tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-176768902025-07-28T02:42:07.688+02:00The Revit Family EditorShaun van Rooyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14712975971326469047noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17676890.post-61974069349274840152008-08-28T16:35:00.008+02:002008-08-28T17:02:41.764+02:00

This comes up a bunch of times."How do I show roof sheeting properly with the profile and how can I schedule all the panels?""We do lots of warehouses and want to be able to schedule costs for roof as well as all the vertical paneling"1. Draw up the profile using the profile Family template. Save it (*-Remember the file name)2. Start a new family using the Structural Framing - Beams and

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Ja, it's been awhile......Here is one I get regularly!"How do I get to control the distance or nature of the wall closure wrapping of the exterior wall finish at a door or window?"Default scenarioControlled scenarioIt's easy! It's all in the Family!Edit the Family that you are using as an insert. In this case I am using a door.Using the "Ref Plane" tool draw a new reference plane along the inside

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Thank you very much for taking on this style of un-conference. An unconference is a conference where the content of the sessions is driven and created by the participants.This is where it’s at!!!!!! This is the bomb. Small personal sessions, where we not only learn, but also contribute. These sessions ROCK!!!! This is what it’s about. No slides, no pictures, no one sided talk, just pure passion

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I arrived at the halls that were hardly busy yesterday to find 10,000 new delegates. We had breakfast, all 10k of us in the basement parking in the hotel. This gave me the opportunity to showcase what MEP really does, to my manufacturing colleagues, as we sat bellow all the hotels exposed services. I suppose where else do you shove 10k hungry people. This is so large, it's huge, and it’s

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Doing what I do with regards to Revit, I surely do come across the skeptics. During negotiations, there are bunches off similar elements that crop up each and every time. Objections, Misconceptions, or as I would like to put it “You don’t have a ****ing clue do you, ***hole”. So in my frustration I have put this list together with explanations, in an easy format for all you non-Revit moron’s to

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WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!Coming to America III..........Finally got the ticket to AU 2007. "I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it. I'm about to lose control and I think I like it"the count down begins..........Vegas here I come!

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Through the last post of how much was out there, I was reminded by some, of how much more is out there.Revit 3D.com - Gregory Arkin -WOW! How did I miss this one. Awesome Revit BlogBIM & BEAM - For the Revit Structural bloggers.Already a stack of stuff covered._____If I have missed your blog, it wasn't meant intentionally. If you think you have a solid Revit blog let me know.

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I surely don't post here as often as I would like. It's not for the lack of trying or the lack of information. It is trying to do something different and unique that is the issue.If you follow all the Revit related blogs, as I do, you get to see just how much info is out there. To post stuff that hasn't already been covered is rather difficult. Sometimes it has happened that while I am busy

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My independent status is no longer. I have been snapped up by Worldsview Technologies – Authorized Autodesk Distributor. I have been fortunate enough that my knowledge and dedication to Revit and Revit itself, has provided me with the opportunity to keep the boat afloat since I decided to go independent.The Main objective was to return to the roots of architecture and specifically the drawing

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I have now completed what is about the 30th odd project in Revit. It is one of 8 large projects, and one of 3 completed using RAC 2008. I have just gotta say that RAC 2008 Rocks. After two months of Beta testing, and extensive use since its official commercial release, one gets so used to the tools that you quickly forget what it was like two years ago (never mind 7).Besides the name

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Revit Architecture 2008 is here……wooo hooo. OK admittedly I went into a cold sweat!! Aaagggggh what have they (the Factory) done with Visibility Graphics. I can’t switch the Surface Pattern Off (for Walls, Floors, and Roofs). It’s not there any more!!!!....................... Oh OK there it is (blush). Nice Subtle change. So Projection and Cut have got an upgrade, with a more

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Sometimes you sit and think........sometimes you just sit. Yes once again I have been very lazy with this Blog. You see I have been very busy doing other stuff????????? Just wait 'n see. “The Revit Family Man” So, Revit hits the 200 000 mark! Jeez, like 100% sales in one year. Pretty awesome, lots of work out there for some of you! (I still only have a 100 odd people reading here on a daily

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It wasn’t a month ago that I put a report together for the top management, based on the progress of Revit Users I have been implementing at a medium to large practice here in SA. It has been 6 months since I had started and I sat back with my broad shoulders almost expanding through the width of the door, patted myself on the back and thought “job well done”. Then…..with some extra

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On a number of occasions, have I had users complain about families, the lack of content and the ability to build custom stuff.The ability to build your own comes with lots of understanding and tons of practice.By lack of content, I simply mean that for example a client wants a window that is fixed on one side and double top hung on the other. Simple enough.Far too many users try re-invent the

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Here is a quick tutorial on how to create line styles in Revit whereby you can change the text values. We use this for lines like Fence, Hot water, Cold water etc.1. Start a new family - annotation symbol - generic annotation.2. Delete the Red text warning.3. Add a Label. Click mouse pointer at the intersection of ref Planes.4. In the Select Parameter Dialogue box click Add.5. In the Parameter

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In my first year working at an architectural practice all I did on the conveyor belt of construction documentation was toilet layouts, ceilings and basement parking. "Young man" (as the old man used to refer to me as) otherwise it was the run of the mill Jnr, Mik, Skivie, or just plain "The Ceiling guy". At least I wasn't just a number?????Why oh why, did I not have a simple tool like that of

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It's far to often that I come across Revit users not using the view capabilites and duplicate views with various options correctly. It is so easy to create many instances of the same view and have different visibility settings for each.A simple example of this is......In any given project (it's actually set up in my templates) I will have at least 10 various 3D views and slices. With the size

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After what seems like decades (I have actually posted something here) of waiting for Cadplan to get there act together, Marek Brandstater and his team have finaly launched Digital Building Solutions.Their product line is geared to provide the BIM users with much anticipated software solutions.Two products (out of the five) have been launched so far.The first - Shortcut Highway"Shortcut Highway is

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Few know, not only how to work with the browser organizer but also how to make it work effectively for you.One of the biggest issues I have when auditing and dealing with clients f*/&^ing messy files is the lack of discipline applied when creating levels and the naming convention thereof. How on earth is anyone supposed to know what the heck “Level U/S SS RC-B” is supposed to be, and on top of

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I have prepared a number of articles on the family editor mainly targeted for those just starting out, and for those just looking to pick up a few tips along the way. I will be posting a number of these articles over the next few weeks.Do enjoy!!Starting with.Family Templates and CategoriesThere are three types of families in Revit.1. System families which consist ofo Wallso Floorso Rampso Roofso

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I keep coming across people that are still modeling in Revit and detailing in CAD. Why oh why, would you want to do something so STUPID? Revit has the massive ability to use both 3d elements and an overlay of 2d components. The process of detailing in Revit is actually so much easier than anything I have used in the past!!!!Detail components are your biggest weapon to finally cross over to full

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How cool is this. I can now take my Revit model and "plonk" it on to the site in Google Earth.I originally came across this on David Lights Blog - a Plug-in for Revit to Google Earth. Downloaded….installed….. and my clients are going nuts!!!! Man, this works!!!!!!For those of you in SA if you have been on my Advanced concepts training with Cadplan, the whole exercise on specify coordinates truly

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While gaining momentum in total “Revit Blogshare Domination” (on Blogshares) I managed to stumble across a few new cool Revit blogs. The one that really caught my attention was Paradigm Shift by Sean D Burke.Some really great articles plus more links to even more great articles. Fresh reading, Be sure to check it out!!!!!Another, for the Portuguese tongue, check out Up to Work. I couldn’t really

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If you are looking for the most comprehensive list of Revit Rescources on the Web, be sure to check out Cadplans Revit Resource Page. If you would like your link added just drop Niki an email. Her address is found at the top of the page.

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When working with a “Subregion” on site topography, I have often come up with the issue of "Failure to triangulate surface". Well it's not really an issue, other than Revit’s Sub-region tool’s inability to correctly indicate where the line join problem is.The workaround I often use is to copy the sketch of the sub region. Then start a new floor sketch, and “Paste Aligned” the sketch lines. Finish

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