FOREground v1.0 is out!

As I announced last week, FOREground is available for download now.

To read more about the entire toolset and our approach, go to parallaxteam.com/FOREground.

For more information on each specific tool, check out the FOREground Documentation Page.

And, if you missed the webinar from yesterday, you can watch it here.

FOREground – v1.0 Release Next Week!

The beta testing for FOREground is winding down now, which means that we are getting ready to launch version 1.0 next week!

FOREground is a complete toolset to assist with site and landscape modeling and documentation in Revit.​

Designed and created by John Pierson (60secondrevit) and me, it is a solution that has been built on over 8 years of experience of working on site and landscape models in Revit and Dynamo.

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Looking for Beta Testers for FOREground

Update: Beta testing for FOREground is now closed. Thanks for your interest!

We are currently in beta testing for FOREground, a Revit application designed to assist with site and landscape modeling and documentation. We are specifically looking for landscape architects that have experience with Revit. So if you are a landscape architect that would be interested in beta testing an awesome new toolset for Revit, please get in touch by filling out this contact form.

Interested to read or see a bit more about FOREground? You can check out a preview at the bottom of this AECbytes article and I periodically post updates on twitter (preview of the planting tools).

Topo Align App

While browsing through a Revit Forum post, I noticed that someone mentioned an app that could align Topo to Slab Edges. A quick search on the Autodesk Exchange turned up the Topo Align app.

I have not yet had the chance to test it out myself, but even after just briefly looking at its features, it seems like a very worthwhile Revit add-in. And for a cost of only 1.99 USD, it is also a really good deal. If you frequently work with Toposurfaces, I highly recommend that you check it out.

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