May 18, 2012

Revit TIP: Draworder for linked files

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How to control display behavior if linked files overlap some objects in Revit? In some cases you might have met problems with correct display of linked objects located above other objects. Read how to do it here.

How to: refer several sections to same section view

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Do you need to refer to typical view for your sections, callout, and other views in Revit? See how you can do it here!

Up and Ready: Boldly install, configure, & deploy Autodesk software

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Check this Autodesk blog that covers product support: installation, configuration, licensing, deployment, and more!

Autodesk Seek: get real world BIM models for free!

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Want to get real world Revit and AutoCAD models? Have you tried Autodesk Seek? Real models from real manufacturers!

Revit Schedule: Using conditional IF in custom field

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Have you ever examined Revit door schedule, and the door width field? If you see the double door family, you will see that the reported schedule is not the actual door width, but it is the total opening width. In this case, I want to report the actual door width. And the total opening width. [...]

Changing Revit View Title Appearance

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I have posted a tip how you can control Revit view title appearance. I made a big mistake by mentioning this: Now the question you probably want to ask: can we change the text appearance or change the circle symbol? As far as I know, no. It’s not external family, so you can’t edit it [...]

Controlling Revit Viewport Title

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When we place a Revit view into a sheet, we will always see the view title placed at the bottom of the view. Some of us can be annoyed by this view title, especially when we have only one view in our sheet. When we have only one sheet, maybe we only want to show [...]

Using Revit View Templates

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Do you realize that you need to use same view settings in your projects? Instead of tweaking the visibility every time, why not save it in a template?