Program Validation with Spreadsheet Link and Room Family Manager – Part 1

Posted from CTC BIM Project Suite White Paper Library –  CTC Software Issue When working on medium to large buildings, how are you managing your program requirements? How are you checking the intended ... https://www.solidcad.ca/program-validation-with-spreadsheet-link-and-room-family-manager/ Autodesk Desktop Connector and Sheet Sets

An update to the Desktop Connector as made available on August 11, 2020.  Here is the relevant Autodesk document. If you’re a Sheet Set user who also uses BIM 360, this update is for you.  In addition to ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autodesk-desktop-connector-and-sheet-sets/ AutoCAD 2021.1 Update

Autodesk has released the first update for AutoCAD 2021.  Find official documentation here.  Here are some highlights: Blocks palette: There is a new Favorites tab. Block can be copied from other tabs to the ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autocad-2021-1-update/ Civil 3D 2021.1 Update

Autodesk has released the first update for Civil 3D 2021.  Find official documentation here.  Here are some highlights: Feature Lines: Easily insert elevation points or PIs on feature lines at their crossings ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-2021-1-update/ InfraWorks 2021.1 Update

Autodesk has released the first update for Infraworks 2021.  Find official documentation here.  As of the date of the release of this article, Autodesk has not yet added information about the 2021.1 update.  ... https://www.solidcad.ca/infraworks-2021-1-update/ Parameter Jammer using Revit MEP and CTC Tools

Are you a Revit MEP user and frequently download Revit content from manufacturers or sources like BIM Object? Once that content is loaded into the project, is there a struggle to get the family properly to work ... https://www.solidcad.ca/parameter-jammer-using-revit-mep-and-ctc-tools/ What’s new in Revit 2021

Revit 2021 comes with many new features and improvements. I have highlighted some of the multidiscipline Revit features in this post. User Interface feature As soon we open Revit 2021 for the first time, we notice ... https://www.solidcad.ca/whats-new-in-revit-2021/ Civil 3D Surface Points

Easily differentiate points appropriate for a surface model from those that are not. A typical topographical surveys consist of hundreds or even thousands of points, most of which must be added to the definition ... https://www.solidcad.ca/civil-3d-surface-points/ Property Set Data in Civil 3D

We use the Manage Tab in Civil 3D for some important stuff like data shortcuts, managing styles, and Dynamo. But how often do we look at the panels between those tools? So today let’s talk about Property Set ... https://www.solidcad.ca/property-set-data-in-civil-3d/ The Multi Space Dimension of Autodesk Inventor

Relativity says we live in four dimensions. String theory says it is 10. What are ‘dimensions’ and how do they affect reality? With three axes, we can describe forms in three-dimensional space. And Every ... https://www.solidcad.ca/the-multi-space-dimension-of-autodesk-inventor/