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Revit Pattern Alignment

January 7, 2026 by Edwin Prakoso Leave a Comment

Ever noticed your Revit hatch patterns looking “off” when walls are rotated? It’s how pattern orientation really works. This article breaks down why drafting and model patterns behave differently, and how a single setting can make your drawings cleaner and more readable.

Why BIM Dimensions (3D, 4D, 5D) Are No Longer Relevant

December 30, 2025 by Edwin Prakoso Leave a Comment

BIM dimensions such as 3D, 4D, and 5D are widely used, yet they often create ambiguity and misaligned expectations among project stakeholders. Rather than focusing on dimensional labels, this article proposes a more structured approach aligned with ISO 19650-by clearly defining BIM Uses and applying the appropriate Level of Information Need (LOIN). This shift enables more effective communication, efficient information delivery, and more successful BIM implementation.

Autodesk Construction Cloud Activity Log

December 20, 2024 by Edwin Prakoso Leave a Comment

Autodesk Construction Cloud Unified Platform now has activity log like in BIM 360

Autodesk Forma Design Contest

June 7, 2024 by Edwin Prakoso 1 Comment

Autodesk organizes an architectural design contest using Autodesk Forma. The total prizes are worth US$ 6000.

Twinmotion is Now Available for Revit Users

November 23, 2022 by Edwin Prakoso 3 Comments

This real-time rendering tool is now available for Revit users

Seat Usage Reporting is Now Available in the Autodesk Standard Plan

November 1, 2022 by Edwin Prakoso Leave a Comment

Seat Usage Reporting is added in October 2022

Autodesk 40th Anniversary

February 11, 2022 by Edwin Prakoso Leave a Comment

Autodesk just celebrated its 40th anniversary a couple of weeks ago. While usually, we celebrate the 50th anniversary as a milestone, the 40th anniversary is definitely also important. Autodesk started with one software: AutoCAD. So AutoCAD stories inevitably dominate the celebration. If you’ve never seen AutoCAD R.1. they also demoed how AutoCAD R.1. created a […]

Revit 2019-2022 Supports Windows 11

December 8, 2021 by Edwin Prakoso 2 Comments

Last week Autodesk announced that Revit 2019 to 2022 supports Windows 11. You can see the announcement here: Autodesk Revit now supports Microsoft Windows 11. The Revit system requirements page is already updated to reflect this. Does it mean Autodesk released an update or hotfix to make Revit supports Windows 11? No. It means Autodesk […]

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