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Tag: Tip

  • Revit TotD – 6.26.09: Same View, new Callout

    Here’s a quick tip to round off the week, most of you may know this already, but I think ALL of you should know, therefore I’m posting this little tip!  Ever had a View such as a cad detail or a drafting view that you want to reference by a new callout in your project?  […]

  • Revit TotD – 6.25.09: Wall Profiles and Constraints

    The last project I worked on in a real office was a real piece of work.  With about 12 people in total working on the model at any given time, the model no doubt had some issues between everyone having their way with the model.  One of the issues that occurred DAILY was with wall […]

  • Revit TotD – 6.24.09: Project Elevation vs. Actual Elevation

    Yeah, I know you’ve been there.  Your boss asked you to make the elevations on a certain sheet show the actual elevation above sea level.  You tried to move all the levels up 600′ and EVERYTHING B0RKED!!!  If you haven’t been there you will eventually, well maybe not if you read this because you’ll know […]

  • Revit TotD – 6.15.09: Phases and your views!

    Oh hi there!  Guess you keep coming back for something.  Hopefully for things like this!  Today I am going to show you why you keep having to change the phase of the objects that you are creating and even better how to make your objects automagically be listed under the correct phase. In the view […]

  • Revit TotD – 6.11.09: Curtain Walls.5 | Advanced Curtain Wall Types

    OK, so those of you that are here that really know your stuff may start thinking that this isn’t really advanced.  You’re right, but looking back, we started with navigating a freaking curtain wall… this is pretty advanced for those people that are just delving into Revit’s curtain walls; and you guys are doing great […]

  • Revit TotD – 6.10.09: Curtain Walls.4 | Curtain Wall Doors

    OK, so by now, if you’re an architect, you’re probably saying “Will you please stop calling it a curtain wall?!?”  No, I will not.  Not because I don’t know that it’s not technically a curtain wall, but because unfortunately curtain wall is what Autodesk decided to call it.  So just know, when I say curtain […]

  • 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, […]