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Little update for Wiip MoveBackup for Revit, our application which allow to move Revit backup files (.0001.rvt).

Aaron reports us a problem on the version for Revit 2012. At application startup, Revit display the following error:

System.IO.IOException: Cannot locate resource 'resources/settings32.png'

This problem is now fixed in the 1.3 version. You can download it here.

Little update for our add-on Sooka for Revit. It works now with the 2013 release.

It is a little application which show how to connect Revit to a web service (in this case Google Product Search).

More details can be found on the product page (french only)

We just released an update to our application Wiip ExportSchedules for Autodesk Revit. This software allows you to export Revit schedules to Excel in one click.

A little bit of code to export the list of Red, Green and Blue values for indexed AutoCAD colors:

[CommandMethod("DUMPCOLORS")]
public void DumpColors()
{
    using (var sw = new StreamWriter(@"C:\temp\acadColors.txt"))
    {
        sw.WriteLine(" I ; R ; G ; B ");
        for (short colorIndex = 1; colorIndex <= 255; colorIndex++)
        {
            using (Color color = Color.FromColorIndex(ColorMethod.ByAci, colorIndex))
            {
                sw.WriteLine("{0,3};{1,3};{2,3};{3,3}", colorIndex,
                    color.ColorValue.R, color.ColorValue.G, color.ColorValue.B);
            }
        }
    }
}

Wiip MoveBackup, our plug-in for Revit that allows you to move the backup files (.0001.rvt, .0001.rfa, .0001.rte) in a sub folder named Backup is now available for Revit 2012.

You can download it here.

As I told you previously, the first update for AutoCAD 2013 is out, but it was removed because it leads to fatal errors. A new version should be available again soon.

Service Pack 1 for AutoCAD 2013 is out. This update brings many bugfixes and new features that allow you to block AutoLISP program execution. Indeed, as I explained in this article, it is possible to write a virus using AutoCAD as a vector for the infection.

You can have a detailed description of these features on the blog Whithout a Net

The service pack 1 for Revit 2013 was released in late July. I installed it on my machine and since the buttons to exit a Modify mode no longer appear. If for example I want to create a floor by selecting the walls which constitute the border, the following ribbon tab is displayed:

Instead of this: