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Revit - Using Sub-Element Edited floors to model site objects
By Dennis Collin
For some time, Revit has had several methods of creating sloping slabs. Two of which are with sketc...
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Revit Architecture 2020 - Adding a Dormer 1
By Martin Phelps
A question often asked during a training course is “Can Dormers be created in Revit?” Although not n...
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Revit MEP - Creating Pipe Sockets
By James Philip
To create a pipe that connects with a socket into another pipe will connect with a tee if the default...
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Revit 2020 - Customise a Continuous Rail Extension
By James Philip
To select the top rail, first position the cursor on the rail then use the tab key to cycle though un...
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Revit 2020 - Define a Continuous Rail Extension
By James Philip
You can define a rail extension for a handrail or top rail.
Modify an extension
To Select the top rai...
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Revit 2020 - Multi-Category Schedules
By James Philip
I was asked on a Training course whether it was possible to schedule a number of different category i...
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Revit 2020 - Create a Tapered Blend Form
By John Flanagan
Introduction
The Blend tool blends 2 profiles (boundaries) together. For example, if you sketch a s...
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Revit Repeating Detail Components - Part 4
By Dennis Collin
Part Three can be found by clicking on the respective links.
Previously on repeating details in Revi...
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Revit MEP 2020 - Overcoming problems when using eccentric Transition
By James Philip
When working in Revit MEP the transition from one duct size to another is created automatically.
How...
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Revit 2020 - Show camera in 3D View error
By James Philip
If you create a 3D Camera view and then change the view discipline. (See Figs 1 & 2)
Then when you ...
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Revit 2020 - Converting a Door to a Curtain Wall Door
By James Philip
The range of doors in the curtain panel section is very limited, so it would be useful to be able to ...
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Revit 2020 – Improved Family Management Tool – Transfer Single
By Dennis Collin
A few months ago I blogged about a useful utility that made the management of families within Revit...
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Revit - Easy way of aligning objects to a target object
By Dennis Collin
Revit has so many ways of achieving the same task, but this method is often missed by many users. Wh...
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Using Dynamo to Schedule Coordinates in Revit
By Dennis Collin
I find it strange that Revit being a database driven program still doesn’t expose such parameters as...
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Revit Architecture 2020 - Adding a Dormer 2
By Martin Phelps
Following the previous blogs relating to “Dormers”, there is another type of “Dormer” that can be co...
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Revit Architecture 2020 - Editing the “Dormer” cut
By Martin Phelps
Once the “Dormer Cut” has been created in the main roof, should the dormer roof require a change of ...
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Revit 2020 - PDF Import
By Justin Doughty
Revit 2020 introduced the ability to import and use PDF files. The guide below goes through some o...
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Revit - Creating Component Stairs
By Garry Stockton
As with other Autodesk Revit elements, stairs are intelligent parametric elements. With just a few ...
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Revit - Link a PDF
By John Flanagan
Introduction
Revit 2020 introduced the ability to link a PDF inside Revit. You will find the tool o...
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Revit 2020 - Adding a Custom Hatch Pattern
By James Philip
Revit accepts the same format Hatch pattern as AutoCAD, which is the *.pat file extension which is ed...
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Preventing undesired changes to objects in Revit
By Dennis Collin
Revit is an excellent piece of software that ensures consistency of data throughout a project. Howev...
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Revit - Controlling Views
By Martin Phelps
Not new to Revit, but often overlooked, during the creation and editing of a project it’s very easy ...
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Revit Repeating Detail Components - Part 3
By Dennis Collin
In previous blogs discussing this topic, I was discussing the usage of the Revit repeating detail sy...
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Revit - About Curtain Wall Panels
By Garry Stockton
The default panel for a curtain wall is typically a glazed panel. As you create the curtain grid an...
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Revit - Tag and Schedule Elevation Parameters for MEP Elements
By Garry Stockton
In the new Revit 2020 there is new feature which allows you to schedule the Elevation Parameters. T...
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Revit Structure 2020 – Add an Opening to a Structural Framing Component
By John Flanagan
Introduction
During a recent training course, a delegate asked me how to create an opening in a str...
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Revit - Repeating Detail Components – Part 1
By Dennis Collin
Repeating details have been in Revit for many years, but I find many users are still unaware of thei...
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Revit 2020 - Server
By Justin Doughty
When setting up a server for use with Revit, you may not always have access to the Revit software ...
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Revit - Using Equations to Modify Wall Lengths
By Martin Phelps
Walls can be drawn by simply picking points in the floor plan of the project. Once drawn the wall ca...
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Revit 2020 - Blank Schedule
By Justin Doughty
There may be an instance in Revit where you need a blank Schedule. This might not be seen as “best...