Eagle Point Software, the creator of the Pinnacle Series e-learning solution, has announced the acquisition of CADLearning from 4D Technologies. On July 27, 2023, Eagle Point acquired the CADLearning businesses, including intellectual property and digital assets while assuming responsibility for supporting CADLearning clients.
Eagle Point and CADLearning are recognized as industry-leading providers of learning and development experiences for architectural, civil, construction, product design, and manufacturing engineers. Initially, CADLearning clients will continue to leverage the CADLearning platform and content. Over time CADLearning clients will have opportunities to access additional resources, content, and Pinnacle Series platform functionality like KnowledgeSmart skills assessments and personalized learning paths.
Microsol Resources is a proud partner of CADLearning by 4D Technologies and will transition to being a partner of Eagle Point Software, a perfect extension to our current live Autodesk Certified Instructor-led training classes.
Steve Biver, Eagle Point COO, shared, “We are thrilled to welcome CADLearning clients into the Eagle Point family, and we are committed to making the transition as smooth as possible.”
“CADLearning has a very robust library of Autodesk resources which will match well with Eagle Point’s own extensive offering of content. This acquisition will enable us to offer a more comprehensive and personalized learning experience to all CADLearning and Eagle Point customers and will certainly strengthen our overall business.”
Dan Dolan, President and Founder of CADLearning, shared, “This opportunity with Eagle Point Software helps ensure that our clients will continue to be successful. The team at Eagle Point has been an industry-leading company in the AEC and manufacturing space for more than 40 years.
“Eagle Point’s commitment to the success of its customers was a key consideration and driving force behind this acquisition. We are confident that all CADLearning clients are in great hands with the support of the Eagle Point Software team!”
Pinnacle Series is an AEC and manufacturing learning management solution that features a comprehensive library of videos, documents, and other development resources that enable long-term employee training, on-demand problem-solving, and digital transformation.
We are working to make this acquisition as smooth as possible for CADLearning clients. You will continue to use the CADLearning Platform and we do not anticipate any disruption in service.
CADLearning clients with subscriptions scheduled for renewal in 2023 will be able to renew their CADLearning Subscription as is.
Eagle Point Software has been servicing clients in the architectural, civil, construction, product design, and manufacturing industries for 40 years. CADLearning clients will gain access to the Eagle Point Software and Microsol Resources team of customer success, sales, and support representatives to help ensure a smooth transition and continued growth.
The Eagle Point Software content catalog, Pinnacle Series, offers a depth of reliable content beyond Autodesk tools. You will also have opportunities to gain access to content for software solutions from Bluebeam, Bentley, McNeel, SOLIDWORKS, SketchUp, Microsoft, Adobe, and more.
Pinnacle Series offers a wide variety of features and functions. CADLearning clients will have opportunities to benefit from:
Your current CADLearning Subscription remains in place. You will continue to have access to the system. We do not anticipate any disruption in service.
Our goal is to eventually migrate all CADLearning users to the Pinnacle Series at some point in the future. This is going to take time. We will work together to determine the best course of action for you and your organization.
If you wish to move to Pinnacle today, we can work with your company and a member of our customer success team to help determine the right timing for making the switch to Pinnacle.
Most customers will be able to renew their subscription at the existing CADLearning Subscription rate. We have special pricing for current CADLearning customers to upgrade to an enterprise Pinnacle Series subscription. There will be no cost to migrate to Pinnacle during their CADLearning subscription for qualified customers. Talk to our Microsol Resources Training Coordinator for more information regarding pricing.
Eagle Point’s Content Development Team will be reviewing CADLearning’s content and porting over any content that brings additional value to the Pinnacle Series content offering. This will happen over time with the most used content prioritized first.
Eagle Point’s Platform Development Team will be reviewing CADLearning’s platform to understand the various feature sets to see which can bring increased value to the Pinnacle Series platform. The feature sets that bring additional value will be prioritized and incorporated into the Pinnacle Series platform over time. However, the most important priority for the Pinnacle Series Development Team is the current development of the Peak Experience.
If you’re a current Pinnacle Series subscriber, you will not see any changes right away. Our teams are evaluating CADLearning and its content and may choose to integrate some features and functions that will benefit our subscribers at a later date.
Yes, you will want to set up Eagle Point Software as a vendor in your system. Feel free to reach out to Microsol Resources’ Training Coordinator at training@microsolresources for additional questions.
For technical support, please reach out to our support team at support@microsolresources.com.
We are working on a proactive client outreach program. Expect to hear from us through multiple channels – phone, email, and social media. In the meantime, feel free to contact us should you have any questions or immediate needs.
Phone: +1-888-768-7568
Email: training@microsolresources.com
Visit our Contact Us page for our location and local contact info.
We value your feedback. As we move through this process, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Our goal is to provide the best customer experience possible!
Revit’s scope boxes are like the unsung conductors of a symphony, orchestrating the harmony of view extents within your BIM project. These unassuming 3D transparent objects hold the key to order, precision, and streamlined documentation. In this illuminating guide, we’ll unravel the depths of Revit scope boxes, uncovering their functionalities, creation techniques, best practices, and practical insights for optimizing their use.
At the heart of BIM’s intricate web lies the scope box – a seemingly simple 3D transparent entity with the power to shape and control view extents. While it may appear deceptively straightforward, scope boxes harbor an array of capabilities that can dramatically enhance your BIM workflow.
Picture the scope box as a digital boundary keeper. Once fashioned, it becomes a guardian of view extent, offering the flexibility to be tailored as needed. But remember, creating a scope box isn’t merely an act; it’s a strategic move that requires careful consideration for optimal outcomes.
While scope boxes provide control, they don’t guarantee absolute precision. Maintain a keen eye on X-Y-Z coordinates to ensure your scope box stays true to its purpose.
Scope boxes take shape as cubes, enforcing the notion that simplicity often yields efficiency. Their minimalistic form represents clarity in defining view boundaries.
A scope box with a cryptic name is like a conductor without a baton. Employ an appropriate naming convention that speaks volumes about the scope’s purpose.
The realm of scope boxes is best managed by your BIM manager. Entrust this responsibility to ensure consistency and organization throughout the project.
Reserve scope boxes for scenarios demanding repetitive view extents. They excel at creating harmony in such instances.
Enhance your project’s visual clarity by incorporating scope boxes into your sheet layouts. They provide breathing space and effectively manage overlapping zones.
Forge a harmonious relationship between scope boxes and levels/grids. Their association ensures uniformity and coherence across your project’s spatial dimensions.
Embrace the scope box’s potential by encompassing all elevation and section marks within its bounds. Stray marks left outside the scope box’s embrace risk invisibility.
Avoid overindulgence in scope boxes. Employ them strategically, reserving their creation for scenarios involving multiple views and repeated patterns.
Adopt a vigilant approach by keeping scope boxes turned off when not actively needed. Activate them only when you’re ready to shape, modify, or enhance view extents.
Begin your scope box journey in a plan view, your portal to creating this indispensable tool.
Head to the View Tab, where the Create panel houses the Scope Box tool. This digital brush in your hands is your key to defining view boundaries.
Click and drag to trace the scope box boundary, moving from the upper left corner to the lower right corner. It’s akin to drawing the blueprint of your view’s domain.
With your scope box brought to life, christen it with a meaningful, logical name that echoes its purpose.
Empower your views with the scope box’s prowess by applying it to the desired views. Remember, selecting it within plan views isn’t essential; a list of existing scope boxes awaits your choice.
In the realm of BIM, setting up scope boxes isn’t just a task – it’s an art form that crafts seamless documentation and precision. The symphony of organized scopes plays a melody of clarity and structure, guided by your project’s vigilant BIM manager. As you traverse the dynamic landscape of scope boxes, remember that their mastery can transform your BIM journey, ensuring that view extents harmonize with purpose.
Scope boxes, originating in plan views, transcend boundaries to appear in various other view categories. Their visibility extends to sections, callouts, elevations, and 3D views, with caveats.
Visualize a bustling office renovation project, where myriad views demand identical cropping. Scope boxes swoop in, enabling rapid cropping that’s consistent and coherent.
Don’t confine scope boxes to mere cropping. Embrace their power to control view angles, adding a new dimension to your BIM repertoire.
The options bar unveils a crucial moment – the chance to dictate the scope box’s height. Leverage this opportunity to ensure alignment and precision.
Managing grid and level extents amidst complexity can be daunting. Enter scope boxes, your knights in shining armor, taming these elements and ensuring order prevails.
Scope boxes influence the grand realm of 3D extents but don’t overlook their impact on the microcosm of 2D extents, enhancing grid control.
A subtle gap arises between 2D and 3D extents after a scope box embraces datum elements. Embrace this gap, designed for optimal visibility.
Unify 2D extents among multiple views through the magic of propagation. Witness disparity fade as you synchronize views effortlessly.
Mistakes happen, but they’re not irreversible. Reset misaligned 2D extents, restoring balance and regaining the magic of automatic gaps.
These tips unveil the remarkable potential and capabilities of Revit scope boxes. Their impact transcends the virtual realm, manifesting in organized views, harmonized extents, and streamlined documentation.
As you embark on your journey to understand and master these unassuming green boxes, remember that their power extends far beyond appearances. Embrace the scope box symphony, and you’ll conduct your BIM projects with precision, coherence, and orchestration.
Revit 2024Minimum: Entry-Level Configuration |
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Operating System * | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information. |
CPU Type | Intel® i-Series, Xeon®, AMD® Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper PRO. 2.5 GHz or Higher.
Highest CPU GHz recommended. |
Memory | 16-GB RAM
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Video Display Resolutions | Minimum: 1280 x 1024 with true colorMaximum: UltraHigh (4k) Definition Monitor |
Video Adapter | Basic Graphics: Display adapter capable of 24-bit colorAdvanced Graphics: DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4 GB of video memory |
Disk Space | 30 GB free disk space |
Pointing Device | MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion® compliant device |
.NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. |
Browser | Chrome, Edge, or Firefox |
Connectivity | Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download |
Revit® 2024
Value: Balanced price and performance |
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Operating System ¹ | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information. |
CPU Type | Intel® i-Series, Xeon®, AMD® Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper PRO. 2.5 GHz or Higher.
Highest CPU GHz recommended. |
Memory | 32-GB RAM
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Video Display Resolutions | Minimum: 1680 x 1050 with true color |
Maximum:
Ultra-High (4k) Definition MonitorVideo AdapterDirectX 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4 GB of video memory.Disk Space30 GB free disk spacePointing DeviceMS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.BrowserChrome, Edge, or FirefoxConnectivityInternet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download
Revit® 2024
Performance: Large, complex models |
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Operating System * | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information. |
CPU Type | Intel® i-Series, Xeon®, AMD® Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper PRO. 2.5 GHz or Higher.
Highest CPU GHz recommended. |
Memory | 64-GB RAM
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Video Display Resolutions | Minimum: 1920 x 1200 with true color |
Maximum:
UltraHigh (4k) Definition MonitorVideo AdapterDirectX 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4 GB of video memoryDisk Space
Pointing DeviceMS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.BrowserChrome, Edge, or FirefoxConnectivityInternet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download
Revit Cloud Worksharing | |||
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Disk Space | Three times (3X) the total disk space consumed by equivalent RVT files for all cloud workshared projects accessed by the user. | ||
Minimum | Value | Performance | |
Connectivity | Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 5 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers. | Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 10 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers. | Internet connection able to deliver symmetrical 25 Mbps connection for each machine on burst transfers. |
Revit LT™ 2024 | |
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Operating System * | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. See Autodesk’s Product Support Lifecycle for support information. |
CPU Type | Intel® i-Series, Xeon®, AMD® Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper PRO. 2.5GHz or Higher.
Highest CPU GHz recommended – 3 GHz or Higher recommended |
Memory | 8 GB RAM
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Video Display Resolutions | Minimum: 1280 x 1024 with true color |
Maximum:
Ultra-High (4k) Definition MonitorVideo AdapterBasic Graphics:
Display adapter capable of 24-bit color
Advanced Graphics:
DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4GB of video memoryDisk Space30 GB free disk spacePointing DeviceMS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.BrowserChrome, Edge, or FirefoxConnectivityInternet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download
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Web Server | Microsoft® Internet Information Server 7.0 (or later) | ||
.NET Framework | .NET Framework Version 4.8 or later. | ||
CPU Type | 4+ cores 2.6 GHz+ |
6+ cores 2.6 GHz+ |
6+ cores 3.0 GHz+ |
<100 Concurrent Users (multiple models) | Minimum | Value | Performance |
Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM | 32 GB RAM |
Hard Drive | 7,200+ RPM | 10,000+ RPM | 15,000+ RPM |
100+ Concurrent Users (multiple models) | Minimum | Value | Performance |
Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM | 32 GB RAM |
Hard Drive | 10,000+ RPM | 15,000+ RPM | High-Speed RAID Array |
Virtualization | VMware® and Hyper-V® Support (See Revit Server Administrator’s Guide) |
Revit® 2024
Citrix®: Minimum-Level Configuration² |
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Citrix System |
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Server OS | As specified by XenApp system requirements |
Authentication |
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Client OS |
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Client Browser | Chrome, Edge, or Firefox |
User Access | Client computers should be bound to the network domain. Each client computer should have either the full Citrix or web client plug-in installed.
Users should use their domain logins to access both the Citrix web console and the LAN. |
Revit® 2024 Revit® LT™ 2024 |
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VMware®: Recommended-Level Configuration³VMware Software
Virtual Machine Operating System64-bit Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 11Host Server RecommendationPerformance4CPU3.0 GHz+ Intel® Xeon E5 or later; or AMD® equivalent.Memory384-512 GBNetworking10 GBStorage~750+ IOPS Per UserGPUNVIDIA® GRID (K260Q or later) or AMD MxGPU (Radeon Pro V340 or later)Virtual Machine SettingsPerformance4Memory16-32 GB RAMvCPUs8 vCPUsDisk Space30 GB free disk spaceVirtual Machine ConnectivityInternet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download.User AccessEach client computer should have the VMware Horizon Client installed.
Revit® 2024 Revit® LT™ 2024 |
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Parallels Desktop® for Mac: Recommended-Level ConfigurationHost Operating SystemmacOS 10.13 (“High Sierra”) or newerMemory16 GBCPU Type2.7 GHz quad-core Intel® Core i7™ or newer Intel based MacVirtualization SoftwareParallels Desktop for MacVirtual Machine Operating System¹Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 11Virtual Machine BrowserChrome, Edge, or Firefox.NET Framework.NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.Virtual Machine Memory
8 GB RAM
Virtual Machine Video Adapter
4 GB video memory minimum dedicated to the Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine. Starting with Parallels Desktop for Mac version 14, use Automatic graphics memory for maximum efficiency.
Note: While at Retina® display resolutions on macOS, turn off any Retina Resolution options in Parallels Desktop to adjust for proper DPI within Windows and Revit software products.
Graphics:
Parallels Desktop virtual display adapter without “Use Hardware Acceleration” option in Revit software products.
Disk SpaceMinimum 40 GB free disk space; recommend 100 GB free disk space availablePointing DeviceMS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant deviceConnectivityInternet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download
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