Merry Christmas

I would just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. 


I hope its been a good 2011 for everyone and 2012 is going to be even better.


Am planning to posts more on my blog in the New Year.

Keyboard Short Revit Structure 2012

How To Export - Your Keyboard Short in Revit Structure 2012 to Excel.

First you need to select the View (TAB) on the Ribbon, then scroll along to the Windows (Panel), select User Interface drop down list and you will see Keyboard Shortcuts at the bottom (as shown in below image).

You should now see a Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box on screen (as shown in below image).

At the bottom you will see an Import and Export buttom, if you select the Export button you will be prompted to save an KeyboardShortcuts.xml file. So just save it somewhere you can find it.

Ok now open Microsoft Excel and select Open and go the location where your KeyboardShortcuts.xml file is saved. You may not be able to see it so just change the list so it either says All Excel Files or XML Files (as shown in below image) Please note the extract is from excel 2010 it may differ in other versions.

You should now a the following prompts. Just click OK on both.

You should now have your Revit Keyboard Shortcut in the form of a table in excel (as shown in below image). Where you can switch of the information you don't want to see and even print a copy off to have on your desk while working.

Export Revit Model To Microstation

Every needed to export your Revit Architecture or Revit Structure model to Microstation? Well you can with this plug in.


Note it only works with Revit 2010 and 2011.

Load & Unload Xref's AutoCAD

I came across these great tips on Cadalyst today.

Have you every been working in a drawing and you want to unload or load all the external references, well if you look at this tip you can create your own macro to do so.

Also if you wish to detach all Xrefs you can use this tip.

Command Line in AutoCAD

Lost your command line in AutoCAD press Ctrl + 9 to switch it back on.

BIM Show Live

Just read that the company I work for are a Gold sponsor at BIM Show Live  on 1st November 2011 at the Business Design Centre, London.

Autodesk BIM Conference 2011

Just reading about next month's (November 16th) Autodesk BIM Conference at  Kings Place, London. As BIM is growing fast I would say it's an event you want to be at, so why not check it out: Autodesk BIM Conference 2011

Maximise The Number Of Viewports

Dont forget that your default number of Viewports in AutoCAD is 16 but you can change that by changing the MAXACTVP System Variable to any number upto 64.

AutoLISP Article @ cad notes

I was reading a good article on www.cad-notes.com yesterday on how to use AutoLISP in AutoCAD. Why not check it out.

AutoCAD Keyboard Shortcut Keys

Did you know you can print out a list of the shortcut keys from within AutoCAD, well if you didn'd here is how to do it.

• Type 'CUI' into command line or click on the 'User Interface' button under the Manage Tab on the Customization Panel. You will now get the Cutomize User Interface dialog box on the screen.
• If you scroll down the list on the left hand side 'Customization in All Files' to Keyboard Shortcuts as shown in below image.



•  You will now see a list of all the current Keyboard Shortcuts appear in a dialog box to the left hand side as shown in below image.

• Then select either All Keys, Accelerator Keys or Temporary Override Keys and hit the print button

Please note I have used AutoCAD 2010 to do this and it may not be applicable to earlier version of AutoCAD.

Autodesk WikiHelp

If you haven't already checked the Autodesk WikiHelp website http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/enu why don't you I have just been on. It's been set up to combine learning resources provided by Autodesk with knowledge from the user community.

Although not too much on there just yet but its a cracking idea and hopefully will be full of great things in the near future and the best thing about it you can contribute if you want.

Why not check it out.

LinkedIn

Have you joined Linked In yet, I have signed up why not checkout the site its a good way to link up other professionals exchange information, ideas and opportunities from all over the world.

I have if you want to sign up.

Cadalyst Tips

I have now had my multileader tip posted on Cadalyst, why not check it out Here. I am hopeful that many more will get posted.

Ramboll buy Gifford

Ok so on wednesday we had some very big news about the future of Gifford, we have been taken over by Ramboll a large engineering company founded in Copenhagen, Denmark. They currently have around 9000 staff across the world, now in the UK it will take them to around 1000 staff.

Ramboll - http://www.ramboll.com/

Gifford - http://www.gifford.uk.com/

AutoCAD WS

AutoCAD WS just gets better and better. You can now get a plugin the AutoCAD 2010/11 and AutoCAD LT, how cool is that, I really like that. http://www.autocadws.com/downloads

Real-Time Collaboration so I can share the same drawing with someone else anywhere in the world on your computer, iphone or ipad, and does what it says in real-time so you make a change they will see it happen on screen. Now thats something that will work well if you working from another office and you need to discuss something with colleague.

Thats something I will doing next at work.

Followers

Please sign up and become a follower of my blog, I hope the tips trick I posting are helpful for all who use AutoCAD.

Multileaders

I have been setting up Multileaders on my companys templates file when I came across how to change the leader type, colour, lintype, lineweight, arrowhead and size on each individual leader leg.

You can simply do this by holding down the Ctrl key the crosshairds will changed to a pick box, you can then click the leader your wish to change. One click gives you a grip at either end which allows you to move the leader, but if you want to change the leader type, colour, linetype, lineweight, arrowhead and size hold down Crtl and double click with left mouse it opens the properties window and now you can change the leaders properties individually.


I have added a video on this which can be found at the following location:


Multileaders

Multiple Command

The Multiple command will repeat the next command until it’s cancelled.

For example:

If you type Multiple into the command line then the command you wish to use (i.e. Circle) it is repeated until you press ESC. Multiple repeats only the command name, so any parameters must be specified each time.

Please note this is only a command line trick you can’t find it on the Ribbon.

You can repeat the last command command you did if you press Enter or Spacebar to restart the command, but it will only repeat the command once.

AutoCAD Upgrade Training

Ok I have finished the roll out AutoCAD 2010 across my company back in mid February and its been none stop every since. I thought it would be tough doing the rollout but the support required afterwards is tough making sure all the minor little problems are sorted out.

Right best get on with the next stuff......

AutoCAD WS

Have you tried using the AutoCAD WS its great check it out www.autocadws.com.

Oops I deleted something I didn't want to

Ok did you ever delete something while working in AutoCAD then you had to just UNDO everything you did since, which you would then lose. Well did you know you can get it back? Just type OOPS into the command line and it will restore the most recent object(s), even after you have created BLOCK or WBLOCK because these commands delete the selected objects onces the block is created. Its very useful if you had accidentally deleted an object.

Heres the but it will only restore the last deleted object(s). So you wont be able to go back through the drawing restoring everything you had deleted.

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Tips and tricks coming soon....