This is really nice looking! - : A Metal and Wood Framing module for Revit. Great features, includes built-in QTO, and even CNC output for framing fabrication.
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Wall Panelization for Revit Structure
This is really nice looking! - : A Metal and Wood Framing module for Revit. Great features, includes built-in QTO, and even CNC output for framing fabrication.
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i7 XEON version - Apple's first
Apple is selling new Mac Pro desktops with the new i7 XEON chip. This should be good! Looks like they're the first - also mentioned on Develop 3D.
The power of Xeon muliticores + Hyperthreading + i7's memory throughput.. should be wonderful for 3D work. Revit has typically not run very well on XEON cores. I wonder if this will change with the Nehalem architecture...
The power of Xeon muliticores + Hyperthreading + i7's memory throughput.. should be wonderful for 3D work. Revit has typically not run very well on XEON cores. I wonder if this will change with the Nehalem architecture...
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An argument for keyboard commands
Many pieces of software today are going to great lengths to improve the GUI... ribbon bars, Right-Click menus, etc.
That may be nice, especially for new users and people who don't understand computers, but we shouldn't forget the power of keyboard shortcuts.
If I assume I never let go of the mouse because I'm using a CAD or Drawing-type application, and I'm not using anything fancy like a 3D mouse in the left hand, that leaves my left hand resting on the keyboard and ready to instantly start commands.
For keys in Home Row, you can create
560 3-key combinations
120 2-key combinations
016 1-key combinations
696 total commands
this is for the following keys
qwert
asdfg
zxcvb
[Space] (16)
Back in the day I had a killer PGP file for AutoCAD that leveraged about 200 of those options to make me really, really fast. Only 50 of them were used very often, and I still remember them, they're so embedded now. Too many programs now take away my screen space for icons and forget that a daily user will eventually be able to memorize a few shortcuts and be much more efficient than a mouse-clicker.
That may be nice, especially for new users and people who don't understand computers, but we shouldn't forget the power of keyboard shortcuts.
If I assume I never let go of the mouse because I'm using a CAD or Drawing-type application, and I'm not using anything fancy like a 3D mouse in the left hand, that leaves my left hand resting on the keyboard and ready to instantly start commands.
For keys in Home Row, you can create
560 3-key combinations
120 2-key combinations
016 1-key combinations
696 total commands
this is for the following keys
qwert
asdfg
zxcvb
[Space] (16)
Back in the day I had a killer PGP file for AutoCAD that leveraged about 200 of those options to make me really, really fast. Only 50 of them were used very often, and I still remember them, they're so embedded now. Too many programs now take away my screen space for icons and forget that a daily user will eventually be able to memorize a few shortcuts and be much more efficient than a mouse-clicker.
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