Revit

Revit Structure 2021: Copy and Paste Material
by John Flanagan Copy and Paste a Material In the illustration below, the foundation components don’t blend because ...
Revit Tip: Change the unit display on a level reference marker
by Dennis Collin I frequently get asked this question by Revit users about how to change the units used on a level m...
Revit 2021 - Adding Detail to a Stair Tread
By James Philip In the previous blog we added material to the stair tread, in this one we will add some tread detail....
Revit 2021 - Worksharing Display Monitor
By James Philip   Use worksharing display modes to visually distinguish workshared project elements. You can use work...
Revit Material Tag not correctly showing correct identity data
by Dennis Collin   Fig. The expected result Tags are a vital part of working with Revit as they can show parameter ...
Revit - Dormer Variation 2
by Martin Phelps   Extruded curved roof with extruded curved dormers Figure 1. The walls comprising the building are...
Revit - Creating a Stair with a Winder using Sketch Stair.
by Martin Phelps   Select “Stair” from the “Circulation” panel of the “Architecture” tab, as shown in Figure 1. Figu...
Revit Tip: Tagging Curtain Wall Mullions
by Dennis Collin Question: How do I tag Curtain Wall mullions within Revit?   Answer: There are no tag types for Cur...
Revit 2021: How to Connect Truss Members
by John Flanagan How to Connect Truss Members Use the Coping tool in Revit to connect truss members. To see coping, ...
Revit 2021: Section Views
by John Flanagan Sections Views Revit provides standard view types for 2D views and 3D views, such as floor plans, e...
Reset Shared Coordinates more easily with Revit 2021.1
by Dennis Collin     I recently posted about a recent update to Revit 2021, the 2021.1 update. One of its many benef...
Revit 2021: Callout Views
by John Flanagan Callout Views A callout is a view that you place in a plan, section, detail or elevation view to cr...
Revit – Dormer Variation 1
by Martin Phelps Building on my previous blogs relating to “Dormer” creation, this is a variation of creating a “Dorm...
Revit 2021: Visibility Controls
by John Flanagan Revit Visibility Hierarchy Revit gives the user a number of ways to override the display of an elem...
Revit 2021: Schedule Background Mask
by Justin Doughty   What is the best way to mask behind a schedule in Revit? Regions can only be applied in the view...
Revit 2021: Editing the Poche Colour
by John Flanagan I sometimes get asked the following question: How do you apply a colour pattern to cut surfaces in ...
Revit 2021: Project Templates
by John Flanagan   Project Templates Configuring project templates to match office standards can be daunting. If you...
Revit 2021: Adding a Different Profile to a Stair Stringer
by John Flanagan Adding a Different Profile to a Stair Stringer The stair run on the left shows the standard closed ...
Revit 2021: Exporting in Revit
by John Flanagan Exporting in Revit Export selected views and sheets, or the entire building model to convert the in...
Revit 2021: Project Units & Overrides
by John Flanagan Introduction   Project Units by default are under the Manage tab>Settings Panel>Project Units. Open...
Revit 2021: Roof Trusses
by John Flanagan Roofs Trusses To add a truss to the underside of a roof, go to the Structure tab and select the Tru...
Revit 2021: Project Templates: Customised Tags
by John Flanagan Project Templates: Customised Tags You can customise Annotation types in your project template file...
Revit 2021 – Improved Tag Behaviour
by Dennis Collin Tagging elements are a key component within Revit in terms of displaying certain data fields like s...
Revit 2021 – Installing missing or adding additional Revit content
by Dennis Collin When installing Revit, it is possible that some of the content may be missing, due to a break in co...
Revit: Linked grid and level objects not snap-able to facilitate accurate positioning on sheets.
by Dennis Collin Some time ago I posted about how guide grids are useful in positioning views consistently on sheets...
Creating trunking using a face-based component in Revit 2021
by Dennis Collin Unfortunately, Revit has no trunking category included within its electrical components. However, ...
Revit – Using the Wall sweep for skirting and other interior features
by Dennis Collin Revit’s wall sweep tool is very useful for interior features like skirting, picture rails and covin...
Revit floors disappear when converting to parts
by Dennis Collin Revit parts was a feature introduced several years ago. They provide an ability to split objects li...
Revit 2020 - Room Layouts - Adding Furniture
by John Flanagan Revit 2020:  Room Layouts – Adding Furniture Many types of elements are added to a project using co...
Revit 2020: Creating Component Stairs
by John Flanagan Revit 2020:  Creating Component Stairs There are two methods for creating Stairs in Revit . These a...