The Mad Cadder

Array in AutoCAD Classic View

Who misses the old ARRAY dialogue box in AutoCAD.......I do. Even though the ribbon version is useful, I still prefer the old method. Check out "Array in AutoCAD Classic View" from Garth Spencer's Blog:

Array in AutoCAD Classic View

Revit - Use Grid Guide to align views on a sheet

When placing views on a sheet, like floor plans, its important to align the views between multiple sheets in Revit. Here is a video from Revit OpEd: Grid Guide

Insert 2D View from File

I recently came across Steve Stafford's blog, Revit OpEd, where he talks about inserting a 2D view from another rvt. into your current Revit project. It replaces the traditional copy/paste.

Insert 2D from File

Working Together - Revit + Showcase

Here's a great blog post from Jim Cowan describing the workflow from Revit to Showcase.

The rendering capabilities within Revit are good but static. Every time a material change is required, the scene must be rendered again to suit. Bringing the model into Showcase allows for changes to update the rendered model instantaneously.

 

Revit + Showcase