March 28, 2022
Creating Path Arrays with Dynamo in Revit
This workflow allows us to create path arrays with Dynamo in Revit more easily than you might expect. In this post, James Cuervo shows us how it’s done. For more information, please contact us at info@ddscad.com
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James Cuervo
January 27, 2022
Cost Analysis & Quantity Takeoffs with Bluebeam Revu
Quantifying hundreds of items and determining the cost of multiple measurements can be time-consuming and daunting. In Bluebeam Revu, we can use our Markups List and Custom Columns to automatically calculate, organize, and keep track of thousands of markups. Our markups contain tons of data that allow us to categorize them and “sort” them into…
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Ariel Rejtman
January 19, 2022
Manage your Auto-Complete Entries in Bluebeam Revu
When we type data for “Subjects”, Labels, Authors, and other categorizations, the entries are stored in a special function called the “Auto-Complete List”. We can find this in our Preferences, and this list can save us time when assigning certain information to our markups. Since categories are case-sensitive, we can accidentally add extra spaces or…
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Ariel Rejtman
January 13, 2022
The Action Recorder in AutoCAD
Performing tedious and repetitive tasks in AutoCAD can be time-consuming. Thankfully, AutoCAD has a powerful tool called the “Action Recorder”, and it allows us to automate a sequence of tasks that can be “repeated” when necessary. Most commands work well with the Action Recorder, and the Command Line is a great way to use it…
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Ariel Rejtman
January 5, 2022
Convert DWGs into DGNs with AutoCAD
While AutoCAD allows us to work with DWG files, there are times when we need to convert our DWGs into DGN files in order for them to be compatible with other CAD programs. The “Export” tool allows us to do this with tons of customization and keeps a lot of our data. References can be…
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Ariel Rejtman
December 22, 2021
Duplicating Parameters in Revit 2022.1
Hello, #revit users. In this video I try and review the new “Duplicate Parameters” tool in the family editor of Revit 2022.1 . I use an example in which I need four parameters of the same kind, for visibility. Instead of creating each parameter one by one, now I can duplicate a parameter to create a set…
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Alfredo Medina
December 22, 2021
Autodesk Volume Check Infraworks vs. Civil 3D
In this example I will show a practical flow and volume check between transportation projects, using Infraworks and Civil 3D 2022. I hope this tip is helpful! En este ejemplo voy a mostrar un flujo practico y comprobación de volúmenes entre los proyectos de transportación, utilizando Infraworks y Civil 3D 2022. Yo espero sea de…
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Simon Noyola
December 13, 2021
How to Create Path Arrays in Revit
This workflow allows us to create path arrays in Revit more easily than you might expect. In this post, James Cuervo shows us how it’s done. For more information, please contact us at info@ddscad.com
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James Cuervo
December 3, 2021
Create Wipeouts with AutoCAD
After drawing and compiling thousands of objects that constitute our construction documents, there are instances in which we need to hide certain portions of our sheets without deleting their contents. We can do this with Wipeouts in AutoCAD. While it’s quick to create wipeouts from scratch, it’s actually more efficient to use existing polylines and…
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Ariel Rejtman
December 2, 2021
Create Page Labels with Bluebeam Revu
If our projects have hundreds of pages, it can be tedious to label each page manually. Luckily, Bluebeam Revu has a powerful tool called “Create Page Labels”. It allows us to use our existing bookmarks or a common region on our pages to automatically detect vector data and label each page accordingly. If we simply…
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