Last week Autodesk presented a webinar in which they discussed the new features of Infraworks 2019.3 and Civil 3D 2019.2. I thought I’d post a link to the recording just in case you missed it. I really like the profile enhancements for Infraworks and the transparent command enhancements for Civil …
6 Things You’re Forgetting About Data Sync
If you have one nerve left and data entry is getting on it, think about adding 360 Sync to your construction industry workflow. Many project managers report that one of their most frustrating and least favorite workflows is handling data, especially in multiple locations with the same data. It can …
Connector Matching in Revit 2019.2
Autodesk just released Revit 2019.2, requiring a change to your database. Here’s a video walking through a couple of those changes.
10 Things Your Competitors Can Teach You about Collaboration
col·lab·o·ra·tion/kə,labə’rāSH(ə)nNoun: the action of working with someone to produce or create something.”She wrote a book on holiday recipes in collaboration with her aunt Betty.”Synonyms: alliance, association, combination, cooperation, partnership. Collaboration empowers teams, individuals, clients and partners to share, communicate and cooperate with minimal delays and challenges, allowing all stakeholders to perform …
9 Signs You Need Help With PDF Manipulation
It’s always deadlines, isn’t it? Seems like the worst possible things that can happen with project drawings will happen just hours (or minutes!) before a deadline. Here are the 9 signs you need help: If last minute calamities make drops of sweat form on your brow; If it’s an office-wide scramble to change …
6 Ways I’ve Got Your Back in Worksharing – How to Keep Your Job Using Revit
The point of worksharing is to improve the quality of a project’s design and construction. If it doesn’t feel like that sometimes, following are a few Applied Software expert recommendations for enhancing your worksharing productivity. Ownership: Revit will ask you if you want to save objects you work on, then …
Get Your Nights and Weekends Back with Revu eXtreme
It’s 7 pm. It’s already been a long day. But your drawings need to have hyperlinks added before they are submitted for approval at 8 am tomorrow. It’s going to be a long night. What would you give to be able to add all those hyperlinks simultaneously then head home …
How to Keep Your Job Using Revit – Less is More
If you’re an architect, you’re probably familiar with the phrase introduced by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe over 70 years ago, “Less is more.” Ludwig wasn’t talking about Revit, but his advice is nonetheless relevant to today’s Revit users. Enhance your productivity using Revit by managing file sizes and views. …
7 Essential Steps to Mastering Civil 3D
Even if you don’t want to be regarded as a “master” at using AutoCAD Civil 3D, you may want to improve your performance with Civil 3D on projects. Maybe you want to get better at maintaining consistent data. Or you might want standard processes to become second nature. Perhaps you’d …
A Good Pasta Meal Can Help You Keep Your Job Using Revit
The insignificant little things that affect the way you use Revit eventually add up. They hover unseen in the background of your drawing file, multiplying until they start to take chunks out of your productivity – chunks that can really hurt your next performance evaluation. Protect the integrity of your …
4 Dirty Little Secrets About Vault
Autodesk Vault is a product so much on the periphery of some software users’ attention, it’s almost a secret. It sounds like a place to put lots of money, so we’re somewhat curious. But since most us don’t HAVE a lot of money, it seems pointless. However, if we consider …
What’s Up With Bluebeam Vu?
Vu for Windows and iPad has been around for six years or so. It’s the free viewer from Bluebeam that allows access and navigation within PDF files, including clear and accurate display of all annotations. But don’t go looking for Vu, because it’s gone. Oh where, oh where has our …