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How do you tag doors and windows in Revit?
QuestionHow do you tag doors and windows in Revit? AnswerThe information that appears in a door or window tag, as wel...
Detaching a Revit File from the Central Model
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Can I detach a Revit file from the Central Model, so it becomes a standalone model and not workshared?
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Viewing Nested Linked CAD Files in Revit
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Why can’t I see a linked CAD file which is ‘nested’ inside a Linked Revit Project?
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It is switched...
Borrow a Network License in Revit
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How do I borrow a Network License in Revit?
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In Revit, click the pull-down menu next to the Help qu...
Align Plan Views up in Revit
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Can I align my plan views up in Revit?
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Yes you can use Guide Grid on Ribbon click View (Tab) > ...
Centre lines of round Pipe and Ductwork - Revit
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Need to see centre lines of round Pipe and Ductwork?
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Use a Visibility Graphics Filter to your r...
Changing the background colour in Revit
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How can I change the background colour in Revit?
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Click on the “R”>Options>click on the Graphic ...
Creating a Revit Keyboard Shortcut 'Cheat sheet'
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How do I create a Revit Keyboard Shortcut 'Cheat sheet'?
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Enable the Keyboard Shortcuts customis...
Transferring the look of a view within Revit
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How do I transfer a look of a view within any version of Revit to any other view?
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Use a View Te...
Changing the Highlight Colour in Revit
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How can I change the highlight colour in Revit?
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Click on the “R”>Options>click on the Graphic t...
Blue and Black Dots - Revit
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What are the blue and black dots displayed on linked structural columns?
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The black or blue d...
Revit, Navisworks and Linked Files
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Linked files not included when exporting to NWC file format?
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Currently, Navisworks does not sup...
Linked File Error - Revit
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I am experiencing a problem where linked file XXXX.rvt cannot be saved because it has changes in more than ...
Levels appear black in Revit
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Why do my levels appear to be black in Revit?
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This is to indicate you have no referring view fo...
Horizontal Curtain Walling - Revit
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Is it possible to make a Curtain wall parallel with the ground rather than standing upright?
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Ye...
Parallel Analatyical Lines - Revit
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Parallel analytical lines on sloped beams?
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To correct this issue, you will need to change the p...
Changing Quick Access Toolbar - Revit
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Quick access toolbar seems to reset when editing a family or at other times?
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The Quick Access T...
Convert Line Types - Revit
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Can I convert detail lines to model lines and vice versa?
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Yes this can be done by using the ‘co...
Backward Compatibility - Revit
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How do I open a file from newer version of Revit, in an older version? (Example a Revit 2015 file in Revit...
Properties Palette Functionality - Revit
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Revit 2011 having problems with the properties pane, when typing a value inside the box the value is automa...
Hidden Foundation Lines - Revit
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Where we have a ground beam attaching into a pad foundation which is not the same depth, lines are not show...
Site Too Large - Revit
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Importing a CAD file as a site plan but a dialog box appears saying that the site is more than 2 miles wide...
Revit Licence Error - Revit
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A licence error has occurred 21.126.0 after the software has been installed and activated.
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The ...
Revit Crashing Editing Materials
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Revit 2011 products crash when attempting to replace material render appearance (Autodesk Revit has stopped...
Toposurface Error Message - Revit
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When attempting to edit a toposurface in Revit I get the following error message: Contour label doesn’t int...
Tagging Linked File Restrictions - Revit
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Cannot tag a room through a linked Revit 2011 project?
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In Revit 2011 you cannot tag rooms throu...
Line Dimension Tool for Curtain Walling - Revit
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Trying to find the linear dimensions tool when creating a curtain walling panel family?
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To find...
Notching Tool - Revit
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Can I notch a beam into a column?
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In versions of Revit from 2011 onwards, there is a notching t...
Front Elevation Incorrect - Revit
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When on an elevation view it won’t show the front of the building?
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The reason for this will be ...
Workset Locked Out - Revit
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A user has taken ownership of a workset and is off work so we cannot relinquish it?
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In your ver...