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Edit Groups Containing Floors to Align Surface Patterns in Revit
TIP: You must edit groups containing surface patterns to prevent the whole group moving when using the align tool to align surface patterns. Be aware of what aligns when using the align tool to align surface patterns when surface is part of a … Continue reading
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 Material Tags got you down?
Are you tagging elements with Material tags and think that the tag is not reflecting the correct value? – Just face it… you’re wrong and Revit is right! Bwa ha ha ha ha. Actually, you’re probably getting a different element … 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
Fencing in Revit – Continuous Chain Link
Based on the following comment Nice post! A similar approach I take is to do the chain link itself with a railing instead of a baluster panel family. Since the panel family is “fixed”, it becomes a bit limiting when … Continue reading