[VIDEO] How to Load Revit Families into Your Projects

Is this your first time setting up a BIM 360 project? Learn about all of the different sections and best practices for getting started with BIM 360 Project Management, Document Management (Docs), and more!

Greetings from the Infrastructure Universe! In addition to some recent updates to note, I also have some awesome resources for InfraWorks and Civil 3D for you. Read on for all the updates and make sure you watch the videos.

In the last blog I started down the road of successful Record Model (RM) creation, because as we know, Record Models are one of the most powerful demonstrations of Building INFORMATION Modeling. In part two, I wrap up this glorious feat with not one, but TWO amazing tips that cause the most grief with RM’s, hard paths versus relative paths and why are there so many links showing? I have shortened certain steps to keep the blog interesting, if you want the full procedure contact U.S. CAD and we can give you the exact steps towards an incredible deliverable that has been tried and tested.

Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D has two tools that can help recover corrupt files: the MAPCLEAN command, and from the Map Task Pane Query functionality. Doug Benoit goes into detail his workflow for taming misbehaving AutoCAD files.

In this short video, Ted Moberg shows how to use the iPad version of Revu to create a quick and accurate bid for a roofing job. Learn how this method can help essentially any trade that requires collecting information on site for a bid.

Over the last few weeks, Autodesk has released a couple of updates for various software. I also have some really cool videos and articles that show some helpful tips & tricks for Civil 3D. Read on for all the updates this month.

Ever model Revit elements on site topography and can’t quite get them to follow the exact contours? Want to learn how to build straight walls, curved walls, sidewalks, curbs, stairs, planters, roads, and other hardscape elements of any shape or size that follow the exact shape and contour of any site topography element? Then join Marcello Sgambellurifor one of our newest training classes in Los Angeles and Newport Beach!

If you’re an architecture enthusiast, you might also be a big fan of the designs of architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Philip Charlson shares his experience visiting Wright’s renowned Taliesin.

Over the last few weeks, Autodesk has released a couple of updates for various software. I also have some really cool videos and articles that show some helpful tips & tricks for Civil 3D. Read on for all the updates this month.

When creating building models within Revit, there are times when you only need show structural walls within floor plan views. Philip Charlson shares his process for controlling layers within walls in Revit. Read more:

You can’t discuss technology in the building industry without mentioning BIM. However, those in the know are looking ahead to another emerging technology that will bring improvements to the industry: 3D laser scanning. Laser scanning can create a point cloud image using size and location data collected from real objects in a certain space.

In the October 10th Infrastructure Tuesday webinar, Nick Harper discussed four ways that you can coordinate data between Revit and Civil 3D. Read on to learn how you can share your project data in a meaningful way.

At first glance, I thought AutoCAD 2019 seemed light on new features. But then I heard about One AutoCAD. Check out my conversation with CADLearning’s Senior Content Manager David Cohn about the new release and what it means for AutoCAD users.

Creating domestic piping type lines within CADmep is a simple task for most fabrication software users. Philip Charlson shares how create sloped domestic piping type lines for waste or vent type piping in CADmep. Learn more:

Question: I just want to view a Revit model. How can I do this?
Expert Solution: Download the Revit trial version and use the Revit Viewer.