Since both Gary and I are here in Las Vegas at Autodesk University, I thought a post with a little bit of “now you see it, now you don’t” magic would be appropriate.
Family Feedback Mechanisms – Part 2
Wouldn’t it be nice if your manufacturer-specific fittings would highlight themselves if they are set outside of the product’s catalog specs? Wouldn’t it be even nicer if they were highlighted without stopping your workflow as you lay your pipe runs? Then your manufacturer-specific fittings could even be used as generic or custom fittings as well.
The Revit Families Frontier
Earlier this week I was reading a blog post by Steve Stafford on the state of Revit content, specifically content available from Autodesk Seek. The post is framed as a critique of Seek contents’ usability within a Revit project – bloated file size, incorrect category assignments, overly detailed visual modeling, etc. – and it ends with a statement that we’re still living in “the wild west” when it comes to Revit families.
Revit Families Mix for AU 2011
As part of our virtual booth at the upcoming Autodesk University conference, we had to create a 1-2 minute video giving an overview of our company and what we do. We decided there was no better way to communicate our story than by showing some of our Revit families. After submitting the video to the folks at AU, I thought it would be nice to share it here.