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Have you noticed in Revit you have to choose between ducting and piping that supports flow propagation OR ductwork that is modelled for the intent of fabrication? In the 2024 release of Revit, Autodesk has made ... https://www.solidcad.ca/flow-and-pressure-drop-calculations-available-in-mep-fabrication-elements/ Autodesk Desktop Connector

An update to the ADC app is now available and you can read about it and download it from here. As usual, there have been several defect fixes and a few notable new features. If you plan to use  AutoCAD 2024 ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autodesk-desktop-connector/ AutoCAD Resources: In the Autodesk Cloud

If you customize AutoCAD across your design team and you use the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), read on… I’ll define AutoCAD resources as files that AutoCAD uses to support design content. Here are several ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autocad-resources-in-the-autodesk-cloud/ Autodesk Desktop App: Replaced

The Autodesk Desktop App (ADA) gets installed on users’ computers when Autodesk applications are installed. Its purpose is to read which Autodesk software is installed on the user’s machine and provide information ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autodesk-desktop-app-replaced/ AutoCAD 2024

Well, it’s that time of year again when Autodesk bestows us with the latest release of their flagship drafting application. Click here for Autodesk’s documentation. Read on to see which features speak to ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autocad-2024/ Sheet Set Manager: Multi-Line Titles

If: Your sheet titles are too long for a single line in your title block and, You use the sheet set manager to control these titles and, You would like to control where the line break occurs… Read on… Multi-line ... https://www.solidcad.ca/sheet-set-manager-multi-line-titles/ Autodesk Desktop Connector Update – June 2021

June 1, 2021 (v. 14.10.0.1456) Do you use BIM 360 and AutoCAD products?  Do you have the Autodesk Desktop Connector installed?  If so, there is a new update.  This may not be news to you as there are frequent ... https://www.solidcad.ca/autodesk-desktop-connector-update-2/ Revit MEP and CTC– Schedule XL

Having troubles keeping your MEP notes from Excel in Revit up to date? Schedule XL is the right tool for you. Schedule XL allows you to create schedule views (drafting view or schedule view) within Revit from ... https://www.solidcad.ca/revit-mep-and-ctc-schedule-xl/ Roof Truss versus Rafter and Extending to Core tool

I would like to point it out two tools that can make a big difference when designing roofs, the Truss or Rafter tool and the Extending to Core tool. They also affect the shape and size of the eave truss. Revit ... https://www.solidcad.ca/roof-truss-versus-rafter-and-extending-to-core-tool/ Path of Travel update on Revit 2020.2

Since my last post about the path of travel, Autodesk made a very useful update on the path of travel tool. The path of travel was calculated automatically by Revit picking the start and end point. Now we have ... https://www.solidcad.ca/path-of-travel-update-on-revit-2020-2/