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日照光とスポットライトの同時使用(3D)

Forum:  日本語 - AutoCAD

Posted:  Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 1:11:36 AM (U.S.Central) by zeppeki

 やってみました。  段取り  密閉下部屋と、解放した部屋、解放のほうには、蛍光灯と、机に、スポット、  位置は、日本東京、タイムゾーン ダーウィン  結果、  解放部屋、表の光で、陰が部屋内にできます。  室内の照明で、陰に、グラデェーションができました。テーブルに、スポット、うっすらと、丸い光の、外郭が・・・・  結果2  密閉部屋、(ドアで閉めてみました)  カメラビューからレンダリング、テーブルの上から、床にかけて、光の、外郭がみえます。

Accuracy of shadows - daylight saving

Forum:  Revit Architecture - Tips & Tricks

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 11:48:23 PM (U.S.Central) by trombe

---Quote (Originally by Alex Page)--- I would seriously suggest you tell Autodesk this - surely their implementation is wrong....this really worries me since we use this tool as part of our council obligations all the time and Ive got a feeling we've made the same logic mistake as you have ---End...

Fatal error - 64-bit & 12 GB RAM

Forum:  Revit Architecture - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 11:20:06 PM (U.S.Central) by patricks

Well, boss had another crash, and this time it seems to be because our server suddenly dropped all connections for some reason. He had a Revit file on the server (not workshared) open, and apparently when trying to save w/o being connected to the server, Revit just crashed. Has anyone else...

Publish to PDF

Forum:  AutoCAD Sheet Set Manager

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 11:11:06 PM (U.S.Central) by josepajelani

create a all black pen setting....

PDF Plotting

Forum:  ACA General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 11:08:43 PM (U.S.Central) by josepajelani

the last time i encountered this problem, i set the color (of the wipeout) to 255 and the pen width to 0. Plotting fro autocad to OCE should be fine. But plotting an Acrobat file, before plotting.. go to advance setting then click click print as image, then plot! good luck

Survey>Menus>Data Collection/Input

Forum:  AutoCAD Land Desktop - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 11:04:57 PM (U.S.Central) by dhunter.235266

Just installed LDD 2009 but I cannot access the data collection command to import files from my data collector. I have used the following advice from a LDD 2006 user, but the Data Collection/Input box is not available to put a check in. This is the process in LD2006 (hopefully it's similar in...

Mac Pro and Autodesk Revit 2010

Forum:  Revit - Hardware & Operating Systems

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:13:31 PM (U.S.Central) by wbi

alright, someones in the same boat. thanks. for other reading this: i run Fusion with these settings 1.5GB RAM/2 processors and my video card is a GeForce 8600M GT. I still can't figure out if it is better to accelerate 3d graphics...

Cracking The 2010 UI - Go back to classic

Forum:  Revit - Platform

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:05:59 PM (U.S.Central) by iankids

As I have completely moved to the SpeedyUI - Autohotkey method of command control for Revit and now have the ribbon minimised to the fullest possible extent for 98% of the time, I have less individual concerns about the ribbon. Nevertheless, I still rate the Ribbon as an epic fail. Completely...

Stepped footings RAC 2010

Forum:  Revit Architecture - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:03:44 PM (U.S.Central) by jkh

Thanks Patricks for the response. I found out that you can take the new structural slab tool and sketch a 4" slab x 24"wide and set it in place and it will join correctly to make the stepped footing look right in 2d and 3d. The new structural tools really work like a charm a lot better than...

Central file crashes after two consecutive people save?

Forum:  Revit - Worksharing/Worksets

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 9:05:06 PM (U.S.Central) by luigi

Had a similar issue in my office....for some reasons I found the folder containing the central file having "rights" removed to users...basically, when the "Modify" and "Read & Execute", "Read" and "Write" were added, no more problem... hmm...sounds so familar...what firm do you work for? ...

Levels will not change Workset

Forum:  Revit - Worksharing/Worksets

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 8:01:18 PM (U.S.Central) by matthew g.

---Quote (Originally by sthedens)--- The only solution on this issue that worked for us was to open a subscription center ticket ---End Quote--- Just did this, thanks. matthew g.

Isolating Elements...

Forum:  Revit Architecture - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7:52:45 PM (U.S.Central) by Jun Austria

---Quote (Originally by GirlForRevit)--- U are in the right..... Sorry But view range solves the problem. Or am I wrong again_ ---End Quote--- This may work with walls or doors. But not on all windows or roof that is sometimes above the cut plane.

Como hago un grid de coordenadas

Forum:  Español - AutoCAD Civil 3D

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7:45:34 PM (U.S.Central) by alvarez.ignacio1

Estimado, Para el asunto de crear la grilla de coordenadas, por lo menos en mi caso, ocupo un lisp, en el que se hace un rectángulo y se le da el espaciado entre las líneas. No tengo claro si es que se pueden compartir esos archivos en el foro, pero si no, lo dejo en esta página...

Se puede instalar civil 3D 2009 y civil 3D 2010 en un mismo Windows

Forum:  Español - AutoCAD Civil 3D

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 7:34:37 PM (U.S.Central) by alvarez.ignacio1

Estimado, No hay problema al tener instalados los dos programas, por lo menos a mi me funciona. Te recomiendo que el al configurar el Design Review, lo instales en la carpeta C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk Design Review 2010, aunque igual desinstala la versión anterior, no arroja errores de...

Continuity in wiring

Forum:  Revit MEP - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 6:32:43 PM (U.S.Central) by sammar_shafik

Hi All, I am kinda new in revit and I wanted to ask if there is a way in revit to add continuity symbols to wires. Currently I am just using fake drafting but I was wondering if there is a way to indicate wires continuity?? Thanks in advance.

Super Elevated Lane (SA)

Forum:  AutoCAD Civil 3D - Corridors

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 6:29:37 PM (U.S.Central) by Brian Hailey

http://screencast.com/t/OTllYTNiZ

Simple Regen?

Forum:  Dot Net API

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 5:47:54 PM (U.S.Central) by fixo

---Quote (Originally by GreenMan415)--- Disregard, I found a fix. I threw a app update after the regen and it works fine. ---End Quote--- Glad if so Nice code btw I like it Keep programming All successes

block editing with refedit

Forum:  ACA General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 5:45:08 PM (U.S.Central) by cr_gixxer

as a follow-up, it seems that certain things can be modified, and some other can't. I cannot delete something out of the working set, but I can change the layer, and layer properties

comando pintar

Forum:  Español - Revit

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 5:17:21 PM (U.S.Central) by manuelantonio.martinez

Hola soy nuevo en Revit recien estoy realizando un curso via internet si alguien me pudiera explicar como realizo el comando pintar,gracias a los que me puedan ayudar.

Material Takeoff Schedule Calculate Totals

Forum:  Revit Architecture - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 5:04:53 PM (U.S.Central) by joe.zhou

i had a similar issue before, just curious why it won't total for Length? a bit tired of endless workaround!

Revit MEP Systems

Forum:  NavisWorks - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:56:22 PM (U.S.Central) by bwiab

I have seen them show up typically when I use some kind of grouping in Revit, array for example. Did you create your layout with the Array command? Or are they grouped in some other manner?

Architect can't modify MEP link

Forum:  Revit MEP - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:51:46 PM (U.S.Central) by macedogerardo

---Quote (Originally by Jrobker)--- Pictures are worth one thousa... ---End Quote--- Using the Custom setting on links always creates a hassle to work with. What i usually do in these cases is "override graphics in view >by category" find the category then hide if necessary. But once custom is...

Separate IDW Files from DWG In the File Open Selection List

Forum:  INV-011 (Current Submission Cycle)

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:49:50 PM (U.S.Central) by Inventor Wishes

*Summary:* In Inventor I would like to see the file types seperated between dwg and idw instead of being lumped together. *Description:* In Inventor I would like to see the file types seperated between dwg and idw instead of being lumped together. *How Used:* Most of the time I opt to select...

AutoCAD 2010 Crashes all the time now!!!

Forum:  AutoCAD 2010 General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:32:24 PM (U.S.Central) by Grumpy

Thanks for all the replies. I was not running any custom profiles, but do have my system customized alot with workspaces. I am not running any registry cleaners and my anti-virus is not set to Autoprotect. Yesterday I totally uninstalled AutoCAD 2010 and deleted all folders that the uninstall...

Reload/relink families question

Forum:  Revit Architecture - Families

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:19:11 PM (U.S.Central) by jsteinhauer

---Quote (Originally by twiceroadsfool)--- Families dont get linked, they get loaded. If you edit one thats in another "project directory" it wont change ANYTHING in the other project..... UNLESS someone loads it again. Now, thats dangerous, since multiple projects are now *pointing* at the same...

C'mon, now. Please, can't anyone help me with this simple problem?

Forum:  Revit - API

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:15:58 PM (U.S.Central) by ppirtle

I'm still trying to solve this simple problem (selecting an element when I have the ID number as a text string). Here's my code. Code: --------- String idString = "262828"; ElementId elID = new ElementId(); elID.Value = Convert.ToInt32(idString);

Schedules - Family & Type Total Length

Forum:  Revit Architecture - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:13:39 PM (U.S.Central) by gvluisi

My apologies for this post. I have been reading way too much on this and other sites that I failed to see the post just 7 entries below mine. The same problem. Good Night Irene

generic model floor based

Forum:  Revit Architecture - Familles

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:12:03 PM (U.S.Central) by idorion

:? Bonjour, j'ai créer une famille de toilette qui est basée sur "generic model floor based" et je change la categorie ensuite ( je veux inclure le trou du drain pour la convertir vers un autre logiciel) elle fonctionne tres bien mais lorsque je veux la placer, je n'arrive pas à la faire tourner...

Different Pipe Sizes have different prices How do I specify for each?

Forum:  Revit MEP - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:06:39 PM (U.S.Central) by david.faubion

Remember REVIT will calculate lengths of pipe in the model but doesn't take into account scraps. Don't use the pricing you get out of REVIT as gospel. Add at least 10%. Experience over the span of several jobs will give you a better rule of thumb.

Window not flexing correctly in project

Forum:  Revit Structure - Families

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 3:58:32 PM (U.S.Central) by d.altman

Of course uploaded the correct family file might help you out. Opps! Try this one.

Drawing Sheet Parameters - deleting unused?

Forum:  Revit Architecture - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 3:41:13 PM (U.S.Central) by johnnypeso

Curses! Foiled Again! I would've gotten away with it too... if it wasn't for those meddling kids!

Expanding a project ...your experience

Forum:  Revit Architecture - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 3:29:21 PM (U.S.Central) by Mike Sealander

Just remember this used to happen in the old days, when we would draw on a flat stone with another stone. In all seriousness, late-in-game changes can prove costly, and there isn't always an automated software fix to make those changes easy to swallow. While the issue is related to the drafting...

Truss roof generator

Forum:  Revit - R & D Lounge

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 3:09:58 PM (U.S.Central) by sdowler

I am currently using 2010.3 truss + but I am getting a few errors, such as "no grid symbols found" and also I am not understanding how to create outriggers on a gable end. thanks for the help in advance to any who reply. Sean D

Rendering & Visualization

Forum:  3ds Max - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 2:37:42 PM (U.S.Central) by jpx2

I know but the RST tool is setup mainly for steel. I haven't really had the time to find any work-arounds for that but I certain it's simply a matter of importing new wood truss 'rfa's.

[2010] Text leader aligning (OPEN)

Forum:  Revit MEP - Wishlist

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 2:35:12 PM (U.S.Central) by smcmillin

I think the folks at Autodesk have this issue on their list called "thats how we've always done it" so it has low priority. Autodesk has low interest in giving users these kinds of options. Most drawings I see (California anyway) have the leader at the top of the text, regardless if it's coming...

Family Type and creating a new "group" heading

Forum:  Revit MEP - Families

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 2:27:30 PM (U.S.Central) by cpinckney

(slapping hand against forehead) If thats the case, maybe thats why I cant remember how I did it then! lol Thanks!!!

Exportation revit en Max par format DWG

Forum:  Revit Architecture - Général

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 2:08:54 PM (U.S.Central) by arcnhh

Bonjour, J'ai un souci sur l'exportation des matériaux revit en 3Dmax par format DWG. Normalement, les matériaux sont importés avec DWG mais les noms des matériaux, par fois, est changé bizarrement. Par exemple, si je norme un matériaux comme Beton+bois 200mm Il est normé...

i7 - to be or not to be

Forum:  Revit - Hardware & Operating Systems

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 2:07:56 PM (U.S.Central) by iru69

---Quote (Originally by Wes Macaulay)--- I wouldn't touch a SSD for day to day work -- write speed is slow, and I don't think they're as trustworthy over the long term. Betcha Iru knows the answer to that, tho ;-) ---End Quote--- Thanks for the vote of confidence, however I'm a little hesitant to...

Exporting to 3D Max Tip

Forum:  Revit Architecture - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 2:00:20 PM (U.S.Central) by Teresa.Martin

Just a quick tip for those exporting to 3d Max. If you customize your materials inside of Revit using custom image files (Jpegs, tiffs, etc) you need to put the image files in a folder in this subdirectory: ..\Revit Architecture 2010\Data\Rendering\assetlibrary_base.fbm\Materials. When you...

Date Parameter anyone?

Forum:  Revit - Platform

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:51:40 PM (U.S.Central) by truevis

Hmm, I recently spoke to someone whose permits are expiring because his project has been on hold for so long. Expiration Date project parameters :shock:

Heat loads not measuring up, help?

Forum:  Revit MEP - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:49:07 PM (U.S.Central) by nubrun.188780

---Quote (Originally by ddraynor)--- I am building the exact same building in Carrier HAP, & Revit MEP to compare heating and cooling load calculation results. (Yes I do know you can import the gbxml, but that would taint the results of the test.) I do not expect the results to be identical, but...

Light fixture not visible

Forum:  Revit Architecture - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:48:37 PM (U.S.Central) by Teresa.Martin

Hi. Since you are really wanting to see multiple disciplines in the view, I would set the discipline to coordination and then use visibility graphics to toggle off what you do not need. Best regards,

Blotchy model patterns

Forum:  Revit - Platform

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:47:25 PM (U.S.Central) by gordonp.230665

---Quote (Originally by dbaldacchino)--- Are the walls curved by any chance? ---End Quote--- Nope, all straight, plumb and true. I need to try changing the patterns to see if it is the pattern that is goofy, or the location. Weekend work. ;) Thanks! Gordon

creating custom clash test

Forum:  NavisWorks - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:44:56 PM (U.S.Central) by Teresa.Martin

Hi. This is not a short question or simple procedure. I would review the help menu for how clash detective works and also how to create search sets. These are really two very different things that involve 3 different parts of the interface. You might want to go to youtube and view some of the...

Double Pitch Joists

Forum:  Revit Structure - General

Posted:  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:41:04 PM (U.S.Central) by jchaparro

I need to create a double pitch joist unsing a 60DLH. I haven't seen anything related (lately) about this. tahnks for your help