• Temperature Difference in Revit 2017

    This info is a bit dated, but the question came up this week, and I had to scratch my head a bit to remember the technicalities behind it to explain. In the Revit 2017 release, we added a Temperature Difference parameter type,…


  • Exporting PCF Files from Revit 2018 – Part 2 (Assemblies)

    PCF and Assemblies In a prior post, we showed how to output pipe fabrication parts to a PCF file.  If you are using Assemblies in Revit to generate assembly views, and want to output a PCF of that assembly, you will find…


  • Assemblies in Revit 2018

    Exporting PCF Files from Revit 2018

    Revit 2018.0 has the ability to generate Piping Component Files (PCF) files from fabrication level of detail piping models using a simple macro.   PCF files are used in the piping industry to automate a variety of process, such as stress analysis, generation…


  • Autodesk Structural Precast Extension for Revit

    Autodesk Structural Precast Extension for Revit Software Overview

    Autodesk® Structural Precast Extension for Revit® is a BIM-centric offering for modeling and detailing precast elements that improves productivity and precision for engineers, detailers and fabricators working on typical building projects in the precast industry. As an app for Revit, Structural Precast…


  • BIM collaboration

    How can Revit collaboration improve your airport experience?

    Architecture firms Hennebery Eddy and Fentress used Revit collaboration to improve passenger experience at Portland International Airport.  We’ve all been there: shouldering a computer bag and wrestling a carry-on in a throng of passengers at an airport gate. It feels like everyone’s…


  • Disruptive Civil Engineering Opportunities

    Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, Data (IoT), Code, Cloud, Civil Engineering. Which one doesn’t belong? They all belong and a couple more—BIM, BEM, Automation, Parametric Modeling. Our world is fast becoming a place where everything that can be coded will be coded. The physics…