Did you KNOW : We are about to hit 1000 NUMBER

It is not too long when we started this group with mere 18 people, and I feel so proud today that we are about to hit 1000 members very soon. While countdown has started for 1000, I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you particularly those who contribute to help others for making this group a great success. On the behalf of entire Autodesk India team, I wanted to thank our technical team from our Authorized partners to be a great resource of help in this forum. I am sure this group is going to touch great heights and is going to be a key resource for BIM in Architecture going forward.
I think now time has come to bring some more action here, following are some ideas from our side, however please don’t not hesitate to share with us any addition or modifications

· Unofficial list of “Wishlist” items for Revit Architecture future releases
· User Group Meeting (I mean meeting each other at some common location and share some high-end technology stuff, invite some key professionals from industry to share wisdom)
· Design Competitions J
· Any other welcome

I am sure we all would be excited to add and support these new adventures, I am going to send separate emails for each of them please reply to the respective emails

Once again thank you so much on the behalf of entire Autodesk India AEC Team and Authorized Partner technical team.

CLICK HERE to contribute
Best Regards,
Suhail Arfath

Revit 2009 products Web Update #2 is now Live!

We are pleased to announce that the Revit product teams have just released the English version of Web Update 2 for Revit Architecture 2009, Revit Structure 2009 and Revit MEP 2009 (Build 20080915_2100) and it is now LIVE.

For the first time in the Revit product line history, we have implemented Service Pack technology similar to the AutoCAD based products. This will greatly reduce the effort needed to update the Revit products to the newest build by allowing our users to update their existing installations without having to reinstall Revit

The Web Update 2 can be found under the Revit Architecture/Structure/MEP 2009 product download pages:
www.autodesk.com/revitarchitecture-download
www.autodesk.com/revitstructure-downloads
www.autodesk.com/revitmep-download

Cheers!!!
Suhail Arfath
Technical Marketing Manager - MEP
AEC Division,
Autodesk Inc.

India Country Kit for Civil 3D

Well, as you know I am not a Civil 3D expert, I have been very impressed by this application and its capabilities. Now what make me curious to follow this product is its wealth of features which support the “Sustainability” initiatives. And good news is that recently one of our Product Managers Neeraj Dixit informed me that we have our “India Country Kit for Civil 3D 2009” now available for download
In order to understand little more about this I took time from him to understand its uses. I am sure you might find it useful in case you or your colleagues (share with them) use Civil 3D or doing Civil works. Please check the excerpts below of our discussion:
“Suhail,
India Country Kit for AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 is an attempt to bring software closer to Indian user. Kit includes
1. Alignment curve standards to incorporate minimum radius of horizontal curves, superelevation and minimum transition lengths for different speeds & curve radii from Indian Roads Congress standards as mentioned in its publication ‘Guidelines for Design of Horizontal Curves for Highways and Design Tables [IRC:38-1988]’
2. Vertical curve standards to incorporate stopping sight distance, passing sight distance and headlight sight distance as mentioned in Indian Roads Congress publication ‘Vertical Curves for Highways [IRC SP:23-1993]’
3. Popular alignment & corridor reports
4. Template _AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009 India Bylayer.dwt”

India Country Kit for AutoCAD Civil 3D has been made available at Autodesk Website
Best Regards,
Suhail

Revit to Max in 2009 - Reduce Triangulation of models imported in Max

Well, in case you are one among those (like me) who really keep up pushing the Revit Models to Max even if you are not doing rendering job just for some fun and to really LIVE your design; then the script below would be a great help to you.
Script:
function setVisibilityEdges obj = ( subobjectLevel = 2 edgeSelSet=#() -- Init. an Array
for face = 1 to obj.numfaces do -- Go through all faces
for edge = 1 to 3 do -- And for every of the 3 edges
append edgeSelSet (((face-1)*3)+edge) --collect the edge
meshop.autoedge obj edgeSelSet 24 type:#setclear -- Select all visible edges --update obj)
for obj in Selection do try ( if (classof obj == Editable_Mesh) do setVisibilityEdges obj )catch ( enablesceneredraw() redrawviews() )enablesceneredraw()redrawviews()

PS: In case you dont know scripting in the max, let me know I can send you the script file directly; as I am unable to upload a file here :(

Autodesk Live - Coming to your City : Register Now

Dear All,

I am excited to inform you that finally wait is over to meet most of you at our yearly solution day (Autodesk Live). Honestly saying I find these events a great opportunity to meet you and share the experiences and not to mention show you what we have special for you this year.

At Autodesk Live, discover the immediate impact Autodesk® 2009 software will have on your industry — and your business. Find out how experiencing your design before it is real can help increase productivity, reduce errors and save time. At this information-packed event, you’ll learn how to:

• Visualise, simulate, and analyse the real-world performance of your ideas
• Optimise and improve designs before creating anything
• Achieve higher-quality designs in less time

So, what are you waiting for click here to choose and sign-up to reserve your seat.

See you there soon :)

Autodesk Seek - A SEARCHABLE wealth of library

Autodesk Seek : It is a web service that allows designers - architects, engineers, students - to search and find generic or manufacturer-specific building products or components and associated design content. This content could include 3D models, 2D drawings, specifications, and descriptions for that product or component.
Well, I had been testing this for quite some time and trust me, finally it has grown into of the most sought after dream of us Revit content thirsty people have come true. Anyway, I suggest you better hear from the horse's mouth directly.
Check this site here http://seek.autodesk.com
Cheers
Suhail

How to recieve a copy of Printed documentation

Hi All,
I had been often asked that we don’t get printed manuals/product documentation along with the Software box anymore. So, I realized it is a good idea to document it or record an AVI to explain how to receive a copy of the printed documentation available for your product.
Click here to order your copy or type http://autodeskdocandmedia.com/ in your browser.

Hope you find it useful.
PS: Please locate your part number and serial number on the back of your software packaging.

Cheers !!!
Suhail