Fix Windows Not Cutting

I ran into an issue where a window family was cutting in plan but not in section. I found one of the options in that family not set correctly in the "Family Element Visibility Settings". I changed the setting and all was well.

If this minor adjustment doesn't take care of the issue, look at the following blog post with detailed instructions for the workaround.
http://www.hokbimsolutions.com/2012/03/why-windows-in-revit-dont-cut-it.html

Recover Central Model Backup

Found this great instructional on how to recover the backup files on a central model in Revit.



http://revitelemental.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-recover-central-model-from.html 

AutoCAD 2011 Tip: Selection Cycling

I have come across an issue with CAD “slowing down” and the cursor jumping/stuttering in some drawings with xref’s. It gets to a point that I can't work. The solution to that is turning off SELECTION CYCLING.

Command = SELECTIONCYCLING; enter 0 for the value

Command description:

http://docs.autodesk.com/ARCHDESK/2011/ENU/filesACR/WS1a9193826455f5ff-6ab24494122f0f3d6b8582.htm

ref:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/AutoCAD-2011/Selection-Cycling-with-Xref-s/td-p/2696203