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Instance Parameters: The Double Agent
This is going to be particularly helpful to those of you working on large projects. Some of you may already be aware of it, but I haven't seen it documented anywhere so here goes...I call this...
View ArticlePhases & Worksets
This blog started out as a blog for beginners. These days I mostly tend to cover advanced topics so here's a little tip for the beginners out there.Always Be Phase AwareIn every project file your...
View ArticleBIMtionary
Brandon Pike has started a new blog called BIMtionary. His posts include tiers of BIM Implementation and a Revit Implementation Checklist. I look forward to his future posts.
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Additive Views vs. Subtractive Views
Common Problem: When I place an electrical fixture or other family category it pops up automatically in other views I would rather not see it in.Reason: In the default Revit tempate almost every...
View ArticleSome New Bloggers on the Block
Steve Swensen is REVIT GUYOliver is the author of Revit In Motionand you can find more interesting reading at revitflowI look forward to reading your posts guys.
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Editable Worksets and Workset Ownership
Here is a tip for beginners working with Worksets for the first time.Let's say you have a project with worksets enabled and the whole model is on Workset 1 by default. If you right click on an element...
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Often Overlooked By Beginners (Part 2)
One of my earliest posts focused on little tools that are often overlooked by beginners. I thought I'd revisit this topic now that I've had more experience working with Revit Beginners. Here are a few...
View ArticleShould I enable Hardware Acceleration?
Hardware Acceleration (in options) controls the performance of several features in Revit 2011 including:realistic materials in realistic viewambient occlusionperformance of mechanical viewsperformance...
View ArticleDemons In Your Data?
The more you work with Revit the more likely you are to run into demons in the data. What do I mean by demons? Demons are unexplained behaviors. I'm not talking about software bugs that won't go away...
View ArticleHappy New Year
Happy new year to everyone. I hope 2012 was a very exciting and productive year for all you Revit Beginners out there and I thank you for following my posts over the years and continuing to contribute...
View ArticleFinding a way
Now that you can revise instantly, are you often asked to instantly revise?One of the common challenges we face in Revit is trying to update a model, as fast as changes are occurring in the design...
View ArticleDesign Options & Phases: Post #1
The use of Design Options and Phases is similar. Some of the same challenges are present that I believe shared concepts can solve. This post assumes you already have some exposure to the Design...
View ArticleTemplate Tips
The standards of templates and content are symbiotic. That is, the standards of one are dependent on the other. Providing content without also providing a template is like shipping doors and windows to...
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Design Options and Phases: Post #2
This post assumes you already have some exposure to the Parts tools or that you think the Split Face and Paint tools are the only tools available for defining scope of materials.MORE CONTAINERS: Think...
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Fireplace Flues
Happy New Year!And for those of you with Revit MEP or the Building Design Suite... There is a very nice YouTube video on rolling offsets.
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Bypassing Edit Group Mode
In the example below I've grouped and pinned the as-built model... proceeded with demoing a door (infilled on the right) and wanted to show the finishes as all new on this existing wall.Phase filters...
View ArticleRemodels in Revit... the untold story
To my surprise, there's not a whole lot of discussion on this very important topic. Anyone who has developed a custom remodel residential project can tell you it's not as simple, clean, or intuitive as...
View ArticleRooms that travel incognito
If you've ever worked on a split level home or other structure you've probably noticed that Revit won't let you freely change the grayed out level instance parameter of placed rooms the way you can...
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Attaching a wall to a stair
For those of you trying to attach a curved wall to the underside of a stair:1. Model a stair and a wall (stair hidden below)2. Model an in-place family of the floor or roof category (shown below)3. Use...
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Family Array Basics & Tips
Basics:In the Family Editor you can Array a geometry or nested family (ex. linear or radial)Always group and associate to assign an integer parameter for the arrayMove to 2nd or Last depending on how...
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Practical Repeaters
It's never too late to learn about Conceptual Massing, Adaptive Components and Repeaters.
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Schedules Basics & Tips
BasicsTypes of Schedules:Schedule/Quantities Schedules: Schedule placed (and modeled in-place) families of the .rfa component categoriesGraphic Column Schedules: A graphical schedule of structural...
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Independence for Elevation Marks Everywhere
This was a nice way to start off my New Year.Let's say you have a water closet. The interior elevation mark fits fine in a 1/2" scale enlarged plan, but on a 1/4" plan the mark obscures the room. So,...
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It's great to be a beginner again.10 years was a good run but I have moved on to other projects.Thank you for following.
View ArticleImported Images and Sheets
We often import hand renderings into Revit projects for plotting presentation sets.I've noticed that when I import an image directly onto a sheet that if the image is even slightly outside of the scope...
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