Category Archives: Revit

All things Revit-related

Photogrammetric Mapping

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Matt W

What is “photogrammetric mapping”, who uses it and why? Read more to find out… Continue reading →

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Sometimes change isn’t just good…

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Matt W

…it’s necessary to grow as an individual, as a team member and progress as a professional. Back in September 2017 I left a multi-discipline engineering firm after working there for nearly 17 years as a drafter then proving myself as … Continue reading →

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MORE work with BETTER graphics created in LESS time

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Matt W

Andrew Anagnost’s opening keynote address at Autodesk University 2017 about making more, better and with less was the inspiration behind this blog posting. Here at AI Engineers I’ve been up to my neck in InfraWorks, building models to help us … Continue reading →

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Is your hard drive filling up after a Revit crash?

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Matt W

If your hard drive is running out of space and you've noticed Revit is crashing more frequently, check the journal folder for extraneous Revit models. When saving a non-workshared model to a network drive, Revit will save a copy of … Continue reading →

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Complete Collaboration with Autodesk’s AEC Collection 2018

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Matt W

The 2018 release of Autodesk’s AEC Collection makes it easier than ever to coordinate, geo-locate and collaborate between InfraWorks, Civil 3D, Revit, taking it all into Navisworks and beyond to a VR experience. And with just 5 simple steps, it’s probably easier than … Continue reading →

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Special Characters for Revit

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Matt W

As you’ve probably noticed by now, Revit lacks some of the most basic text functions that programs costing thousands of dollars less already have.  One of those basic functions is the ability to add special characters.  Well, Revit DOES have … Continue reading →

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Controlling Revit model “bloat”

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Matt W

The following tips have been compiled from various web sites and from project experience. PURGE UNUSED FAMILIES Purging unused families and types can remove megabytes worth of data from the project model.  Don’t feel like you need to keep everything … Continue reading →

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