https://youtu.be/cXel_S3rGo4 A background mask on text makes it easier to read because the linework under it is hidden. Here is now to do this in AutoCAD drafting software. … [Read more...] about How to background mask text in AutoCAD
Import a LIDAR GeoTIFF DEM into Civil 3D (Australia)
Free LIDAR now covers most of Australia, and a GeoTIFF elevation model will build you a surface in Civil 3D in about two minutes — once you get the coordinate system right. Getting it wrong is what costs the afternoon, and it is the part nobody mentions. This covers two imports: a LIDAR digital elevation model as a .tif, and boundary lines as an ESRI shapefile. The … [Read more...] about Import a LIDAR GeoTIFF DEM into Civil 3D (Australia)
Revit: Import an AutoCAD Road Design as Topography
You have a design of the roads next to your building. You want to model this in Revit, so you can reference it in your building section cuts. How can you do this? What are the simple ways to get a topography surface into your Revit model from AutoCAD 3d lines. Learn all of this in our tutorial. https://youtu.be/N1_0oXPG-44 … [Read more...] about Revit: Import an AutoCAD Road Design as Topography
Revit Internal Origin: Export DWGs at 0,0,0
Are you trying to export DWG files of your views and sheets but cannot get them to be at the right 0,0,0, coordinate point? Let me share with you some tips and tricks to make this less painful in Revit. Internal Origin Point, Project Base Point and Survey Point. The three things in Revit which can define start points for coordinates. We will also have a brief look at how … [Read more...] about Revit Internal Origin: Export DWGs at 0,0,0
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Revit: Model a Concrete Stair with Landings Both Ends
https://youtu.be/d-HU-gqMoW8 Are you finding it tricky to model a single flight concrete stair with a concrete landing at both ends? Are you tired of having the bottom of the stair not fold correctly to it's connecting slab? Are your stair landings and handrails sloped when they should be flat? How do I draw a 200mm thick concrete stair throat + 200mm thick concrete … [Read more...] about Revit: Model a Concrete Stair with Landings Both Ends