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2D or not 2D: Not 2D - Building a Graphics Station
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2D or not 2D. Tips, tricks and discussions on Autodesk software (and other extraneous blatherings). Tuesday, August 22, 2006. Not 2D - Building a Graphics Station. Minimum requirements for MAX have started to stray away from setting anything other general items such as OS, minimum processor speed and ram. Here are the basics for what each of the components will help the most with. Because the more data the processor(s) can crunch, the faster the image(s) can be rendered. The faster the RPMs the smoother ...
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The Architect's Desktop: ACA: -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD and the EXPERT System Variable
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Harnessing the Power of Autodesk AEC Products. April 14, 2015. ACA: -EXPORTTOAUTOCAD and the EXPERT System Variable. System variable can be used to suppress certain command prompts. The initial default value for EXPERT. All prompts are issued), and any change only applies to the current drawing session; it is not saved in either the drawing or the registry. Often enough to leave it at 0. I find it is most valuable when trying to automate a task with AutoLISP. Can be set to suppress the prompt about overw...
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The Architect's Desktop: Dynamo - Custom Node, 2 Char Zero Padding
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Harnessing the Power of Autodesk AEC Products. December 27, 2014. Dynamo - Custom Node, 2 Char Zero Padding. Dynamo provides a way to modularize code, both to make it easy to reuse in future projects and to make it easier to follow the flow in the main routine. Creating a custom node is as easy as selecting the group of nodes that perform a particular function in a Dynamo file and choosing Edit Create Node From Selection. From the pull-down menus or pressing CTRL D. Creating a Custom Node. Or press CTRL D.
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The Architect's Desktop: April 2015
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Harnessing the Power of Autodesk AEC Products. April 27, 2015. Autodesk Answer Days - AutoCAD. Got a question about AutoCAD. That you wish you could ask directly of the Autodesk team behind AutoCAD? Mark Thursday, May 7, 2015 on your calendar; from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm U.S. Pacific Time, you can ask your question as part of the inaugural event in the Autodesk. Find out more about this event here. Labels: Autodesk Answer Days. April 26, 2015. ACA/AMEP 2016: Section Enhancements. When additional objects are ...
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The Architect's Desktop: November 2014
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Harnessing the Power of Autodesk AEC Products. November 30, 2014. ACA: AEC Modify Tools, Part 4, AEC Subtract. First post in series [AecLineworkExtend]. Previous post in series [AECLineworkDivide]. Command is available on the Home ribbon tab, on the Modify panel flyout, by selecting the Subtract. Tool from the Merge/Subtract flyout. If the Subtract. Tool Or, with no command active, you can right click in the drawing window, and choose AEC Modify Tools. From the context menu. If you select objects to spec...
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The Architect's Desktop: ACA: PICKFIRST Reminder
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Harnessing the Power of Autodesk AEC Products. February 09, 2015. This issue came up at the office the other week, and I figured that I could use a reminder on the "power" of the PICKFIRST System Variable in AutoCAD. Setting PICKFIRST to 1. Or, in the Options dialog, on the Selection tab, in the Selection modes area, checking the Noun/verb selection. Double-clicking objects and having the double-click action take effect, such as double-clicking on Mtext or Text and entering the associated text editor.
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The Architect's Desktop: Revit - Residential Door Tag
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Harnessing the Power of Autodesk AEC Products. May 04, 2014. Revit - Residential Door Tag. There is a convention for residential projects in some areas using Imperial Units for showing the width and height of a Door at the plan representation of the Door, in the format " 3070. Where the " 30. Represents a width of 3'-0" and the " 70. Represents a height of 7'-0". Likewise, a 2'-10" wide by 6'-8" high door would be tagged as " 21068. The same can be done in Autodesk. Tool to open the Family Types dialog.
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The Architect's Desktop: February 2015
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Harnessing the Power of Autodesk AEC Products. February 09, 2015. This issue came up at the office the other week, and I figured that I could use a reminder on the "power" of the PICKFIRST System Variable in AutoCAD. Setting PICKFIRST to 1. Or, in the Options dialog, on the Selection tab, in the Selection modes area, checking the Noun/verb selection. Double-clicking objects and having the double-click action take effect, such as double-clicking on Mtext or Text and entering the associated text editor.
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The Architect's Desktop: Revit: Residential Door Tag 2 - Reporting Parameter Example
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Harnessing the Power of Autodesk AEC Products. February 02, 2015. Revit: Residential Door Tag 2 - Reporting Parameter Example. There was a follow up question in the Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture General Discussion Group. Regarding the use of an imperial "Residential" format Door Tag, which I had previously written about in this blog article. The question concerned using an imperial residential-style tag on a door in a Curtain Wall, as the Width. Edit your Curtain Wall Door Family. If there is no dimensio...
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The Architect's Desktop: ADT Schedule Feature Resources
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Harnessing the Power of Autodesk AEC Products. August 13, 2006. ADT Schedule Feature Resources. Here are some links to various resources that can help you understand the Scheduling Feature of ADT/ACD-A. Some are from some time back, so the specifics for more current releases may be slightly different, but all have something to offer. Do not forget to check out the ADT/ACD-A Help, too. Brain Dumps 13,. Grab these from Chris Yanchar's. Or go to the original threads that were the basis of the Brain Dumps:.
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