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		<title>Tales from the Helpdesk Crypt &#8211; Backgrounds that disappear in sketch mode</title>
		<link>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2013/01/tales-from-the-helpdesk-crypt-backgrounds-that-disappear-in-sketch-mode/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Metcalf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Department of Unintended Consequences Sometimes we get issues that are gives us pause about how certain functionality can throw a curve at users.  A little while ago a Revit project came our way with something we hadn&#8217;t seen before. An plan view in sketch mode had the background elements of walls, doors and annotation elements, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autodesk Feature Codes</title>
		<link>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2012/11/autodesk-feature-codes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Metcalf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To help IT support and general users to decipher reams of product feature codes from their large scale installations, we present all the links directly  to Autodesk&#8217;s website here: 2013: FLEXnet® feature codes for Autodesk products 2012: FLEXnet® feature codes for Autodesk products 2011: FLEXnet® feature codes for Autodesk products 2010: FLEXnet® feature codes for Autodesk products  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Installing &#8220;Free&#8221; Revit Viewer on a non Revit user system.</title>
		<link>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2012/11/installing-free-revit-viewer-on-a-non-revit-user-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Metcalf</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/?p=1011</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Typically Design Review is a perfectly good way to review Revit models in DWF 3D format, but keeping the DWF 3D file up to date in a rapidly changing project can be too much an added workload. By default, installing any Revit product will also install the Revit Viewer. Revit in Viewer Mode does not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping it Simple in Revit &#8211; Workflow Improvements from Autodesk Lab to Bringing Inventor Content into Revit</title>
		<link>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2012/08/keeping-it-simple-in-revit-workflow-improvements-from-autodesk-lab-to-bringing-inventor-content-into-revit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2012/08/keeping-it-simple-in-revit-workflow-improvements-from-autodesk-lab-to-bringing-inventor-content-into-revit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2012 16:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Metcalf</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/?p=1004</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Getting Inventor content into Revit just got simpler from this tool in the Autodesk Labs. In case Inventor and Revit users didn&#8217;t know this, the work flow process using Shrinkwrap feature in Inventor got a big boost with the release from Autodesk Labs with a download called Inventor Simplification. It&#8217;s free technology review that offers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tales From the Helpdesk Crypt &#8211; Installing the 2013 Suites</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 22:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Metcalf</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/?p=951</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Where are is install documentation? In the yellow circle of the image above at the bottom of the installation screen. There are three installation documentation to use as reference. They are the Installation Help, System Requirements and the Readme. I recommend before installing to take some time to review these three items. &#160; Where do I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rotating a Section Annotation</title>
		<link>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2012/03/rotating-a-section-annotation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2012/03/rotating-a-section-annotation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Snaps are great in Revit and assist us with aligning many objects, but sometimes get in the way or inadvertently cause us to make an error.  Let&#8217;s say for this example we have placed a Section Annotation (Building or Wall) and didn&#8217;t quite make it perpendicular to the wall we want to section.  If the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Reference Multiple Detail Views from a Single Revit Callout</title>
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		<comments>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2012/01/how-to-reference-multiple-detail-views-from-a-single-revit-callout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Villella</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/?p=872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the great things about Revit is that annotation is linked to the objects it annotates, whether that is a component, view, etc. The Callout tool allows us to draw a boundary and directly reference the view, or detail, that this refers to. Sometimes, however, you might have more than one detail that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revit Switchback in Navisworks 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2011/12/revit-switchback-in-navisworks-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2011/12/revit-switchback-in-navisworks-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Perry</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to create a written post for this topic since I had posted a video regarding the new Switchback functionality in the Revit products.  Here is the video link; http://bit.ly/tF5SRf.  This is found on our 2012 Learning Videos page which can be accessed from the Media pull down on our website. With the Revit 2012 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Showing elements from a ceiling plan in a floor plan</title>
		<link>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2011/10/revit-showing-elements-from-a-ceiling-plan-in-a-floor-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2011/10/revit-showing-elements-from-a-ceiling-plan-in-a-floor-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick Villella</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From time to time it&#8217;s nice to see overhead items in a Revit floor plan. Dropped ceilings, soffits, light fixtures, etc. are all useful to see in plan view, especially when arranging furniture and such. Here&#8217;s a great and incredibly simple technique to show these items in plan using whatever line style you choose, while [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autodesk Project Varsari Technology Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2011/08/autodesk-project-varsari-technology-preview/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cadsoft-consult.com/blogs/architecture/2011/08/autodesk-project-varsari-technology-preview/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 22:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Metcalf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autodesk Project Vasari &#8211; Importing Site Images. Want to see something really easy? Take a look at Project Vasari. Besides looking just like a Revit toolset, it works as a conceptual site studies tool too. In addition, it imports results into Revit. First off, as anything else related to BIM, you need to set the location. [...]]]></description>
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