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Revit TotD – 4.5.2010 | More Shortcuts!
So a while back I gave you a list of shortcuts that I find useful on a daily basis. Well, now that this project I’m working on is going in to CD phase and a lot of people are starting to detail, I thought it would be good to share a list of detailing shortcuts […]
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Revit TotD – 3.17.2010 | Sweeping Up
Adding sweeps to a wall definition or even hosting it to a wall already in place make sweeps a very efficient way to add a lot of pizzaz to your projects. If you like add those small touches to your projects, then this little tip should be a favorite with you. There are a few […]
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Revit TotD – 3.12.10 | MMB
So, I wasn’t really kidding about the Friday Fluff tips. As silly as you may find this tip, however, remember that I don’t post these unless multiple people have asked these questions! As usual though, I will try to give you more than just a fluff answer! So here we go… Before I continue, I […]
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Revit TotD – 3.11.10 | Workset Woozy
So, you made a woozy on your central (and local) workset file. You were OK, until you found that there are no magic backup number files in the folder with your .rvt file like there were with your non workset files. Now your heart has sunk, and well, lets face it: you probably aren’t here […]
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Revit TotD – 3.10.2010 | Ctrl+Z * 100
haHA! So this is what it feels like to not be sick. Well, that’s not my excuse for last week, but I can’t really show you why we had no TotDs last week… or rather can’t show you. Yet. Needless to say, I had a good reason. Hopefully I’ll be able to make up for […]
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Revit TotD – 2.24.10 | Render Texture Alignment
If had a nickel for every time someone asked me why Revit can’t render lights in the proper place on a tiles ceiling, I’d… well I’d be sitting back and writing these instead of writing these between work hours. Now, if I had a nickel for every time the person that asked me that told […]
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Revit TotD – 2.22.10 | Save the trees, use DWF Markups!
With the environmentalists on the rise again, it’s more important than ever for us architects to try to save as many resources as possible. We all know how much of a paper hog an average size architecture firm is, much less the large ones! Here is a process that I push in all offices that […]
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Revit TotD – 2.19.10 | Dimension Formulas
Gonna finish up the week with a very easy tip, yet very powerful for those complicated designs that use all those mathematical formulas and what not… Hopefully, by this point, you know that you can simply enter a length to determine a wall or line length, or really anywhere you can input a dimension. Simply […]
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Revit TotD – 2.17.10 | Through the Linking Glass, part2
What’s this? I’m keeping my word? Two tips in one week?! Well, don’t let it fool you. I cheated. I wrote these 2 days ago 🙂 So let us continue on and wrap up this little lesson on linked model visibility. First I want to thank my Buddy Gerry Hogsed for letting me use his […]
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Revit TotD – 2.15.10 | Through the Linking Glass, part1
I’m slowly but surely trying to recover from moving and settling into a new job. I’m having to force myself to sit down and make time for RevitTotD, but I’m glad I do it every time that I do! This week, I’m going to have 3 tips… that’s all there is to it! Baby steps, […]