Category: Tip of the Day

  • Revit TotD – 6.9.09: Curtain Walls.3 | The Curtain Panel

    You probably wouldn’t believe me when I told you how many requests I get about how to add doors into curtain walls.  Or maybe you’re one of the many that have struggled with this and would in fact believe me with how many requests I get!  Whichever boat you float in, I’m glad you stopped […]

  • Revit Totd – 6.8.09: Curtain Walls.2 | “WHY CAN’T I MOVE GRIDS!??!?”

    Heh… I have to laugh at this one.  Here in lies a tip that essentially is the answer for probably 80% of the problems that people have when working with Revit.  This one in particular I see in about 30% of the questions regarding Curtain Walls; “Why can I move the grids in my curtain […]

  • Revit TotD – 6.5.09: Curtain Wall Series.1 | Navigating the waters.

    So this is a first, right?  Maybe the sign of things to come?  I’m doing a series!  Like many of my Tip of the Days, this is the answer to many people that get frustrated from trying to work with Curtain Walls.  This is understandable, as navigating anything consisting of many components can be cumbersome, […]

  • Revit TotD – 5.27.09: A little Linking never hurt no one.

    I’m not sure if this has ever happened to anyone else, but it used to happen to me quite a bit.  I would receive a model from a consultant and would link it into my project and would need to start adding things just to see if they fit, how they worked with the rest […]

  • Revit TotD – 5.11.09: A little preview…

    No really, that’s what I’m going to show you how to do!  You didn’t think I was going to like… show you a preview of your life or something did you?… I’m not quite that good, yet.   Anyhow, you know those little thumbnails that Revit generates of your project?  Ever pay any attention to […]

  • Revit TotD – 4.9.09: Double shot! Google Earth Topos and Door Schedules

    OK, so if you didn’t know already, I am a student.¬† Earlier this week I had a huge project deadline in studio so I wasn’t able to get any tips up.¬† Now I’m going to make up for that with a double shot of tips!¬† These are some pretty good tips here, so pay attention […]

  • Revit TotD – 4.6.09: Roof Eave Offsets

    Oh, hi thar!¬† Thanks for coming back.¬† I hope everyone had a better weekend than I did.¬† School… that should be all I have to say.¬† Anyhow, onto roof eaves! This is one of those things that is a result of people not knowing where to look for the properies they need to get the […]

  • Revit TotD – 4.3.09: Transfer Project Standards

    Hello again!¬† Today’s TotD is a nice short one.¬† It’s a good one that a lot of people don’t know about till they get tired of copying things from one project to another.¬† Good news; There is a very simple way to do it!!! Here is a short little video (NOW WITH NARRATION!!!) that explains […]

  • Revit TotD – 4.1.09: Keyboard Shortcuts that come in Handy

    In a previous TotD I mentioned the path to the keyboard shortcuts text file that will allow you to change or add some keyboard shortcuts that may help you speed up some of those repetitive tasks. I have setup my own keyboard shortcuts based on commands that I found myself spending MANY mouse clicks doing […]

  • Revit TotD – 3.31.09: Louvered Curtain Panels

    This is an issue that I have run across before.¬† People have asked for¬† a curtain panel with parametric louvers.¬† Well, the closest I can get is a semi parametric louver panel and there are a couple of ways to accomplish this.¬† FYI, this is more of a lesson than a tip… kinda halfway between.¬† […]