Perpetual Licenses of AGACAD BIM Solutions for Revit up to 50% off until Christmas
As 2021 draws to a close, we here at AGACAD want to thank all of our clients, trial users, webinar participants, blog readers, and followers. We’d especially like to thank our partners who work with us in their various regions around the world, in particular all our fellow members of the ARKANCE Group that we joined at the year’s outset.
In token of our gratitude, we are offering 50% OFF perpetual licenses of individual BIM Solutions for Revit from now until Christmas. And 30% OFF perpetual licenses of our Wood Framing Suite, Metal Framing Suite, and specialized framing solutions for CLT, SIPS, and OAK.
Here on Revit Add-ons, we're fans of 3Dconnexion's input devices. In fact, in product reviews, we gave their SpaceMouse Pro and CadMouse each an A+.
Recently we posted about 3Dconnexion's new flagship product, the SpaceMouse Enterprise, and we can't wait to get our hands on one!
Also, we featured the CadMouse, SpaceMouse Pro and SpaceMouse Enterprise in our list of Essential Revit Add-ons because, when your off-hand goes from just mashing the <Escape> key to being a fully productive member of the team, it's transformational.
Now, for a limited time, 3Dconnexion is offering savings on the SpaceMouse Enterprise and on the SpaceMouse Enterprise Kit, which includes a SpaceMouse Enterprise, CadMouse, CadMouse Pad, and a twin-port USB hub.
From 3Dconnexion's promotional announcement... Introductory offer expires September 30, 2016
Ultimate Two Handed Power SpaceMouse Enterprise Kit
The SpaceMouse Enterprise Kit provides 3Dconnexion's most powerful products in an incredibly attractively priced package: SpaceMouse Enterprise, CadMouse, CadMouse Pad and a Twin-port USB Hub
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After 09.30.16 $429 Now $399* (Excludes taxes)
Built for Performance SpaceMouse® Enterprise
With SpaceMouse Enterprise, 3Dconnexion’s most advanced 3D mouse ever, you can instantly focus on the active task and experience an unprecedented real-time understanding of 3D engineering design.
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After 09.30.16 $399 Now $359* (Excludes taxes)
April marks the 5th anniversary of Revit Add-ons. To mark the occasion, we're partnering with vendors and developers to offer our readers exclusive savings for the entire month. Keep an eye out for posts on the special offers.
If you're a vendor or developer and would look to participate, there's still time! Just drop us a line!
In a little over a month from now, April will mark the 5th anniversary of Revit Add-ons, and I've got some special things lined up to mark the occasion, one of which is 30 Days of Exclusive Savings! During the month of April, and until May 18, vendors and developers are invited to offer savings in the form of discounts and giveaways. All readers need do is sit back and enjoy the savings!
I've always intended Revit Add-ons be a resource for vendors/developers and readers, and I think this event will typify that.
FAQ
Q: Can anyone participate?
A: Yes!
Q: Is there a fee to participate or any further commitment, i.e.: does one have to become a paid advertiser?
A: No!
Q: What can be offered?
A: Discounts or giveaways on Revit-related:
Add-ins and other products
Services such as training, consulting, development, etc.
Conference registration, accommodations or airfare
Q: Can one offer promotions on multiple products or offerings?
A: Yes!
Q: What are the guidelines?
A: There are none! Promote your products in the manner that works best for you! (If you want some suggestions, we're happy to help!)
Q: Are there any special requirements?
A: Only that...
Offerings be Revit-related
Offers be exclusive to Revit Add-ons
Q: Is there a submissions deadline?
A: Yes, March 15th! No!
LEXINGTON, January 1, 2016 - Starting immediately, a trial version of the new BIM content subscription, DETAIL WAREHOUSE, is available for download in the Revit and AutoCAD Autodesk App Stores. The trial version allows users to download sample content and browse through channels holding over 27,500 Revit and AutoCAD native details.
DETAIL WAREHOUSE not only provides access to over 27,500 Revit and AutoCAD Details, but also nearly 1000 Revit Components, each designed to kick-start or supplement in-house libraries. The collection, comprised of foundation, door, window and roof details representing 50 sub-categories of construction details, saves customers hundreds of hours searching, converting or re-creating details, and allows users to focus more time on design and less time on details.
“DETAIL WAREHOUSE is redefining the cost-benefit analysis of producing native Revit Drafting Views or AutoCAD details and we’re excited to make the DETAIL WAREHOUSE demo available exclusively in the Autodesk App Store”, says Randall Stevens, CEO of ArchVision.
Managing thousands of details demands rethinking how they are organized and retrieved. The DETAIL WAREHOUSE is managed through AVAILTM, a new content management platform also developed by ArchVision. Through AVAIL and it’s integrated PanoplyTM filtering technology, DETAIL WAREHOUSE subscribers access foundation, door, window and roof “Channels” and download content closely matching their needs. AVAIL provides a robust solution for managing, publishing, and accessing content in an efficient, user-friendly way.
ArchVision improves design modeling and visualization with content and content management solutions. Our RPC technology provides architectural entourage in the form of people, tree & plant, and automobile content. Our AVAIL content management platform provides content organization and search tools for managing vast amounts content. DETAIL WAREHOUSE, a BIM content collection, holds over 27,500 Revit and AutoCAD Roof, Window, Door and Foundation details with an unlimited amount of downloads.
The regional training conference expands with the addition of Las Vegas, NV event
Newport Beach, California, January 6, 2016 – The BIM Workshops, a regional technology training conference, announces its 2016 lineup of locations and dates. By popular demand, the Workshops is expanding its multi-city footprint to include Las Vegas, NV.
The 2016 BIM Workshops host cities and dates are:
Las Vegas, NV on May 5th, 2016
Orange County, CA on June 9th, 2016
Omaha, NE on August 4th, 2016
Honolulu, HI on October 20th, 2016
Phoenix, AZ on October 27th, 2016
The 2016 BIM Workshops will continue to feature established speakers and experts from the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. The Workshops will also offer several promotions, such as early bird savings and group discounts.
Key changes to the 2016 events include:
A condensed one-day event that reduces attendees’ time spent away from work, offers a more affordable price point, and provides more class options for selection.
Enhanced lab sessions where attendees bring their own laptops, which provides a more familiar desktop environment for attendees to learn intermediate and advanced-level skills.
“We look forward to expanding the BIM Workshops to Las Vegas to serve the growing demands and needs of this unique BIM community,” explains Danny Counts, CEO of U.S. CAD. “This region is home to some of the most sophisticated and complex projects in the hospitality industry, and we are excited to bring this high-quality training conference here.”
Registration for the Las Vegas event opens on January 18th, 2016. To sign up for notifications about the 2016 events, please visit http://www.bim-workshops.com.
About the BIM Workshops
The BIM Workshops events started with the Central States Revit Workshop in 2012. The continued success of the Workshop, along with the technical community’s positive feedback, prompted a multi-event expansion and a re-branding to the name BIM Workshops. Hosted by U.S. CAD, the Workshops were created originally to connect local users with national, regional, and local industry speakers and leaders. For many users, the Workshops continue to be the most cost-effective opportunity to get training in BIM Technology software. These events provide a great opportunity to learn from and network with their industry leaders and peers. For upcoming events in your area or to learn more about the event, visit http://www.bim-workshops.com.
From the press release... San Francisco, CA, 1/26/2015 – Ideate Software, a veteran Autodesk Developer Network member, announced today that updates are available for Ideate Sticky for Autodesk Revit versions 2014, 2015 and 2016. Ideate Sticky imports and synchronizes Microsoft Excel file content into the Revit project environment. The updates to Ideate Sticky for Revit include significant enhancements and improvements.
In response to a top customer support request, visual fidelity has been improved by added support for Line Style Mapping. “Ideate Sticky user feedback was integral in the development of the features in this update,” says Glynnis Patterson, Ideate Director of Software Development. “We designed this to allow end-user control of the assigned line styles, as well as out-of-the-box default values to get our customers up and running with great results.”
Other improvements in this release of Ideate Sticky include:
Added support for hidden rows and columns within your Revit project
Designers and engineers can now use any Named Region as a way of defining a Sticky, an easy method for splitting a long Excel worksheet into separate 'pages'
Versions 2015 and forward now support inclusions of an image, such as a company logo, within the header
Richard Taylor, Ideate Software Technical Evangelist says, “The ability to support embedded graphic images in the Microsoft Excel schedule, plus the ability to support many Excel line styles, will greatly enhance the graphic fidelity of the Sticky Schedule within the Revit environment, reducing the necessity for additional schedule editing. Customers can easily link the Excel Schedule into Revit knowing that the proper formatting of fonts, graphic images, line styles, hidden rows and columns, and merged cells, will be handled by Ideate Sticky effortlessly and elegantly.”
He adds, “No matter your discipline, Ideate Sticky allows you to extend the project team by providing the ability to link non-BIM Excel data directly into the Revit project.”
Bob Palioca, President, Ideate Software says, “Ideate Software is always listening and deeply involved in how are customers are using our Ideate Software solutions. The latest release of Ideate Sticky reflects that commitment to our customers.”
To ensure consistent graphic results, all Ideate Sticky end-users should be updated at the same time.
Ideate Sticky carries a five-star rating on the Autodesk App Store, and is available with a non-commercial free trial. Download the trial today.
Vabi Software has released a number of innovative Revit add-ins over the last year, and now Vabi Software has rebranded to Xinaps. From the press release... Xinaps promises to enrich drawing solutions for AEC professionals with intuitive plugins for Revit®
Delft, the Netherlands – February 3rd, 2016 – Vabi Software International today announced it is now called Xinaps. After an eventful year on the international market, the forward-thinking Dutch startup changes its name to match more closely with its core values and goals.
The innovative team of Xinaps continues with full force the development of quick, easy-to-use and reliable building model checking plugins for architects who use Revit®. Originally founded as a spin-off of the Dutch Vabi Software, Xinaps inherited the methodology of the renowned on the Dutch market building simulation modelling company.
Vabi is where we began and it will always stay in our hearts. However, our market is the world and we are ready to dive in the international AEC sea”, the CEO Frank Schuyer shared. “Our aim is to help architects become more effective in their work and help them optimize some tedious tasks. We’re working hard with development partners around the globe on delivering the preferred architectural tools fully integrated in Revit®.”
Since its foundation in 2015, Xinaps has already launched 5 apps, plugged into Revit® and fully up-to-date with the latest drawings. With lots of perspiration and determination, the team has promised to deliver 2 game-changing apps and lots of desired upgrades in 2016.
Are you BIM-savvy? Do you work in the area of financial profitability, daylight area, model validation, sustainable building, or building accessibility? Staying upfront with the latest developments in the AEC must be important to you. So, find Xinaps on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or YouTube and stay tuned!
I've always tried to make advertising on Revit Add-ons and Civil 3D Add-ons inclusive to all sizes of organizations, and to all budgets. In the hopes of furthering this, I've added a new advertising option: Horizontal Sidebars in a 4x3 aspect ratio instead of the 3x4 aspect ratio I've used exclusively for sidebar ads previously.
Ad sizes and locations
There's an example of a Horizontal Sidebar on the site: The Building Coder ad in the left-hand margin.
The Top and Bottom Banner ads have also changed, but in a different way. Previously, I rotated Top Banner ads monthly. This was rather ungainly, and didn't offer the freshest user experience. I recently did a little programing (shocking I know), and the Top and Bottom banner ads now load a random ad from the rotation with each pageload.
