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If you have an instance parameter in a family (shared or family parameter type) and, after starting the "add process" by either using a ribbon tool or by dragging a type from the Project Browser, you then change the value of that instance parameter BEFORE placing the instance, you will find that the value you entered becomes the new default value …
Architect\'s Desktop 2013-04-23 19:19:11
Here is a guide to the new product logos for the 2014 releases of Autodesk products. I am not 100% certain that I got all of them, and, unfortunately, a few were only available in smaller-sized images. All names are registered trademarks of Autodesk. As always, click on the image to see a larger version.
Architect\'s Desktop 2013-04-21 06:30:00
In addition to the features discussed in the previous four posts, there are several additional additions/improvements to look for in AutoCAD® Architecture 2014. 3D Orbit Performance The full regeneration that takes place after ending the use of the 3DORBIT command in previous releases of ACA (and AMEP) has been eliminated, allowing you to continue to work on your model without interruption. This does …
Architect\'s Desktop 2013-04-14 10:09:24
Four of the more popular tools that had been available to German, Austrian and Swiss subscribers have been made available to all AutoCAD® Architecture users. The Roombook ribbon tab from ACA 2013 has been renamed Vision Tools, and you will find these new tools there. Display By Layer The Display Order panel features one tool, Display By Layer, which runs the AecLayerOrder command. This …
Architect\'s Desktop 2013-04-09 15:15:35
Your requests have been heard. Prior to the 2011 release, when placing Doors and Windows, you had a choice between Unconstrained and Offset/Center, where the latter would center the Door or Window on a Wall segment if you click near the midpoint of that Wall segment or would offset the opening a user-set distance from the end of the Wall segment …
Architect\'s Desktop 2013-04-08 07:53:00
AutoCAD® Architecture 2014 expands upon the new AutoCAD 2014 feature that allows you to type in a few characters of a content item's name to initiate an "add" command for that content type, using that specific content. In ACA, this means you can add an instance of an object of a specific style or definition, just by typing in a few …
Architect\'s Desktop 2013-03-27 01:34:00
AutoCAD® Architecture 2014 has a new feature that allows you to enable the automatic attachment of Property Set Definitions [PSDs] to objects. This setting is on a by-drawing basis, so you can have this turned on in some drawings and off in others. To turn on this feature, open the Options dialog and go to the AEC Object Settings tab. In the …
Architect\'s Desktop 2013-02-22 17:42:00
In addition to allowing one item of annotation to appear at the proper size for multiple drawing scales, annotative content also offers the ability to have the position of the item to vary between scales. This is often quite handy, as the change in size may require a rearrangement of the annotation to have it read properly at each scale. There may …
Architect\'s Desktop 2013-01-31 03:39:00
First post in the series: ACA Ceiling Grids: The Cell Component Previous post in the series: ACA Ceiling Grids: Mask Blocks As seen in the previous article, Mask Blocks provide a great way to hide unwanted parts of a Ceiling Grid when an item to be placed in the ceiling is larger than one grid cell. The out-of-the-box content contains several light fixtures …
Architect\'s Desktop 2012-11-23 01:01:00
First post in the series: ACA Ceiling Grids: The Cell Component Previous post in the series: ACA Ceiling Grids: Anchors AutoCAD® Architecture Ceiling Grids provide an easy way to generate a representation of the ceiling grid for an acoustical panel ceiling. And, as we have seen in previous articles in this series, they have feature that make it easy to locate and organize …
Architect\'s Desktop 2012-10-15 20:36:00
Previous post in the series: ACA Ceiling Grids: The Cell Component One useful feature of Ceiling Grids is that you can anchor other AEC objects to the grid (just like any other AEC Grid). Once anchored, if you move the Ceiling Grid, the anchored object(s) will move with it, which makes small adjustments to ceiling grid locations much easier to do. You …
Architect\'s Desktop 2012-09-24 13:12:00
I will leave the debate over whether or not you should ever do this to others, but thanks to a post by Joshua Kohl in the AUGI Revit® Architecture - General Forum, I now know how to create a dimension with absolutely no dimension value or other text showing. You may be aware that while you can override the dimension value …
Architect\'s Desktop 2012-09-16 21:14:00
Like all ACA grid objects, a Ceiling Grid has a Cell component, which marks the center of each cell in the grid. You may not be aware of this component, since, in the out-of-box Display settings, this component is turned off. It is also mapped to a non-plotting layer (G-Anno-Nplt for US imperial content), so turning the component on will not …
Architect\'s Desktop 2012-08-19 23:30:00
Autodesk® has released Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD® Architecture 2013. According to the README, a number of items have been resolved, and an ability to disable the autoloading of AutoLISP or VBA on startup and to disable AutoLISP entirely has been added, to aid in dealing with malicious AutoLISP or VBA code. As always, be certain to read the entire README …
Architect\'s Desktop 2012-08-09 04:01:00
One nice feature of AutoCAD® Architecture is that you can assign standard sizes to Doors and Windows. This allows the user to select a standard size from a list of the sizes entered into the Style, saving time and minimizing the potential for error. Better still, when grip editing an instance of a Style with standard sizes, the inital default is to …
Architect\'s Desktop 2012-06-29 04:01:00
My firm is currently using ACA 2010 for most of our production work that is not being done in Revit. Our template file has the IMAGEFRAME variable set to 2, so that the frames are visible but they do not print. (We have all of the "frame" variables set to 2, which can be done all at once by using the …
Architect\'s Desktop 2012-06-09 14:58:00
Update Release 1 for Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2013 is now available. As noted in the Enhancements Documentation, the following improvements have been made to Revit Architecture 2013: Improves stability when closing a sketch editor, such as slab, site, etc., which create a large number of points.Improves creation of U-shaped winder stairs.Improves stability when editing winder stairs.Improves performance when many railings exist within …
Architect\'s Desktop 2012-06-01 04:01:00
In the thread in the Autodesk AutoCAD® Architecture Discussion Group that was the basis for my previous blog article post on occupant load calculations, Ted Evans pointed out that if you add a total to the occupant load column, the sum may not reflect the total of the displayed values. He is correct, if the displayed values have a sufficient number …
Architect\'s Desktop 2012-05-27 21:44:00
A question concerning occupancy load calculations and how to handle Spaces to which an occupant load of "0" has been assigned was posted to a thread in the Autodesk AutoCAD® Architecture Discussion Group. Dividing the Space's area by the occupant load causes an error in the formula when the occupant load is zero. As noted in my response, which includes a …
Architect\'s Desktop 2012-04-22 19:59:00
A number of nice enhancements have been made to the Command Line. You can still have it docked at the bottom or top of the screen, and adjust the height to show previous lines. As always, click on any image to see an enlarged version. As you can see in the image above, there have been some changes. A command icon has …
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