Autodesk Design Suites – Skip the Hiccups

This year Autodesk released several new bundles of software called Design Suites. You can learn more about these great deals here. As with any new thing, there have been a few minor hiccups that we have seen in technical support. Here are the issues and what you can do to avoid them.Standalone:Software can’t be split between computers. If you have one seat of the Design Suite you can install all of the software on one computer. You can’t install...

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eLearning – Upcoming Classes

Join the Ideate Tech Experts for eLearning - live online classes that provide your entire organization with easy access to premium education.Upcoming classes include: 11.1.11::Civil 101: Civil 3D for BeginnersEach class is designed to give you specific, improved results in a particular topic. You can interact with the instructor right from your own office, while eliminating travel time. Because the class schedule rotates, you can easily select your topics of interest and choose the day which best meets your schedule.Click here for class...

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Export Revit Object Styles as a List to Excel

One of the questions that came into our Support desk last week was: “How do we export Revit Object Styles as a list to Excel for standards documentation purposes?” Ideate BIMLink and Ideate Explorer for Revit allow you to export Revit Model Data into Excel but what about things like Line weights table, Object Styles etc?One of the ways this can be done is by using a program called SnagIt which allows you to copy text from onscreen that can be pasted...

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Classroom Training - Open Classes

Know It. Ideate Training.Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming days:10.31-11.2::SacramentoRevit Architecture Fundamentals11.1-3::San FranciscoRevit MEP Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals11.2-3::PortlandRevit Architecture Beyond the BasicsKnow your software. Sign up n...

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Hand Pick from the Best and Brightest Tech Experts

Ideate Speakers to Present at Autodesk University 2011This year, Ideate technical team is providing interesting and informative presentations at Autodesk University.  AU 2011 will be held from November 29 to December 1, 2011 at The Venetian in Las Vegas (http://au.autodesk.com).  Ideate speakers will be highlighted in such diverse topics as LIDAR and Point clouds, 2D to 3D transitioning, shop drawing creation in Revit, process integration...

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eLearning – Upcoming Classes

Join the Ideate Tech Experts for eLearning - live online classes that provide your entire organization with easy access to premium education.Upcoming classes include: 11.1.11::Civil 101: Civil 3D for BeginnersEach class is designed to give you specific, improved results in a particular topic. You can interact with the instructor right from your own office, while eliminating travel time. Because the class schedule rotates, you can easily select your topics of interest and choose the day which best meets your schedule.Click here for class...

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Get a Sneak Peek at Future Functionality for AutoCAD!

This is a special invitation for Autodesk customers in the San Jose area. Join the AutoCAD User Experience team to test drive some new, in-progress AutoCAD functionality, and share your feedback and suggestions. This Sneak Peek highlights new features for people who work on AutoCAD from multiple computers or different locations – such as using different workstations, or switching between the office, home, or working out in the field. CAD Managers and day-to-day AutoCAD users of all levels are welcome to attend. This free, three-hour event...

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Classroom Training - Open Classes

Know It. Ideate Training.Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming days:10.31-11.2::SacramentoRevit Architecture Fundamentals11.1-3::San FranciscoRevit MEP Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals11.2-3::PortlandRevit Architecture Beyond the BasicsKnow your software. Sign up n...

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Revit and the Future of Application Software

A few weeks ago I presented and demo’ed the new AutoCAD for Mac 2012 at the Portland Pioneer Square Apple Store. It was a good presentation and it’s exciting to see more and more Mac users interested in Autodesk products like AutoCAD and AutoCAD WS. One question that inevitably always comes up during these events is, “When’s Revit coming to the Mac?” The quick answer – I don’t know. The more in depth answer – does it even matter?Look at where...

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Study in Success - California Lottery Wins Big with Integrated Project Delivery

Ideate is proud to announce publication of its latest Study in Success entitled California Lottery Wins Big with Integrated Project Delivery.The subject of the study is the California Lottery Headquarters. The Ideate developed Study in Success details how the technology-reliant process of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) facilitated the successful creation of the six-story, 155,000-square-foot headquarters project throughout the phases of design, fabrication, and construction. As a green building project, the California Lottery Headquarters project...

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One of These Things is Not Like the Other!

Recently,  I received a Support call regarding Ideate BIMLink.The customer was distraught because he exported all his data using Ideate BIMLink and when he tried to import back to Revit 2012, he was presented with this error:Unable to Import Excel Spreadsheet. Excel Columns Do Not Match Link PropertiesI racked my brain for a moment, made a few calls and we all agreed that it could have been one of two options.1. After exporting from Revit, The...

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Classroom Training - Open Classes

Know It. Ideate Training.Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming days:10.11-13::San FranciscoRevit MEP Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals10.12-14::San FranciscoCivil 3D Fundamentals10.14::PortlandRevit Architecture for Project Managers Workshop10.17-19::PortlandRevit MEP Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals10.19-21::San...

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When Civil 3D and Vault Attack! How I Resolved a Fatal Error.

Guest post by James Lucas Jensen, P.E.FATAL ERROR: Out of Memory – Shutting DownThis message means nothing to the average Civil 3D user because it does not share any useful information about the cause of the error. Unfortunately, we all see this error at some point. The purpose of this article is to show how some detective work and outside-the-box thinking can track down and resolve this problem.In my case, the error occurs while attempting to check in a proposed surface drawing. The file isn’t particularly large or complicated, but it certainly...

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Import Street Centerline from GIS Data Straight to a 3D Model

So you import GIS data into AutoCAD or Civil 3D to get AutoCAD lines and use it for design and analysis. What if you could import the .SHP file and get a 3D model instead! What if you could click a button to import existing street centerlines for a project and get a 3D Model of the roadway including the curbs, sidewalks, medians, striping, as well as street lights, and with the 3D palm trees in the median, etc. all rendered and ready to for a presentation....

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Classroom Training - Open Classes

Know It. Ideate Training.Position yourself to land dream projects. Tap the full potential of your software solutions. Increase your facility, fluidity and capability to maximize the value of your precision software tools.Here are a few of the training opportunities Ideate has to offer in the coming days:10.10-12::San JoseRevit Architecture Fundamentals10.11-13::San FranciscoRevit MEP Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals10.12-14::San FranciscoCivil 3D Fundamentals10.14::PortlandRevit Architecture for Project Managers WorkshopKnow your software....

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Ideate Explorer for Revit - Auditing Key Notes

This was a great question that our Support team fielded last week about Keynotes. Ideate Explorer for Revit can easily handle this kind of request along with finding other hard-to-find items such as Revision Clouds, hidden DWG Imports, Model Lines, Text.Question: Can Ideate Explorer for Revit tell you where keynotes are used? It would be very handy to see a list with each keynote and all the sheets it’s used on.Answer: Ideate Explorer for Revit can...

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