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Thunder Buddies for BIM: Ted’s Guide to Revit Elevations, Civil3D Topo, & The “Handshake”

Location: A very messy trailer on the set of John & Ted's Excellent BIM-venture. The Scene: John Offield is staring blankly at a laptop screen, surrounded by empty soda cans [...]

How to unravel ACAD cryptic error’s

It’s Monday morning at the office. You’ve just managed to navigate the parking lot, you’ve got a steaming cup of coffee in hand, and you’re ready to tackle that new [...]

The Mystery of the Mimicked Markup: A Benoit Blanc Investigation into PDF Symbology!

Ladies and gentlemen, architects of the digital age, gather ‘round. I have been summoned to this… peculiar project site to investigate a crime. Not a crime of passion, no—a crime [...]

Autodesk Desktop Connector Update

Autodesk Desktop Connector (v17.1.0.16) From Autodesk: February 2, 2026 This release brings important improvements to Desktop Connector with enhanced user experience, better performance, and critical bug fixes. While upgrading is [...]

The “Fatal Error” Survival Guide: Why Updating Autodesk Infrastructure is Mission-Critical

We’ve all been there. It’s Friday at 4:30 PM. You’re about to sync your central model for the last time before the weekend, and suddenly—The Notification appears. Autodesk Access wants [...]

It Had to Be You (And AI): Decoding Autodesk’s Game-Changing 2025

          December 31, 2025 Location: The intersection of Design & Technology It’s New Year’s Eve. The Auld Lang Syne is queuing up, the confetti is ready, [...]

The Griswold Family Guide to Consumption-Based Licensing (Or: How Clark Stopped Freaking Out About the Software Budget)

We interrupt your regularly scheduled professional advice to bring you a special holiday presentation. Clark Griswold is stressed about his architectural firm’s overhead. Cousin Eddie happens to be standing near [...]

The Quarter-Mile Code: Why We Now Prep Our Builds with ACC

Yo, it’s Dom. We've got a problem: Our projects are getting bigger than a semi hauling a vault, and we can’t afford mistakes. You can't just "feel out" a skyscraper [...]

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