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daniel.hurtubise70031
2005-06-28, 11:43 PM
Anybody knows it ?
blads
2005-06-29, 12:46 AM
Anybody knows it ?


It always used to be hold the Ctrl-Alt-Shift keys and choose "Help - About Autodesk Revit..." from menu.

Haven't tried it in RB8 yet.
patricks
2005-06-29, 01:17 AM
huh? what in the world are you guys talking about?? :confused:
iru69
2005-06-29, 01:19 AM
It always used to be hold the Ctrl-Alt-Shift keys and choose "Help - About Autodesk Revit..." from menu.

Haven't tried it in RB8 yet.

Seriously - I just tried that (in RB8) and it crashed revit...
blads
2005-06-29, 02:00 AM
Seriously - I just tried that (in RB8) and it crashed revit...

try closing all files first - it works...
blads
2005-06-29, 02:03 AM
huh? what in the world are you guys talking about?? :confused:

Open the Revit application - close all projects
While holding down Ctrl+Alt+Shift
Select Help -> About Revit from the menu.
The application will now write out the product name and some of the original contributors.

refer previous post for screen shot
Kroke
2005-06-29, 02:04 AM
Someone needs to work on that "R" ;)
daniel.hurtubise70031
2005-06-29, 10:32 AM
So closing all appz was the trick
blads
2005-06-29, 10:47 AM
So closing all appz was the trick

I'm sure it didn't used to be that way - but it is now!
MikeJarosz
2005-06-29, 06:13 PM
huh? what in the world are you guys talking about?? :confused:

An easter egg is a surprise hidden inside of a program by the software developers. Usually it is a place for them to list credits for the programmers. They can be very clever. Excel 5.0 had a temple of doom theme where you had to explore a cave looking for photos of the original staff. They usually require absurd key combinations to access them.

I've heard they're appearing in DVDs now, though I've never actually seen one.

Check out this site:

http://www.eeggs.com/
beegee
2005-07-03, 05:58 AM
There's some recognizable names there, but what has now become of most of them ??

Developer burnout ?
Simon.Whitbread
2005-07-03, 10:03 PM
If thats the only overhead the developers built in - GREAT job guys! Its nice t o know you're not filling the app with C**P! Unlike some others - word excel ....
Those developers must have way too much time on their hands.