Revit Beginners
MARCH 2, 2006
Are you doing a remodel project? You’ll need to learn about phases. There are 3 dialog boxes you’ll have to become more familiar with. 1. Phase Settings: Under Settings. Phases. you will find Project Phases, Phase Filters, and Graphic Overrides. Project Phases: Here you can add new phases to the project. The best practice is to set these up before you begin work on your project.
CAD Shack
MARCH 9, 2006
What are Display Configurations In the AutoCAD world, layers are used to help control what and how entities are shown. More control has always meant more layers. Display configurations in ABS simplify the situation by allowing the user to instantaneously set if and how objects are displayed with much finer control. Display Configurations allow users to view an object differently based off the requirements of the drawing.
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Revit Beginners
MARCH 29, 2006
Revit does not currently have a Key Plan Tool so this is what we do when we need a Key Plan on our sheets. 1. Export your Base Plan to DWG (just the unit boundaries) 2. Create a Detail Component. File. New. Family. Detail Component.rft 3. Import your Base Plan. File. Import. DWG 4. Add a Yes/No Parameter for each unit or quadrant. Family Types. Add Parameters.
Revit Beginners
MARCH 28, 2006
Which one do I use? Well, when you're in the family editor you can draw symbolic lines, model lines or reference lines. 1. Symbolic lines only show in plan, elevation, or section depending on which view you're in when you draw them. Symbolic lines are typically used to "represent" door and window swings in plan and elevation. 2. Model lines will show in ALL views because they are part of the model.
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Revit Beginners
MARCH 27, 2006
The use of View Range can be a difficult concept to grasp. The image below has been circulated around and explains how CUT, PROJECTION, and BEYOND linestyles are used by the View Range tool found in View Properties (VP) and Plan Region Properties. CUT and PROJECTION linestyles are controlled globally in Settings. Object Styles and for each view in Visibility/Graphic Overrides (VG).
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Revit Beginners
MARCH 16, 2006
Revit has 16 lineweights. They say that the lineweights should be constant no matter what scale your drawing is at. We've found that's not always true. Go to Settings. Lineweights. and you'll notice that Revit has lineweights setup for 6 View scales from 1" = 1'-0" to 1/32" = 1'-0". Well what happens if you have a drawing at 1:50? Revit uses the closest thing (1/32" in this case).
Revit Beginners
MARCH 15, 2006
Did you add a parameter to a family but when you loaded the family into your project the new parameter won’t schedule or show up in your tags? You have to make it a Shared Parameter. Creating the Shared Parameter File: 1. While in Revit (doesn't matter if you're in a family or project file) go to File. Shared Parameters. Create. give the txt file a name.
Revit Beginners
MARCH 10, 2006
When creating a door or other family we find that when loaded into a project we sometimes like to be able to switch on and off parts of the family but not the whole family. We have found three ways to accomplish this. Visibility: We like to use symbolic lines to represent doors and windows in plan so we like to turn off the visibility of our model objects (glass and panel) in plan view.
Revit Beginners
MARCH 8, 2006
If you're responsible for establishing a naming convention for your Project Files you're probably wondering what other offices do. This is what we've established. Project files: [project number] [project name] - [Central or User] - [version] Example: 0513.00 Johnson - Central - 03.rvt Family files: [office initials] [family category] - [title] - [version] - [project precedent] Example: AA Window - Dbl4x4 - 01 - Garden Lane.rfa Group files: [office initials] [group category] - [title] - [version]
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Revit Beginners
MARCH 7, 2006
To override or not to override. Which camp are you in? Maybe you've noticed that you cannot override dimension text like you would in AutoCAD. You can however add a Prefix and Suffix to dimensions under the dimension's Properties. If you absolutely must override dimension text (for Verify In Field or other common notes) here is what we've done: 1. Select the dimensions tool and goto its properties. 2.
Revit Beginners
MARCH 1, 2006
Did you buy a revit subscription? You should have access to 100 class sessions recorded at AU 2005 in Orlando. Just login to the Autodesk Subscription Center and click on AU Online 2005. You might have to reset your password with Autodesk if you don't remember it. it's worth it. Other great tutorials are available at DGCAD. If you're having a problem you can't solve you can also file a support request with AutoDesk.
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