even be added onto sheets. We can save a custom 3D View in just […]
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Ever need to check to see if a cloud based service you are using is temporarily down or due for scheduled repairs? Please check the Autodesk Health Dashboard; https://health.autodesk.com/ The Health Dashboard will list all Autodesk cloud services, and will […]
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In this blog I will show you how you can split a single enclosed region in Revit to contain multiple rooms. This is useful if you have an open plan space which may contain multiple rooms such as a kitchen/diner […]
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How can we automate the viewport scale annotation so we don’t have to modify it every time we change the scale of the viewport? Many CAD products these days have automated annotations and AutoCAD IS one of them. It may […]
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Revit has great features for using your linked files for underlaying using to trace over in both 2D or 3D. Using halftone, you can easily distinguish what is your doing and what is underlay. But how do you change your […]
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Did you know that there is an extension for Revit which allows you to view your project in 3D in full 360° VR mode on your phone? That extension is called Enscape and using Enscape we can pick a point […]
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Want to export your Revit schedules into Excel? Following the below instructions, I will show you how you can get your Revit Schedules in to Excel with a few simple steps. How to Export to TXT in Revit In Revit […]