CAD & 3D
Choose Revit families with a clear purpose
Find suitable Revit families, distinguish online and local loading, and test the content before adding it to a working model.
CAD & 3D
Practical ideas for everyday work and ambitious projects. Clear steps, useful checks and official publisher references.
CAD & 3D
Civil 3D surface handover: check more than the file extension
Prepare a Civil 3D surface exchange by agreeing units, coordinates and format, then checking the imported result against known control data.
CAD & 3D
Set a Maya project before organising scene assets
Organise a Maya project so scenes and supporting assets stay understandable when work moves between computers or collaborators.
CAD & 3D
3ds Max workstation planning: test a representative scene
Plan a 3ds Max workstation around the installed release, required components and a representative scene rather than a single headline specification.
CAD & 3D
Use Revit view templates to keep sheets consistent
Plan Revit view templates around clear drawing purposes, test them on representative views and document intentional exceptions.
CAD & 3D
AutoCAD units: diagnose a drawing that arrives at the wrong scale
Check source units, insertion settings and a known measurement before rescaling an AutoCAD drawing or an external reference.
CAD & 3D
Hand over an AutoCAD drawing with its dependencies
Prepare an AutoCAD handover that includes the drawing and its required references, then test the package outside the working folder.
CAD & 3D
AutoCAD to PDF: check the layout before issuing a drawing
Prepare an AutoCAD PDF by checking paper size, plot area, scale and a sample output before issuing the complete drawing set.