Revit Beginners

This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. This site is not sponsored or endorsed by, or affiliated with, Autodesk, Inc.

Friday, September 29, 2006

2D vs 3D Datum

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You might notice that when you move the endpoint of a gridline in plan A it moves in plan B as well. Same goes for Reference Planes and Leve...

Embedded Walls

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Walls can be embedded into other walls using the Cut Geometry command. Overlap two walls of different types... Select the Cut Geometery Tool...
Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Freedom Tower Webcast

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For those of you interested in seeing how structural and mechanical engineers are collaborating in Revit to design the Freedom Tower there ...

Surveys and Site Plans

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We quite often import survey data into Revit from DWG files given to us by the surveyor. Here are a few tips to consider when importing (and...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Ductwork and Flues

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Found an interesting feature in sweeps today. Create a sweep with an arched path. Go to the sweeps properties and you'll notice two para...

AU Connect now online

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AU Connect is now online for those of you going to Autodesk University. Yes, I'm going this year. This will be my first year.
Monday, September 25, 2006

Modifying the Date Stamp

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Sometimes users ask if the date stamp that appears on plots can be modified. 1. Select your titleblock... Edit Family... and you can change ...
Friday, September 22, 2006

Loading Libraries

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Goto File... Load from Library... Load Family and you'll notice icons on the left for Desktop, My Documents, My Computer, My Network Pla...
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Family Templates

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Let's say you have an office standard for how doors and windows should appear in plan view and you want to incorporate this or any other...
Monday, September 18, 2006

Two New Bloggers

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Troy Gates of Costa Mesa is an Application Engineer for L.A. CAD with a new blog called Revit Coaster . I look forward to reading his future...
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I'm a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Southern California. We design traditional, high-end residential work. I was introduced to Revit 4.5 in 2002 and am currently a member of AUGI.
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