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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 |