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28 P E R S P E C T I V E | J A N UA RY / F E B R UA RY 2 0 1 6 news Revit ® : Tips, Tricks and Troubleshooting Paul F. Aubin, architectural consultant and author A little something for every Revit designer, beginners and seasoned users alike. Each video focuses on a specific tip, trick or troubleshooting technique on a particular aspect of the Revit platform. Do you import CAD files and want to achieve consistency? Want to get more from your dimensions? Need to check all of the views in a project and see if the settings are correct? Want to consistently configure crop boxes across the entire project? What about getting all the parameters in your family content in just the right order? With a new video every week, you are sure to find something useful to add to your growing arsenal of Revit tools and techniques. Rigging Mechanical Objects in Maya ® George Maestri, animation director and producer Learn techniques for rigging mechanical objects, machines and other inanimate objects in Maya. George Maestri shows how to rig complex objects such as piston engines, cams, rocker arms, gears and pulleys, and combine them all into a mechanized conveyor belt. These Maya tutorials are perfect for animators who want to rig mechanical interactions, vehicles and robots—any objects other than organic bipeds and quadrupeds. Topics include: setting up a scene in Maya; setting up joints to control pistons; creating a push rod; simulating springs; syncing gears to the crankshaft; creating a belt drive with wire deformers; rigging the conveyor belt; preventing flipping in motion paths; finalizing the scene.