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For the mechanical engineer, performing building load calculations is often the most important yet tedious step of a HVAC design. This article will demonstrate how Revit® MEP helps to streamline the load calculation process by leveraging the “I” in BIM. read more

Typical multi-view blocks are created full-size, and when inserted into a model, they provide no means for changing their size with any precision. Creating multi-view blocks as 1 x 1 x 1 scalable objects allows for insertion at user-specified sizes. read more

In this article, we look at configuring AutoCAD® Civil 3D® to use figure commands, figure prefixes, and description keys to save hours when processing survey data. read more

Linking files into your Revit® model can have a dramatic impact on the productivity of working with the model. Large projects tend to have more linked files, and this article will look at ways to make drawing file links work better for you. This article is Part 1 of a two-part series about linking in Revit and covers DWG Linking. Part 2 of this series will cover RVT Linking. read more

This article looks at different methods of running AutoCAD® or Revit® on a Mac, and the advantages and disadvantages of using each of those methods. read more

Use Dependent Views to maintain consistent annotation and View Scale among the main and dependent views while permitting independent crop regions for each view. Place portions of the overall View on different sheets while maintaining consistency of annotation and scale across sheets as well. read more

The Live Section View command in AutoCAD MEP allows you to display an outline of a room while maintaining the conceptual appearance of the utilities within that room. This view is good to use when you need to show utility congested areas of a room while keeping its spatial perspective intact. read more