Thursday, March 02, 2006

Phases & Phase Filters

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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. Ph...
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Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Revit Resources

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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 Su...
Friday, February 17, 2006

Plan Regions

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Do you have windows that don't show in plan view because they are too high above the cut plane? Do you have a fireplace opening that doe...
Thursday, February 16, 2006

Split Face and Paint Tools

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Does your floor material transition from carpet to tile and you want to show the change in material in your floor plan view? Use the Split F...
Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Detail Groups

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Revit Groups are like AutoCAD blocks. Draw a couple of lines and group the selection. Copy multiple instances of the group and then edit one...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Filled Regions

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We use filled regions in a number of ways. You'll notice right away that Revit's interior elevations look more like sections. We use...
Monday, February 13, 2006

Area Calculations and Illustration

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Lets say you need to calculate and illustrate areas that are existing and new for instance. Go to View... New... Area Plan and select the ty...
Friday, February 10, 2006

Changing Family Categories

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Let's say you started to create a storefront (with door) using the door family template and now you want it to schedule as a window inst...
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Thursday, February 09, 2006

Rotate Model Patterns

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Do you want to rotate a model pattern that you've applied to a surface? Place your mouse over any line of the pattern and TAB through un...
Wednesday, February 08, 2006

Conical Roofs

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We found this feature very useful. If you want a conical or octagonal roof select Roof By Footprint and draw a circle. Select the sketch and...