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Category: Revit

  • Revit TotD – 7.3.2018 | Masking Regions in 3D Families

    Sometimes… sometimes we just can’t help ourselves and we HAVE to draw 2D elements for reasons. Just reasons. When that happens you still want to care about graphical information and drawings looking correct. Having a Chair look like it’s in the same plane as a table just… well that ain’t right.   So this video […]

  • RevitTotD – 7.6.2015 | Delete all Revisions

    “Hey, we decided we don’t need any revisions for the next issue.” Sure no problem.   Except your project has 1,381 Revisions in it, across 140 sheets… … and they’re all hidden… … and as everyone knows, you can’t delete that last revision from Revit.   ENTER DYNAMO! You can download the graph here (Dynamo […]

  • [2015] Using Fence to Change Target

    Here is a quick tip to help you stay in that command while being able to switch targets. See below the break for more specifics on what this tip covers. While in a multi-part command like Join with the Multiple Join option checked, you can switch targets of the join by dragging a selection area […]

  • Protip: Use shift more…

    Protip: Tabbing through elements too fast and miss it? Hit shift+tab to go back one or two.

  • Coordination: AutoCAD v Revit

    This is how you handle coordination in AutoCAD: “I see structural members in our RCP where I’m trying to put lights…” “OK, just delete those lines” This is how you handle coordination in Revit: “I see structural members in our RCP where I’m trying to put lights…” “If you see it in RCP, then it’s […]

  • BIM TotD – 2.6.2012 | EOH

    If you don’t know by now, I’m a KS junky… that’s Keyboard Shortcut for you mouse clickers (try it, try typing KS in Revit to see what happens!). So it occurred to me that I should share another quick KS that I use quite a bit.   A personal preference of mine is to halftone objects that […]

  • Revit Interface Class outline

    So I’m teaching a quick class on the Revit Interface in my office and I thought I would post the class outline in case anyone wanted a reference guide or something to use as a start for a similar training class at their office. Enjoy and feel free to comment! If you use it, please […]

  • RevitTotD – 4.7.2011 | 2012 – Ghosting and OTHER COOL SH__!

    2012 Feature Review – More cool features from 2012!

  • RevitTotD – 4.7.2011 | 2012 – Groups on Steroids

    Revit 2012 Feature Overview – Assemblies

  • RevitTotD – 4.7.2011 | REVIT 2012!!! Create Parts Demo

    So it’s finally being downloaded by everyone on the face of planet BIM, which means I can officially, without legal issues, post these videos!  The following are some videos demonstrating the new shininess the folks in the labs have given us this time around! This is a really cool tool called Create Parts! Yes, that’s […]