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Revit and AutoCAD

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When Autodesk decided to buy Revit Technology Corporation they confused many of their own customers who, until then, were using AutoCAD or Architectural Desktop (aka ADT, now AutoCAD Architecture aka ACA). since AutoCAD is a superior drafting tool it isn''t sensible to use Revit for basic drafting tasks".

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Revit Beginners: Revit's Drafting Machine

Revit Beginners

Revits Drafting Machine. For those of you who remember using drafting machines mounted to a drafting table youll find a similar tool in Revit. Now any lines or walls that you draft will snap to the gridlines of your workplane. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. Design Reform.

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Revit Beginners: Imported Images and Sheets

Revit Beginners

The only solution is to place images in a drafting view (or legend view) first. Rescaling the image can also be easier from a drafting view once scale is established. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Subscribe To.

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Revit Beginners: When is a Family Parametric?

Revit Beginners

On top of which, your client might change the design of the component dozens of times. It doesnt have to flex, it just has to illustrate your design intent. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting.

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Revit Beginners: Two New Bloggers

Revit Beginners

J B Zallan of Los Angeles is a Revit, Architectural Desktop, AutoCAD consultant and Autodesk Approved Instructor whos sharing his thoughts at CAD vs BIM. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting.

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Revit Beginners: Should I enable Hardware Acceleration?

Revit Beginners

Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. Design Reform Videos. Architectural Desktop. Design Build Inst (oct). Destination Desktop (jun). Subscribe To.

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Revit Beginners: BIMtionary

Revit Beginners

Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Design Reform. Marathon Drafting. USG Design Studio. Design Reform Videos. Architectural Desktop. Design Build Inst (oct). Destination Desktop (jun). Subscribe To.

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