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Revit: Activating Silhouettes
By Garry Stockton
If you are using Hidden Lines as a Visual Style for your 3D representation, you may want to enhanc...
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Using Bulleted Text in Revit
By Garry Stockton
Did you know Revit has given us the ability to have bulleted text? Yes, you may say, but from Revi...
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Revit 2018 – The Split Face and Paint Tool
By John Flanagan
Introduction
Use the Split Face Tool to divide the face of an element (such as a wall or a floor) ...
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Revit 2019 – True North
By John Flanagan
Use Project Base Point to set the True North
Every Revit project has a Project North and a True No...
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Get Plot Files from Revit
By Garry Stockton
Occasionally you may get asked for a Plot file (*.plt) rather than a PDF/DWF/DWG. Just follow the ...
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Revit - Adding Commands to the “Quick Access Menu”
By Martin Phelps
This is a very simple process. Simply locate the command icon in the “Ribbon” menu, right click on ...
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Autodesk Rendering Getting started with VR
By Justin Doughty
Virtual Reality or VR is very popular at the moment, but to achieve end results it can become ver...
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Import a Civil toposurface in Revit without using BIM360
By David Lewis
I recently delivered a training course to a group of Landscape architects. A topic of interest was the...
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Autodesk Revit LT 2024 – Does Revit LT 2024 have any MEP Capabilities?
By Dennis Collin
Question:
Does Revit LT 2024 have any MEP capabilities?
Answer:
No Revit LT has no Ductwork, Cablet...
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Autodesk Revit LT 2024 – Does Revit LT 2024 have structural capabilities?
By Dennis Collin
Question:
Does Revit LT 2024 have structural capabilities?
Answer:
Revit LT does have some limited ...
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Autodesk Revit LT 2024 – Does Revit LT have View Filters?
By Dennis Collin
Question:
Does Revit LT 2024 have view filters?
Answer:
Unfortunately, no it doesn’t. Revit LT 2024...
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Autodesk Revit LT 2024 – Can Revit LT 2024 work with PDF files?
By Dennis Collin
Question:
Can Revit LT 2024 work with PDF files?
Answer:
Yes, it can.
PDF support is a new feature...
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RevitSHARE – Multi User Editing
By David Crowther
Question:
Does RevitSHARE allow you to perform multiuser editing on the same Revit file?
Answer:
U...
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Autodesk Revit LT 2024 – Revit LT & Workshared Files
By Dennis Collin
Question:
What are the implications of opening a Work-shared File, that has been setup by a full Re...
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Autodesk Revit 2023 FAQ – Setting the default Revit Application to edit files upon double click action
By Dennis Collin
Question:
When double clicking on a Revit project or family file within Windows explorer, the wrong...
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Autodesk Revit LT 2023 – Does Revit LT 2023 have structural capabilities?
By Dennis Collin
Question:
Does Revit LT 2023 have structural capabilities?
Answer:
Revit LT does have some limited ...
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Autodesk Revit LT 2023 – Revit LT & Workshared Files
By Dennis Collin
Question:
What are the implications of opening a Work-shared File that has been setup by a full Rev...
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Revit FAQ: Labelling revisions on views and sheets
by Dennis Collin
Question:
I need to annotate a model revision with a revisions tag, does Revit have one in its def...
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Repeating similar steel connection details in a Revit Structure Project
by Dennis Collin
Question: Is it possible to repeat a typical steel connection like a haunch to other similar loca...
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Revit component families not shading in views as expected?
by Dennis Collin
Question:
Why does my Revit equipment component not show in a shaded view as expected?
Answer:
It i...
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Revit FAQ: How can you change a solid (continuous) line to a dashed line?
by John Flanagan
Question
How can you change a solid (continuous) line to a dashed line?
Answer.
There are two ways ...
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How do I ensure that my Revit families are not too heavy for effective use?
by Dennis Collin
Q. My family file size exceeds the file size guideline. What do I need to do to meet the recomm...
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Why isn’t my bespoke electrical socket component showing in the electrical fixtures schedule?
by Dennis Collin
Q. Why isn’t my bespoke electrical socket component showing in the electrical fixtures schedule...
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Why aren’t parameters added to a Revit family component available when scheduling said component within a Revit project?
by Dennis Collin
Q. Why aren’t parameters added to a Revit family component available when scheduling said compone...
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FAQ – Model Review Add-in missing in Revit 2021
by Dennis Collin
Question: Where is the Revit Model Review function that came with Revit 2020 and earlier? The add-i...
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Specifying the number of backup files within Revit
By Dennis Collin
Question:
How can I adjust the number of backup files that Revit makes with component family and pr...
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Missing Revit Content after a new software installation?
by Dennis Collin
Question: I have just installed Revit, but I am missing my UK content and family templates. What ha...
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Why doesn’t my symbol show in a Revit plan view?
by Dennis Collin
Q. Why doesn’t my MEP symbol component display in a plan view, when placing a faced based Revit MEP...
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Revit FAQ - How do you create a drawing/sheet index?
by John Flanagan
Question
How do you create a drawing/sheet index?
Answer.
Click View (pulldown) menu > New > Sheet...
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STL export from Revit
by Dennis Collin
Question:
I need to export a Revit model to STL format. Do I need to install a 3rd party app?
An...