Yes, I am still here...

It has been a while since I have posted and I still don't have a lot of time to sit down and write something worth while, so I thought I would at least post to let you know what has been going on. Since I am not real active with this blog, I am probably the only one reading it, but for anyone who happens to stumble across the blog I hope you enjoy what is in the archive.

Most of my time is taken up by writing and picking up edits for the "Mastering Revit Structure 2010" book. The book which is set to be published in September, is updated with all the new features and for the new Ribbon UI. My portions are mostly done, so things are settling down a bit for me, at least in the area of what do I do after work and after I put the kids to bed.

This weekend I am getting a start on the Ancillaries for the book which include a Power Point, Test Questions, and additional Exercises for Instructors who will be using the book in a classroom environment.

Hopefully soon, I will be able to get a few more post up. Winter seems to be just around the corner, it will be dark when I get home, and not to much to do indoors, so I should have much more time than I do now.

Revit Worksharing on Wide Area Networks

We have been using this solution (GlobalSCAPE WAFS) to work between our remote office for a while now with our non-Revit files and it has been working great. I just received word today that their solution now works with Autodesk Revit Worksharing. This is great news and hope that it works as advertised. If you have been looking for a solution to work with Revit files over your WAN this is defiantly one worth checking out.

Hopefully we will have this rolled out to our Revit projects soon. I expect that you will be able to read more about this in the days to come. For now you can read below for the most current information available.

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If you collaborate on projects across multiple locations, WAFS file sharing can now be used on Revit projects. No matter how many locations you have or how far apart they are, Revit Worksharing performance can be improved by up to 10x.

Some key benefits include…
Instant access to remote files with minimal bandwidth consumption
File coherence with real-time file locking, file release, and synchronization
Continuous back-up at the central server
Instant access to newly created files anywhere on the WAN
Secure encryption keeps your sensitive data safe
Completely transparent to end-users, no training required
Easy installation, browser-based management, and firewall friendly (tunnel through HTTP/S)

You can view a flash demo:
http://www.globalscape.com/wafs/Revit_Video_Skin.html

or read more detailed information from our website product page:
http://www.globalscape.com/wafs/revit.aspx

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Inconsistent naming for the Paste Aligned tools

I noticed the other day that the Paste Aligned drop-down in Revit Structure has a case of " I don't know what I want to be called". Should I be called"Select Levels" or "Select Levels by Name" or should I be called"Pick Level Graphics" or "Pick Level"?

If you look at the drop-down selection from using the tool in the Modify contextual tab your list will look as follows:

• Select Levels
• Select Views
• Current View
• Same Place
• Pick Level Graphics

If you look at the drop-down selection from using the tool in the Modify tab your list will look as follows:

• Select Levels by Name
• Select Views
• Current View
• Same Place
• Pick Level

I personally like "Select Levels by Name" and "Pick Level Graphics" because that is what you are doing. Regardless of what they are called, all methods of placement appear to do the same thing. I am sure in a future version The Factory will decide on which names to go with.