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How do I to change the background screen colour in Revit?
by Dennis Collin
Question:
How do I change the colour of the screen background in Revit?
Answer:
This can be done vi...
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FAQ – How to set a workshared Revit file back to a single user project
by Dennis Collin
Question: How do I convert a work shared Revit project back to a single user project?
Answer: This ...
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Removing the start-up splash screen for Revit
By Dennis Collin
This is a common question often asked by users who want to save 2-3 seconds on application start-up...
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Revit LT - Does Revit LT have any Ductwork, Cabletray or Pipework tools?
By Dennis Collin
Question:
Does Revit LT have any Ductwork, Cabletray or Pipework tools?
Answer:
No, beyond placing ...
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Locating Revit Content from several locations
by Dennis Collin
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How do I set folder locations to access Revit content?
Answer:
This can be set from the...
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FAQ - Revit family
by Dennis Collin
Fig. Revit Lighting fixture with photometric light sources
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When creating or modifying a ...
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What is a good size for a Revit component family?
by Dennis Collin
Q. I have been told not to make families that are too heavy, what sort of file size should the fa...
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Resetting the Revit Interface
By Dennis Collin
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How do I reset the Revit ribbon menu and/or the Quick Access toolbar?
Answer:
If you need...
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Revit - Does Revit have an orthogonal drawing mode like AutoCAD?
By Dennis Collin
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Does Revit have an orthogonal drawing mode like AutoCAD?
Answer:
Yes, simply hold down th...
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Revit LT - Does Revit LT have structural capabilities?
By Dennis Collin
Question:
Does Revit LT have structural capabilities?
Answer:
Revit does have some limited structu...
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Fixing problematic Revit files
By Dennis Collin
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I have a Revit file that crashes, displays error messages or behaves strangely, does Revi...
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Setting the Save Reminder Interval in Revit
By Dennis Collin
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How do I alter the frequency of save reminders within Revit?
Answer:
The save reminder fr...
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Revit LT - Can I use view filters in Revit LT?
By Dennis Collin
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Can I use view filters in Revit LT?
Answer:
Unfortunately, no. Revit LT lacks the abilit...
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Revit - Controlling Revit Dimensions
By Dennis Collin
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How do I control where Revit measures its dimensions to?
Answer:
The TAB key on the keyb...
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Revit LT - Can Revit LT work with PDF files?
By Dennis Collin
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Can Revit LT work with PDF files?
Answer:
Not in isolation no, however, with the Revit LT...
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Why does my licensed Revit keep changing to Viewer Mode?
By Richard Armistead
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Why does my licensed Revit keep changing to Viewer Mode?
Answer:
There is a known lice...
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When closing Revit you receive an “Unrecoverable Error”
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You exit Revit and immediately receive the error?
Followed by:
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The above errors are appeared to b...
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Revit – how to resize a view on a sheet
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How do you resize a view on a sheet?
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The way you resize a view on a sheet in Revit, is to select...
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Revit – how to resize a view on a sheet
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How do you resize a view on a sheet?
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The way you resize a view on a sheet in Revit, is to selec...
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Revit worksharing best practice
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What are best practices when worksharing ?
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Revit best worksharing practice are create new local ...
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Revit – how to cut a view to a shape
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What is the best way to cut a view to a shape in Revit?
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The best way to cut a view to a shape in...
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Revit - best practices after a “file needs manual recovery”
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What should I do to resolve “file needs manual recovery”
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To resolve when a “file needs manual re...
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Revit 2015 not drawing pipe/duct
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Why is Revit 2015 not drawing pipe/duct?
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To correct why Revit 2015 does not drawing pipe/duct yo...
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Revit – item/tag cannot be assigned number required
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How do I assign the required number to the item/tag?
Answer:
Create a schedule to see if it is still in...
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Revit – best practices for file tidy up
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What are best practices for file tidying files in Revit
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The best practices for file tidying file...
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Missing Revit content
Revit content is downloaded during the installation and as a result some Revit installations maybe missing templates ...
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Transfer project standards from Revit to Revit LT
QuestionCan you transfer project standards from a Revit model to a Revit LT model?
AnswerYes you can transfer inf...
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Set Revit Maximum Backups
QuestionWhere do I set the number of backups for my project in Revit?
AnswerThis can be done when you Save-As you...
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Linking an earlier version model - Revit
QuestionIf I am working in a newer version of Revit can I linked an earlier version project?
AnswerYes all Revit ...
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Room Areas and Volumes - Revit "
QuestionWhen I place a Room Area it won’t calculate the volume, why is that?
AnswerIt sounds like the settings to...