Revit
Revit Live
At our last CAD Masters Tech Night event, we had a Virtual Reality (VR) station setup for visitors to view a Revit building model. It was a popular attraction, as new technology…
October 28, 2017 · 2 min read
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Civil 3D
InfraWorks 360 2016 Part 3
Part 3: June 2015 Updates Autodesk has just (June 2015) released the first release and second update for InfraWorks 360 2016; the updates refer to the title suffix R1 or 2016.2…
June 26, 2015 · 2 min read
Civil 3D
InfraWorks 360 2016 Part 2
Part 2: March 2015 Updates In the first release of the 2016 version, there were quite a few enhancements and new tools. The same sleek interface exists but with additional preview…
June 26, 2015 · 3 min read
InfraWorks
InfraWorks 360 2016 Part 1
Part 1: Subscription Changes When the 2016 version came out, not only did the program become more engineering efficient but the naming convention for the suite version also…
June 26, 2015 · 1 min read
CAD Masters
AutoCAD
AutoCAD Parametric Constraints
Of all the new features added to AutoCAD in the last few release cycles, one of the most underused has been Parametric Constraints. What is a parametric constraint? It’s a…
July 6, 2012 · 2 min read
CAD Masters
Civil 3D
AutoCAD Analysis Zebra
This strange command was introduced in AutoCAD 2011. Speaking with co-workers here, it’s mainly a source of frustration as users try to Zoom Extents and instead get the ZEBRA…
March 21, 2012 · 1 min read
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Civil 3D
Inventor Fusion - Survey Prism
If you've ever seen a survey prism , you may find them hypnotic to look at. You'll always see the pupil of your eye in the dead center, no matter what angle you look into the prism…
September 22, 2011 · 1 min read
CAD Masters
Revit
Lofted Revit Mass
Lately I was working on a conceptual building design. I wanted to create an arched glass roof with a non-uniform shape. I planned to use a curtain system on an in-place mass. Every…
July 19, 2011 · 2 min read
CAD Masters
Civil 3D
Sheet Set Manager - Model Views on Sheets
The sheet set manager has a nice feature that creates viewports on your sheets from model views. In this post I'll show you how to use this feature in your sheet sets through a…
April 15, 2011 · 2 min read
CAD Masters
AutoCAD
Inventor Vs. Inventor Fusion
Inventor Fusion comes with AutoCAD 2012. We've been very excited about this product ever since seeing it in Autodesk Labs and learning that it was going to be a part of the AutoCAD…
March 24, 2011 · 1 min read
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Civil 3D
Death of the Draftsman?
A skilled draftsman combines artistry with precision. A skilled draftsman will not only deliver a drawing that is legible and precise, but also readable. I’ve seen plenty of…
October 1, 2010 · 1 min read