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CAD tips and guides for Autodesk CAD applications - Be.Smart

In this knowledgebase (blog) you can find small tips, hints, secrets and tricks which - as we hope - help you learn to use your Autodesk and ARKANCE Be.Smart products more efficiently. ARKANCE (in Czechia - former CAD Studio) is a worldwide Autodesk Platinum Partner, Developer and Training Center since 1990. See also our custom CAD application development.

25 newest tips for the application Be.Smart		CAD: -all- AutoCAD-2022-2023-2024-2025-2026AutoCAD LT-LT2022-LT2023-LT2024-LT2025-LT2026InventorRevitCivil 3DACAD MechanicalACAD ElectricalArchitecture/ADTMap 3DPlant 3D/P&IDTopobase/MapSrvRaster DesignACAD/Revit MEP3ds MaxMayaVaultFusion360ReCapInfraworksNavisworksAdvance SteelRobot StructuralSimulationFabricationBIM 360/ACCBIM/Fusion TeamFormaA360 cloudDWFTrueView/VoloEnscapeVREDPowerMillFeatureCAMTinkercadCollectionBluebeamBe.Smart OS:  -all-Windows-Win11-Win10-Win8-Win7-Vista-WinXP-Win2000-NT4-Win98LinuxMacOSAndroidiOS Categ:  -all-CADCAMPlottersHP (other) Text:  FAQ

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Automatic parameter for door swing direction in Revit.

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  Tip 14722

RevitBe.Smart

*CAD

12.9.2025  

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Does the clash detection feature work with linked MEP models, or do I need to handle that separately?

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  Tip 14688

RevitBe.Smart

*CAD

26.8.2025  

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How can I make the sill/header automatically extend to the nearest vertical studs?

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  Tip 14687

RevitBe.Smart

*CAD

26.8.2025  

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How can I change stud spacing in Revit?

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  Tip 14684

Be.SmartRevit

*CAD

25.8.2025  

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How to find out the size of the asphalted area and changes over time in Pointscene?

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  Tip 14675

PointsceneBe.Smart

*CAD

17.8.2025  

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How can we add a gravity point and calculate the mass of each object in Revit?

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  Tip 14667

RevitBe.Smart

*CAD

13.8.2025  

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How can we generate a rebar schedule in Revit including images and bar lengths?

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  Tip 14666

RevitBe.Smart

*CAD

13.8.2025  

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How can I add additional layers to frames, such as an internal insulation layer with its own frame?

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  Tip 14654

RevitBe.Smart

*CAD

31.7.2025  

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How can I copy frames to multiple identical walls in Revit?

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  Tip 14653

RevitBe.Smart

*CAD

30.7.2025  

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How to use one assembly created for multiple identical walls in Revit?

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  Tip 14652

RevitBe.Smart

*CAD

30.7.2025  

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Physical units conversion tool in an Inventor palette.

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  Tip 14634

InventorBe.Smart

*CAD

23.7.2025  

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The extent of the sheetmetal unfold rounded to integer numbers.

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  Tip 14569

InventorBe.Smart

*CAD

7.6.2025  

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Improper date format in my title block set by T4I.

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  Tip 14566

InventorBe.Smart

*CAD

7.6.2025  

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QCS - Faster way to launch commands in Inventor (T4I)

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  Tip 14519

InventorBe.Smart

*CAD

29.4.2025  

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Fixed Workpoints (X,Y,Z) in Autodesk Inventor.

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  Tip 14507

InventorBe.Smart

*CAD

24.4.2025  

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