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Revit TotD – 7.30.09: Revit 2010 Add-In Manager
Another short and sweet tip, this one dealing with an easy way to manager your add-ins. If you are an add-in hog, you may get tired of editing your Revit.ini file every time you load and unload an add-in for Revit. Well, with this simple little tool, you can have all the work done for […]
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Revit TotD – 7.29.09: Don’t Skip the SKP Mats
Another simple, quick yet useful tip today! A while back we mentioned Sketchup in our Topo tip, today I’m going to show you how to assign a material to that topo (or any object really) that you bring in to Revit from Sketchup. Assigning Materials to Sketchup Imports: In the Material library (Manage > Materials) […]
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Revit TotD – 7.23.09: Family Materials, Parameter Application
So to wrap up this series on Family Material application, today I am going to show how to apply materials through a parameter in the family. Creating the Parameter: Types button on the Ribbon (it’s static, so you should be able to access it from any Ribbon) New under the Parameters section. Name the parameter, […]
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Revit TotD – 7.22.09: Family Materials, Subcategories
Yesterday I showed you how to directly apply materials to objects in your families and the reasons to do such a thing. Today I’m going to do the same thing, except we’ll be talking about the Subcategory approach. Create the Subcategory: (In the family creator) Manage Ribbon > Settings > Object Styles New in the […]
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Revit TotD – 7.21.09: Assigning Family Materials, the Direct Approach
I often see people struggling with getting a component in a project to render with the material they want it to render with. Usually upon inspecting the family that they are using I find that the materials are setup improperly, making it hard for the user to change materials to begin with (this does not […]
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TotD – 7.20.09: Tracing DWGs
Trust me, you won’t find anyone more against importing DWGs into a Revit project than me… well you might if you point over to RevitCity.com and browse around, but I’m pretty close to the top dawg in that category. However, I understand that sometimes it’s just the best way to get the job done. In […]
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Revit TotD – 7.17.09: Multi Line Text Fields
Don’t ask me how I stumbled across this one. It was so long ago that I can’t remember what I was doing to try this. I can remember it being somewhat serendipitous in the fact that it happened naturally, like, this key combo should produce this result. I needed an extra line in my parameter, […]
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Revit TotD – 7.16.09: Is Reference Is Useful
If you’re just delving into the world of family creation, you probably have learned some intricacies of Revit, but there are many many unfathomable discoveries yet for you to behold! Here, I’ll help with one real quick. The all important Is Reference parameter of a reference plane is very often overlooked or improperly used. Let’s […]
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Revit TotD – 7.15.09: Easy Cheesey, Grids and Peasies
Well, it’s not just grids but any model pattern for that matter. This tip derives from a quick question about working on ceiling grids and the ability to move and rotate the grid pattern. However, what it turns into is a discussion on model patterns and how to manipulate them on all surfaces, not just […]
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Revit TotD – 7.9.09: Glowing Sign, Self-Illumination Based Materials
Yesterday we started off another TotD series, this one dealing with Glowing Signs. Allen Ball at Taggart Foster Currence Gray Architects really needed a solution for both the Illuminated Sign and just simple glowing letters. Yesterday’s TotD went over creating a light fixture and using a image based material to essentially create an illuminated sign. […]