Category: Productivity

        In my constant search for ways to automate trivial processes and make life easier I came across DropIt. A free flexible tool to automate processing & organizing files and folders On the above site it shows this flow. Basically you make a rule with actions on a file type/filter and it will do those actions.

        There are times when you need a little tool to do something. You could download a programme to do it, or you could use an online tool. Mostly though, you only need the tools at infrequent intervals , or you have a specific project that requires some minor tools. I’m a fan of free online

        I haven’t played much with C# and revit add-ins for a while and I thought it would be good to re-explore the process. The last time I was trying to do so was about 3 years ago so I thought I’d look on Mr YouTube to see what has appeared since my last effort. It

        I have been working n a project with a number of buildings. To begin with I had them all in one model, but as the scheme developed the buildings became a bit more complex, the forms settled down, and I decided to split them into seperate files to manage them better. Revit shared coordinates I’d

        I’ve just buggered another computer, so loading software onto a new PC is tedious, but also good in that you can review programmes that you’ve loaded and you can consider if you want them on your new computer A couple of productivity tools I want to ment ion are 1. Textify & 2. Smart Caps

Using 3D PDF's to manage your buildings through their lifecycle with the help of 2d & 3d comments, static and dynamic stamps for annotating and recording events, inspections and changes.

Using JavaScript with 3D PDF's can make usability of it far easier for people with limited 3D model skills making it far more accessible to many

        Somewhere I came across Standard Library but best searched for under StdLib. I signed up for it and found a couple of videos. It looked like magic and required serious coding, so I put it down at the time. I have been receiving regular “onboarding” emails (Seems pretty common and irritating when you sign up

        I’m developing a series of 3D PDF’s for an As-Built phase of a commercial project. I wanted to split the set into Architectural model, structural, specific services and a general fire model (passive only so where fire rated walls are located). My initial workflow was messy and hard to replicate so I wanted to make

        I get GlideApp Community emails most days with updates. David Siegel posted about putting your information up for possible work (https://spectrum.chat/glideapps/general/get-paid-to-help-people-make-glide-apps~d1129038-4265-417b-ae63-f767cb71a3b6) and suggested a meeting app like Calendly for organizing appointments with people interested in talking to you. I thought it was a great idea, but I didn’t have a Calendly account, so needed to