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Revit Gazelle Model
Recently I found myself planning a workout room in the basement of our house. Rather than spend time moving heavy exercise equipment around, I thought I would create the missing pieces in Revit so I could optimize the layout of … Continue reading
Revit Build Checker Version 8
Identify Revit Builds Painlessly Here is a repost of an old tool recently updated for Revit 2014… I thought you might be able to use a tool to identify what Revit build is sitting on your pc. If so, continue … Continue reading
Posted in Autodesk, BIM, CAD Management, Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, Revit Structure, VBScript
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Some Unity3D goodness – Scripts for Adding Lights
Learning to write scripts for assistance in editing/adding geometry within Unity3D is a must for anyone bringing in models from Revit or 3DSMax for Architectural Walkthroughs. One particular pain point is putting in all the lights or the lights that you … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Game Engines, Revit, Unity3D
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Old Revit Problem Resurfaces – 3D Views with Shaded and Wireframe graphics
Ever had a Revit view that displayed some entities in wireframe while correctly displaying other entities in full shade or realistic mode? I thought this “feature” had been resolved, since I hadn’t run into it in ages, but was asked … Continue reading
Posted in CAD Management, Revit, Revit Architecture, tips-n-tricks
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Revit – View Layering for Softer Proposal Images
I was asked to generate some color images from a recent Revit project created by one of our talented designers today. The recipient didn’t like the look of the shaded plan view, so the image was bound for photoshop to … Continue reading
Revit Build Checker Version 5 for Revit 2011 products – Update
I posted an update to this tool in April that was intended to work with Revit 2011 products. This new build has been updated and verified to work with Revit 2011 products and correctly reports on the build number for Revit … Continue reading
How To Inserting Views/Sheets from Templates in Revit
Have you ever wished you could insert views or sheets from existing templates into a new project or template only to find Revit uncooperative? Did you attempt it and find that Revit replies with the dreaded “Error-cannot be ignored” dialog … Continue reading
Revit Family Editing – Project Tip
Are you working in a live project and need to modify a family? Are you going to add some new types or rename existing types and then add some new ones? Perhaps you are going to do all the above … Continue reading
Revit Annotation Family Tip
When creating Annotation symbols for use in Revit, make sure that you turn off the Reference Planes & Reference Lines (Visibility graphics) in the view prior to saving your family. If you leave them on, your thumbnail graphic will get … Continue reading
REVIT: Masking Regions prevent Material Tagging in Sections & Elevations
Ever run into an issue where you are tagging by material and no matter what you do the tag won’t populate in a certain view? Scenario: Grab bars are inserted on the walls in a toilet stall in the model. … Continue reading