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Revit TotD – 8.4.09: +++ [RAWR I’M THE REF PLANE] —
If you don’t get the title of the tip, that’s OK. It’s easier just to say that it’s hard to explain if you don’t already understand, but at the same time it’s not necessarily a bad thing if you don’t. Either way, I’m guessing that there’s a little tip that you didn’t know. The one […]
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StairPorn.Revit – 7.31.09: Floating Stairs by Ong&Ong
This stair by Ong & Ong in the Blair Road Residence is the one that really caught my eye when I first visited StairPorn.org, so naturally I had to attempt it early in the series. It was quite a challenge! The treads and risers were quite simple, but the supports didn’t work quite the way […]
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Revit TotD – 7.31.09: Legend Tagging
======================= This is a tip that was written specifically for AECBytes.com’s Tips and Tricks newsletter which is a monthly publication from http://www.aecbytes.com/. The Article is also available to view at: http://www.aecbytes.com/tipsandtricks/2009/issue44-revit.html. Thanks to AECBytes.com for the opportunity to write for this publication, and thanks to all my readers for making this such a succes thus […]
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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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StairPorn.Revit – 7.29.09: Hangover by Complett
So I was turned on (no pun intended) to this site (http://stairporn.org)a couple weeks ago and I am taking upon myself to start making some Revit versions of these stairs. A challenge, I like! To start things off, I went with the Hangover Stair by Complett I think it’s a good start! Like these stairs? Want to […]
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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 […]
