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Hello! It's not a question, but information. I found a site that helped in the work of PDP files and not only: www.altorotatepdf.com, on it you can find many opportunities for working with files. I hope my information was useful. 5 More Answers

I think the best way to do is moving the whole model in one action to do this follow the next points: 1- Open an "elevation view" (north, east or any of that, even a section) 2- Go to "Manage" 3- at the "Project Location" on manage click on "Position" tab and choose "Relocate Project" 4- Now click on any place and move (like when you move an... 5 More Answers

Save it as another file, this sometimes works. 9 More Answers

It takes like 5 minutes to render every frame, at least in Revit it can, so I guess work from there you don't want to wait days. 3 More Answers

I like Lumion. 5 More Answers

There is a free plugin for Sketchup that does this. There may also be some '2D' ivy - a picture of ivy on a transparent background. There are plenty of 2D trees available done this way. Regards, Chris

Really also depends on the software you are using, if you do rendering often it is probably worth buying a good rendering software. 3 More Answers

Revit prefers native Revit objects. It's best practice to avoid importing from AutoCAD if at all possible. If it's something like an MEP RCP, use link CAD (and consider Current View Only as well) instead of import CAD. If it's a family, you can temporarily import it to Revit to use as reference, but purge it out before loading your family int... 5 More Answers

You can transfer the license to your name, I think, when buying from someone but Graphisoft charge a pretty penny for that. 2 More Answers

I guess it depends on how specific you want it to look. I use a material called Roofing - Metal Standing Seam that I set to use an ootb Relief Pattern called Standing.Seam.png to control the Render Appearance, and a simple Model Surface Pattern called Standing Seam - 16" (etc.) to control it's graphics for Plans and Elevations, and it works g...

If you are in a work sharing environment, don't lock or pin anything with the possible exception of the structural grid. Later in the job, users working on CD development will waste more time on unlocking than on productive work. My experience is that users rarely think through their locking schemes. I have found work that was plainly wrong t... 5 More Answers

You are correct Autodesk Revit is definitely the dominant format in the USA. Other Countries seem to be following a similar trend (especially Asia). However other platforms such as ArchiCAD are very strong in parts of Europe and Australasia. 4 More Answers

Sorry do you mean a stair with a "winder"?

Found this book online, only one that was available for viewing for free so maybe it's worth a shot? http://www.scribd.com/doc/35089318/Object-Making-With-ArchiCAD 2 More Answers

I would't try to import 3ds you'll be disappointed by the results as it just ends up becoming a real hassle. 2 More Answers

The Food Service Industry is showing an active interest. 2 More Answers

I'm sorry. You cannot convert objects created in a recent version REVIT to an older version. No one has been able to give us a definitive answer as to WHY! So the only thing you can do is update your version to a later version. You might check with AUTODESK and they might give you a discount to upgrade. The advantage is that the later version...

The new BIMx for AC 16 allows camera/video options, so not sure which version your using? 3 More Answers

There are many variables to consider with respect to file size - complexity of the design, size of the building, number of levels, source of the content loaded, end-user methodologies, and certainly L.O.D. To answer your question, any file size is acceptable as long as it still performs well. In my 7+ years with Revit, I've never had a projec... 6 More Answers

I would suggest creating a template that maybe everyone fills out, e.g. stating all the changes, but not sure if that would get to complicated especially because that's quite dependant upon the number of changes and the number of people involved. 1 More Answer

I know many people have this problem but the slowness may also be down to your computer. 1 More Answer

with all this talk about sharing models... the sale pitch for bim... i find that no one wants to share due to liability...thus unless you can find a legal way around your sharing of your model.... don't count on others wanting to take on that liability....i find bim useful strictly as an inhouse tool.... the give the paper to the rest of the... 2 More Answers

If you want the easy road, Artlantis is the way to go. Cinema 4D offers more features than Artlantis, but Artlantis is easier to learn & use and runs super fast. You can do quick radiosity renderings using the Artlantis rendering engine (which, in many situations, may be all you'll ever need to do), plus in Artlantis you've also got the o... 1 More Answer

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i dont know but could you make a zonda and a mclaren p1? (my email is [email protected], email me in response to my request) 3 More Answers

We don't currently have Bosch Appliance families available for Revit sorry, we will get in touch with Bosch though and see what we can do - so stay tuned!

Hi Michael, there are a few ArchiCAD cars on our network already. If you search via the ArchiCAD/cars tag: http://www.bimstop.com/bim-content/tag/archicad-cars/

Scott is correct. If you want to use a linked ceiling as host, you have to use a 'face-based' family, not ceiling-based. 1 More Answer

It won't scale if you've created it with 'Generic Annotation' category. You need to build a 'Detail Component', that would change its size according to the view scale. 1 More Answer

I haven't done this but I have heard that when you buy the actual ArchiCAD the trial version automatically switches to 'full' version and the files you created in the trial version will be converted to your new 'full' ArchiCAD files. But this only works if you are using the same computer for both the trial and full version. Hope that helps! 3 More Answers

Hi, Check out www.openbim.org and www.graphisoft.com/openbim/ for details on Open BIM. Google is a great resource! Marcel 4 More Answers

For more the implementation side take a look at Building Information Modeling: A Strategic Implementation Guide for Engineers, Constructors and Real Estate Asset Managers. 6 More Answers

You could start by looking at the Graphisoft website where they have many resources that can point you in the correct direction regarding education and training for ArchiCAD. The tutorials that they have are step by step with accompanying videos that teach as you go and are excellent. Beyond that if you want more, Eric Bobrow is an excellent... 4 More Answers

Hi, You mean xBIM -go to www.openbim.org eXtensible Building Information Modelling - although my personal interpretation for BIM would be Building Information Management. There is a lot of BUM around too :) (Bloody Ugly Modelling) Marcel 3 More Answers

3D CAD describes buildings by 3D views such as elevations, plans and sections. 3 More Answers

As an example Revit displays its prices on the Autodesk website, see http://usa.autodesk.com/revit/how-to-buy/ 2 More Answers

4D = adding time to 3D 5D = adding of costs, e.g. costs of materials 6D = adding things such as the project life-cycle 4 More Answers

For example Revit (or AutoCAD products) is available through several resellers, but to me the resellers job here is not just offering the product (hopefully at a good price!) but assisting product usage, so if you take this view, the reseller is very important as each I think will offer you different levels and kinds of service. Good luck! 1 More Answer

There are several, and I will mention just the most populars, and you can divide them in 5 big groups depending in the Discipline: -Architectural (Revit, ArchicAD, Vectorworks, Bentley, Allplan +more) -Structural calculation (Revit, Bentley, Tekla, SAP2000, Scia, Etabs +more) -MEP (AutoCAD MEP, Revit, Bentley, ArchiCAD, MagiCAD, DDS +more) -P...