Revit Tutorials

Revit and AutoCAD

BIM was born in part when Autodesk needed to differentiate ACA from Revit, choice of Revit over AutoCAD applications is based on user’s familiarity with tools, procedures rather than just their productivity

A Dozen Reasons Not to Use Adaptive Components in Revit

family editor lacks annotation tab, addition of model text is not allowed, family sizes sometimes gets huge, lacks visibility settings, controls for flipping components, absence of host elements limits possibilities for using reporting parameters,

EXPLODING IMPORTED GEOMETRY

explode import symbol into next highest level elements in Revit, select import symbol, click on explode drop-down to explode imported geometry, or imported DWG 3D solid geometry in family editor environment, Autodesk Knowledge

EXPORTING GRIDS

create grid in Revit, set CAD format to DWG files, click solids tab in modify DWG/DWF export setup dialog, select export as AutoCAD Architecture, AutoCAD MEP objects option, Autodesk Knowledge Network

4 Easy Steps to Better Organize Your Face Based Family Thumbnail

hide/get rid of ‘face’ (extrusion) in template, uncheck check-box of hidden lines from visibility graphic, uncheck check-box ‘keep scene upright’ from options setting in Revit,