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Optimizing Parallels Settings for Autodesk BIM 360 Glue / Autodesk Navisworks Optimizing Parallels Settings for Autodesk BIM 360 Glue / Autodesk Navisworks I switched to an Apple Macbook Pro three years back and has been using it ever since at work and home. Running BIM 360 Glue or Navisworks in a Windows virtual machine using Parallels has become such a breeze that I barely have to pause. It took me a while to understand the settings initially and some additional trial and error to identify what i believe to be the key parameters. I thought of sharing in this post some of these lessons learned in optimizing Parallels settings for use with BIM 360 Glue or Navisworks. Autodesk BIM 360 Glue on a Macbook Pro running Parallels 10 and Windows 8.1 The above screenshot shows the Clash Resolution workflow of Glue in action. I have a 2013 Macbook Pro with Parallels 10 and Windows 8.1. The below Settings are specifically for Parallels 10, and you might notice minor changes in other versions. Irr

CAD Shack: Top 20 Revit Tips, Tricks, and Handy Tools : Here are some of my favorite Revit Tips and Tricks. 1)   Previous Selection Set Ctrl + the left arrow key on your keyboard will re-sele...

Revit OpEd: IF Formulas and Notepad : A good tip was shared (by Josephpeel) at RFO the other day. If you use a Tab or Line Break in Notepad to make it easier to understand a len...

Revit OpEd: Saving Backward : It is a common question and the answer is no, Revit does not save backward, to an older version.  People often regard saving a file from on...

If you are a Autodesk Revit Model Review user and you try to migrate a 2014 check file to 2015, you will get the following error: I have not found any workarounds other than creating the rules again for 2015 from scratch.

Revit OpEd: Import CAD - Orient to View : This is what the Autodesk Help documentation says about this feature at the moment. Orient to View - This option is useful if True North a...

I have been working with a couple of clients that have requested that Room / Space names are visible in 360 Glue and Navisworks. The primary reason being easy identification of rooms and spaces. This will ultimately be expanded to zones as well. The way that I have accomplished this (with the assistance of Daniel Hurtubise of Revitit! ) is to use Dynamo to create 3D Text for the Room Names. 3D Room Text in Revit 3D Room Text in Glue First a disclaimer. By no means am I a Dynamo expert, not even sure I meet the standard to be a Dynamo novice. There are some really good blogs and instruction material on Dynamo and having a really smart friend like Daniel is a huge help as well. The process to create the 3D Room Names is fairly straightforward. First you need to have Dynamo installed on your workstation. Second download the support files which consists of a Revit family and the Dynamo code. The Revit family needs to be loaded into your project file that you want to generate the 3D Room

Revit OpEd: Copy Monitor - What Elements are in a Relationship... : A friend recently asked if there is an easy way to find out what elements are currently involved in a Copy/Monitor relationship. Good quest...

Revit OpEd: Starting View : I was reviewing old posts for something I thought I wrote about Starting Views. I was befuddled when I didn't find anything. I guess tha...