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Cintec in North America Announces their Cintec Anchoring System was used in helping Repair the Helmsley Building 230 Park Avenue, NYC

Civil + Structural Engineer

It was acquired (2007) for One Billion One Hundred and Fifty Million USD. The ability to tie the face of the original Terra-cotta panels to the back up wall saved the integrity of the landmark building. The property strategically straddles Park Avenue at 46th Street and offers a direct connection to Grand Central Station.

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Comsa Digitizes Renovation of Century-old Bridge  in Cabrianes, Barcelona

Civil + Structural Engineer

Understanding Design and Construction Schemes The bridge features existing piles, walls, and slabs that need refurbishing and were poorly maintained. They wanted to digitize project execution, coordinating layout and geometry of the structure, streamlining workflows, and monitoring construction progress.

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Bamboo Housing Around the World

Natural Building

The structures can be assembled in just a few days and should last up to 50 years. Metal “typhoon ties” are used as connectors between the walls, roof and floor panels, and the homes are further reinforced with poured concrete foundations, which replace the traditional stilts.

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Revit OpEd: Reference Planes and Wall Closure

Revit OpEd

Reference Planes and Wall Closure. Control Wall’s Material Return. Layers) for the host wall in a project. Note the two “wall closure” parameters (shown below) need to be “locked” so they stay positive (in the correct direction) when the host wall thickness changes. ► 2007. (77).

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Revit OpEd: Revit 2013 Service Pack 1 Available

Revit OpEd

For Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Revit Structure, and Autodesk Revit MEP, you can find the update in the Data & Downloads > Updates section of each product page: Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 UR1. Autodesk Revit Structure 2013 UR1. Improves stability when selecting a new host for an element within an In-place Wall.

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Revit OpEd: Detail Level Ignored with Unlocked Wall Layers

Revit OpEd

Detail Level Ignored with Unlocked Wall Layers. We can unlock a layer or layers in a wall to allow "pulling" them up or down separately from the rest of a wall. of Subtle , Detail Level , Walls. Could it be that the wall is not being cut in the ceiling plan view and the multiple lines are actually projection lines?

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Revit OpEd: Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models

Revit OpEd

Wall Floor Interaction and Linked Models. When we have architecture and structure in separate Revit models we end up with somewhat clumsy graphics in wall sections. This is more pronounced if the structural slab is in the structure model only. The wall continues past the floor as if it isnt there.