Revit LT - Out soon?

Over on the blog What Revit Wants there is some exciting news about the release of Revit LT.

Now the question that remains is how will this impact and or change the adaption of Revit?

Autodesk Products for 2013

With Lynn Allen's blog posting about the new release of Autocad 2013 it is a clear sign that we are quickly approaching our favorite time of the year again. (or if you are an IT guy that does not like installing new sofware, then it is not your favorite time of year)
It is only a matter of time now before all the great news about Revit 2013 finds its way to the web.

So until Revit news is out checkout the AutoCAD news...it's okay no one will know if you secertly still use AutoCAD just for fun.

AutoCAD 2013 on Lynn Allen's blog.

Revit and the Panama Canal

Interesting article on the design of the expansion project for the Panama Canal, and very pleased to see that this effort is being done in Revit and Civil 3d.

Read all about it here:

Panama Canal Expansion

New e-SPECS Navisworks Plug-In

Slated for a release in March 2012, e-SPECS will now have a plug in for Navisworks. So now in addition to using e-SPECS with Revit, it will be available for our friends using Navisworks.

A few of the highlights:

• Advanced collaboration of Design and Construction teams in Navisworks' visual project review application.
• Dynamic access to detailed material requirements for Bidding and Estimating through selected Navisworks elements.
• Faster review and return times of required submittal documentation through electronic access.
• Easy document markup for creation of as-built specifications within Revit or Navisworks.
• Instant graphic representation of required building material locations and quantities for coordination and construction planning and owner confirmation.

Autodesk Labs Innovation Edge

If you are as big of a fan of Autodesk Labs as I am, then you will be interested in the Autodesk Labs Innovation Edge. It is a newsletter that offers that insight of what is currently active in the Lab.

There is also links for foillowing Autodesk Labs on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Check it out here:

Autodesk Labs Innovation Edge

BYE, BYE VISTA...

A bit of a welcome surprise as posted over at Inside the Factory.


"Now for a bit of news...

Microsoft Vista support will be discontinued for new 2012 Autodesk products (Revit included)

Windows XP & 7 are still supported. See the following link for more information: http://autode.sk/xY3PHO"

And if you are wondering about Windows XP, we may need to wait a few mores years before it to is long gone according to Wikipedia.

"On April 8, 2014, all support for Windows XP, including security updates and hotfixes, will be terminated.[2] Users will still be able to download old updates and hotfixes from Windows Update. Microsoft recommends that users upgrade to Windows 7.[107]

On January 14, 2020, support for volume license users downgrading their licenses from Windows 7 to Windows XP ends, making Windows XP officially obsolete.[3]"

Revit Journeyman on YouTube

With the New Year came a bit of house cleaning and reorganization. Part of this change was the elimination of the old GMail account that was linked to this blog and the creation of a new account, Revitjourneyman@gmail.com.

Also was the elimination of a YouTube account that was not used much, and the creation of a new YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/TheRevitJourneyman.

As we start posting new videos to YouTube, feel free to visit and check out some of our favorite music and other Revit Blogs.