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Adaptive
Components: Making an Angle Bisector
-
creating re-usable angle bisector in Revit, Zach Kron, Buildz, July 12, 2010
Curtain Panels for Analysis Pt 1 - getting
architectural models into analysis software, applying curtain panel,
downstream potential to export from Revit directly into analysis, BIM
Troublemaker, July 11, 2010
Proper
Properties Palette -
positioning, System Browser at bottom of UI, QAT below ribbon, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, July 11, 2010
Creating
a Helix Using Adaptive Components in Revit 2011
-
adaptive component tool, David Light, Revit, July 9, 2010
Make Them Detail Components: A How-To - against
using CAD details in Revit, details using lines, arcs, circles, text, no
using lines in Revit, Jay Zallan, Fear and Loathing in a CAD vs. BIM World,
July 8, 2010
Render
Appearance Image Fade -
controls composite between base color and diffuse image, Ryan Duell, Revit
Clinic, July 06, 2010
How to Create a Revolve in Revit 2010 or 2011 - drawing
shape to revolve, selecting elements by pressing CTRL, choosing Solid Form,
changing rotation angle, Chris Senior, Revit Elemental, July 5, 2010
Populating a Data Grid View - using
LooseConnectorNavigator, specifying container as data source of data grid
view, ToString method, mainline Execute method for collecting, displaying
information, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, July 5, 2010
Linking CAD Files Into Revit Projects - Key Considerations - linked
file storage, preparation, Revit model preparation, choosing Link CAD,
unchecking Current View Only, setting units to match drawing, Chris Senior,
Revit Elemental, June 22, 2010
Editing Windows in
Autodesk Revit -
Revit Architecture 2011, including building features, saves modeling time,
Dan Stine, Cadalyst, July 1, 2010
Clipping of DWG
Links -
XREFing dwg into another dwg in Revit, using Overlay option, customizing
clipping boundary, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit, June 30, 2010
Place
Family Instance -
using PromptForFamilyInstancePlacement method, opens own transaction,
retrieves created elements, using CmdPlaceFamilyInstance, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, June 29, 2010
Adjusting the
Scale of a Weld Symbol
- Family Editing in Revit, going to Family
Types, turning on visibility of Tail Note, Weld All Around, Field symbols,
adding Tail symbol, Kathryn Poulos, Revit Clinic, June 28, 2010
Revit Parent Window -
ShowDialog method, determining main application window handle, IWin32Window
wrapper class implementation, IWin32Window instance as argument, Jeremy
Tammik, The Building Coder, June 25, 2010
Documentation for the Revit Extensions for Revit Structure -
clicking Product Enhancements, Extension tool, Kathryn Poulos, Revit Clinic,
June 23, 2010
Retrieve MEP Elements and Connectors -
GetConnectorElements, MEPModel property, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder,
June 23, 2010
Old School Overlay Magic
- 2D overlays in Revit, accessing object property overrides panel, selecting
all properties, clicking override button, BIM Troublemaker, Jun 18, 2010
Set Tag Type
- Lab2_0_CreateLittleHouse external command in Revit API, automatically
tagging element, NewTag method, CmdSetTypeTag, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Jun 18, 2010
Converting
Linework: Model Lines to Detail Lines (and Vice Versa) -
starting Filled Region in Revit, choosing Paste Aligned, creating 2D Detail
Component Family, Chris Senior, Revit Elemental, Jun 16, 2010
TextNote
Rotation -
specifying rotation angle when creating text note instances in Revit API,
CmdBoundingBox command, transferring text elements from project's backup version
to updated version, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jun 16, 2010
Got Mode? -
advantages of creation/edit modes in Revit environment, necessity of Cancel,
Inside the Factory, Jun 15, 2010
Preserving Links When
Archiving a Project -
setting links to use relative paths, path relative to Revit file, standalone,
workshared projects, Harlan Brumm, Revit Clinic, Jun 15, 2010
Unpinning -
video, unpinning multiple elements one at a time, using Push Pin icon, Edit,
Unpin Position, The Revit Kid, Jun 14, 2010
Controlling Circuit Naming to Match Local Standards -
creating panel family using different panel configuration, setting to 1
column/2 columns/circuits down, using 'by phase' circuit naming, Kyle
Bernhardt, Inside the System, Jun 11, 2010
CADclip - Relocate In Place Family - video, relocating inplace
family to different surface in Revit, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Jun 10,
2010
To Regenerate or Not to Regenerate -
determine rotation axis directly in Revit, insertion point, eliminating
regeneration, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jun 10, 2010
View Templates -
collection of settings, resetting view in Revit, using Transfer Project
Standards, Kyle Bernhardt, Inside the System, Jun 10, 2010
Autodesk - Revit Services & Support - Revit 2011 Products Crash When
Attempting to Replace Material Render Appearance [Technical] -
Render Appearance tab, closing Materials dialog, setting quality, Rendered -
Draft Quality, Bimboom, Jun 9, 2010
Levels of Detail (Adaptive to Zoom) -
using different tessellations of faces/edges at different zoom levels in
Autodesk Revit, better visual quality, Harlan Brumm, Revit Clinic, Jun 9,
2010
MEP System Creation -
without base equipment, base connector, FlowDirectionType.In, creating duct
systems, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jun 9, 2010
Using Design Phase in Your Revit Project -
phase created/demolished, phase filters, managing phases, Edwin Prakoso, CAD
Notes, Jun 9, 2010
Creating Complex Family Shapes in Revit : Introduction -
3D modeling, examining free LDC, Fillet Arc tool, Finish Revolve, Michael
Anonuevo, Club Revit, Jun 7, 2010
Element Name Parameter Filter Correction - retrieving specific level from Revit model, element name not on ELEM_NAME_PARAM, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jun 7, 2010
Guide Grids - Revit 2011, Show Work Plane feature, deleting guide grid, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Jun 5, 2010
Highlight Elements - Execute method, Cancelled/Failed result code, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jun 5, 2010
Display Webcam Image on Building Element Face
- implementing RevitWebcam, selecting Face on BIM element, handling Idling event, CmdIdling command, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jun 4, 2010
Grabbing an Internet Webcam Image - displaying pixel data on Revit model element, retrieving image data, converting to grayscale image, Matterhorn image data in .NET, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jun 3, 2010
Dept. of Subtle - No Edit Family Option - Revit 'Edit Family' button, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Jun 2, 2010
Design Options & Rooms - room boundary, Revit options Pop-Out Walls/Simple Wall, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit?, Jun 2, 2010
REVIT Basic Window Family Tutorial - video, 10 minute CADclip, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Jun 2, 2010
Pressure Drop Calculation - Revit duct sizing, Hydraulic Diameter parameter, mechanical settings, Scott Brisk, Revit MEP, Jun 1, 2010
Compiling and Running .NET4.0 Revit Commands - enabling .NET4.0, changing runtime lines in Revit.exe.configuration, Bolt Out of the Red, May 31, 2010
Controlling Wall Joins in Revit - stopping plaster faced wall on edge of blockwork wall, 'Disallow Join' function, Chris Senior, Revit Elemental, May 31, 2010
Duplicate Legend Component - creating Revit elements programmatically, CmdDuplicateElements command, manual transaction mode, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, May 31, 2010
REVIT Leader with No Text - video, migrating AutoCAD people, creating 'Generic Annotation' family, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, May 31, 2010
Cycling Through Revit Shortcuts - video, WA, 1st character a clue, keeping eyes on status bar, activating shortcut, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, May 28, 2010
Detailing in Revit - ARCXL - video, native Revit built library, web based interface, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, May 28, 2010
Model Curve Creator - CmdCurtainWallGeom, using Curve method get_Transformed, GetCurveNormal, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, May 27, 2010
Curtain
Wall Geometry - determining curtain wall/panel, instance
coordinate transformation, FindReferencesByDirection method, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, May 26, 2010
Overriding
Materials for Linked or Imported Files in the Host Revit Project
- transferring Revit materials between projects, importing SketchUp models, Ryan
Duell, Revit Clinic, May 26, 2010
Aligning Hatch Patterns on a Curved Surface
- selecting hatch line in elevation/3D view, Move tool, Rotate tool, Chris
Senior, Revit Elemental, May 24, 2010
A New Setting to Increase Performance -
electrical settings dialog, load calculations panel, Kyle Bernhardt, Inside the
System, May 25, 2010
Purge Imported Categories - removal by
using Manage>Purge Unused, expanding to highlight a group, import instance under
Families, The Revit Kid, May 25, 2010
REVIT Reset Level to 3D Extents - turn
off view cropping, dragging level's 2D/3D grips, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks,
May 25, 2010
Add-In
Visibility Mode
- setting multiple values, using
ExternalCommands tags, Visibility Mode enumeration, loose connector utility,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, May 24, 2010
Got
Bump
- adding bump maps, creating
new custom materials, Steven Campbell, Do U Revit?, May 24, 2010
Determine
Sheet Size - iterates over document
TitleBlocks collection, retrieves title block, view sheet instances, sample
source code, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, May 21, 2010
Mind
Control and Revit -
Revit Technology Conference, Emotiv, combination of software/electrodes,
receives impulses from headset to provide information about brain activity,
Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, May 21, 2010
Parameter
Access
and Scheduling - doable via Revit API plus
standard shared parameter user interface features, creating and extracting
parameter data through API, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, May 22, 2010
Worksharing
Log File Tips -
.SLOG extension, element borrowing, setting workset editable, Ryan Duell, Revit
Clinic, May 20, 2010
Numbering
Stuff
- using
extensions for Revit in automatic numbering, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, May 12,
2010
On
Type and Instance - Revit concept preventing or allowing
change of element position, understanding Curtain Wall, Inside the Factory, May
12, 2010
Revit
Architecture 2011 View Controls Enhancements - new
visual styles, solar study and rendering, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, May 10,
2010
Revit
Model Review for Modeling and Energy Standards -
creating and running a check in the Model Review tool, Kyle Bernhardt,
Inside the System, May 10, 2010
Pipe
to Conduit Converter - support for conduits, cable trays
and panel schedules in Revit MEP 2011, Revit API split into two separate
assemblies, implementing the Execute method, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, May 7, 2010
Where
to Find the Render Tool in Revit 2010 and 2011
- setting up a view for rendering in Revit, Jill Bernhardt, The BIM
Bulletin, May 7, 2010
6
Common Questions about Installing Content - The Revit Clinic - configuring deployment and setting content folder to the network
location, steps to creating a portable deployment that includes all the
content, Bimboom BlogSpot, May 8, 2010
Get
Type ID and Preview Image - extracting image of an
ElementType, command mainline code from the Execute method, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, May 6, 2010
Detail
Curve Must Indeed Lie in Plane - obtaining plane
equation of the current view, using 'NewDetailCurve' method in Revit 2011,
projection of points onto a plane, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, May 5,
2010
Revit
Section Line Disappear in Large Scales - graphics
parameters category, changing value of 'hide at scales coarser than'
parameter, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, May 5, 2010
AutoJoinElements
- elements in Revit document automatically joining their neighbors,
Regeneration Automatic mode in auto-joining, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, May 4, 2010
Detail
Curve Must Be in Plane - projecting the curve onto the
plane before drawing a detail line, working with tessellation points, Jeremy
Tammik, The Building Coder, May 3, 2010
XYZ Immutable - XYZ
coordinate value properties are now unchangeable but new XYZ instance with
desired coordinates can be coded instead, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder,
Apr 15, 2010
Revit Basics: Control the Level of Detail of a View
- seeing all layers, CAD Addict, Mar 28, 2010
Revit Basics: Hide and Unhide Objects - hiding wall to see imported linework
below, CAD Addict, Mar 28, 2010
Let's Stick
Together: IPD Collaboration Between Disciplines
exclusive
- shared coordinates in
Revit, linking, exporting project files, managing visibility graphics,
interference checking for finding conflicts, Veronica Lamb, Autodesk University
2009
Sort
Order, Referencing Sheet Parameters & Dependent Views - format
for sorting alphanumeric sheet numbers in Revit, general referencing sheet
behavior, Ryan Duell, The Revit Clinic, Mar 22, 2010
Parametric
Room Size Label - nesting annotative family in Revit model
family, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Mar 22, 2010
Duplicate Mark Values - Revit tip, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Mar 22, 2010
Creating Vinyl Siding Wall - creating reveal profile, applying wall
reveal in Revit, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Mar 18, 2010
Object Relationships in VB -
removing explicit import statements from code, adding global namespace
importing requests to Revit project settings, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Mar 17, 2010
Revit MEP Elements Deleted after Linked Arch is Updated
- using 'select by ID' tool to find elements, Todd Shackelford, CAD Shack, Mar
18, 2010
Plan Regions Wall Cleanups and Large Coordinates -
remove object creating large coordinates from Revit project, Ryan Duell, The Revit
Clinic, Mar 17, 2010
Revit - Multi-line Workaround for Generic Annotations
- Michael McCune, designreform, Mar 16, 2010
Revit - Using Display Settings From a Linked File
- passing through
view-specific elements from linked into host file, Federico Negro, designreform,
Mar 12, 2010
Conceptual Mass Forms & Reference Lines
-
deleting form while maintaining original lines in Revit, Ryan Duell, The
Revit Clinic, Mar 11, 2010
Automatic Transfer Switches - modifying Revit family to incorporate
automatic transfer switch into electrical distribution model, Martin Schmid,
Inside the System, Mar 2, 2010
Floors and Plan Regions and View Range -
objects intersecting plan region, floors regardless of plan regions in Revit,
Ryan Duell, The Revit Clinic, Mar 10, 2010
Who Knew? Setting Electrical Wire Appearances in Revit MEP 2010
- quick solution-override graphics in view by element, creating new wire type,
visibility/graphics filter to standardize room-to-room wire display, Jill
Bernhardt, The BIM Bulletin, Mar 2, 2010
Who Knew? Yet One More Tip for Using Revit MEP Filters
- adjusting line weight of individual duct, Jill Bernhardt, The BIM Bulletin,
Mar 8, 2010
Pesky Beams
- editing reference level to make analytical model detect correct location of
beam in Revit, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit, Mar 10, 2010
10 Revit.ini Customizations - Ryan Duell, The Revit
Clinic, Mar 9, 2010
Object Relationships - determine generic objects relationships in
building model, display results in tree view in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, Mar 8, 2010
Tagging Electrical Devices with Multiple Circuits -
place wires on each circuit, then tag wires in Revit, Jeremy Smith, The
Revit Clinic, Mar 7, 2010
Creating Line Based Cabinet - using nested family, array, formula in
parameters, creating number of array parameter in Revit, Edwin Prakoso, CAD
Notes, Mar 7, 2010
Getting Member Cuts to Persist Through Copying/Mirroring/Arraying -
using cut geometry tool in Revit, Kathryn Poulos, The Revit Clinic, Mar 4,
2010
10 Revit Family Tips - flipping curtain wall door family in curtain wall,
saving Revit family template file, copy geometry between family files, Ryan
Duell, The Revit Clinic, Mar 3, 2010
Revit - Pattern Based Curtain Panel Family
- creating reference points
on each point within panel, David Fano, designreform, Mar 2, 2010
Section Head Family Insertion - Revit tip, Ryan Duell, The Revit
Clinic, Mar 1, 2010
Revit Family Exercise: Creating Brick Soldiers - modifying window
opening, creating window frame, window panel, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Feb
28, 2010
Shape Editing - basic steps for creating mansard in Revit, Erik
Egbertson, Inside the Factory, Feb 26, 2010
How to Control the Fillet in Revit Modeling - Nicolas Mangon,
BIM and Beam, Feb 27, 2010
Operable Overhead Door Family
- converting Revit overhead door, Daryl
Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Feb 27, 2010
Point Color in Revit 2010 - changing point color to distinguish from
reference lines color, David Light, Revit, Feb 23, 2010
Texture Data UV Coordinates and FBX - using FBX file format to obtain UV
information in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb 23, 2010
5 Curtain Wall Tips - tips on curtain grid type association, curtain walls
in legend views, curtain grid lines constrained to project grid lines in Revit,
Ryan Duell, The Revit Clinic, Feb 24, 2010
Revit Residential Model Demonstration
- Daryl Gregoire, Revit
Rocks!, Feb 21, 2010
Revit MEP Error: Invalid Duct Fitting K-Factor Database - workaround is
to run Revit MEP as administrator, Jeremy Smith,
The Revit Clinic, Feb 18, 2010
Add Sheet Counter to Revit Title Block
- introduction to title block family, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Feb 18, 2010
RAC 2010 - The New Curtain System by Lines - creating new in-place
mass form, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Feb 16, 2010
Unable to Modify Connection Symbols in Revit Structure - load
mentioned families into Revit Structure project, Kathryn Poulos, The Revit
Clinic, Feb 15, 2010
GetPolygon Extension Methods - using Revit SDK sample RoofsRooms,
ClosedShell property on Room class, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb
15, 2010
Lost in Space:
Finding Stuff You Can't See exclusive
- finding missing objects, common reasons why
elements appear to disappear in Revit Architecture, Chris Needham, Autodesk
University 2009
Autodesk Revit
Collaboration: Shared Coordinates for Projects Big and Small
exclusive
- concepts, best practices of shared coordinates, linking models to CAD
files, acquiring, publishing coordinate data, Steve Stafford, Autodesk
University 2009
Revit Stepped Footing Tutorial
- using in-place family in Revit, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Feb 10, 2010
Revit Live Editing Tutorials
- converting house with garage to house
with front porch, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Feb 9, 2010
Anchor Symbol & Equality Constraints
- applying dimensional parameter
to string in Revit, Ryan Duell, The Revit Clinic, Feb 9, 2010
Splines & Creating Forms
- creating single spline, 3D spline by 3D points in Revit, Ryan Duell, The
Revit Clinic, Feb 8, 2010
Nested Family Instance - checking if family instance in Revit project
file is nested inside another, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb 8,
2010
Spring is in the Air - creating round, elliptical spring model in Revit,
BIM Troublemaker, Feb 6, 2010
Retrieving Column and Stair Geometry - Revit tutorial, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Feb 6, 2010
Using Parametric Curves to Drive Surface Geometry
- embedding 'type'
parameters in Revit model, BIM Troublemaker, Jan 26, 2010
Creating a Dimension Label -
executing CmdNewDimensionLabel external command in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, Feb 4, 2010
Structural Trusses with Extensions
- creating structural truss families in Revit, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit?,
Jan 27, 2010
Raising the Roof:
Creating Roofs in Autodesk Revit exclusive
- understanding properties of roofs, creating roof system families, modeling
roofs by footprint, creating roofs by extrusion, David Cohn, Autodesk University
2009
Solving Common Autodesk Revit Architecture Problems
exclusive
- troubleshooting view
by examining views, phases, phase filters, understanding corrupt file error
messages, memory usage within Revit, Harlan Brumm, Autodesk University 2009
Integrated Architecture and Interior Design Documentation with Autodesk Revit
exclusive
- best practices for sharing, working, and documenting the model, topics include
linking, worksets/worksharing, grouping, materials, interiors modeling,
scheduling, Scott Brown, Autodesk University 2009
From Programming to Presentation: Planning with Autodesk Revit Architecture
exclusive
- creating master plan presentations, design options to manage multiple
concepts, advanced schedules, parameters, calculated values for programming
verification, Jay Zallan, Autodesk University 2009
Revit Wood Framing Walls Extension
- Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Jan 29, 2010
Revit Sketching Tricks - Closed Polygon - picking reference, selecting
chain of walls, editing, modifying lines, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Feb 2,
2010
Autodesk Revit
Architecture: Attention to Detail exclusive
- creating detail views as callouts, modifying display of model components
in detail view, embellishing detail with 2D parametric detail components,
Matthew Dillon, Autodesk University 2009
Good Autodesk Revit Project Templates: Keys to Efficiency
exclusive
- developing solid project template, Robert Manna, Autodesk University 2009
Autodesk Revit Architecture Tips and Tricks
exclusive
-
creating 3D sectional cutaway, using filters, graphical overrides,
understanding revision tracking, Paul Aubin, Autodesk University 2009
Placing Wall and Material Tag - adding tags to Revit walls using tag by
category, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Feb 1, 2010
Way Smoother Parametric Helix Tool -
drawing helix, hosting profiles on it, making forms in Revit 2010, Zach Kron,
Buildz, Jan 30, 2010
Get Your Families Connected with Revit MEP 2010 - adding connectors, linking
connector properties, using connectors in projects, Shawn Zirbes of Integrated
Content Solutions, AECbytes, Jan 28, 2010
A Tip About Windows Schedule Cost Field
- creating fields for cost per unit, total cost in Revit, David Kalimah,
Bad Revit!, Jan 26, 2010
Spot Elevation Creation on Top of Beam -
using FindView, FindTopMostReference, NewSpotElevation methods in Revit,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan 28, 2010
Wall-Based families and the Elevation Instance Property -
Revit tutorial, Ryan Duell, The Revit Clinic, Jan 28, 2010
Revit Good Bubble Bad Bubble
- detailing good bubble ingredients; changing
out of box Revit view, callout, section tags, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Jan
26, 2010
Autodesk Revit for
Project Managers
exclusive
- navigating Revit model, differentiating Revit
project, AutoCAD project, understanding collaboration relationships with your
consultants, Jim Balding, Autodesk University 2009
Revit Inside: Autodesk Revit Architecture for the Interior Designer
exclusive
-
building basic elements like walls, doors, glass partitions, incorporating
design sketches, DWG files into workflow, creating high quality documentation, Paul Aubin,
Autodesk University 2009
Customers are From Venus and Manufacturers are From Mars: Connecting the Dots
with Content
exclusive
- creating content based on standards developed by Autodesk
Content Network, minimizing errors, omissions using fully-attributed product
content, searching content inside 2010 Revit, AutoCAD-based applications, James
Jackson, Autodesk University 2009
Chaos:
Multidiscipline, Multi-Firm, Multi-Location Autodesk Revit Projects
exclusive
-
real examples of large-scale project setup, implementation, applying techniques
on managing complex Revit projects, Elizabeth Raycroft, Autodesk University 2009
From Existing and Beyond with Design Options and Phases
exclusive
- defining, setting
up phases, documenting revisions in Autodesk Revit, Mike Massey, Autodesk
University 2009
Green Renovations with Autodesk Revit Architecture
exclusive
- modeling existing conditions quickly, leveraging file types like DWG,
Point Clouds, managing, tracking phases, Marie Fisher, Autodesk University 2009
Saving Families From a Project - using menu, project browser, family editor
to save existing Revit family, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Jan 26, 2010
Extra Transaction Required - adding transaction to change values of Z
direction justification, vertical projection properties in Revit, Jeremy
Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan 26, 2010
Creating Supplemental Drawings in Revit -
'Freeze Drawings' extension, Doug Bowers, Applying Technology to Architecture,
Jan 22, 2010
Insert Face-Hosted Sprinkler - specific overload of NewFamilyInstance method in Revit, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Jan 22, 2010
How to Make a Smooth Helix
- making rig with controlled vertical
offset, rotation, Zach Kron, Buildz, Jan 22, 2010
Who Knew? Resetting the Revit 2010 Ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar
- Jill Bernhardt, The BIM Bulletin, Jan 24, 2010
Adding Cost and Currency to Revit Schedules
- creating intermittent
variable translating volume unit to real number units, Daryl Gregoire, Revit
Rocks!, Jan 21, 2010
Retrieving Project Parameters - using Document.ParameterBindings
property in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan 20, 2010
Hidden Linework Disappears When You Change Disciplines - displaying hidden
foundations in coordination discipline in Revit, Kathryn Poulos, The Revit
Clinic, Jan 21, 2010
Group Revit Schedule Headers
- editing header information in Revit
schedules, grouping/ungrouping columns, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Jan
18, 2010
Defining Material Parameters as Instance Properties -
creating instance parameters, material definition, applying parameters to
objects in Revit, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Jan 18, 2010
Large Team Project Work Flows in Autodesk Revit: Autodesk Consulting
exclusive
- large
team, extended team workflow processes outlined, multi-firm, multidiscipline
workflow, Charlie Busa, Autodesk University 2009
Project Structure and Following Process in the Revit Platform -
coordinating on project should be easy, breaking down at identical levels,
David Butts, The MEP CAD Engineer, Jan 14, 2010
Mapping Parameters in Schedules - creating shared parameter matching
required element parameter, Nader Bakhoum, Revitism4MEP, Jan 14, 2010
Model and Detail Curve Color - changing detail arc line color by
changing color of detail curve category's line style in Revit, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Jan 14, 2010
Dept. of Subtle - Copy Option Checked or Unchecked
- using CTRL key with offset tool in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Jan
7, 2010
Detailing in Autodesk Revit Architecture
exclusive
- learning hybrid detailing
process, creating powerful, fully coordinated details in projects, learning
about filled, masking regions, repeating details, edit cut profiles, Paul Aubin,
Autodesk University 2009
Autodesk Revit for Conceptual Floor Plans
exclusive
- importance of good template, modifying families to meet designer's
aesthetic, manipulation of color fills, creation of meaningful schedules, Jim
Balding, Autodesk University 2009
Autodesk Revit: A BIM Manager's Guide to Revit-alizing Your Office
exclusive
-
creating office standard template, customizing network deployment for x86, x64
clients, synchronizing custom content, updating templates for mobile users,
Nauman Mysorewala, Autodesk University 2009
Import LandXML Surface - parsing LandXML file, generating topography
surface in Revit database from its data, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder,
Jan 12, 2010
Better Decisions, Better Buildings, Early Energy Analysis
exclusive
- understanding
which Autodesk tool works during which phase of design process, import building
model from Revit into Ecotect, 3 tools in Ecotect for biggest impact, David
Haynes, Autodesk University 2009
Flagship BIM Case Study: Designing and Building the New CENTCOM HQ
exclusive
-
comparing 2D traditional design with BIM-based approach, realizing benefits,
challenges of moving to BIM in federal government, understanding BIM in relation
to LEED, collaboration, ATFP, security concerns, Patrick Suermann, Autodesk
University 2009
Autodesk Revit for Urban Design
exclusive
- creating, scheduling districts, plots with
area plans, building masses, paramatizing building masses with relevant urban
design data, Lee Miller, Autodesk University 2009
Creating Railing Definition -
creating railing profiles, baluster panel, baluster post, railing assembly
in Revit Family, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Jan 11, 2010
Where is the Revit Shortcut List? - in KeyboardShortcuts.txt file in
Revit 2010, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Jan 12, 2010
Revit Solid Filled Walls for Presentation Drawings
- creating presentation view, using solid fill pattern, Doug Bowers,
Applying Technology to Architecture, Dec 28, 2009
Revit Parametric House Magic
- creating conceptual massing object
loaded into project, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Jan 5, 2010
Revit MEP Quick Panel Schedule Tip: How to Add Empty Rows for Future
Breakers - Jill Bernhardt, The BIM Bulletin, Jan 10, 2010
Save Options - exploring 'file save' option in Revit 2010, Erik Egbertson,
Inside the Factory, Jan 7, 2010
All in the Family:
Creating Parametric Parts in Autodesk Revit Architecture
exclusive
- describing family creation process, effectively using parameters to
control model geometry, using shared parameters, Matthew Dillon, Autodesk
University 2009
Multi-Discipline
Project Coordination with Autodesk Revit exclusive
- linking/importing CAD, Revit
files, monitoring differences between models, controlling graphics of linked
information in host model, Jim Stoneberger, Autodesk University 2009
Using Autodesk Revit
and 3ds Max Design for Daylighting exclusive
- concepts, practices behind
sustainable design, performing quick, accurate daylighting iterations,
documenting studies for LEED Credit EQ-8, Eddy Krygiel, Autodesk University 2009
Back to the Grind - January Tips -
tag for bottom of pipe elevation, grouping disconnected pipe elements,
adding subcategories for extended visibility graphics control in Revit MEP,
David Butts, The MEP CAD Engineer, Jan 4, 2010
'This is So Not in
the Book' About Revit Architecture exclusive
- developing custom views, creating view
templates, family tips, reusing project information, template reviews ideas,
Donnia Tabor-Hanson, Autodesk University 2009
Finding Your Way
Around Shared Coordinates exclusive
- orienting site model to true north, acquiring,
publishing, reporting shared coordinates, linking files into Revit, Teresa
Martin, Autodesk University 2009
Using Reference Plane in 3D Revit Families - creating profile, baluster
panel, changing truss size, angle, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Jan 4, 2010
Modifying a Family Shared Parameter 'Group Parameter Under' in a Project -
Ryan Duell, The Revit Clinic, Dec 30, 2009
Challenges with Revit 2010
Massing Environment !! - workaround uses sketch mode in Revit 2010,
David Light, Revit, Dec 22, 2009
Doug's Quick Tips - framing around images in AutoCAD, multiple cleanup
groups to assist with wall cleanups in ACA, Douglas Bowers of AIA, AU
Online, Dec 13, 2009
Coordinating in the BIM Workflow - coordinating models properly,
exporting 2D information from Revit, Dan Bayer, AU Online, Dec 13, 2009
Creating a Simple Table Family - creating table top, bottom in Revit,
Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Dec 22, 2009
Insanely Great Stairs and Railings with Autodesk Revit
exclusive
- best practices for stairs, railings, compelling in-the-box techniques,
exceptions to rules of stairs, railings, Phil Read, Autodesk University 2009
LEED-ing Your Project Into the Green Revolution: Achieving EQc 8.1 with
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 and Energy Analysis Software
exclusive
-
creating schedules to calculate glazing factors, preparing model for export
to gbXML, calculating footcandle levels in regularly occupied rooms, Nick
Bower, Autodesk University 2009
Conceptual Design in Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
exclusive
- various form-making, editing techniques using new conceptual design tools,
using parametric relationships to precisely drive building form, David Fano,
Autodesk University 2009
Not Your Dad's CAD: Phasing and Design Options in Autodesk Revit
exclusive
- dealing with issues of multiple phases of work, using phasing/demo tools
effectively for design & construction uses, Beau Turner, Autodesk University
2009
RME - Duct Center Lines in Hidden Visibility
- getting round ducts to display their centerlines in Revit, Daryl Gregoire,
Revit Rocks!, Dec 18, 2009
Project Location Dialog & Disable Shared Positioning - Ryan Duell, The Revit
Clinic, Dec 18, 2009
Revit Tip for Making 3D Views of Individual Levels
- Jill Bernhardt, The BIM Bulletin, Dec 20, 2009
Disrespectful Column Lines
- reset offending column to crop or to 3D extents in Revit MEP, Todd
Shackelford, CAD Shack, Dec 17, 2009
Don't Go Half Way Using Revit MEP - Creating Systems is a Must - connecting
multiple plumbing fixtures to each other with pipe under default system name,
Scott Brisk, Revit MEP, Dec 16, 2009
Custom Ribbon Tab -
using undocumented .NET assemblies to access Revit ribbon, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Dec 16, 2009
Custom Stairs and Railings in Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
exclusive
-
creating families for posts, balusters, panels, railings, stair nosings,
learning to design winding, spiral staircases, Eric Wing, Autodesk University
2009
Collaborating Across Disciplines with Autodesk Revit Architecture, MEP, and
Structure exclusive
-
sharing coordinate systems, positioning information, linking project files,
managing those links, control visibility/graphics of linked projects, David
Cohn, Autodesk University 2009
Autodesk Revit Architecture for AutoCAD Architecture Geeks
exclusive
-
describing benefits, concerns of single building model environment,
functionality of worksharing, worksets, describing how details, construction
documents are generated in Revit, Matthew Dillon, Autodesk University 2009
Conceptual Modeling Tips with Joe K - making 'boomerang' ceiling in
Revit, Joe Kendsersky of Autodesk, Buildz, Dec 15, 2009
Walls on 2
Different Levels Joined? - resetting association when including walls at
varying levels in same selection in Revit, Ryan Duell, The Revit Clinic, Dec
15, 2009
Linking Revit MEP Models Into Revit Architecture - create 3D view, set
discipline to coordination, set display setting, David Light, HOK BIM
Solutions, Dec 15, 2009
Creating Profile Parameters - creating parameters, family types, 3D
Revit family, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Dec 15, 2009
Revit Calculating Standard Roof Slopes by Formula - constraining reference
lines to create down stream roof slope parameters, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!,
Dec 14, 2009
Creating
Profile Family - choosing family template, drawing profile, using
profile for wall sweep in Revit, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Dec 11, 2009
Planar
Panels: 2 Ways to Get Flat - making flat curtain panels using
massing tool set in Revit 2010, Zach Kron, Buildz, Dec 14, 2009
Exploded Axons - create base view, isolate elements, create viewport
type, assemble views on sheet in Revit, Erik Egbertson, Inside the Factory,
Dec 4, 2009
Revit Parametric Garage Magic
- loading single parametric massing
family into project, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Dec 9, 2009
Adding Parameters and Custom Tags to MEP Families - adding parameters to
default data outlet in Revit MEP 2010, Todd Shackelford, CAD Shack, Dec 7,
2009
Modify the DWF Export Filename - export DWF file to temp folder, then
copy, rename file to desired destination folder, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Dec 9, 2009
Placing
Curtain Wall - using exterior glazing, storefront curtain wall types in
Revit, defining grids, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Dec 7, 2009
Missing Rotation Symbols - turn on active workset display to view rotation
symbol in Revit, Kathryn Poulos, The Revit Clinic, Dec 7, 2009
Structure or
Standards? Do Both! exclusive
- basics of controlling model look, handle special
conditions in Revit, learning about line weights, patterns, object styles,
David Harrington, Autodesk University 2008
Create and Manage
Your Revit Structure Contents and Library exclusive
- creating library parts to
suit specific task in project environment, organizing library development,
understanding time constraint, benefits of it, Damien Legrand, Autodesk
University 2008
Analysis and Design of Structures Using Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2009
exclusive
- integrating structural design using extensions for Revit, using Robot
Structural Analysis 2009 GUI for preprocessing, analysis, post processing, Gary
Wyatt, Autodesk University 2008
Using Revit Structure to Document the Structural Model: UPDATED for Revit 2009
exclusive
- editing system families, including creating additional types for text,
dimensions, spot elevations, nest annotation symbols in detail components
for added annotations, Nick Hugley, Autodesk University 2008
Revit Building Maker Magic
- combining parametric massing
families with building maker tools, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Dec 4,
2009
Revit Key Plans
- adding key plan to title block family, David Koch, The Architect's
Desktop, Dec 4, 2009
Distinguish Different Dimension Types - differentiating angular, linear,
radial dimension types in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Dec 7,
2009
Bridge Modeling Approach and Methodology Using Revit Structure
exclusive
- specific
modeling areas included: plan preparation, conceptual design, adding detailed
components, 3D views, family creations, Paul Hellawell, Autodesk University 2008
Customizing Revit Structure 2009 for Structural Design Applications
exclusive
- overview of design, model development in structural engineering practice,
discussion of key engineering problems that can be solved within BIM model, Mike
King, Autodesk University 2008
Modeling a Wood Building with Revit Structure
exclusive
- basic wood modeling techniques, wood wall families with embedded detail
components, BIM solutions for wood structures, Thomas Weir, Autodesk University
2008
Crop 3D View to Room - calculating crop box in Revit, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Dec 2, 2009
Revit - Custom Architectural Column with Reveal and Sweep
- Daryl Gregoire,
Revit Rocks!, Nov 30, 2009
Revit - More Samples - Custom Architectural Column
- getting unlimited
versions of single column family, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Dec 2, 2009
Custom Column Family with Chamfer
- using column.rte template, solid
extrusion, void extrusion, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Dec 2, 2009
Vertical Compound Wall - using 'modify vertical structure' tools in Revit
Architecture, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Nov 30, 2009
Leveraging Revit
Structure for Analysis and Design exclusive
- best practices for creating Revit
Structure analytical model, exporting analytical model to analysis, design
application, updating Revit Structure file with design results, David
Sammons, Autodesk University 2008
Managing Large and
Complex Revit Models exclusive
- best practices for project setup of complex geometry,
creating geometry from SketchUp background or Arch model, tips for speedy
input of complex geometry, Erleen Hatfield, Autodesk University 2008
Implementing Revit
Structure Successfully in Your Firm exclusive
- obtaining executive management buy-in
to Revit, assessing, preparing infrastructure, identifying complementary
analytical tools, David Pluke, Autodesk University 2008
Advanced Revit
Families for Structural Engineering and Design
exclusive
- modifying type catalogs to
quickly create new content, adding detail to existing families to instantly
clarify construction documents, Steve Mintz, Autodesk University 2008
Revit Void Geometry Trick
-
using parameter to move void outside solid geometry, Daryl Gregoire, Revit
Rocks!, Nov 25, 2009
Revit Parametric Massing Study
-
Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks!, Nov 27, 2009
Visible Elements -
hiding elements in Revit view, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov 28,
2009
Revit 2010 Massing Study Demo
- Daryl Gregoire, Revit
Rocks!, Nov 23, 2009
Tips and
Techniques for Analysis with Revit Structure exclusive
- best practices for using
Revit Structure with analysis for concrete, steel systems, Will Ikerd,
Autodesk University 2008
Managing a Project
with the Revit Platform and ROBOT Millennium exclusive
- understanding how management
of project works with Revit Architecture, Structure, MEP, Paul-Emmanuel
Boireau, Autodesk University 2008
Integrated
Modeling for Successful Project Delivery Using Revit
exclusive
- benefits of
integrated model development, project planning, standards development,
integrated modeling at key design phases, David Odeh, Autodesk University
2008
Revit Architecture: 'Revitizing' AutoCAD Details
- transferring,
translating information between AutoCAD, Revit Architecture, Brandon
LaCourciere, Avatech, Solutions, Nov 16, 2009
Nested Family - creating nested family via API, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Nov 20, 2009
Rendering Your Model - setting up lighting, changing objects materials
in Revit model, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Nov 22, 2009
Having Fun
with Flanged Duct - created union from scratch, adding reference planes in
Revit, David Butts, The MEP CAD Engineer, Nov 18, 2009
Best Practices for
Concrete Slab Design Using Revit Structure exclusive
- best practices for slab modeling, RST, step by step instructions on
exchanging model information between Revit Structure, ADAPT, automatically generating structural
drawings, Florian Aalami, Autodesk University 2008
Essential Revit
Structure Project Template Techniques exclusive
- organization of project template helps to keep track of completed, outstanding
tasks before publishing to design team, best methods for creating project, sheet
notes, Christopher Fernandez, Autodesk University 2008
Get More Out of
Revit Structures Content exclusive
- adding content, control visibility so 3D
components can be used for plans, creating simple flexible 2D components
details, editing, creating openings, walls, slab edges, Nick Hugley,
Autodesk University 2008
Modeling and
Documenting Complex Geometry Within Revit Structure
exclusive
- creating curved floor,
roof beams along complex surface geometry using advanced beam tools,
constructing structural slabs using sub-elements tool, Marcello Sgambelluri,
Autodesk University 2008
Recycling Revit 2010 Drafting View Details
- Jill Bernhardt, The BIM Bulletin, Nov 17, 2009
Nested Families & Visibility/Graphic Overrides -
shared families allow visibility/graphic overrides, scheduling, TAB
selection, Ryan Duell, The Revit Clinic, Nov 16, 2009
Removing Beam Cutbacks in Medium/Fine - using wide flange in Revit,
Kathryn Poulos, The Revit Clinic, Nov 16, 2009
Creating Custom Schedule Field - adding custom field using calculated
value, defining field formatting in Revit, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Nov 15,
2009
Title Block of Sheet - identifying title block from sheet using
built-in parameter checker in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov
13, 2009
Room Occupancy - accessing, modifying room occupancy using BumpOccupancy
method in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov 11, 2009
Family Parameter Value - reading values family parameters in Revit,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov 9, 2009
Playing with Revit Camera
- placing camera, creating 3D section by controlling section box, Edwin Prakoso,
CAD Notes, Nov 10, 2009
Create and Use Windows Fonts for Local Reinforcement Symbols -
using font in Revit, BIM & Beam, Nov 6, 2009
Ribbon Embed Image - embedding images used in ribbon buttons into Revit
external application executable assembly, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder,
Nov 6, 2009
Revit - View Range and Orient to View (3D from 2D) - video,
adjusting view range settings, changed
settings affecting view, David Fano, design reform, Nov 2, 2009
Placing Views to Sheet - preparing views, placing them to sheet,
printing sheets in Revit, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Nov 2, 2009
Doors and Scheduling To Room From Room - video, placing door in Revit,
Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Oct 30, 2009
Adding a Column to RDBLink Export - add custom columns to the exported
database, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov 2, 2009
Model Review - Check for Mirror Casework and Furniture - video, creating
review criteria for checking model, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Oct 29, 2009
Providing Revit Content for Architects, Engineers; and Specifiers From Your
Inventor Parts exclusive - exporting Inventor content with right amount of detail to Revit, creating
new Revit Family, bringing in Inventor part, transferring correct metadata
to Revit Family that can be used by architects, engineers, Dan Banach,
Autodesk University 2008
Revit Family Creation API Labs - creating rectangular column, L-shaped
column, adding formulas, materials, visibility control, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, Oct 28, 2009
Creating Schedule from Revit Model - creating door schedule, Edwin
Prakoso, CAD Notes, Oct 26, 2009
Who Knew? How to Find those Revit 2010 Cameras You Placed
- making 3D perspective camera view visible, Jill Bernhardt, The BIM
Bulletin, Oct 25, 2009
Autodesk Revit Model Review - Check File?
- running, editing check file, creating new checks, Beau Turner, Will Render For
Food, Oct 21, 2009
Introduction to Revit Extensions - understanding tools in Revit
Structure Extensions: AutoCAD structural detailing, import/export (CIS/2),
modeling, reinforcement, robot structural analysis
integration, Chris Hobbs of CADline, AEC Magazine, Oct 20, 2009
Revit - Modify Group Origin
- relocating origin point, David Koch, The Architect's Desktop, Oct 20, 2009
Right Reading Text in Electrical Families - stop text to rotate with
component while keeping text readable in Revit,
David Butts, The MEP CAD Engineer, Oct 19, 2009
From Contract to Construction Documents with Revit MEP
exclusive - prepare arch model
for use as MEP link, creating functional schedules, re-creating AutoCAD details
quickly, adjusting appearance of printing views, Jarrod Baumann, Autodesk
University 2008
Capturing Design Intent: Building Revit MEP Content that Assists your
Engineering Tasks exclusive - modeling realistic 3D geometry for MEP families
supplemented with line work, creating 2D construction document symbols, drafting
standards, flexing family geometry according to engineering standards, Joel
Londenberg, Autodesk University 2008
Best Practices for Mapping Your Revit MEP Route
exclusive - strategies for first time
mechanical, electrical users discussed, family customization, beneficial
byproducts, Kirk Pesta, Autodesk University 2008
Plumbing in Revit MEP from SD Through CD
exclusive - creating new content, scheduling,
schematic design techniques, design development setup, completing contract
documents, Marvin Titlow, Autodesk University 2008
Defining Room and Room Legend - placing room separation line, renaming
rooms in Revit, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Oct 19, 2009
Modeless Pressure Drop Tool - using .NET framework functionality in
Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Oct 19, 2009
Autodesk Revit 2010 - Parametric Louver System Series Pt 4 - creating
shared parameter to generate curtain panel schedule, David Fano, design
reform, Oct 15, 2009
Using gbXML Within AutoCAD MEP and Revit MEP
exclusive - create spaces in AutoCAD
MEP, space, zone functionality in Revit MEP, exporting project information
to 3rd applications in order to perform heating, cooling load calculations,
Darryl McClelland, Autodesk University 2008
Quick Access Toolbar - QAT - placing active workset on quick access
toolbar in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Oct 14, 2009
Demonstrating the Integration of Revit MEP with External Analysis Software
Tools exclusive
- creating BIM in Revit MEP, export to gbXML file, importing gbXML into
HVAC load calculation extension, Stephen Roth, Autodesk University 2008
Working in a Multiple Workflow Environment: AutoCAD Series, Revit Series,
and NavisWorks exclusive
- data exchange solutions, exchanging backgrounds, working with
interference detection, reconciling model from updates, Gregg Stanley, Autodesk
University 2008
Autodesk Revit 2010 - Parametric Louver System Series Pt 3 - nesting
parametric louver system within curtain panel family, David Fano, design reform,
Oct 12, 2009
An Efficient Way to Deal with Large-Sized Revit MEP Projects
exclusive -
understanding, managing large-sized projects, managing worksets, managing
linked architectural, structural models properly, Mark Slavin, Autodesk
University 2008
Power Tips and Tricks for Revit MEP 2009
exclusive - learning quick methods for
creating custom families, tips for improving routing solutions, working with
consultants, David Butts, Autodesk University 2008
Door and Window Tags - create additional view to show door, windows tags
in Revit, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Oct 12, 2009
Who Knew? Revit 2010
- Text and Tag Leader Customization - creating arrowhead
system family types, adjusting arrowhead system family types, Jill Bernhardt,
The BIM Bulletin, Oct 8, 2009
Workset Assignment View Filter - creating view filters in Revit,
Ryan Duell, The Revit Clinic, Oct 7, 2009
Tips for Missing Grid Lines - check if grid category turned on, grids
hidden in view, grids workset opened in project, grids perpendicular to view in
Revit, Kathryn Poulos, The Revit Clinic, Oct 6, 2009
Revit Annotations: Dimension -
arranging elevation view symbols, adding dimensions, turning underlay off, Edwin Prakoso, CAD
Notes, Oct 5, 2009
Creating Revit Family from 2D Drawings -
creating family for 2D drawings of toilet seat, dwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Oct
6, 2009
DUT versus UST - DisplayUnitType determines actual unit, UnitSymbolType
affects how units are indicated on screen in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Oct 5, 2009
Use
Shared Nested Families - scheduling share nested families
independently in Revit, Wai Chu, BIM & Beam, Oct 3, 2009
Autodesk
Revit 2010 - Parametric Louver System Pt 2 - creating line based
family, David Fano, design reform, Oct 2, 2009
Autodesk Revit - Parametric Louver System Pt 1 - creating parametric
families, David Fano, design reform, Sep 30, 2009
Revit
MEP: A Place to Make Decisions, Not Just Document Them
exclusive
- leveraging architectural model to understand building energy, lighting
needs, using building requirements to drive design of systems, using tools in
Revit MEP to represent design information in deliverables, Kyle Bernhardt,
Autodesk University 2008
Enlightening Workflow Options for Lighting Design with AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite
exclusive - use AutoCAD MEP spaces as defining geometric elements for
lighting design in Dialux, import calculation results from Dialux for circuiting
design in AutoCAD MEP, export Revit model for lighting analysis, Martin Schmid,
Autodesk University 2008
A
Better Understanding of Revit MEP Families: Advanced
exclusive - creating new supply air
register, creating specific tags with different parameters identifying your own
criteria, nest components to provide greater flexibility, reuse of standard
components, Bruce Gow, Autodesk University 2008
Extreme Revit Families: Manufacturers Get Ready to Publish
exclusive -
main stages of creating, publishing content, best practices for maintenance,
upkeep of content, Jose Fandos, Autodesk University 2008
Modeling Yourself Out of a Paper Bag
exclusive -
key modeling concepts in 3D environment, modeling tools available in Revit
MEP, Kyle Bernhardt, Autodesk University 2008
Using Filters to Control Revit MEP 2010 Pipe Display-Part 1
- creating vent pipe filter type, Jill Bernhardt, The BIM Bulletin, Sep 27, 2009
Revit
Install Location - code to retrieve ProductCode,
InstallLocation of Revit Structure 2010, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Sep
24, 2009
RAC 2010 - Propagating Grids - using propagate extents tool to propagate
grid to other views, Miles, HOK BIM Solutions, Sep 21, 2009
Introduction to Revit Components - component
tools, finding, loading families, placing components, Edwin Prakoso, CAD
Notes, Sep 21, 2009
10 Linked/Imported File Tips - 10 quick tips for linked or imported
files in Revit, with few video examples, Ryan Duel, The Revit Clinic, Sep
18, 2009
Create Revit Site with Google Earth Surface
- import elevation data for current Google Earth view into AutoCAD as mesh,
link site .dwg as reference to create Revit site, BIM & Beam, Sep 18, 2009
Get Control of Revit Word-Wrapping in Notes and View Titles
- creating view title line-breaks, Jill Bernhardt, The BIM Bulletin, Sep 19,
2009
Area - What's the Difference? -
differentiating rooms, its area in Revit Architecture, Steve Stafford, Revit
OpEd, Sep 16, 2009
Create Revit Levels Using Array - seeing plan views in project browser,
Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Sep 14, 2009
Remove All Geometry From a Family - using RemoveRfaGeom application in
Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Sep 7, 2009
Creating Ceiling in Revit Model - viewing ceiling hosted objects, using
ceiling tool, Edwin Prakoso, CAD Notes, Aug 26, 2009
Tips for Beam Cutbacks in Coarse/Symbolic Detail
- check if cutback incorrect throughout file, extension added, elevations differing in
connection, beam framing into column in Revit, Kathryn Poulos, The Revit Clinic,
Aug 20, 2009
Deleting a Shared Parameter -
removing shared parameter without definition text file in Revit Architecture
2010, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Aug 19, 2009
Walls
- controlling height of walls, joining of walls, attaching top of walls to
floors, roofs in Revit, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone, Aug 19, 2009
10 Wall Tips - embedding wall into curtain panel, disallowing join,
unlocking wall layers in Revit, Ryan Duell, The Revit Clinic, Aug 17, 2009
MEP Sample Ribbon Panel - creating, populating panel in Revit MEP,
populating Revit add-in ribbon panel with images, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, Aug 14, 2009
Revit Tip - Clearing Overlapping Walls and Room Separation Lines
- create view template to see 'coincident' conditions, Richard Binning, Beside
the Cursor, Aug 13, 2009
Roof Eave Cut in AutoCAD Architecture and Revit - setting
SlabEdge.IsPlumbCut Property in AutoCAD Architecture, defining roof eave cut
property in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Aug 7, 2009
Various Line Style Settings in Revit - changing line style of element from:
object styles, graphic overrides, override graphics in view by filter, by
element, Nicolas Mangon, BIM & Beam, Jul 31, 2009
Revit
Architecture 2010: Grid Line Bubble Types - making duplicate of
1/4" grid bubble type, Scott Rosenbloom, CAD Uzer, Jul 29, 2009
A
Workaround for Tagging Components in Legends in Revit - what Autodesk had in
mind with legend views: symbolic model representations with descriptive
text, floor and wall sections with material tags, more, Carl Gibson, AECbytes,
Jul 29, 2009
10
Conceptual Mass Editing Tips - Revit Architecture tips on
spacebar toggle coordinates, reference lines versus lines, background color,
divide surface tool, 3D snapping, Ryan Duell, The Revit Clinic, Jul 20, 2009
10
Rendering Tips - Revit tips on material with image transparency,
rotating model patterns & materials, daylight portals, material texture
alignment, Ryan Duell, The Revit Clinic, Jul 27, 2009
3D Printing from Autodesk Revit - describing data requirements for 3D
printing, selecting correct 3D printing technology for various models, projects,
preparing Revit files for 3D printing, Charles Overy, Autodesk University 2008
Revit
2010 - Splitting Faces and Painting Materials - splitting face of
geometry, painting material onto newly created face, David Fano, design reform,
Jul 21, 2009
Revit
Form Creation API - creating forum using extrusion,
NewRevolveForm, ThickenSingleSurface methods, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder,
Jul 17, 2009
NewLineLoad
- 4 different overloads provided by NewLineLoad method in Revit Structure,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jul 20, 2009
Scale
a Curve - applying scale factor to newly created curve in Revit,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jul 22, 2009
Revit Architecture 2010 and 2009 - Explanation of Coordinate Systems Side by
Side - video, overwrite internal coordinates in Revit, explaining new
project basepoint UI, relocating project vs moving project basepoint,
Federico Negro, designreform, Jul 9, 2009
Creating Project & Shared Parameters - creating shared parameters for
creating custom door tag in Revit, Matt Johnson, Hagerman & Company, Jul 2009
Design
Freedom for Constructability Using Autodesk 3ds Max and Revit
- overall concept, advantages of process offering highest degree of freedom
for constructable freeform design, Ron NG, Autodesk University 2008
Get and Set Family Category and Parameters - using RvtMgdDbg tool
in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jul 4 2009
DWG and DWF Family Creation - binding geometry with family types
using DWF files in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jul 6, 2009
Concrete Beam
Hidden Line Display Parameter - applying 3 parameters
for displaying in hidden views in Revit Structure, Nicolas Mangon, BIM & Beam,
Jul 3, 2009
Three Coding and Performance Hints - using
auto-implemented properties to simplify helper class code in Revit, using
ParametersMap instead of looping over all element parameters, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, Jul 2, 2009
High-End
Visualization in Five Easy Steps Using Autodesk Revit, 3ds Max and Maxwell
Render - understanding different ways of exporting
Revit scene to 3ds Max, optimizing, streamlining scenes for rendering in Maxwell
Render, creating custom materials for use in Maxwell Render, Jason Howden,
Autodesk University 2008
AutoCAD AND Revit?
Yeah! - video, conceptual design with AutoCAD 2010,
Revit, Guillermo Melantoni, What a Mesh!, Jun 28, 2009
Looking for
Missing Items in Revit - how to find items that do
not appear in certain views, Dan Stine, AECbytes, Jun 29, 2009
Relocating the Insertion Point in Revit MEP Families
- editing component family in family editor, Bill Knittle of Synergis, AECbytes,
Jun 29, 2009
Opening in Walls - Revit 2010
- look on opening tools, their behavior considering various situations, Brian
Renehan, Revit Fix, Jun 28, 2009
Rolling Out Revit
- video, tips, tricks for moving to 2010 platform, Harlan Brumm, The Revit
Clinic, Jun 26, 2009
Convex Hull and Volume Computation
- using convex hull, quickhull algorithms inside Revit API environment for
volume information, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jun 26, 2009
Enhancing Your
Revit Add-In - making Revit application look more
professional, effective use of modal, modeless Windows forms, profile,
benchmark, optimize performance, element filtering, Jeremy Tammik, Autodesk
University 2008
Revit Structure API: From Bi-Directional Link to Rebar Detailing
- implementing Revit Structure add-in to export/import between RST analytical
model and external analysis program, Mikako Harada, Autodesk University 2008
The Ins and Outs of Revit MEP Programming - using MEP-specific
Revit 2009 API features, analyzing, modifying HVAC & electrical Revit MEP
models, calculating, assigning flow, size to air terminals based on room
requirements, Jeremy Tammik, Autodesk University 2008
Export Family Instance to gbXML - transferring CAD
building information models, enabling interoperability, using Revit gbXML,
various settings, problems faced, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jun 25,
2009
IFC From Rhino
Through Revit - creating geometry from line to
surface to solid, David Fano, design reform, Jun 23, 2009
Model Group Shared Parameter - accessing model groups
category, creating shared parameter in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder,
Jun 24, 2009
The Revit SDK
Sample Smorgasbord - categorizing entire set of Revit
SDK programming samples into appropriate topics, distinguishing between
different programming tasks addressed by various samples, selecting appropriate
samples for any given Revit programming task, Jeremy Tammik, Autodesk University
2008
A Closer Look at the Revit Database with the Revit API
- describing internal structure of Revit database, element list, utilizing
RvtMgdDbg debugging tool for learning, programming, tips, tricks to dig into
targeted information more quickly, Mikako Harada, Autodesk University 2008
2010 Revit Ribbon Tips and Tricks - video, Harlan
Brumm of Autodesk, YouTube, Jun 16, 2009
New Massing Tools in Revit Architecture 2010
- video, using metric conceptual mass template, Nick Fuller, YouTube, Jun 16,
2009
Auto-Confirm Save Using DialogBoxShowing Event
- installing AutoConfirmSave external application, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Jun 12, 2009
Creating a Curved Beam - creating nurbs-defined curved beam
in XZ plane in Revit 2010, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jun 15, 2009
Conceptual Design Modeling in Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010
- white paper explores parametric massing design, custom panelization modeling
environments, Autodesk, Jun 2009 pdf
'Do Not Break At Inserts' Type Parameter for a Wall Foundation with Continuous
Footing - creating openings touching bottom of wall
foundation with continuous footing in Revit, Wai Chu, BIM & Beam, Jun 11, 2009
Structure - Metal Deck - reviewing metal deck representation
in Revit floors, Erik Egbertson, Inside the Factory, Jun 9, 2009
What Effect This Cap Family Parameter has on a Structural Foundation Family?
- bottom elevation is taken from topmost bottom-facing face when Cap is
selected, BIM & Beam, Jun 5, 2009
Revit and Dragonfly - Dragonfly has
ability to export floor plan, furnishings as Revit RVT file, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, May 31, 2009
Selecting Model Elements - improving
filter to remove unwanted legend component elements in Revit 2010, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, May 20, 2009
Document Modification in an Event - document closing events
in Revit 2009, 2010 APIs, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, May 16, 2009
Rotational Parameters and Face-Based Nested Families -
video, utilizing reference line for rotational basis in Revit, Ryan Duell, The
Revit Clinic, May 17, 2009
Non-Industry Standard Workflow: Blender>AutoCAD>Revit - open
source 3D modeling tool can export shapes to DXF, imported into AutoCAD 2010,
later into Revit, Zach Kron, Buildz, May 2009
Render Queue (ish) for Revit
- making multiple renderings from single file, Zach Kron,
Buildz, May 2009
Rotate: Before or After? - option in
Revit to rotate item after placement, Erik, Inside the Factory, May 4, 2009
Transform an Element - Revit API does not apply
transformation matrix to element, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, May 4, 2009
Expanding BIM with the Revit API - introduction to Revit
core technology, accessing BIM model for analysis, creating Revit model through
API, Anthony Hauck, Autodesk University 2008
Tag Association - workarounds to access relationship between
tag and tagged element in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Apr 29, 2009
Backups: Save As is a Local File -
changed location for backup folder in Revit Architecture 2010, Steve, Revit OpEd,
Apr 28, 2009
The Basics of the Autodesk Revit API
- developing application using Revit API, connecting to Revit database,
getting information about model, writing parameter values to Revit database from
external sources, Danny Polkinhorn, Autodesk University 2008
Getting Down to BIM: Advanced Revit API
- understanding Revit objects, their capabilities by snooping, improving
application performance through new 2009 searching mechanisms, : Matt Mason,
Autodesk University 2008
Options Dialog - Alternative Path - available under
application menu, Steve, Revit OpEd, Apr 24, 2009
Revit 2010 - Local Files - creating local files for projects
using worksets, Steve, Revit OpEd, Apr 25, 2009
Template Creation with Revit (Continued) - configuring line
weights, line-types of Revit to match existing AutoCAD drawings, Steve Coburn,
Hagerman & Company, Apr 2009
Omni Class Numbers - accessing OmniClass data in Revit 2010,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Apr 22, 2009
Revit 2010 - Curtain Panel Pattern Based - Hexagons - video,
creating hexagon panels in Revit Architecture 2010, David Fano, design reform,
Apr 20, 2009
Revit 2010 - Spline By Points - video, using 'spline by
points' command in Revit Architecture 2010, David Fano, design reform, Apr 16,
2009
Cylindrical Column - analyzing shape of column in Revit
Structure 2010, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Apr 15, 2009
Add-In Keyboard Shortcut - defining
keyboard shortcuts for external commands in Revit 2010, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, Apr 14, 2009
Revit 2010 - Pattern Based Curtain Panels - video, basic
surface modeling techniques, David Fano, design reform, Apr 12, 2009
Installing the Revit 2010 SDK -
compiling, loading SDK samples, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Apr 9, 2009
Revit 2010 - Revolve and New Surface Patterning/Paneling -
video, David Fano, design reform, Apr 9, 2009
Deeper Parameter Exploration - studio light component has
Revit parameters in question, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Apr 6, 2009
Revit 2010 - Removing Edges and 3D Snapping
- video, David Fano, design reform, Apr 6, 2009
Revit 2010 - Make Form - Add Edge and Profile
- video, adding new profiles, David Fano, design reform, Mar 31, 2009
DWF View Definition
- creating 3D DWF with custom view using coordinates of 3D view defined in Revit,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Apr 1, 2009
Revit 2010 - Sweeping and Reference Points
- video, making sweeps in conceptual mass environment, David Fano, design
reform, Mar 30, 2009
Revit 2010 - Make Form Direct Manipulation
- video, direct manipulation tools in conceptual mass environment, David Fano,
design reform, Mar 30, 2009
Transform Instance Coordinates
- finding coordinates of all vertices of mullion in Revit, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Mar 24, 2009
Schedule Walls Based on the Floor Level - Revit tutorial,
Nikhil Nayak, Revit Unplugged, Mar 30, 2009
Transform
- methods to handle transformations of Revit elements, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, Mar 17, 2009
Showing Hidden Lines of In
Place Families
- switch view discipline from structural to architectural in Revit, Mike Hacker,
Revit Waterman, Mar 13, 2009
A Journal File Story, Pt 4
- error messages recording during Revit session, Harlan Brumm, The Civil
Clinic, Mar 10, 2009
Parameter Binding Performance
- Revit API enhancements, improved performance, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Mar 10, 2009
Back to Basics: Mark
and Type Mark
- Revit parameter naming, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Mar 6, 2009
A Journal File Story, Pt 3
- capture memory usage information during Revit session, Harlan Brumm, The
Civil Clinic, Mar 6, 2009
The Ribbon Process in Four Minutes
- video, integrating ribbon into 3 Revit products, Erik Egbertson, Inside
Factory, Mar 6, 2009
2D Model Families and
Detail Views - handle Revit errors for missing item,
Brian Renehan, Revit Fix, Mar 4, 2009
Text Notes
- using Revit to edit schedule title, name of key schedule in project
browser, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit, Mar 6, 2009
Create Room on Level in
Phase - code routine using Revit, difficulties due to lack
of API support, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Mar 3, 2009
Jumpy Text
- bugs in Revit when creating project notes, re-formats depending on zoom
factor, inability to indent text, solution, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit, Mar 1,
2009
List Linked Elements - Revit code to display element
properties, collecting data from linked files, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Feb 27, 2009
Turning AutoCAD Based Lines into Revit Lines - AutoCAD
line work, import settings, type selector, new line styles, element properties,
Scott Rosenbloom, CADUZER, Feb 25, 2009
Looping Through Selected Elements - Revit API routine to
iterate through selection set, modification of element, adding leader, Revit
Programming, Ed Pitt, Feb 23, 2009
Revit Architecture 2010
Massing Environment
- video, features for conceptual design, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Feb 6,
2009
Selection Questions - selecting Revit elements, invoke
existing command when external command begins, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Feb 26, 2009
Modeling a Return Air System in Revit MEP
- relieve air from return air system modeled in Revit MEP, Bill Knittle,
AECbytes, Feb 25, 2009 (more Autodesk
Revit tutorials)
Turning AutoCAD Based Lines Into Revit Lines -
import DWG file into Revit, select line type, Scott Rosenbloom, CADUZER, Feb 25,
2009 (more Autodesk Revit tutorials)
UniqueId, DWF and IFC GUID
- code to correlate GUIDs used when exporting models to DWF, IFC from Revit,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb 25, 2009
Revit Architecture/MEP/Structure: Collaborating Across
Disciplines
- sharing coordinate systems, positioning information, linking project
files, David Cohn, Autodesk University 2008
Rendering Library Is Not Installed - enabling
rendering feature, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Feb 6, 2009
Revit Install
Path and Product GUIDs - installing Revit, set of GUIDs
for various versions, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb 23, 2009
Parametric Wall Sweeps - video, introduction to using
parameters in Revit, Jeff Pinheiro, The Revit Kid, Feb 23, 2008
There's Trouble in the Nest (Solutions from Synergis Tutorial)
- modifying annotation family, nested in duplex receptacle family using Revit,
Bill Knittle, Cadalyst, Feb 1, 2009
Revit - Custom
Profiles in Curtain Systems - video cover creating custom
mullion profile, accessing the type parameters, David Fano, Designreform, Feb
22, 2009
Rendering an Interior Scene with Sun Only - video shows
using Revit features to manage sun light on building model, Jeff Pinheiro, The
Revit Kid, Feb 22, 2008
Shortcuts for Custom Tools - keyboard shortcuts to call
add-in applications, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit, Feb
21, 2009
Calling Out
Drafting Views - video, calling out details, sections,
elevations, Jeff Pinheiro, The Revit Kid, Feb 20, 2009
RvtMgdDbg - tools for analyzing Revit database, commands
used, component families, types, accessing instances, installation, Jeremy
Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb 18, 2009
Utilizing Revit API Resources
- implementing, following general process steps for managing elements in large
structural Revit project, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb 17, 2009
Organizing Your Revit Sheets - video shows organizing
sheets, navigating through sheets, Jeff Pinheiro, The Revit Kid, Feb 18, 2009
Halftones from Revit with KIP Plotters - gaining control
over Revit MEP, link architectural and structural models, Todd Shackelford, CAD
Shack, Feb 18, 2009
Windows/Families
Plan Appearance
- video showing how to make windows/door look graphically correct in plan in
Revit, Jeff Pinheiro, The Revit Kid, Feb 17, 2009
Utilizing Revit API Resources
- details of project making use of large base of existing sample code to create
complex, professional customer solution, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb
17, 2009
Turning on Linked
DWG Files Within Linked Revit Files - Scott Rosenbloom,
CADUZER, Jan 10, 2009
Locked Dimensioning
- code routine to determine if dimension element is locked or not, to unlock it
through API, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb 16, 2009
Managing Large Projects in Revit Architecture - what not
to do when dropping in multi-use project into Revit, Lonnie Cumpton, Autodesk
University 2008
(more Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Intro to Rendering In Revit Architecture 2009 - new
rendering interface, material settings, adjusting rendered images, Reid Addis,
Autodesk University 2008 (more Autodesk
Revit tutorials)
All in the Family: Creating Parametric Parts in Revit Architecture
- exploring background in critical tools, rules of parametric part design, Matt
Dillon, Autodesk University 2008
Boolean
Operations for 2D Polygons - code using GpcNET application
in Revit extracts profile from floor, creates GPC polygon object, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Feb 13, 2009
List Railing
Types - implementing a new external command
CmdListRailingTypes method in code routine to get required stair and railing,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb 12, 2009
Central or Local
Linking? - using central files in Revit enhances
performance, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Feb 6, 2009
Inserting a
Column - code to create new column types, insert column
instances using Revit, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Feb 9, 2009
Dept. of Unfair -
Rooms/Spaces Boundaries vs. Ceiling Boundaries - let walls
trim inside columns to touch each other, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Feb 5, 2009
Converting to Filters - code to make use of separate API
filters to extract levels and structural elements Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Feb 5, 2009
Creating a
Wall With a Sloped Profile - code routine using
CmdSlopedWall command, NewWall, supplying profile to define slope in Revit,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb 5, 2009
Creating a
Group and How to Fish - create new instance of
existing group, set its insertion base point, location, rotation angle,
mirror it, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb 3, 2009
Compound Wall Layer Volumes - code routine to calculate
volumes of each individual layer in compound wall in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, Feb 4, 2009
Can't Open Local - Revit Circular Ownership Issues
- always relinquish before exiting any Revit project, more, Todd Shackelford,
CAD Shack, Feb 3, 2009
How to Get your Revit Serial Number? - using 'about'
function to get product information, CADforum Tips, Feb 2, 2009
Mechanical Duct Types
- use built-in parameter FAMILY_CONTENT_PART_TYPE in Revit 2009 to find duct
type fitting properties, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan 29, 2009 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Aligning Views Between Sheets
- provide point of reference or set of lines in title block family, turn off
using yes/no parameter, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Jan 29, 2009
(more Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Broken Revit MEP Pipe Fittings - set view in project
to Pipe Fittings in subcategories, Erik Lewis, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad
BIM?, Jan 29, 2009
Use F# Directly in Revit - F# source code implementation
with three external command classes and their execute methods, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Jan 27, 2009 (more
Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Room and Wall Adjacent Area - Revit methods for finding
overlapping area, using algorithms, closed shell property, more, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Jan 28, 2009
(more Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Metric and Imperial Areas in Schedules - creating schedule
in Revit to show same information with different units, Dave Baldacchino, Do U
Revit, Jan 27, 2009
(more Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Rafter or Truss Roof Property - differences when laying
out footprint in Revit, Dwane Lindsey, Revit Archcenter, Jan 23, 2009
(more Autodesk Revit tutorials)
Stairs Without an Arrow Indicator - Revit methods using
'run tool' and 'boundary and riser tools', Dwane Lindsey, Revit Archcenter, Jan
24, 2009
Detailing in
Revit Architecture - video, creating, managing detail
views, component elements, adding annotation and keynotes, Paul Aubin, Autodesk
University 2008,
Revit Window Handle and Modeless Dialogues - creating form
for Revit user interaction to select elements on graphic screen using WIN32
application, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Feb 2, 2009
How to Get your Revit Serial Number? - using 'about'
function to get product information, CADforum Tips, Feb 2, 2009
Category
Comparison - language dependent comparison code to replace
with language independent code in Revit FrameBuilder, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, Jan 30, 2009
Bad Pun? Worst Pun - rendering a bowl using Revit, Jason
Kunkel, RVIT, Feb 1, 2009
Verona Revit API Training - highlight on past discussions
in Verona training, code using AddCoping method, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Jan 31, 2009
Lighten Up Overbearing Architectural Room or Door Tags -
change background to transparent, text font to Simplex, width factor to 0.8 in
Revit,
Todd Shackelford, CAD Shack, Jan 30,
2009
Do
Revit Users Need User Generated Content? - quality Revit
content, families, documentation, market addresses survey findings, AUGI, Jan
2009 may require free registration
FAQ: How is Newport Distinct From the Rendering Technology in Revit
Architecture? - Scott Sheppard, It's Alive in the Lab, Jan
23, 2009
AutoHotKey - automating repetitive tasks in Revit using
hot keys, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan 23, 2009
Unit Types and Format Options - Revit FormatOptions,
exceptions for UnitTypes, list for RME, RAC, more, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, Jan 26, 2009
Element Caching
- need for caching elements reduced drastically in Revit 2009, using add method
to put elements in static list, refreshing list, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Jan 22, 2009
The 2 Mile Barrier - avoid modeling 2 miles away from
Revit Origin for correct results, finding origin, Harlan Brumm, The Revit
Clinic, Jan 22, 2009
Walls and Doors on Two Levels - Revit code routine to work
on two levels, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan 22, 2009
Interface Reports
and Selecting Elements by ID - using interference check
within Revit, Dwane Lindsey, Revit Archcenter, Jan 21, 2009
Database Integration - integrating Revit with external
databases, other data sources, 'master' source of data, type of synchronization,
workflow and features compatibility, non-Autodesk technologies, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Jan 21, 2009
Show Materials in
Existing Walls - modifying phase graphic overrides, cut
pattern visibility per element using Revit, Dwane Lindsey, Revit Archcenter, Jan
20, 2009
Adding/Removing Curtain Grid Lines - video of how to
handle Revit problems with short segments, Dwane Lindsey, Revit Archcenter, Jan
18, 2009
Room and Wall Adjacency - Revit code routine using room
object boundary property, CmdRoomWallAdjacency command, API objects, Jeremy
Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan 21, 2009
Transaction Responsibility - error handling code for
failures in starting/ending transaction using Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Jan 19, 2009
Transactions - starting transaction to solve problem in
handler for document closed/saved events in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Jan 19, 2009
Changing CAD
Files to a New Workset - using Revit for creating workset
for models, Mike Hacker, Revit Waterman, Jan 19, 2009
Filter for Hosted Elements - using Revit API filtering and
HOST_ID_PARAM to select doors, windows hosted by specific wall, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Jan 16, 2009
Visibility Parameters for Images - process for inserting
images using generic annotation family, title block family in Revit, Harlan
Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Jan 14, 2009
Alter an Array - setting Revit option 'append to end' for
changing how elements are added/removed from array, Harlan Brumm, The Revit
Clinic, Jan 16, 2009
Toolbar Image List - Revit code routine to define toolbar
icons, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan 19, 2009
Barcelona
Questions - methods to retrieve all windows in specific
wall, creating new levels, document closed and saved events using Revit API,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan 15, 2009
Revit Solutions: Column Dropped Panels - creating column
family, using slab object as infill to replace drop object method, kbsheppard,
Engineering.com, Jan 9, 2009
Access the Hidden
Property '_name' - changes, process in accessing Autodesk
Design Review 2009 API, Volker Joseph, Beyond the Paper, Jan 13, 2009
Hiding Linked Files - code to turn off visibility of
imported Revit DWG, RVT files in drawing, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan
14, 2009
Rendering in
Revit 2009 - Grouping Lights - turn lights on, off
quickly, identify lights location in model faster, Scott Rosenbloom, CADUZER,
Jan 13, 2009
Comparing Revit Models and Drawings - model compare tool
utility, Autodesk Design Review 2009 for DWF, Acrobat Professional for PDF
comparison, David Light, Revit, Jan 13, 2009
Revit - Modeling Balcony Slab With Sloped Edges - creating
balcony using 4 separate elements/slabs, David Light, Revit, Dec 15, 2008
Temporary Dimension Size - changing Revit.ini files text
size, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Jan 12 ,2009
Beams with Sloped Edges - adding void at end of a beam to
cut at slope, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit, Jan 13 ,2009
Entering Numeric
Data Into the Options Bar - not to touch mouse when
entering data to overcome issue, Brian Renehan, Revit Fix, Jan 5, 2009
Revit MEP 2009 -
Content and Families - video, Rodney Grabinski, Revit
Factory, Jan 12, 2009
CADclip-Revit
Massing-Using SketchUp Skippy Files - video tutorial,
Revit Factory, Jan 12, 2009
PlanTopology
Class - Revit code example for information about existing
rooms, creating new rooms in circuits, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan
12, 2009
Starting Your
Revit Model from a 2D AutoCAD Drawing - process of
importing and modeling an AutoCAD DWG file in Revit, Scott Rosenbloom, CADUZER,
Jan 10, 2009
Viewports and Sheets - code to determine all viewports of
drawing sheet, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan 9, 2009
Roofing It - roof creation methods in Revit Architecture,
Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Jan 9, 2009
Revit - Family Basics, Modeling a Stool - video shows
working with reference planes, parameters and establishing constraints, David
Fano, Design ReForm.net, Jan 8, 2009
Seeing Things Above - using Revit tools like 'View Range'
'Light Fixtures' to show items above that are not being cut by cut plane, Mike
Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD, Jan 8, 2009
Using Schedule Keys in
Revit - way to promote standards, provide information,
Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD, Jan 6, 2009
Creating a Viewport - using Revit's ViewSheet.AddView
method to generate new sheet including list of interactively selected views,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan 7, 2009
Create Any Pipe System in Revit MEP - video, Kyle
Bemhardt, Inside the System, Jan 6, 2009
Shared Coordinates in Revit and AutoCAD
- import DWG files into Revit along with coordinate system, CADUZER, Dec 31,
2008
Family Category and
Filtering - Revit API filtering to select all families
with built-in category value, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Jan 5, 2008
ProMaterials vs. Arch. & Design Materials in 3DS Max and Revit 2009
- video tutorial showing similarities and differences, Scott
Rosenbloom, CADUZER, Jan 2, 2009
A File-Linking Work-Around for FBX - Revit to Max -
bringing Revit data in 3ds Max using FBX file format, Scott Rosenbloom, CADUZER,
Dec 22, 2008
Adding Frequently Used Modifier Buttons in 3ds Max - way
to customize buttons in 3ds Max, Scott Rosenbloom, CADUZER, Dec 23, 2008
Linked Files
- codes to retrieve linked Revit files in project, get file path for given Revit
link, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Dec 19, 2008
PickOne
- code to use PickOne method in Revit to manipulate document's current selection
set, accessible through document Selection property, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Dec 18, 2008
Template Creation with Revit -
creating simple template step by step, Steve Coburn, Hagerman & Company,
Dec 2008
Change Image in Revit
Title Block - using generic annotation family to change
image in title, Dwane Lindsey, Revit Archcenter, Dec 12, 2008
3D Polygon Areas - code routine to calculate area of a 3D
planar polygon in space using Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Dec 12,
2008
2D Polygon Areas and Outer
Loop - calculates polygon areas in Revit using algorithm,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Dec 10, 2008
Material Family
Frustration - creating a family in Revit, loading
available materials from project, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Dec 1, 2008
Using Namespaces - Revit applications namespace handling
using .NET programming, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Dec 8, 2008
Driving Revit from Outside
- using WIN32 API functions to get handle to application and activate from an
external command line, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Dec 6, 2008
Document IsModified
Property - code to get proper results on modifications of
document in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Dec 3, 2008
Parameter Modification Performance - replace custom family
by simpler RFA file in Revit API to speed up multiple parameter modification,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Dec 4, 2008
Removing Slivers (Spaces)
- set sliver space tolerance parameter above width of any sliver spaces for
accurate analytical model, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Nov 20, 2008
Cutting to Solve
- cut, paste object with error back into same place in Revit to rebuild its
connection in database, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Nov 24, 2008
Wall Graph
- code with command class CmdWallNeighbours to retrieve wall graph from Revit
drawing using API, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Dec 1, 2008
Material Family Frustration - use transfer project
standards in Revit to transfer additional materials from another project,
family, template, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Dec 1, 2008
Visible/Invisible?
- creating an if/then statement, parameter in Revit to control visibility of
piece of geometry in family, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Nov 28, 2008
Formatting Units Strings
- Revit provides AsDouble, AsElementId, AsInteger, AsString, Set methods, Jeremy
Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov 28, 2008
Showing Revit Construction Phases in NavisWorks - set
Global Options in NavisWorks to 'First Object', Mike Gemmell, Connected Blog,
Nov 26, 2008
Creating New View Types in
Revit's Project Browser - Will Harris, AECbytes, Nov 20,
2008
Slab Boundary - Revit CmdSlabBoundary
determines boundary polygons of horizontal slab, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Oct 31, 2008
Hard Boiled Dimensions - Revit cannot show imperial,
metric dimensions automatically in same dimension string, Steve Stafford, Revit
OpEd, Nov 19, 2008
Dept of Unfair - Placing
Tags - settings to select, use specific tags in Revit,
Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Nov 18, 2008
Exploring Element Parameters - basics of built-in
parameter checker, access names, types of filters in Revit document, Jeremy
Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov 19, 2008
Element Bounding Box - code to explore bounding box
properties of element using Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Oct 29,
2008
Creating Spaces for
Multiple Project Files - copy, paste spaces from one room
to another in Revit MEP 2009, The MEP CAD Engineer, David Butts, Nov 17, 2008
Wall Elevation Profile - code to determine wall elevation
boundary polygons in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov 17, 2008
Quick Tip - Center a
Ceiling
- recentering ceiling grid in a room using Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit
OpEd, Nov 15, 2008
Are You Certifiable? - turn on 'Automatically Embed'
parameter to let curtain wall create opening using Revit, Harlan Brumm, The
Revit Clinic, Nov 14, 2008
Revit MEP - Light Levels
- setting light source, adjusting elevation, location, tilt angle for changing
light levels in room, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Nov 13, 2008
Wall Compound Layers - code routine to determine layer
geometry using Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov 14, 2008
Creating a New Type - VB code to duplicate wall type in
Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov 6, 2008
Editing a Floor Profile - code routine to extract topmost
face from solid using Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov 12, 2008
Model Line Creation
- creation of model lines to graphically display certain polygons in space for
debugging purposes using Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov 3, 2008
Slab Side Faces - using model line creator to calculate,
display normal vectors of all triangles of face mesh triangulation for
vertical faces in Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Nov 5, 2008
Adding a Shared Parameter to a DWG File - code examples
for attaching shared parameter to Revit elements, Jeremy Tammik, The Building
Coder, Nov 10, 2008
Custom Fill Pattern
Anyone? - create custom fill pattern using PAT file in
Revit, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Nov 10, 2008
Revit MEP - Heating and Cooling Loads - Isolate then Cancel Bug
- error crash Revit if sequence not followed, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Nov 7,
2008
Dept. of Reviteristics -
Modify? - using modify button to quit something using
Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Nov 6, 2008
Revit - Hexagon Curtain
Panels - video shows creating hexagon panel hosted by
curtain system, adding parameters, working with planes, David Fano, Design
ReForm.net, Nov 4, 2008
The Case Of The Missing
Grid (or Reference Plane)
- reasons, solutions to missing grids in Revit, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic,
Oct 27, 2008
Spinning in Circles
- options to create panoramic image using Revit 2009, Harlan Brumm, The Revit
Clinic, Oct 27, 2008
Revit - Nested Families
- video shows nesting generic family in curtain panel using length, width of
single panel to drive amount of extrusion of each panel, David Fano, Design
ReForm.net, Oct 26
Room Bounding Stacked Walls - video shows
changing room bounding parameter of stacked wall using Revit, Harlan Brumm, The
Revit Clinic, Oct 23, 2008
Revit MEP in Action
- video shows mechanical design criteria tutorial working with floor plan,
choosing, editing color scheme, setting element properties, floor HVAC using
Revit MEP, Autodesk, Oct 21, 2008
Autodesk Revit Systems: BIM for MEP Engineering
- concepts of BIM improving MEP design processes for building mechanical,
electrical projects with further enhancements with Revit, Autodesk, Oct 21, 2008
pdf
Scoping Lighting - creating 3D section views of model
using Revit, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Oct 20, 2008
CAD Manager Control
- utility to manage display, limit display of certain items within Revit, Harlan
Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Oct 16, 2008
Element Materials
- retrieving material associated with element geometry method to access
materials defined on building elements for Revit, coded routine, Jeremy Tammik,
The Building Coder, Oct 3, 2008
Choose a Template - Revit template should
include Wall type parameters, not too many wall types, presets for families, few
default sheets, more, Harlan Brumm, Oct 14, 2008
Enhancing Elevations
in Revit - using tools like Linework, Split Face,
Paint, Silhouette Edge setting, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know
About CAD, Oct 10, 2008
Complex Geometry in Revit 2009 - using Loft Blend solid,
void tools, twisted blends, combination of an imported ACIS solid through
AutoCAD from other application, Craig Barbieri, iRevit, Oct 10, 2008
Time to phase
- overcoming problems with phasing like view properties, phases, phase filters,
graphic overrides, properties for a object using Revit, Harlan Brumm, Oct 10,
2008
Revit MEP - Rehost -
Multiple Items - using rehost button to get disassociated
elements back to place, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Oct 9, 2008
Picking a Point
- functionality not yet available with Revit, using PickOne(), WindowSelect()
methods for interactive selection, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Oct 3,
2008
Filter Performance
- using an anonymous method instead of the TypeFilter for fast filtering of
objects from Revit, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Oct 3, 2008
Wall-Revit -
video shows methods of creating sloped walls using Revit Architecture 2009,
Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Sep 26, 2008
Wall Dimensions
- code routine showing algorithm to handle wall element, Jeremy Tammik, The
Building Coder, Sep 16, 2008
Geometry Viewers
- subdirectory viewers, object viewer in Revit SDK, basic functionalities,
Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Sep 16, 2008
Revit MEP - Tick Marks
- using various tick marks like squiggle, ground, others for electrical plans,
Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Sep 25, 2008
3D View Orientation
- dynamic view dialog replaced by Steering Wheel in Autodesk Revit, lacks undo
button functionality, Dave Baldacchino, do U Revit, Sep 19, 2008
Revisions
- tips to achieve expected results using Revit, facts, tags, issuing revision
sketches, Dave Baldacchino, do U Revit, Sep 22, 2008
It's a Revit World and
Everyone Else is Living in it - rules for importing a
Civil 3D DWG file into Revit Architecture, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Sep
18, 2008
Managing Links - Menu
Versus Project Browser
- ways to manage Revit model files using both options, Steve Stafford, Revit
OpEd Blog, Sep 17, 2008
Copy/Monitor - Walls
- don't duplicate walls using C/M feature in Revit, work manually, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, Sep 16, 2008
Quick Tips -
Cut/Copy/Paste - Paste Aligned - explanations for options
like current view, same place, pick level graphics, select level/views by name,
using zero with paste in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd Blog, Sep 14, 2008
Can You Use Inventor to
Build Revit Content? - import an exported ACIS SAT files
like other CAD formats, limit to file size, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Sep
2, 2008
Floors - Voids and Various Rumblings
- problems faced using Revit for creating floor using void, metal decking
profile, new mass floors feature, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Sep 9, 2008
The Revit SDK Contents
- installation procedure, contents details in directory and subdirectories,
more, Jeremy Tammik, The Building Coder, Aug 28, 2008
Debugging a Revit Add-In
- set up for debugging process, testing C#, VB code in Revit add-in, Jeremy
Tammik, The Building Coder, Sep 8, 2008
Central File in 'Four Easy
Steps' - good location name, enable worksets, save work in
Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Sep 6, 2008
What Happened to
Background Images? - exporting rendering to TIFF format in
Revit, Harlan Brumm, The Revit Clinic, Aug 29, 2008
Revit Structure 2009 New Features Tutorial - video
tutorial showing use of new tools, Shareaec, Sep 3, 2008
Want to Change the Material of an Already Created Mass?
- Mike Hacker, Revit Waterman, Sep 2, 2008
Dimension Text Leader - No
Leader - remember options bar in Revit to avoid override
to individual strings, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Sep 2, 2008
Double Negative - Equality
Constraint and Padlocks
- creating constraint between elements as well as locking dimension value are
not allowed in Revit Architecture 2009, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Aug 29, 2008
Displaying Your Levels at
the Correct Above Sea Level
- moving coordinate system to adjust default project level in Revit, David
Light, Revit, Aug 28, 2008
Creating an Axonometric
View - Revit - link to video creating axonometric views
using section and referencing tools, Luis Navarrete, Vida Revit, Aug 18, 2008
Turn a Ramp Into a Slab
- using ramp macro in Revit, Mike Hacker, Revit Waterman, Aug 22, 2008
Creating a Room Occupancy Tag
in Revit Architecture
- creating the room tag, changing look, using shared parameters to add labels,
loading, adding shared parameters to project, more, Will Harris, AECbytes, Aug
20, 2008
Revit Elevation Line Types - Throw Away the Glass
- using override graphics in view, Mike Hardy-Brown, My Revit Blog, Aug 20, 2008
Selecting Elements
- selecting all instances within Revit view, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit, Aug
19, 2008
Views are Associated to
Levels - Forever - creating new
level in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Aug 18, 2008
Stacked Wall - Interior
Partitions - defining interior partition with gypsum wall
board finish in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Aug 15, 2008
Railing Encore - example of automatic sketch dimensions in
Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Aug 16, 2008
Revit Align Tool Using 3D
Surfaces - selecting and aligning 3D surfaces as
controlling edge and receiving edge, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Aug 13, 2008
Integration Between Revit
Structure and AutoCAD Structural Detailing For Reinforcement Drawings
- Nicolas Mangon, BIM & BEAM, Aug 13, 2008
Disabled Rendering After Installation of Revit 2009 -
reasons for non-functional render icon left after installation, CAD Forum Tips,
Aug 12, 2008
Changing Parameters From Type to Instance - Revisited
- changing category to 'generic model' and modifying height parameter in Revit,
Dwane Lindsey, Revit Archcenter, Aug 4, 2008
Existing Rooms and Their
Tags
- tagging rooms to identify existing rooms in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd,
Aug 5, 2008
Orient to View - orienting 3D view of multiple story
building to show just one floor in Revit, Todd Shackelford, CAD Shack, Aug 5,
2008
Revit - Scheduling
Explained - video tutorial to create, control, sort
grouping, filter schedules, David Fano, Design ReForm.net, Aug 4, 2008
Configure Revit to Calc
Total Steel Tonnage Required - modifying structural
families, Mike Gemmell, Connected Blog, Aug 1, 2008
Resize - Repeat Scale
- Revit can resize copies of original image through same reference point, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, July 30, 2008
Overriding Dimension Text in Revit - using dimension
editing function in Revit 2009, CAD Forum Tips, July 30, 2008
Spacebar Short Cuts in
Revit MEP
- keyboard commands for Revit MEP, Todd Shackelford, CAD Shack, July 24, 2008
Revit: A Look Behind the
Curtain (Wall) - basic tutorial of making curtain walls,
including sample file, Eric Wing, AUGI, July 2008
Inconsistencies in Roofs
- location of roof depends on if it is created by footprint or extrusion, Dave
Baldacchino, do U Revit?, July 21, 2008
Railing Over a Wall
- Revit workaround allows a railing to be hosted over
wall, even a sloped one, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd Blog, July 17, 2008
Revit MEP 2009 -
Coordinating Space Tags
- create Space objects in model for heating, cooling load analysis, uses Family
Editor, Matt Dillon, Breaking Down The Walls, July 16, 2008
Revit - Using Tags to
Drive Instance Parameters - video tutorial on shared
parameters, generic tags, modifying parameters, David
Fano, Design ReForm, July 14, 2008
Revit Arch 2009 Lights
- show light sources without rendering, Mike Hardy-Brown, my Revit blog, July
14, 2008
Save or Options or Options
or Save? - change in save button location in RAC 2009,
confusing for previous versions users, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, July 10, 2008
Revit 2009 - New Feature Sweep Blend - video tutorial
covers basics, David Fano, Design ReForm.net, April 28, 2008
Display Model Parameter -
properties, turn off visibility of model, bugs faced,
more, Dave Baldacchino, do U REVIT, Jun 30, 2008
Creating Custom Wall Types in Revit Architecture
- create profiles, wall type, patterns, more, Will
Harris, AECbytes, Jun 26, 2008
Revit MEP 2009 Web Update
- features overview, improve performance,
stability, consistency, more, Todd Shackelford, CAD
Shack, Jun 30, 2008
Revit - Scheduling With Conditional Statements
- video tutorial shows adding parameters for scheduling,
tagging, making shared parameters, controlling multiple
objects, more, David Fano, Design ReForm.net, Jun 3,
2008
New Tutorial: An Introduction to Area Plans
- finding gross internal floor area for various zones of building, Revit
Zone.com, June 24, 2008
Dimension Overrides in the Storm -
new tool in Revit 2009, quite useful but may lead to
incorrect outcome, J Zallan, CAD vs BIM World, June 23,
2008
Line Weight Visibility in Linked Files
- line weights of your file and other files linked
varies, solution on settings to follow, Dave
Baldacchino, Do U Revit?, June 21, 2008
Revit - Scheduling Curtain
Panels with Conditional Statements - video tutorial
covering techniques on use of conditional statement when scheduling curtain
panels, David Fano, Design ReForm.net, Jun 22, 2008
I Want to 'Level' With You - using Levels to control
vertical relationships of model elements, RevitZone.com, Jun 23, 2008
Managing Columns in Revit
Structure
- getting missing columns in graphical column schedule, grid plan, 3D column
view, Steve, June 21, 2008
Linked Files - Room
Bounding - room bounding your core/shell/interior project,
avoiding lots of room separation lines, Steve, Revit OpEd, June 19, 2008
Linked Files - Room
Bounding - room bounding your core/shell/interior project,
avoiding lots of room separation lines, Steve, Revit OpEd, June 19, 2008
Scope Boxes Redux - Part
Two
- Revit tutorial, automatically controlling views, orienting
crop region, globally affecting the length, effecting change vertically, hiding
annotation, Steve, Revit OpEd, June 17, 2008
BIM and Cross-Platform Project Teams (1-2-3
Revit Tutorial) - Autodesk NavisWorks integrates data and
models from diverse sources into Revit building information modeling
workflow, Rick Rundell, Cadalyst, June 17, 2008
Scope Boxes Redux
- getting multiple floor plans of same exact size with consistency in Revit, J B
Zallan, CAD vs BIM World, June 16, 2008
Revit Tips - Aligning Floor Plans and Details on Sheets
- download template to align floor plans in Revit, Revit 3D.com, June 16, 2008
Revit Architecture:
Setting the Site, Part 3 -
AUGI, June 2, 2008
Revit Stair Master
- simply a 'Step' above the rest, recreate just about anything in Revit 3D,
RIVIT3D.com, June 2, 2008
Curtain Systems
- Revit Curtain System tools, Curtain Panel, Curtain Grid, Mullions, Revit Zone,
May 29, 2008
Revit -
Missing Grids in Elevation - creating point of intersection as point
where site boundary and grid line intersect, Design ReForm.net, May 28, 2008
Revit Architecture: Setting the
Site, Part 3 - creating toposurface and adding paving and site
components, Eric Wing, AUGI, May 2008
Slab Edge
Hidden Lines Display - changing display of hidden lines using
Revit.ini file in Revit Structure 2009, Wai Chu, BIM & Beam, May 13, 2008
But What
if I Don't Want to Edit XML? - migrating customized settings from
Revit MEP 2008 into Revit MEP 2009, Kyle Bernhardt, Inside the System, May 12,
2008
STL Exporter For Revit Platform 2009 - creating 3D printing of Revit
2009 models, Nicolas Mangon, BIM & Beam, May 12, 2008
Duct Size Parameter - Inches - Revit MEP
- Steve, Revit OpEd, May 8, 2008
Revit MEP Tricks and Tips Part #1
- using space bar to get pipe sizes, rotate light fixtures, plus nudging
selected objects, more, Todd Shackelford, CAD Shack, May 1, 2008
How to
Tag Doors by Type or Tag Windows by Mark - loading different
annotation family component and creating new tags in Revit, Matt Niemeyer,
Hagerman & Company, Inc., Apr 2008
Revit
Architecture 2009 to gbXML - Problematic Structure - make all of
structural elements as non Room Bounding for similar gbXML output in Revit
Architecture 2008 and 2009, Tomislav Zigo, BIMology, Apr 23, 2008
BIM and
In-Process Design Visualization
- creating architectural rendering in Revit Architecture 2009, Rick Rundell of
Autodesk, Cadalyst, Apr 1, 2008
Revit
Architecture: Setting the Site, Part 2 - linking SITE_REVIT.dwg and
PAVING AND BUILDING_REVIT.dwg files with separate site elements, Eric Wing,
AUGI, Apr 2008 (may require free registration)
Levels:
Maintaining a Set Distance Between Levels
- using dimensions to set distance between two walls in Revit, Revit Zone, Apr
16, 2008
Making
the Selection
- video on selecting multiple elements in Revit view, Kyle Bernhardt, Inside the
System, Apr 11, 2008
Showing
Pipe Below a Slab in Revit MEP - creating filter using pipe elevation
or overriding line property of each segment shown as hidden, Scott Brisk, Revit
MEP, Mar 27, 2008
Tale of a Round Trip - Revit MEP Family and RAC - using Revit MEP
family in Revit Architecture model, Steve, Revit OpEd, Apr 1, 2008
Revit MEP - Family Connector - Arrow Direction
- keep arrow pointing down to get your fixture connected to selected pipe,
Steve, Revit OpEd, Mar 31, 2008
Revit
Architecture: Setting the Site, Part 1 - starting site plan, Eric
Wing, AUGI, Mar 2008 (may require free registration)
Built-In
Dimensions in Family Templates - re-assigning dimension/label to
another label in Revit and getting rid of center reference plane that can't be
deleted, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit?, Mar 11, 2008
Revit and Windows Vista
- disabling Aero interface in Revit for better performance, David Light, Revit,
Mar 11, 2008
Ramps Don't Cut - combining linework tool, mask region and then
adding break line to break ramp in Revit, David Light, Revit, Mar 7, 2008
Right Click - Create Similar
- Revit tip for replacing similar items, Steve, Revit OpEd, Mar 3, 2008
Yes You Can - Include Elements in Linked Files in Schedules
- editing Revit schedule, Steve, Revit OpEd, Mar 5, 2008
Creating a 3D Section in Revit
- creating 3D axonometric view, The Mad Cadder, Mar 5, 2008
Gettin'
Fancy - video on calculating volumes in complex geometries in Revit
MEP, Kyle Bernhardt, Inside the System, Mar 5, 2008
Constraints - Show Related - identify elements created by padlock or
EQ feature in Revit, Steve, Revit OpEd, Feb 28, 2008
Using
Simple Components For Vehicle Parking Layouts
- Revit tutorial, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone, Feb 26, 2008
Once Upon
a Workplane - Seeing is Believing - setting Revit workplane through
menu, toolbar or keyboard shortcut route, Steve, Revit OpEd, Feb 13, 2008
Rendering
in Revit Architecture, Part 2 - adding light source, Eric Wing, AUGI,
Feb 2008 (may require free registration)
Automated
Keynoting in Autodesk Revit
- associating project with keynotes file, assigning keynotes to materials and
types, using keynotes, more, Matt Dillon, Breaking Down the Walls, Feb 13, 2008
Curved
Wall With a Curved (Arc'd) Top - Revit tips on using in-place family,
Dwane Lindsey, Revit ArchCenter, Feb 8, 2008
Don't
Like Press + Drag? - editing Revit.ini file to turn off 'Press +
Drag' feature in Revit Structure 2008, David Harrington, CAD Help, Jan 29, 2008
Adding
Parenthesis to a Diffuser Tag - video on creating tags in Revit MEP,
William Wright, Duct Duct Pipe, Jan 31, 2008
Adding Ceiling Grid in Linked Model - video on turning off
architects' ceiling grid in Revit MEP model, William Wright, Duct Duct Pipe, Jan
31, 2008
Drafting Views: Saving Individual Views for Reuse
- saving individual drafting views as separate Revit files, Ian Nichols, Revit
Zone, Feb 1, 2008
Adjusting Door Swings
- editing plan swing of doors and adding swing angles in Revit, Mike Massey,
Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD, Jan 29, 2008
+/-
Offset(s) For Families - creating 'offset' parameter and making it go
forward or back in Revit, Robert, Don't Think: Do Revit, Jan 27, 2008
Revit's
Bubbles - creating Revit section and callout bubbles, Peter Gehring,
Cadalyst, Jan 1, 2008
Floors and Color Schemes - bug in Revit Architecture 2008 color
schemes, workaround is to use filled region, Dave Baldacchino, Do U Revit, Jan
17, 2008
Who Says You Need Walls to Form Rooms?
- importing AutoCAD plan into Revit and then creating color scheme, Ian Nichols,
Revit Zone, Jan 25, 2008
Revit Architecture to IES Workflow - installing and using IES VE
toolkits for Revit model, Miles Walker, HOK Green BIM, Jan 25, 2008
Neutralize Those Units
- divide one of Revit parameters by 1 before multiplying two parameter of same
type, David Light, Revit, Jan 24, 2008
IFC Import to Revit MEP - Scott Brisk, Revit MEP, Jan 23, 2008
Special Characters in Revit MEP
- use keystroke to add special characters in Revit text box, Todd Shackelford,
CAD Shack, Jan 22, 2008
'Edit Cut
Profile' Failure With Wall By Mass- RAC 2008, and Doors in Tapering Walls
- Aaron Maller, Malleristic Revitation, Jan 19, 2008
Aaaah,
The Old Invisible Line Trick, Eh 99?" - adding invisible model line
to elevation view in Revit, Steve, Revit OpEd, Jan 17, 2008
Maintain Revit Font Map Standards - VBScript Function - using
VBScript function to have latest standard fontmap file, Richard Binning, Beside
the Cursor, Jan 17, 2008
Revit Shared Coordinates - using 'share coordinates' function in
Revit Architecture for sharing coordinates between RVT and DWG files, Mark
Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, Jan 16, 2008
Pantheon Model Included With REVIT MEP - animation showing all basic
parts, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Jan 15, 2008
DWG-Based
Revit Architecture to Autodesk 3ds Max 9 Workflow - understanding
layer standards and importing DWG files into 3ds Max, Autodesk, Jan 2008
pdf
CADclip - REVIT 2008 Color Fill Schemes Theory - link to video, Daryl
Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Jan 14, 2008
Model
Patterns: Aligning to Elements
- realigning model fill pattern of wall with door in Revit, Ian Nichols, Revit
Zone, Jan 11, 2008
Rendering
in Revit Architecture, Part 1 - Eric Wing, AUGI, Jan 2008 (may
require free registration)
Worth 1,000,000 Words - studying Revit MEP model for use of view
templates, modeling views, schedules, more, Kyle Bernhardt, Inside the System,
Jan 10, 2008
Local Files - How, How Often and Where?
- new local file should be created every working day and saved in root folder in
Revit, Steve, Revit OpEd, Jan 10, 2008
REVIT
Implementation Tips - link to slide show, Daryl Gregoire, Revit
Rocks, Jan 7, 2008
When is a
Column Not a Column? - Part 1
- when being used as beam in Revit Structure, Alan James Wooldridge, REVIT
Structure Learning Curve, Jan 6, 2008
When is a Column Not a Column? - Part 2
- adding beam using Metric Library in Revit Structure, Alan James Wooldridge,
REVIT Structure Learning Curve, Jan 6, 2008
When is a Column Not a Column? - Part 3
- UK Steel families issues need to be fixed in Revit Structure, Alan James
Wooldridge, REVIT Structure Learning Curve, Jan 6, 2008
Review Warnings - Me Too!
- resolving review warnings errors in Revit, Matt Dillon, Breaking Down the
Walls, Dec 27, 2007
Creating
a Drawing List - creating Revit schedule, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone,
Dec 12, 2007
Autodesk
Revit: It's Just a Phase - using phases to create addition touching
existing wall system, Eric Wing, AUGI, Dec 2007 (may require free registration)
Revit
Trick: Invisible Level Lines - turn level lines off, make them small
or white, David Harrington, CADDHELP, Dec 10, 2007
Want to
Learn Revit Programming? - link to self-paced video tutorial, David
Harrington, CADDHELP, Dec 3, 2007
Revit
Structure: Warped Slabs - multimedia tutorial on creating warped
roofs and slabs, Avatech Solutions, Oct 24, 2007
Revit
Structure: Curved Beams
- multimedia tutorial on new curved beam feature in Revit Structure 2008,
Avatech Solutions, Sep 27, 2007
Revit Architecture: AutoCAD to Revit Details - multimedia tutorial on
migrating AutoCAD details into Revit details, Avatech Solutions, Sep 27, 2007
Revit Architecture: Visibility Parameters - multimedia tutorial on
adding visibility parameter to image in Revit, Avatech Solutions, Sep 27, 2007
REVIT MEP Video Tutorial - Energy Data Setup - setting energy data
properties for REVIT MEP project, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Nov 27, 2007
REVIT
Video Tutorial - Hide Flat Roof Superfluous Linework - using
invisible linework, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Nov 26, 2007
REVIT
Horizontal and Vertical Orthographic Snap Angle Tips - link to
multimedia tutorial, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Nov 17, 2007
Solar
Heat Gain Control in Revit's gbXML Model - Tomislav Zigo, BIMology,
Nov 14, 2007
File
Sharing in Revit, Part 3: Bringing It Home - making changes in Revit
file at home and saving it back to central file in office, Eric Wing, AUGI, Nov
2007 (may require free registration)
Autodesk Freewheel and DWF Fun! - viewing 2D and 3D DWF files linked
from Revit projects, Revit, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Nov 8, 2007
Best Practice Tips for Worksets - tips on using mapped drives, change
number of backup files, and more in Revit, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Nov 7,
2007
REVIT MEP
Video Demonstration - creating HVAC supply air system, Daryl
Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Nov 6, 2007
Custom Model Components: Part 02: Component Types - understanding 3D
model components and detail 2D components in Revit, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone, Oct
24, 2007
Go With the Flow - Part 1 - understanding Revit MEP connectors, Kyle
Bernhardt, Inside the System, Nov 2, 2007
Custom
Model Components: Creating an Electrical Socket
- using 2D symbol and 3D model for socket in Revit, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone, Nov
1, 2007
Displaying Revit MEP Systems by Color - setting view filters to
create visual difference, Scott Brisk, Revit MEP, Oct 10, 2007
REVIT MEP
Supply Air System, Parallel Fan Powered VAV, Ducts, Duct Fixtures and Air
Terminals - Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Oct 31, 2007
\REVIT
MEP Heating and Cooling Calculations - check if third party
application, IES, is working properly or not, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Oct
29, 2007
Creating
a Revit Annotation Symbol for Exit Access - using generic annotation
symbol template, Peter Gehring, AECbytes, Oct 24, 2007
Shiny
Objects - video on "View Filters" functionality in Revit MEP, Kyle
Bernhardt, Inside the System, Oct 23, 2007
Shaft
Opening and Foundation Slabs - Just Not Fair
- using 'opening by face' option in Revit, Steve, Revit OpEd, Oct 17, 2007
Revit MEP
- Fittings Get Unresponsive - check fitting lookup files path in
Revit.ini file, Steve, Revit OpEd, Oct 9, 2007
Worksharing in Revit, Part 2 - working with worksets and sharing them
with rest of team, Eric Wing, AUGI, Oct 2007 (may require free registration)
RAC 2008
Render Curtain System Video - using blended massing faces and
rendering perspective views, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Oct 3, 2007
Exporting
HSL/RGB Colors from Revit to AutoCAD - ACAD COLOR RGB-ACI CONVERTOR
utility sets options for DWG export, David Light, Revit: Everything Autodesk
Revit & BIM, Sep 21, 2007
Rooms: Use of the Room Separation tool
- subdividing room into two separate areas, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone, Oct 1, 2007
Revit and Google Earth
- import/export your projects to Google Earth if you are subscription customer,
Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD, Sep 21, 2007
Phases:
The Default Phase Filters (Part 1 of 4)
- creating phases and detailing phase filters in Revit, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone,
Sep 24, 2007
REVIT
Architecture 2008 Curtain Systems Video - drawing solarium, Daryl
Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Sep 19, 2007
Edit Cut
Profile: Using the Edit Cut Profile tool (Part 1 of 4)
- creating basic flat roof and modifying cut profiles of it in Revit, Ian
Nichols, Revit Zone, Sep 13, 2007
RST 2008 Coping Steel Intersections - Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks,
Sep 18, 2007
Work Sharing in Revit, Part 1 - worksets functions, differentiating
owning and borrowing, creating central and local files, Eric Wing, AUGI, Sep
2007 (may require free registration)
Show Us
Your White Bits - place note box with outline fill to mask
MicroStation drawing, Nigel Davies, Eat Your CAD, Sep 11, 2007
Shared
Coordinates, True North, Project North
- aligning Revit coordinates with AutoCAD coordinates, David Light, Revit:
Everything Autodesk Revit & BIM, Sep 6, 2007
REVIT
Keyboard Shortcut Commands - video on creating keyboard shortcut
commands, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Sep 6, 2007
Massing: Adding a Curtain System (Part 4 of 5)
- adding curtain system to office block model in Revit, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone,
June 29, 2007
Materials
- exploring materials control panel in Revit, Revit Zone, Aug 21, 2007
Fill
Patterns
- using fill patterns in drafting views and model views, Revit Zone, Aug 21,
2007
Puhleeze!
Set your Active Workset - activating worksets toolbar in Revit,
Richard Binning, Beside the Cursor, Aug 22, 2007
Revit MEP Piping Elbows with Insulation Fix
- break connection, stretch pipe end and then reconnect, Richard Binning, Beside
the Cursor, Aug 24, 2007
How to Adjust the Temporary Dimension Text Font Size Through Revit.ini File?
- modifying the graphics section in Revit.ini file, Nicolas Mangon & Wai Chu,
BIM & BEAM, Aug 24, 2007
The Light
Fantastic - using raytracing and radiosity rendering techniques for
recreating photo-realistic images in Revit, AEC Magazine, Aug 25, 2007
REVIT
Structure 2008 Rebar Area Reinforcing - using area reinforcing tool,
Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Aug 24, 2007
Space Bar Subtle Effect - Temporary Dimensions
- space bar can flip temporary dimensions to other elements in Revit, Steve,
Revit OpEd, Aug 22, 2007
Paint
- using Paint command in Revit, Revit Zone, Aug 17, 2007
Revit MEP: Wire Tick Marks - multimedia tutorial on graphical
configurations for wire tick marks in Revit MEP 2008, Avatech Solutions, Aug 17,
2007
Revit
9.1: Getting Started: Design Options - analyzing design options in
model, effects of changes,
introducing different schemes, Eric Wing, AUGI, Aug 2007 (may require
free registration)
RAC 2008
Color Schemes Demo - assigning colors scheme depending on various
parameters, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Aug 18, 2007
Custom Curtain Wall Panels
- creating glass curtain wall panel in Revit, David Light, Revit: Everything
Autodesk Revit & BIM, Aug 20, 2007
REVIT 2008 Shape Editing Roof Tools - modeling sloping flat roof with
variable rigid insulation layer, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Aug 16, 2007
Mullions as Louvers
- creating external louvered system for facade of building in Revit, David
Light, Revit: Everything Autodesk Revit & BIM, Aug 16, 2007
Arrays: Linear Arrays
- basics of array functionality and creating simple array in Revit, Revit Zone,
Aug 16, 2007
My
Staggered Wall is not Cleaning Up
- select wall in an order and click blue node point to cleanup in Revit, David
Light, Revit: Everything Autodesk Revit & BIM, Aug 9, 2007
Orientation in Host Layers or Controlling Wall Hatch Patterns
- understanding 3 settings for controlling hatch patterns in Revit, David Light,
Revit: Everything Autodesk Revit & BIM, Aug 14, 2007
You've Tied Me to a Reference Plan and Now I Can't Move
- group elements in Revit, David Light, Revit: Everything Autodesk Revit & BIM,
Aug 15, 2007
REVIT Furniture Cost Schedule Tutorial - creating a furniture
schedule and totaling costs, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, August 7, 2007
Is it Possible to Import Accurately an 'Almost Orthogonal' DWG/DXF Line into
Revit?
- yes, with a workaround, Nicolas Mangon & Wai Chu, BIM & BEAM, August 8, 2007
REVIT Mass Building Maker Tutorial - converting mass object faces to
walls, roofs, curtain systems and floors, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, August 2,
2007
Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration in Revit - collaboration guidelines,
tools and methods plus guidelines on workflow procedures, Bill Knittle,
AECbytes, July 31, 2007
Massing: Adding Walls (Part 3 of 5)
- adding walls to the individual faces of the mass instances in Revit, Ian
Nichols, Revit Zone, June 29, 2007
Modeling a Built-Up Roof in Revit Architecture 2008
- Matt Dillon, Breaking Down the Walls, July 26, 2007
How to
Map shx Font to TrueType Font in Revit Structure? - modifying the
shxfontmap.txt file, Nicolas Mangon & Wai Chu, BIM & BEAM, July 25, 2007
Revit
Architecture 2008 - Groups - grouping elements in a project, Mark W.
Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, July 18, 2007
Massing:
Adding Floors (2
of 5)
- creating floor area faces and adding floor components in Revit, Ian Nichols,
Revit Zone, June 29, 2007
Revit
9.1: Getting Started - learning about families, Eric Wing, AUGI, July
2007 (may require free registration)
Sections
and Their Dependent Views
- hiding the undesired annotations in Revit 2008, Steve, Revit OpEd, July 10,
2007
Massing:
The Basics (1 of 5)
- exploring the Revit features: the massing creator/editor and the building
maker, Ian Nichols, Revit Zone, June 29, 2007
Adding
Custom Places for Precise Sun Studies - adding locations using render
settings in Revit, Brad Hartnagle, Green Revit, June 27, 2007
Structural Framing Underneath a Warped Slab - using beam tool with
"3D snapping" option in Revit, Nicolas Mangon & Wai Chu, BIM & BEAM, June 27,
2007
Organizing Your Views and Sheets into Folders
- creating a project parameter in Revit, Revit Zone, June 25, 2007
Tab Over - using Tab keys in Revit, Peter Gehring, Cadalyst, June 1,
2007
Print
Multiple Pages Using PDF from REVIT 2008
- choose PDF as printer and combine multiple selected views into a single file,
Paul Hindes, Revit Wonders, June 16, 2007
Revit
9.1: Getting Started - controlling line weights in Revit, Eric Wing,
AUGI, June 2007 (may require free registration)
Serial
Number Lost After Reinstallation - workaround is to save the correct
serial no in licpath.lic file in Revit, Autodesk, May 8, 2007
Adjusting
Beam Elevation Based on Slab Thickness - using the '3D Snapping'
option in Revit Structure to auto adjust the beam with thickness of slab,
Nicolas Mangon & Wai Chu, BIM & BEAM, June 1, 2007
REVIT Dependent Views - Plan Application - video on new 'dependent
view' tools in Revit 2008, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, May 18, 2007
DWG Import/Export Crashes - upgrade and install new DWG TrueView to
import/export DWG files properly in Revit Structure 2008, Nicolas Mangon, BIM &
BEAM, May 30, 2007
Revit
Architecture 2008 2: More on Roofs & Floor Enhancements...Revit Structure Too!!!
- J.B. Zallan, Fear and Loathing in a CAD vs. BIM World, May 9, 2007
Custom
Shape of Stair Stringer - using Railing tool in Revit Structure to
create stairs with C-Channel stringers, Nicolas Mangon & Wai Chu, BIM & BEAM,
May 25, 2007
REVIT
Dependent Views
- Elevation Application - video on new 'dependent view' tools in an
elevational aspect in Revit 2008, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, May 18, 2007
How to
Identify the Beam Start and End - add a 'single arrow' symbol to the
existing beam family in Revit Structure, Wai Chu, BIM & BEAM, May 22, 2007
Annotation Crop Region - video on using 'Annotation Crop' region to
crop a view in Revit, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, May 18, 2007
Revit,
Random, and Different Platforms - Aaron Maller, Malleristic
Revitation, May 10, 2007
Revit
Building 9.1: Getting Started - creating stairs and railings, Eric
Wing, AUGI, May 2007 (may require free registration)
Dependant
Views and Hide in View - Elements
- making exact copy of the parent view and hiding element in Revit 2008
products, Steve, Revit OpEd, April 30, 2007
Vertical
Attachment - using a slopped beam to attach a column in Revit,
Nicolas Mangon, BIM & BEAM, April 29, 2007
Country
Style Porch Roof
- video on creating porch roof using the 'roof by extrusion' tool in Revit,
Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, April 19, 2007
Sloped Floors and Roofs in Revit - A Great Addition - new tool set in
Revit Architecture 2008 can make sloped floors and roofs, Mike Massey, Knowing
What You Don't Know About CAD, April 25, 2007
Sharing
the Work in Revit - defining basic terms and process of worksharing
plus using it for sharing a single database for a Revit project, Bill Knittle,
AECbytes, April 23, 2007
Revit Structure 2008 New Functionalities (Part 2) - exploring
extensions for Revit feature, new content families, usability and performance,
Nicolas Mangon, BIM & BEAM, April 23, 2007
Arrays Less Than 2? - tips to keep the array less than 2 in Revit,
Aaron Maller, Malleristic Revitation, April 18, 2007
Through the Looking Glass in Autodesk Revit - Mirroring a Project -
set "AllowMirrorRotateProject" variable value to 1 in Revit.ini file, Matt
Dillon, Breaking Down the Walls, April 20, 2007
Roof with a Kicker - video on creating roof kicker using two
different roofs with different slopes in Revit, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks,
April 18, 2007
REVIT Diagonal Wall Reveals - video on creating a diagonal or
non-linear wall reveal or sweep, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, April 11, 2007
Revit
Building
9.1: Getting Started - creating sheets and drawing lists, Eric Wing,
AUGI, April 2007 (may require free registration)
A
Proposal - Design Bar Tabs
- Steve, Revit OpEd, March 27, 2007
Plan
Region - View Range Tip - stretch the view range boundary to get the
window opening with detail in Revit, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, March 20, 2007
Revit Systems: The 0,0 Coordinate
- multimedia tutorial to track down the elusive 0,0 Cartesian point, Avatech
Solutions, March 22, 2007
Wall Girt System - placing Wall Girts between columns using the 'Beam
System' tool in Revit Structure, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, March 18, 2007
BIM and
Algorithmic Form Finding
- creating a parametric massing study, a matching structural form and a pleated
curtain wall in Revit Building 9.1, Rick Rundell, Cadalyst, February 1, 2007
Revit
Building 9.1: Getting Started
- creating callout views, Eric Wing, AUGI, March 2007 (may require free
registration)
Girder
Joist Purlin Assignment Rules - understanding the 'Structural Usage'
property of beam in Revit, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, March 6, 2007
Open, Sesame
- hiding infilling walls using Filter function in Revit, David Duarte, Revit
Beginners, March 6, 2007
Department of Quirky - Stair Sketch Failure in Workset Projects
- sketch the stair Boundary completely first then add the Risers in Revit,
Steve, Revit OpEd, March 5, 2007
REVIT
Structure - Sloped Flat Roof System - Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks,
March 4, 2007
Revit
Building 9.1: Getting Started - adding components using host items in
a Revit project, Eric Wing, AUGI, February 2007 (may require free registration)
Keynotes Rock !
- linking materials and elements to an external 'keynotes' file in Revit, Daryl
Gregoire, Revit Rocks, February 8, 2007
Fence Linestyle?
- creating a fence linestyle with a railing and baluster in Revit, Revit
OpEd, January 31, 2007
Future Phases
- overlaying future phased view on sheets in Revit, Revit OpEd, January 25, 2007
Is DEMO a Phase?
- setting up phases in Revit project, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know
About CAD, February 1, 2007
Rotate a Single View in Revit
- duplicate the view and rotate the crop region, The Mad Cadder, January 30,
2007
My Revit Rendering Functions are Grayed Out
- correct the path to rendering folder, CAD Forum, January 2007
Change Multiple Wall Orientations in Revit
- select blue double arrows to change the wall orientation, The Mad Cadder,
January 22, 2007
Variable Eye Height in a Revit 3D Walkthrough
- edit the walkthrough to control the elevation view, CAD Forum, January 2007
Fillet This! - The Options Bar
- filleting the walls/lines of a box in Revit, Revit OpEd, January 13, 2007
White Pawn Takes Black Knight
- creating the black background and changing text color to white, Revit OpEd,
January 16, 2007
Not Worrying About What You Don't Know
- using space holders while designing a Revit project and differentiating
architectural and structural columns, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't know
About AutoCAD, January 10, 2007
REVIT Animated Shadow Study CADclip - managing and creating
shadow studies, Daryl Gregoire, Revit Rocks, January 8, 2007
Revit Building 9.1: Getting Started
- modifying walls, adding a perspective view, floors and roofs to a building,
Eric Wing, AUGI, January 2007 (may require free registration)
Notes to User - Family Editor
- adding notes in 'read-only' families in Revit, Revit OpEd, December 30, 2006
Which Objects Cut?
- explore Revit help files or menu options, Revit OpEd, January 3, 2007
Egress Path
- getting the Path of Egress of a line-based family in Revit, Revit OpEd,
January 6, 2007
Autodesk Revit Systems:
Moving Objects Across Worksets - a multimedia tutorial to send
objects on their pilgrimage to new worksets quickly inside of Revit Systems,
Avatech Solutions, December 14, 2006
Import PCP Files from
Revit to ACAD
- Revit Anonymous, December 3, 2006
Revisions in Revit
- managing revision numbers and dates for a project, Mike Massey, Knowing What
You Don't know About AutoCAD, December 6, 2006
Revit Buildings Exported
to AutoCAD Site Plans
- Troy Gates, Revit Coaster, November 8, 2006
Making Spaces Work for
You - in REVIT
- defining rooms and their boundaries, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know
About AutoCAD, November 17, 2006
Autodesk Revit: Worksharing
Tips - tips on using borrowing method and specifying worksets for
large projects, Antony Da Gama Rose, Hagerman & Company, Inc., October 2006
Autodesk Revit Building:
Expanding your Rendering
- multimedia tutorial to utilize features to maximize a rendering's visual
punch, with components and decals, Avatech Solutions, October 31, 2006
TAG by Material
- setting up material definitions in Revit to walls, roofs, windows and more,
Paul Hindes, Revit Wonders, October 31, 2006
Roof Wall Join Tricks
- multimedia tutorial on using REVIT 9 roofs feature, Daryl Gregoire, DGCAD,
October 24, 2006
Revit Performance
- turn off shadows and topography to improve performance, David Duarte, Revit
Beginners, October 10, 2006
Modifying Vertical
Offsets of Autodesk Revit Wall Components - Peter Gehring of
Synergis Technologies, AECbytes, October 19, 2006
Oops! I Deleted the
Titleblock! Now What? - copy a titleblock from another sheet view
or drag it from the project browser in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd,
October 11, 2006
Modeling Walls for
Construction in Revit - joining walls is the key to inserting
doors in walls made of different materials, Laura Handler, (BIM)X, October 12,
2006
Revit Structure 4 - Truss
Modeling - creating a truss using the TrussWizard, Scott Hammond,
AUGI, October 2006 (requires free registration)
How to Check Wall Heights in Revit - using Revit walls properties
with schedules to check wall height, James Vandezande, wikiHOW, October 6, 2006
Change a Revit Mass Name - Jay Polding, Revit in Plain English,
October 5, 2006
Materials in Families
- applying materials using element properties, Paint Tool, material parameters
or category in Revit, David Duarte, Revit Beginners, October 4, 2006
How to Create a Freeform
Roof in Revit - generating a roof using a freeform shape imported
from Rhino, James Vandezande, wikiHOW, September 26, 2006
But I Didn't Do Anything?!? Yes You DID!
- consider the option of "Detach From Central" while closing a Revit project
without contributing to it, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, October 3, 2006
2D vs 3D Datum
- switching the datum in 2D or 3D mode and making it view specific in Revit,
David Duarte, Revit Beginners, September 29, 2006
Embedded Walls
- using "Cut Geometry" command to embed one wall into another in Revit, David
Duarte, Revit Beginners, September 29, 2006
Surveys and Site
Plans - tips to import/export surveys in Revit from a DWG
file, David Duarte, Revit Beginners, September 27, 2006
Many Ways to Copy Details
- copying and pasting annotation objects to another dialog box cells or view in
Revit Building 9, Peter Gehring, Cadalyst, September 8, 2006
Modifying the Date Stamp
- either edit family, customize the date and time formats or make new shared
parameter in Revit, David Duarte, Revit Beginners, September 25, 2006
Creating Brick Lugs in
Revit Building
- Matt Dillon, Breaking Down the Walls, September 22, 2006
No Periods, Period!
- don't use period in a file name while saving the file in Revit, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, September 21, 2006
Repeat a Column
- using the Calculated Value feature to repeat the column in Revit, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, September 19, 2006
Autodesk Revit
Structure: Mitered Steel Corners - creating mitered steel corners
utilizing the Reference Plane tool in Revit Structure 3, Avatech Solutions,
September 19, 2006
How to Add New Parameters to the Revit Project Information List?
- CAD Forum, September 2006
A Pain in the
Neck - rotate the crop region in opposite direction to get the
desired building orientation in Revit, Bruce Gow, Revitalize, September 10, 2006
Stand Alone? Central
File? How Can I Tell?
- Revit adds suffix "-Central" to Central project files to distinguish from
standalone files, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, September 8, 2006
Lesson 4: Detailing -
Framing Plans
- multimedia tutorial on REVIT Building 9 updates, DG CAD, September 2006
Lesson 5: Detailing - Repeat Detail
- multimedia tutorial on REVIT Building 9 updates, DG CAD, September 2006
Lesson 1: Import Sketchup Files
- a multimedia tutorial to understand REVIT Building 9 updates, DG CAD,
September 2006
Lesson 2: Detail Families First Look
- a multimedia tutorial to understand REVIT Building 9 updates, DG CAD,
September 2006
Lesson 3: Detailing - Edit Cut Profile
- a multimedia tutorial to understand REVIT Building 9 updates, DG CAD,
September 2006
Wall Layer Wrapping Control
- control the location of wall layer wrapping by setting wall type parameter to
"both" in Revit, David Duarte, Revit Beginners, August 28, 2006
Wall Features in Revit
Building 9.0 - modifying the profile of a wall and adjusting the
extent of each wall component, Mark Antony Da Gama Rose, Hagerman & Company,
Inc., August 2006
Revit Structure: Beam
Systems - multimedia tutorial to create beam systems within Revit
Structure 3, Avatech Solutions, August 17, 2006
"Failure to Triangulate
Surface" - copy and paste the sketch of the sub region and then
fix the intersecting lines for proper alignment in Revit, Shaun van Rooyen,
Revit Family Man, August 10, 2006
Revit Placeholders: Key
to Smooth Project Development - well-managed BIM placeholders
avoid wrong placement and global editing of placeholders in a Revit project,
Daniel Hughes, Revit JobCaptain, August 6, 2006
Tagging the Un-Taggable
- Revit Building 9 now offers rooms with some new more useful features, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, August 5, 2006
Which One STC or...STC? - Save to Central option from File menu
allows you to return worksets and save changes in local file but that does not
happen with toolbar Save to Central option in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd,
August 4, 2006
Importing Topo Points into REVIT - using *.csv points file with
three columns to create topo, Daryl, Revit Rocks, July 27, 2006
Autodesk Revit Structure 3:
Applying Line Loads and Producing a Schedule
- creating a line load schedule, John Offield, Hagerman & Company, Inc.,
July 2006
Rafters on Top Plate
- sketch the roof using Pick Walls with Rafter parameter to rest it on top plate
in Revit, David Duarte, Revit Beginners, July 23, 2006
Which Came First? The
Solid or the Void?
- Cut Geometry feature in Revit helps to cut the solids when void does not
intersects, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, July 20, 2006
Autodesk Revit Building:
Adding Details to Your Families - a multimedia tutorial to
control the level of details in families through visibility settings, Avatech
Solutions, July 18, 2006
View Levels or Sections
in 3D - change the view type of a section to other to generate
the 3D view in Revit, Jay Polding, Revit in Plain English, July 11, 2006
Cleaning Wall
Intersections
- tips to fix wall intersections in Revit, David Duarte, Revit Beginners, July
3, 2006
Autodesk Revit Structure 3:
Creating a Curved Beam with Analytical Properties
- John Offield, Hagerman & Company, Inc., June 2006
Need to See Yer EyeDee
Son!
- all Revit objects are recorded in database with a unique ID, Steve Stafford,
Revit OpEd, June 28, 2006
Linework -
using linework tool to modify an elevation in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd,
June 28, 2006
Detach from Central
- Revit command can be used for reviewing projects, plotting/exporting,
archiving, internal rendering, troubleshooting, and more, Steve Stafford, Revit
OpEd, June 27, 2006
Worksets Basics and Tips - tips for implementing the worksets
feature in Revit project, David Duarte, Revit Beginners, June 27, 2006
Revit Warning Review - review warning option alerts for any
problematic issues to be taken care of while developing a project, Beau Turner,
will render for food, June 26, 2006
True Elevation and
Position
- create site file and building project file for defining the true position and
elevation of your Revit project, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, June 21, 2006
Design Bar Comparison
- comparing design bars of Revit Building 9 and Revit Systems, Steve Stafford,
Revit OpEd, June 21, 2006
Rotating Images Just Got Better - Revit 9 can rotate imported
raster images to any precise angle using ROTATE command, Daniel Hughes, Revit
JobCaptain, June 6, 2006
Anchor vs. Pin Position
- pinning and anchoring walls in Revit, David Duarte, Revit Beginners, May 30,
2006
Rooms and Room Tag
Calculations in Revit Building 9 - scheduling rooms with
properties like area and volume, placing room tags, more, Mark Antony Da Gama
Rose, Hagerman & Company, Inc., May 25, 2006
Drawing List -
Consultant Drawings
- include consultant's drawings in your drawing list using dummy sheets,
annotation text list or image file of an external list in Revit, Steve Stafford,
Revit OpEd, May 24, 2006
Revit: Beyond
Architecture - Autodesk introduces Revit System as complete
solution to BIM in the digital construction era, Paul Woddy of CADline, AEC
Magazine, April 21, 2006
Revit 9 Filters Explained
- controlling the visibility settings of elements using filters, Chris Price,
Revit Rants, May 15, 2006
An Opening or an Opening?
- several ways to make walls in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, May 16, 2006
Dimension Parallel Arc
Grid Lines
- adding dimensions string and dragging the grids to this string in Revit, Kevin
Parks, Revit OpEd, May 12, 2006
Walking on Thin Ice
- renaming or redefining the type for a shared parameter in Revit, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, May 6, 2006
'Level Name' vs 'View Name' vs 'Title on Sheet' vs 'Sheet Name'
- naming Revit property variables in a friendly way, Daryl, Revit Rocks, May 7,
2006
Autodesk Revit Building Export Options - exporting 2D and 3D
views to share the design data in Revit, Peter Gehring, Cadalyst AEC, April 12,
2006
Jogged Section Lines
- splitting segments to create jogged segments in Revit, Daryl, Revit Rocks, May
2, 2006
Cropped and Nowhere to
Go!
- room tags in Revit Building 9 do not show up after cropping, Steve Stafford,
Revit OpEd, April 29, 2006
Below Stairs - putting a wall under spiral stairs in Revit, Bruce
Gow, Revitalize, April 30, 2006
Making You First Wall Type!
- learning how to make wall types also helps in Revit floor and roof plans in
Revit, Daryl, Revit Rocks, April 26, 2006
Why do All My Wall
Heights Default to 20"-0"?
- constraining the wall height in Revit, Daryl, Revit Rocks, April 26, 2006
Release 9 Family Improvements - 'detail component' and 'generic
model' are two new line based family templates, Shaun van Rooyen, Revit Family
Man, April 25, 2006
Two Pick, or Not... - creating a kitchen cabinet family using two
pick families in Revit Building 9, Bruce Gow, Revitalize, April 25, 2006
Moving Wall Family Types
from Project to Project
- cutting and pasting a wall from project to project using editing window in
Revit, Daryl, Revit Rocks, April 23, 2006
All REVITs Kitchen Families
- get families from Revit Imperial Library or modify the actual family as
needed, Daryl, Revit Rocks, April 22, 2006
A Flat Slope?
- applying Slope parameter while creating stairs in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit
OpEd, April 22, 2006
Autodesk Revit - Changing a Project Elevation
- move your project to a desired elevation, Matt Dillon, Breaking Down the
Walls, April 20, 2006
Where is My Zero, Zero?
- locating and moving model 0,0 in a plan view using REVIT Building 8.1, Daryl,
Revit Rocks, April 20, 2006
Autodesk Revit Building's Linework and Paint Tools - overriding
on model elements with linework and paint tools, Peter Gehring of Synergis
Technologies, AECbytes, April 19, 2006
Rooms in Revit Building
9
- learning about new features and behavior of rooms, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd,
April 13, 2006
Workset Visibility in Linked Files - specify workset settings
while importing the file initially in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, April
13, 2006
Object Styles Explained
- function of object styles in a Revit family or project, Chris Price, Revit
Rants, April 12, 2006
REVIT 8.1 - Varying Roof Plate Heights - creating a roof in Revit
with varying wall heights at the exterior wall plates, Daryl Gregoire, DGCAD,
April 2006,
pdf
Door & Window Tips
- creating custom doors and windows with the help of family editor in Revit,
David, Revit Beginners, April 1, 2006
Custom Lines (Fence Line) - making repeating detail of desired
linetype in Revit, Jay Polding, Revit in Plain English, March 30, 2006
Making "Elevation" Tags Look Like Section Heads
- setting elevation appearance in Revit, Chris Price, Revit Rants, April 8, 2006
A Little Help From My Revit
- check index and content tabs in help option to refine your search in Revit,
Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, April 5, 2006
Automatic Sketch Dimensions
- understanding the behavior of a family with a parameter added to the angular
dimension in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, April 4, 2006
Model, Symbolic, Detail and Reference Lines
- symbolic, model, or reference lines in family editor while only detail or
model lines in the project in Revit, David, Revit Beginners, March 28, 2006
Browser Organization Tips
in Revit Building 8.1 - adding levels using the Levels command
and creating a corresponding floor plan and reflected ceiling plan
automatically, Mark Antony Da Gama Rose, Hagerman & Company, Inc., March 2006
Once Upon a Reference Plane
- understanding the role of Reference Planes in context to Revit family and
projects, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, March 28, 2006
Key Plans
- export your base plan to DWG in Revit to get the key plan, David, Revit
Beginners, March 29, 2006
Floor Plan Backgrounds
- display model as underlay or use visibility/graphic
overrides to make a floor plan grayed or halftone, David, Revit Beginners, March
21, 2006
Naming Conventions
- managing your Revit project files by categorizing and
naming them properly, David, Revit Beginners, March 8,
2006
Dimension Text Override
- change the properties of dimensions tool in Revit to
override, David, Revit Beginners, March 7, 2006
Setting up True North and Project North in REVIT 8.1
- 6 minute video tutorial, Daryl Gregoire,
DGCAD, March 13, 2006
Autodesk
Revit View Templates - set your desired view parameters to
create a View Template and use it for multiple views, Peter Gehring of Synergis
Technologies, AECbytes, March 8, 2006
Viewing
Furniture in a RCP - multimedia tutorial on Revit plan regions
specific to 'furniture in a reflected ceiling' plan, Daryl Gregoire, DG CAD,
March 7, 2006
Floor
Slab Joins Looking Thin? - set Common Edge Cut value to 4 to
thicken the line of a slab in Revit, Mike Hardy-Brown, Revit Implementation,
March 2, 2006
Phases &
Phase Filters
- learn about phase settings, view properties, and
object properties in Revit while doing a remodel project, David, Revit
Beginners, March 2, 2006
Creating Families in Revit Building 8.1
- creating furniture family template using Family
Editor, Mark Antony Da Gama Rose, Hagerman & Company,
Inc., February 2006
Unpin 'Em All
- unpin multiple objects using 'Edit' menu item in
Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, February 21, 2006
Detail Groups - Detail Groups saved on RVG files can be used
to edit grouped text or copying drafting views in Revit projects, David, Revit
Beginners, February 15, 2006
Revit Annotations - controlling
annotations depending on Project file (.RVT) or Family
file (.RFA) in Revit, Jay Polding, Revit in Plain
English, February 24, 2006
Families vs. System Tools - families
or system tools can be used to assemble building
components in Revit, Shaun van Rooyen, Revit Family Man,
February 16, 2006
Mass Modeling Tools in Autodesk Revit Building 8.1
- learning the basics of mass modeling tools and mapping
them to real world building elements, Peter Gehring of
Synergis Technologies, AECbytes, February 22, 2006
Vizconnect, The Network! - isolating
your PC from network when exporting a 3D view to dwg in
Revit saves a lot of time, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd,
February 19, 2006
Time to Learn Revit - some important steps to be followed by a
Revit beginner, Jay Polding, Revit in Plain English, February 14, 2006
Family Starter Kits - it is the
library of common components being used daily in Revit,
Shaun van Rooyen, Revit Family Man, February 16, 2006
Family Starter Kits - Cont 1 -
updating bars family types parameters automatically
updates the solid bar in Revit, Shaun van Rooyen, Revit
Family Man, February 16, 2006
Family Starter Kits - Cont. - creating
a screen door in Revit using door assembly parts, Shaun
van Rooyen, Revit Family Man, February 16, 2006
Phases, Views and Rooms
- set up views in Revit before switching between phases with room tags attached
in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, February 7, 2006
Can I
Trust You?
- most Revit users will trace over an AutoCAD drawing
because AutoCAD drawings almost always contain errors, Steve Stafford, Revit
OpEd, February 7, 2006
Rotated Elevations in Revit
- place a building section instead of placing an
elevation tag to get the elevation view in Revit, Scott
Davis, BLAUGI, January 8, 2006
Irreconcilable Differences
- use a Generic Model category when working with two
types of structural beam families in Revit, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, January 28, 2006
Creating
Dormer Roofs in Revit Building
- creating the dormer roof plus while taking care of adjoining geometry, Craig
R. Thomas, Cadalyst Management, January 12, 2006
Accessing
the Plant Library in Revit Building 8.1 - change the properties of
trees or plants in the library using Plant Editor, Mark Antony Da Gama Rose,
Hagerman & Company, Inc., January 2006
Race with
RPC Cars !!!! - rendering RPC cars in Revit, Mike Hardy-Brown, Revit
Implementation, January 18, 2006
Need a Watermark? - import a text string in Revit from AutoCAD to
create a text watermark in a drawing sheet, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, January
18, 2006
Revit Building: Schedule Keys 101 - a
multimedia tutorial to create and use a schedule key
'style' using Revit Building, Avatech Solutions, January
18, 2006
Propagate Changes to Grid Lines
- apply override to several grid objects at the same
time in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, January 18,
2006
View
Templates - a Revit Time Saver - control visibility graphics settings
of your project using view template in Revit, Mike Hardy-Brown, Revit
Implementation, January 16, 2006
REVIT: to Wrap or Not to Wrap
- Wall Finish Wrap and Cavity Wall Wrap function for
wall wrap in Revit, Mike Hardy-Brown, Revit Implementation, January 11, 2006
Home for Unwanted Doors
- resolving the issue of eliminated door in Revit, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, January 5, 2006
Case of the Missing Section Mark
- the "Hide at Scales Coarser Than" may explain why
sections sometimes disappear from view in Revit, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, January 4, 2006
Take a Shortcut - customize your own shortcuts using
KeyboardShortcuts.txt file in Revit Building, Bruce Gow, Revitalize, January 5,
2006
The Well Tempered Template - keeping
template file updated in Revit, Bruce Gow, Revitalize,
December 26, 2005
The Key to Schedules - creating a large
door schedule using 'key schedule' in Revit, Bruce Gow,
Revitalize, January 2, 2006
Tag You're It!
- Revit offers last tag while tagging an object but use
'Loaded Tags' to change that, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, December 29, 2005
New Revit 8.1 Build Posted
- list of issues addressed by Revit 8.1 Build, Steve Stafford,
Revit OpEd, December 15, 2005
Starting in Revit Families
- the basics of creating a Revit Family, Mike
Hardy-Brown, Revit Implementation, December 20, 2005
Creating Vertical Wall Components in Revit Building 8.1 - create
vertical wall component and adding sweeps and reveals, Mark Antony Da Gama Rose,
Hagerman & Company, Inc., November 2005
Got My Eye on You!
- 'Copy/Monitor' tool keeps coordination between two Revit projects by copying
and monitoring levels, grids and columns, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, December
11, 2005
Count on Revit - using additional
parameters to make Revit schedule functionality more
useful, Paul Woddy, AEC Magazine, December 1, 2005
Up on the Roof - Part 1 - building a roof
in Revit using 'Roof By Footprint' tool, Bruce Gow,
Revitalize, December 3, 2005
Up on the Roof - Part 2 - generating the
desired roof if Revit doesn't automatically create it,
Bruce Gow, Revitalize, December 4, 2005
Horizontal View Titles - create two new
view title families to avoid view title rotation in
Revit, Shaun van Rooyen, Revit Family Man, November 30,
2005
Another Way of Looking at it - Section
Box, view orientation, and workplane grid are useful
tools in defining a design in Revit, Bruce Gow,
Revitalize, November 22, 2005
Stairway to Heaven - making customized stairs using Railings Type
properties in Revit, Bruce Gow, Revitalize, November 21, 2005
Frequently Asked
Questions
- answers to several questions by Revit users, Chris Price, Revit Rants,
November 17, 2005
When is an Instance Really a Type? - using shared parameter to
set different values to sheets in the Revit sheet family, Steve Stafford, Revit
OpEd, November 18, 2005
A Roof: Massing an
Octagonal Blend
- creating an octagonal roof using 'Massing' and 'Solid
Blending' in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, November 17, 2005
Moving Down the Street
- picking two points makes Revit move or copy an object a large distance, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, November 16, 2005
Revit Implementation Documentation
- document your Revit implementation for further
references, Mike Hardy-Brown, Revit Implementation,
November 14, 2005
Understanding Reference Planes and Work Planes
- how reference planes work as work plane, setting
correct work plane in Revit, Shaun van Rooyen, Revit
Family Man, November 14, 2005
Reference Goodies Continued - reference
lines are used to set up angle parameters, Shaun van
Rooyen, Revit Family Man, November 15, 2005
De-Value Engineering Dimensions - sometime is necessary to
override dimension values in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, November 11,
2005
Make Up My Mind
- toggle multiple check options at a time in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd,
November 10, 2005
"Revitize" Legacy Data
- explode DWG drawings, change DWG lines to Revit lines or trace over objects to
change AutoCAD symbols to Revit symbols, Shaun van Rooyen, Revit Family Man,
November 9, 2005
Shared Parameters - Part
4 - connecting a shared parameter to door family in Revit, Steve
Stafford, Revit OpEd, October 29, 2005
A Definition of Implementation
- Revit implementation can be broken into two
categories: office implementation and project
implementation, Mike Hardy-Brown, Revit Implementation,
November 2, 2005
Revit Formulae - specifications for creating
formulas in Revit, Mike Hardy-Brown, Revit Family Man,
October 26, 2005
Getting to Know Autodesk Revit's User Interface
- in addition to standard UI, there is a "Hidden UI"
existing in "Options Tool Bar" in Revit, Shaun van
Rooyen, Revit Family Man, October 21, 2005
Editing Families on the Fly in Revit Building 8.1 - Revit tutorial to
edit and reload the family in the project, Mark Antony Da Gama Rose, Hagerman &
Company Inc., September 2005
When is a
Room A Room...Already? - matching the position of the correct room
tag as a design change in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, October 14, 2005
Property
Boundaries and Setbacks - use linework tool to specify a different
linetype for the setback, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, October 8, 2005
Revit
Tips for Newbees
- Options Bar and Status Bar help beginners to use Revit, Scott Davis, BLAUGI,
September 21, 2005
Setting
Temporary Dimensions for Walls in Revit
- set the temporary dimension on the face of the wall, The Mad Cadder, October
3, 2005
Just Leaders - how to place a leader with no text in Revit, Steve Stafford,
Revit OpEd, September 23, 2005
What are Mergered Collinear Lines? - new feature in Revit 8.1 creates a
single line when exporting a number of walls to DWG/DXF, David Light, Revit,
September 22, 2005
Resolving Dimension Export Font Format Issues - change the font from TXT.shx
to Arial after exporting Revit plan to DWF/DXF, David Light, Revit, September
22, 2005
Revit 8.1 Dimension Improvements
- 'Linear Dimensions' is the new improved dimension type in Revit 8.1, David
Light, Revit, September 9, 2005
Revit Platform - Shortcut Keys - customize the menu shortcut keys stored in
KeyboardShortcuts.txt file in Revit, Beau Turner, Will Render For Food,
September 21, 2005
Are You My Mother? - check the category of the family from 'Family Category
and Parameters' option in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, September 21, 2005
Double Click...You're In: A Text Tip - a quick double click on the text
immediately enters edit mode in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, September 20,
2005
Are You a Special Character? - use Windows Character Map for special
characters in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, September 16, 2005
Plain as the Nose - use this Revit trick if a Type parameter cannot be
modified in the Family Types dialog box, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, September
15, 2005
It Takes All Types - using Revit Family Editor, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd,
September 9, 2005
8.1 Nugget for Family Editors - Revit 8.1 renames the changed parameter in
the formula(s) automatically, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, September 6, 2005
Buttons - get to know the functions of some strange looking
buttons in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, August 25, 2005
Autodesk Revit Structure Tips & Tricks - Revit Structure
associates the building model with the analytical model, thereby reducing the
errors normally encountered transferring data between the two, Lance Kirby,
AUGI, August 2005 (may require free registration)
Is You Is or Is You Ain't - Revit's 'Is Reference' parameter of
reference planes, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, August 3, 2005
Shared Parameters - Part 3 - creating a
parameter for Undercut, a feature which changes the
family panel geometry and reports a value in a project's
door schedule, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, July 24, 2005
RB - Door Insertion
- when placing a door in Revit Building you can easily choose the side of the
wall you wish to place a door either before or after insertion, Beau Turner,
Will Render For Food, July 4, 2005
Making a Shared Parameter File - begin by clicking the option 'shared
parameters' under file menu, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, June 18, 2005
Sharing Parameters - An Overview
- example of how to use shared parameters in Revit, Steve Stafford, Revit
OpEd, June 2, 2005
A Look at the Split Face and Cut
Geometry Commands in Revit 7.0 - video tutorial, Jarod J.
Schultz, CAD-1, March 18, 2005
BIM - Small, Medium? Extra Large!
- Autodesk Revit's Worksharing feature distributes the power of its parametric
building modeling environment across the team and supports BIM projects of all
shapes and sizes, Rick Rundell of Autodesk, Cadalyst AEC, April 15, 2005
Revit Building 8 API - users
will be able to develop code to query, extract and modify existing items in
a Revit model and place it in an Excel file, Mark W. Kiker, Caddmanager.com,
April 13, 2005
Revit: Adding Shadows with the New Advanced Modeling Graphics Feature
- streaming tech tip demonstrates how to use the new
Advanced Modeling Graphics feature to cast shadows and add a sense of
texture to your building information model, Tod Stephens, Avatech Solutions,
February 23, 2005
Revit - 2D or 3D?
- to get the best out of Revit with the least amount of
effort, model as simply as you can get away with and
then detail as much as you need, Justin Taylor,
CADserver, February 21, 2005
Implementing BIM, Part 3: Staff Training
- tips on making a successful transition from 2D to
building information modeling, Rick Rundell, Cadalyst,
January 15, 2005
Revit Level One
- 10-part video tutorial, DG CAD Consulting, January 5, 2005
How to Create a Dormer in Revit - quick Revit tutorial, cadforum.cz,
December 7, 2004
Ensure Success in Your Transition to BIM
- know what to expect and how to prepare before moving from 2D to Revit,
Rick Rundell, Cadalyst, November 23, 2004
Revit 6.1, 7 & Architectural Desktop 2005 Easter Eggs - how to access
these applications' hidden Easter Eggs, SageCAD, November 2004 (pdf)
Slow Mouse Motion in Revit and Inventor - quick tips, cadforum.cz,
September 23, 2004
How to Grow Your Family: Making Use of Models Created in 3ds max or AutoCAD
- Revit tutorial, maxlloyd, Revitcity, October 13, 2004
How to Make a Sloping Rounded Roof - Revit tutorial, Mr GG, Revitcity,
September 24, 2004
How to Run the Revit Journal File (Script) - Autodesk Revit tips, CAD Forum,
August 24, 2004
Nested & Arrayed Families Tutorial - Revit tutorial shows how to create a
basic parametric louvered window, Chris Price, Revitcity, August 18, 2004 (pdf)
Design Options in Revit 6.1 - explores the Design Options functionalities,
Lisa Brady, Hagerman & Company Technology Bulletin, August 2004
Do it Yourself with RPC Creator - Revit tutorial shows how to use your own
photos of people, trees and cars, MrGG, Revitcity, August 8, 2004
Faster 3D Display in Revit - tip on accelerating display functions,
CADforum.cz, June 21, 2004
Finding the Origin - Revit tutorial provides a method to locate the Origin
in Revit, Mr GG, Revitcity, June 13, 2004
Sculptured Walls - Revit tutorial shows how to make log walls, Mr GG,
Revitcity, June 12, 2004
A Quick Tutorial on Pen Weights - Revit tutorial, Skisouth, Revitcity, April
20, 2004
Family Pen Weights - A Simple Tutorial - Revit tutorial, Skisouth,
Revitcity, April 20, 2004
Creating a Transparency Map - Revit tutorial explores the time-saving
functionality of transparency mapping, which allows you to assign a transparent
mesh material to the transparent areas, Hiroshi Jacobs, Revitcity, March 24,
2004
Revit: Modifying A Wall Family - streaming tech tip explains how to make a
modification in a wall family that will allow you to vertically lengthen a
component within a wall without changing any of the other components, Phil
Russo, Avatech Solutions, March 10, 2004
Revit'ing It Up - series of tutorials offer an introduction to Revit and
object modeling, David Harrison, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand,
February 9, 2004
Revit Tips & Tricks - a collection of productivity-enhancing tips, Revit
Users Group International, January 27, 2004
Tips & Tricks for CAD Software - numerous productivity tips for AutoCAD,
Architectural Desktop, Revit and MicroStation, Terry Dean, Tim Bates, Kevin
Lilley and Russ Monrose, Design Productivity Journal, December 2003 (pdf)
(requires free registration)
Revit CAD Standards - explains how to reuse Revit's Project Standards with a
simple copy command, Phil Russo, Avatech Solutions, July 3, 2003
Autodesk Revit: Working Without Layers - tutorial explains how Revit manages
to design without layers, Lachmi Khemlani, Autodesk.com, April 28, 2003
Autodesk Revit - Adding and Fixing an Asphalt Shingle Roof Surface Pattern -
streaming video tip demonstrates the process of applying an Asphalt Shingle
Roofing Material, Avatech Solutions, April 15, 2003
Autodesk Revit Tutorial: Custom Relationships and Constraints - tutorial
illustrates how to define custom relationships such as dimensional constraints,
alignments, and attachments between components, Lachmi Khemlani, Autodesk.com,
April 1, 2003
Autodesk Revit: It's All About Relationships - tutorial explores Revit's
parametric nature - its built-in relationships that are maintained throughout
drawing changes, Lachmi Khemlani, Autodesk.com, March 31, 2003
Adding Doors to Revit's Curtain Walls - tutorial shows how to place a door
in a curtain wall in Revit, IMAGINiT Technologies, December 2002
Window Families in Revit 4.5 - tutorial to
create a custom window family, Elise Moss, excerpt from "Revit 4.5
Basics: Architectural Modeling and Documentation," (hosted by ARCHIdigm),
January 2003 (pdf)
Integrating Revit and AutoCAD - tips on using Revit and AutoCAD side by
side, Aaron Rumple, Hagerman & Company Technology Bulletin, December 2002 |