Join the Ideate Tech Experts for eLearning – live online classes that provide your entire organization with easy access to premium education.Upcoming classes include: 9.4.12::Ideate 101:Network License Manager9.11.12::Revit 201:Converting Blocks to Families9.13.12::Revit 201:Stairs and Railings in Revit9.18.12::Civil 3D 201:Analysis for Master-PlanningEach 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....
Thursday, 30 August 2012
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Many of our customers, especially those using Civil 3D, use bitonal images in their AutoCAD drawing. In a recent support case submitted to Ideate, Inc. these images were not appearing correctly in 2013. The foreground and background are reversed, effectively displaying the image in reverse. This has been identified as a bug by Autodesk, and is, as of the writing of this post, not resolved. It can cause a large headache for our customers so we wanted...
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
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 weeks:9.5-7::San FranciscoRevit Structure Fundamentals9.10-12::San FranciscoRevit MEP Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals9.24-26::San FranciscoRevit Architecture FundamentalsKnow your software. Sign up n...
Monday, 27 August 2012
It must be the alignment of the stars or some such phenomena that I worked my way through a Revit MEP Fitting issue on a Ideate support customer case earlier this week, only to find that a few days later that David Butts (Gannett Fleming) and David Pothier (Autodesk) blogged about Revit MEP Fittings and Slope Adjustments.In my case it was a Revit MEP out of the box WYE fitting on a sloped pipe that just would not connect correctly for the client....
Thursday, 23 August 2012
Join the Ideate Tech Experts for eLearning – live online classes that provide your entire organization with easy access to premium education.Upcoming classes include: 8.30.12::Revit 201:Revit for Interior Designers9.4.12::Ideate 101:Network License ManagerEach 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...
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Autodesk has recognized Ideate, Inc. for its investment in its customers’ success by awarding Ideate five Autodesk Specializations in the last year:Structural Engineering MEP SystemsProduct SupportSimulationConsultingWhat does specialized expertise mean to you? It means the Ideate technical staff has not only met and completed the required curriculum and training, but continually fulfills all the levels of service and standards set by Autodesk.How does Ideate Training relate to the Autodesk Specialization Partnership? The...
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
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 weeks:8.23::San FranciscoAutoCAD Update8.27-29::San FranciscoRevit Architecture Fundamentals8.28-30::PortlandRevit MEP Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals8.28-30::SeattleRevit Architecture FundamentalsKnow your software. Sign up n...
Monday, 20 August 2012
With apologies to Donald J. Sobol (R.I.P.)Monday evening, Chief Brown took his seat at the dinner table. He stared off into space. Encyclopedia knew what that meant. He had a Revit riddle he could not solve.“The Mountain View School Project has a keynote in the legend that doesn’t exist anywhere else in the project,” Chief Brown said. “The case is a puzzle.”“Tell Leroy about it, dear,” Mrs. Brown urged. “He’s never failed you.” Chief Brown nodded. He took a small notebook from the breast pocket of his uniform. Using his notes, he went over the...
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Ideate, Inc. has published a new entry in its Study in Success series entitled, “PAE Consulting Engineers Creates Built Environments that Give Back.”The study details how the PAE Consulting Engineers, Inc. (PAE) firm, a provider of mechanical and electrical engineering, technology services, and architectural lighting design, made the leap from 2D to 3D design technologies. It also highlights five specific projects as case use examples. “Scott Bevan, Electrical Engineer, Senior Associate at PAE, explains in more detail the initial impetus to adopt...
Join the Ideate Tech Experts for eLearning – live online classes that provide your entire organization with easy access to premium education.Upcoming classes include: 8.20.12::Civil 101:Civil 3D for Beginnners8.21.12::Revit 201:Site Tools8.30.12::Revit 201:Revit for Interior DesignersEach 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...
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
To quickly recap our situation (Part 1), the new Pressure Pipe Networks use .SQLITE files along with the folders containing drawing information for the network components. Adding information to these SQLITE files requires the use of two new commands and the new Content Catalog Editor application that comes with Civil 3D 2013.In our last Pressure Network Parts article, we discussed the two new commands in Civil 3D 2013 that help users create custom...
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
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 weeks:8.27-29::San FranciscoRevit Architecture Fundamentals8.28-30::PortlandRevit MEP Mechanical and Plumbing Fundamentals8.28-30::SeattleRevit Architecture FundamentalsKnow your software. Sign up n...
Monday, 13 August 2012
You may be provided with an as built drawing where the units are unfamiliar. Projects in Germany used meters, in France centimeters and in Britain millimeters and you are most comfortable using imperial units. It might be helpful to have multiple dimension types so you can see both units and you client in Germany can relate to the dimensions shown.You can enter a value for units in the temporary dimension to change the dimension. Select the object...
Thursday, 9 August 2012
Join the Ideate Tech Experts for eLearning – live online classes that provide your entire organization with easy access to premium education.Upcoming classes include: 8.14.12::Revit 201:Worksharing Best Practices8.20.12::Civil 101:Civil 3D for Beginners8.21.12::Revit 201:Site ToolsEach 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...
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Nicholas M. Kramer (NK), LEED® AP is a well-recognized guest lecturer on BIM and sustainability at Autodesk University (AU) and other forums. He is employed as a BIM Project Administrator at HMC Architects in Ontario, California, and currently serves as president of the BIM User Group Inland Empire (BUGIE), and is Program Manager for Revit Technology Conference (RTC) North America. At RTC 2012, Nicholas presented his experience in the use of collecting,...
Tuesday, 7 August 2012
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 weeks:8.8-10::PortlandRevit Architecture Fundamentals8.13-15::San FranciscoRevit MEP Electrical Fundamentals8.27-29::San FranciscoRevit Architecture FundamentalsKnow your software. Sign up n...
Monday, 6 August 2012
If you’ve seen the new Civil 3D 2013 Pressure Network tools, you may be wondering how you can go about creating your own Pressure Network Parts. With previous releases of Civil 3D and its gravity flow systems, the Part Builder tool was used to create and modify network components. Because Pressure networks are a different type of object, their part catalogs are also different. Pressure networks use .SQLITE files along with the folders...
Thursday, 2 August 2012
Join the Ideate Tech Experts for eLearning – live online classes that provide your entire organization with easy access to premium education.Upcoming classes include: 8.7.12::Revit 201:Stairs and Railings in Revit8.9.12::Revit 201:Revit for Interior Designers8.14.12::Revit 201:Worksharing Best PracticesEach 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...
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Autodesk certifications are a reliable validation of your skills and knowledge, and can lead to accelerated professional development, improved productivity, and enhanced credibility for you and your employer. Ideate is pleased to be participating in Autodesk Sponsored Certification Days for 2012. On the dates listed below, you have the opportunity to take an Associate, Professional or both Associate and Professional Certification Exam(s) for the discounted price of $25 ($100+ savings!). This is a great price to renew or get a new Autodesk...
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