tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67146284521784471102024-02-19T02:25:30.433-08:00BIM WITSBuilding Information Modeling / Revit - Keep your wits about you!Mike Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873549240382056045noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-62322092917472917232015-07-27T07:03:00.000-07:002015-07-27T07:04:31.067-07:00RTC - Revit Technology Conference 2015<div style="border: 0px; font-family: gotham, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.571428em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
<span style="color: #cccccc; line-height: 1.571428em;">WOOT.. directly after a lovely vacation I was whisked off to an AMAZING conference.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.cvent.com/events/rtc-north-america-2015/event-summary-a115ad5f3cb846638b8b3e8ae4c618bb.aspx">Revit Technology Conference 2015</a></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">I had a chance to meet the original 2 men that brainstormed the program REVIT.. (<span style="line-height: 1.571428em;">Irwin Jungreis and Leonid Raiz)... </span>they were like Apple's Steve Jobs.<span style="line-height: 1.571428em;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Humble and brilliant men.. It's was great. There were tons of classes which were full of great information.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">I learned a lot and will be implementing these Best Practices here in the upcoming months.. so keep your eyes open.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">Some of the items of interest you can expect to see:</span></div>
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<li style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.571428em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Revit Project Health Checks (file reviews for best practices and performance)</span></li>
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<li style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.571428em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Project Template Organization - file, family and view naming etc.</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.571428em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Best Practices for working with LARGE projects</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.571428em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Rhino-Grasshopper and Iterative Design (pattern based families and adaptive components)</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.571428em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Updates to the Family Editor - to make your life easier</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.571428em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Managing Groups to reduce/eliminate group errors </span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.571428em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Behind the scenes secrets for Shared Coordinates</span></li>
<li style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.571428em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">Etc. Etc. Etc.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">It was a great.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc;">It's also great to be back in the office!!! </span></div>
Mike Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00873549240382056045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-64212165685652426852015-02-03T07:56:00.002-08:002015-02-03T07:56:23.458-08:00Profiles are Included in Copy/Paste<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you need to copy a system family (stair, railing, wall sweep, fascia, gutter, etc.) that has a specific <b>PROFILE </b>embedded, from one project to another.. you can do a copy/paste with confidence.<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;">The system family will copy over and bring with it any profile that is embedded</span> that helps create the shape. Your system family may ERROR when you paste it into the new project.. but the profile makes the transfer just fine.<br />
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Example: If you copy a wall sweep.. it will error because it doesn't have a wall to host to in the new project. No biggie. Your profile made the jump and is ready to be used.<br />
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Happy RevittingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538782111865358604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-66479721933923141242014-12-04T13:40:00.001-08:002014-12-04T13:40:31.194-08:00Sketchy Lines - in Revit 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of the fun features that has now been incorporated into the current version of Revit is <b>Sketchy Lines</b>. You can turn this feature on in any elevation, section, 3D view, etc. and it can also be set up in a View Template (example: Sketchy Presentation).<div>
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When in any view.. simply open the <b>Graphic Overrides</b> for that view and expand the Sketchy Lines settings. <b>Enable Sketchy Lines</b>.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">When working with revisions, the workflow is thus. You place a </span><b style="line-height: 1.428571em;">CLOUD </b><span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">around the items that have been revised and you also place a </span><b style="line-height: 1.428571em;">TAG </b><span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">directly adjacent (and touching) the cloud that gives reference to the cloud, letting people (mostly the contractor or installer) know which project revision this work is associated with. This keeps things organized.</span></div>
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When you issue another revision.. you must give it a separate number.. again, this keeps things organized. But, this time you must do another task. It is common practice to turn off the <b>CLOUD </b>from the previous revisions, but LEAVE the old revision <b>TAGS </b>on. <span style="line-height: 1.428571em;">This alerts people to the fact that another previous revision has occurred in this area, but doesn't cloud the issue with extra clouds laying around. haha</span></div>
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If you have been using the Revision system built into Revit (accessed by selecting <span style="color: #f1c232;">Manage>Additional Settings>Sheet issues/Revisions</span>).. the dialog and revision cloud on the drawings should look like this.</div>
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First, check the box for <span style="color: #f1c232;">ISSUE </span>(this locks the revision clouds from being edited).</div>
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Second.. change the dropdown from '<span style="color: #f1c232;">Cloud and Tag</span>' to just '<span style="color: #f1c232;">Tag</span>'.. and all the revision clouds from the previous revisions will turn OFF<span style="line-height: 1.428571em;"> but their associated tags will be left ON.</span></div>
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Ever work on a project and find the <b>Grid Heads</b> moving on other Views when you intended them to only be moved in the current view?</div>
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<b>Grid heads </b>have a <b>3D</b> and a <b>2D</b> feature built into them.</div>
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Typically.. out of the box... they are set to 3D.. which means when moved, they will move in all other similar views (example: all the plan views). But you can switch this setting to 2D on an individual Grid Head basis in order to move the Grid Head where you need.. and this will NOT effect the other views.</div>
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<b>Here's how:</b></div>
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Select the Grid line.. you will see (NEAR the Grid Head) a small annotation of '3D' or '2D'. If it is set to 3D, then by clicking on this small annotation you can switch it from 3D to 2D.. and then the Grid Head can be safely fulled to a new location. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538782111865358604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-35149016898666337592014-09-17T09:04:00.002-07:002014-09-17T09:04:19.225-07:00Guide GridsEver want to make sure your plans are aligned from one sheet to the next? Rumor has it that contractors can't build it unless the plans align exactly from one sheet to another. So, thankfully Revit has a quick easy solution for this.<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;">Guide Grids. Yep, Automatic alignment feature built right in. (Nearly automatic anyway.)</span><br />
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Here's how they work:<br />
You place them into Sheet Views (since you can't put them anywhere else).<br />
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With a Sheet View opened.. Select the <b>View </b>tab, and in a group called <b>Sheet Composition</b> you will find a button labeled <b>Guide Grid</b>.<br />
Click on that.<br />
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A small dialog box will appear where you can select an existing Guide Grid or make a new one. NAME it appropriately (e.g. floor plans), select OK. The Grid will appear across your entire sheet. You can then resize it (crop it basically) to the area you need it.<br />
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In the Properties of the Guide Grid you can also set the Grid Spacing from the default 1" to anything you like. 4"works great.<br />
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Place the same (floor plans) Guide Grid onto <b>each </b>of your Plan Sheets and move your Floor Plan VIEWS to align with the 'non-moving. non-shifting' Guide Grid. (You will find that the grid will not shift at all when you resize the grid boundaries.. so you are safe. Just move your floor plan views to align and you are good to go.)<br />
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Try it out.. its pretty cool.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538782111865358604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-69444504866013976662014-08-29T13:27:00.002-07:002014-08-29T13:27:55.271-07:00Which Version is it???<div>
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<span style="color: orange;">Is there a way to just look at a file in your directory structure and know which version of Revit was used to create it?</span></div>
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<span style="color: orange;">The answer is sadly NO.</span></div>
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Especially if the file is not one that has Worksharing enabled.. if that is the case, you will simply need to try to open it.</div>
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If it is an older file.. it will begin to upgrade.. it it newer.. it will warn you.. and if it matches your current Revit version,.. it will open.</div>
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<span style="color: orange;">Yet, there is hope...</span> if a file DOES have Worsharing enabled (it's a CENTRAL file), there is a way to know if the file is the same version as the Revit session you currently have running... before you begin opening it.</div>
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If you are in Revit 2014 and are trying to create a new Local file from a Central file on your server. You select OPEN file and you browse to the file on your server. When you select the file (one click only), look at the CREATE NEW LOCAL checkbox.. if it is highlighted with a checkbox in it.. you are good to go.. the file matches the current 2014 version. </div>
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<span style="color: orange;">It pays to NAME the FILE with the Revit version in the filename.</span></div>
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Example: <b>Colorado State_Admin Bldg_Exterior Envelope_R2014</b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538782111865358604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-70476093819249345732014-08-15T13:52:00.000-07:002014-08-15T13:52:17.129-07:00Select PreviousYou ever select a few items and then when switching views.. the selected items unselect?<br />
Happens all the time.. well.. There is a solution to get them back!<br />
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Here are some screenshots to prove it.<br />
<b>FIRST</b>: A couple simple items (windows) selected in plan view.<br />
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<b>SECOND</b>: A casual change to 3D view (could have been any other view).. and BAM, your items are conveniently unselected.<br />
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<b>FINALLY</b>: So here you go... <b><span style="color: orange;">CTRL + LEFT ARROW</span></b>.<br />
Yep, simply hold down the Ctrl key and hit the left arrow.. it reselects your previous selection.. better know as <span style="color: orange;">Select Previous</span>.<br />
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Happy RevittingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538782111865358604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-65658000324088996562014-03-17T12:31:00.002-07:002014-03-17T12:33:15.730-07:00ZOOM EXTENTSSomething very simple for you.<br />
If you are zoomed in on the MAIN window in Revit and want to ZOOM EXTENTS.. simply <b>double click the scroller</b> of your scroller mouse. BAM<br />
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ZE (Zoom Extents) on the keyboard still works of course.. but this is a great little shortcut.<br />
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Worksets can be color coded visually to represent a few different scenarios:</div>
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If set to <b>Checkout Status</b> - you can visually see who has different Worksets checked out. We don't typically check Worksets out, so this won't help much. Just sayin'.</div>
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If set to <b>Model Updates </b>- items that have been <span style="color: #e69138;">updated </span>since you did a Sync to central will turn a color. Also, items <span style="color: #e69138;">deleted </span>since you did a Sync will be highlighted a different color.</div>
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If you set to <b>Worksets </b>- each Workset will turn a different color - giving you a quick visual.</div>
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One other way to visually display the worksets is a simple button I like to use. On the Worksets dialog box there is a button to<b> 'Grey Inactive Worksets'</b>. So make sure you are on the correct Workset (active) and then check this button.. the rest of the model goes gray. All items are still editable.</div>
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Select the Elevation Marker's Triangle <b>Pointer </b>(not the main circle) as show here in this image:<br />
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Then you can change the property under the Graphics Settings to '<b>Hide at scales courser than 1/4"=1'-0"</b>. That way it will NOT be on the main 1/8"=1'-0" Floor Plans, RCP's, Furniture Plans, Finish Plans, Color Presentation Plans, etc.<br />
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Good to know.. for <b>HIDING </b>them all (individually) would be a real pain! You will find you may not have to HIDE them anywhere.. but keep your eyes open in any other Enlarged Plans. =)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538782111865358604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-13384898656654386782013-12-05T07:50:00.002-08:002013-12-05T07:50:41.711-08:00Views NOT on SheetsTwo important things for you today:<br />
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<b>TipOne:</b> <span style="color: #b45f06;">Delete any views that are temporary or unused.</span><br />
I wish this went without saying, but.. When you're in the process of working on a specific project, you are going to have to create various project views. In many situations, you are most likely going to require hundreds of various views for a building that is complicated and large (typical). You should always look through your views and try to find any that you have originally created for visual and temporary reasons (that you are not using any longer).. <b>and delete them</b>. Not only is this going to result in your project being leaner, meaner and cleaner.. but it will also increase file performance speeds.<br />
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You already know that if an Elevation, Section or Callout view is NOT on a sheet, it will NOT have a detail/sheet number reference. But if you want to quickly SEE which views are not on sheets (in the Project Browser).. Switch the 'filter' of your Project Browser.<br />
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Switch the Browser Organization for Views to '<span style="color: #b45f06;">not on Sheets</span>'. Once this is done.. your Browser will <b>ONLY </b>show views that are NOT on Sheets. You can then see if you have accidentally not placed a detail (or other view) that was supposed to be part of the Drawing Set. And you can easily open views to see if they are needed any longer.. good candidates for <b>deletion/ retirement.</b><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538782111865358604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-49517783687354600852013-01-28T08:06:00.003-08:002013-01-28T08:06:55.489-08:00Using GROUPS rather than Design OptionsThere are many great uses for <b>GROUPS </b>in Revit. I just discovered another one. If you have a <b>design decision</b> to make and are unsure of which way the client will go, so you decide to use Design Options.. <span style="color: #e69138;">HOLD EVERYTHING</span>. There is a much simpler way to do it.<br />
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<b>Create a group</b>, let's say an arrangement of furniture. Move the group's<span style="color: #e69138;"> insertion point </span>to a known location.. like the corne of a room or in this case, the corner of the fireplace. (The insertion point is the little x/y axis that shows up when you select the group.. it's dragable).<br />
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Then <b>delete </b>the group! Yep.. just hit delete. (it stores in the project, trust me)<br />
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Now, <b>create another group</b>.. with another furniture arrangement. Move this new group's<span style="color: #e69138;"> insertion point</span> to the same location as the first group.<br />
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Now you are ready for the <b>magic</b>. Simply select the group and swap it out (in the properties dialog box) for the other one. BAM. Works like a champ. The insertion point holds the group's location. So for a quick design decision.. you don't have to set up Design Options if you don't want to.<br />
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<span style="color: #e69138;">There seems to only be a couple drawbacks. You can't set up a view where one of the groups is visible and another view where the other 'swapped out' group is visible. So it's a manual process. The other drawback is that the groups, when swapped out, don't retain any visual overrides.</span><br />
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Other than that.. this is the way to go!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538782111865358604noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-29627355006793480732013-01-21T05:54:00.003-08:002013-01-21T05:54:56.823-08:00Visibility Control<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ok.<br />
Some confusion exists between the different visibility control mechanisms we have in Revit.<br />
And it's no wonder.. There are so many possible combinations that it takes real skill to keep them all organized.<br />
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Here are the main ones that are giving people issues.. there are others to help complicate things, but we'll start with these:<br />
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<li>You can select an individual object and with a right click - select <b>Graphic Override</b>, and make it look any way you want.</li>
<li>You can also select any individual object and with a right click - <b>Hide </b>it or the entire category in which it belongs.</li>
<li><b>Categories </b>give you the ability to make an entire category look any way you want (and the ability to turn an entire category on/off).</li>
<li><b>Worksets </b>gives you the ability to group items (even from different categories) and turn them on/off.</li>
<li><b>Filters </b>give you the ability to make your worksets (and other items) look any way you want them. (All grey, All dashed and light blue, etc.).</li>
<li><b>Phases </b>give you the ability to tell items when they were created and when (if at all) they will be demolished.</li>
<li><b>Phase Filters</b> give you the ability to make a graphic distinction between new and existing phases (Grey Existing, Dark New, Existing Off, etc.)</li>
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OK.. I finally have a grasp on the settings of the <b>VIEW RANGE</b>. They have eluded me for quite some time.. but I finally got it. So here you go.</div>
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There are 4 settings. <b>TOP</b>, <b>CUT</b>, <b>BOTTOM </b>and <b>VIEW DEPTH</b>.</div>
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Well, as it turns out, the only 2 you need to pay attention to is the <b>CUT </b>and <b>BOTTOM</b>. The other two are for special viewing needs.</div>
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First, the values must always be in <span style="color: #6fa8dc;">ascending order</span>.. meaning the VIEW DEPTH will always be the lowest value and TOP will always be the highest value. (duplicate valuses are allowed.)</div>
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Next, <b>CUT </b>is just that.. it cuts thru things. Certain elements can't be cut thru though (furniture, specialty equiptment, etc.) and will always show their top surface.</div>
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OK.. if you for some reason want to see things that exist ABOVE the CUT.. you must lift the <b>TOP </b>to either intersect or pass them. The only caveat is.. it only works on Windows, Casework and Generic Models. Weird, but that's the skinny.</div>
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Lastly.. if you for some reason want to see things that exist BELOW the BOTTOM.. you must lower the <b>VIEW DEPTH</b> to either intersect or pass them. This works on all objects. They will be visible and will be using the linestyle named '<span style="color: #3d85c6;">beyond</span>'. Which can be set to any line style you want (solid, dashed, etc.). The only weirdness here is, some families have thier own special rules with respect to the CUT PLANE. Example: floors will turn on if within 4' of the VIEW DEPTH value. </div>
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So it's less of a science.. it's more like artwork.</div>
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(We'll talk about Reflected Ceiling Plans later!)</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538782111865358604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-42715299478979863632012-09-28T11:10:00.001-07:002012-09-28T11:12:50.823-07:00Sites - SketchUp to Revit<span style="background-color: black;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Part of our current workflow is to create a schematic model in SketchUp - which often includes the site. Many client meetings occur as the team is busy convincing them of our great design.. Once they make a decision on a direction to proceed.. we often turn the SketchUp model into a Revit model to take the design to the next level.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;"><span class="ms-rteThemeForeColor-8-4" style="color: #c27801;">We don't need to scrap the entire SketchUp model to proceed. </span>The buildings need to be recreated using Revit geometry.. but the <strong>site </strong>can be used to create one in Revit. Often we use geographical topo data from the civil engineers, but we can also <strong>use the SketchUp model site.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Here below is a quick shot of a sample Sketchup site. It may have roads, sidewalks, etc on it. We need to isolate the site by turning off (hide) all buildings, entourage, etc. Then export to DWG.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538782111865358604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-5281512280784059332011-04-25T07:39:00.000-07:002011-04-25T07:51:10.076-07:00Controlling Visibility of Individual Wall LayersSometimes it is desirable to hide individual layers of a wall while leaving other layers of the same wall visible. For example, when a structural engineer links an architect’s Revit file, the structural engineer may not want to show the rigid insulation, sheathing, masonry veneer and other nonstructural parts of the wall.<br /><br />It is now possible in the 2012 release of Revit to control the visibility of individual layers of the wall. This can be accomplished by using the new ‘Parts’ tool. After creating parts for each of the layers in a wall, you can hide the layer part (or layer). ‘Parts’ is a new model category in Revit.<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599533244247202498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtsSCglJ975vIExgBWb-LO4lijcOe5h3AYcKHF5ROybxLFBqUFzMRcGeyVUm9Qm2NZzKrdszykTrvx_BeRq4dxRngMCl0DEOdd0UrjGu925ia77uOURsnmD8-RtX7quuw7J6gSwy6Npc1Y/s320/BIM+WITS+Blog+Post+4-25-2011.png" />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-5608777582313858202011-02-02T13:38:00.000-08:002011-02-02T13:43:06.242-08:00Empower the "I" in BIM<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEahUIqrSdOzs15_dBefhNkqy6t2UpwtYPQ2D6uZPf5wUXuud7dKqFNyvGFkbEK9gsIUhyFuwf8buB2CkX9nAqANv0JE3GCmkU-F8Xxl9Rqofw2YjMv75n3yPHTkcQYmey7J7_iz1xffeP/s1600/BIM+WITS+Blog+Post+2-2-2011.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 222px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 145px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569210837009180274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEahUIqrSdOzs15_dBefhNkqy6t2UpwtYPQ2D6uZPf5wUXuud7dKqFNyvGFkbEK9gsIUhyFuwf8buB2CkX9nAqANv0JE3GCmkU-F8Xxl9Rqofw2YjMv75n3yPHTkcQYmey7J7_iz1xffeP/s200/BIM+WITS+Blog+Post+2-2-2011.png" /></a>Have you ever had the need to transfer your BIM data between Autodesk Revit and Microsoft Excel? Quite often, it is better to use the power of a spreadsheet application to manipulate your data. You now have the ability to transfer data back and forth between Revit and Excel using the Ideate BIMLink extension.<br /><br />For more information about BIMLink, go to http://www.inlettechnology.com/Ideate_Products.html.<br /><br />Download a trial version and try it out yourself! I think you will find this extension has many possibilities.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-69072348464638116632011-01-24T07:30:00.000-08:002011-01-26T11:35:25.459-08:00Developing a Strategy for Your BIM Implementation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZ9Z8nHXbG_BKtWZFukIxHaOqkYhzA2iol0ZbzKqcIC2b7pgQCvb4rhfOK_fTihglC-oO98IfoTTf-uFhRpUmdqESgSkERA7ot5Kbr27eLBj2-am2Vby5FPRA_62D4UYuGDIY6o5M8njN/s1600/PennStateBIMGuide.png"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 154px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565776408094388658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQZ9Z8nHXbG_BKtWZFukIxHaOqkYhzA2iol0ZbzKqcIC2b7pgQCvb4rhfOK_fTihglC-oO98IfoTTf-uFhRpUmdqESgSkERA7ot5Kbr27eLBj2-am2Vby5FPRA_62D4UYuGDIY6o5M8njN/s200/PennStateBIMGuide.png" /></a>Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a process involving the representation of the physical and functional characteristics of a building in digital form. By using the BIM approach, it becomes possible to streamline processes, improve coordination and simulate construction, which facilitates more reliable decision making for the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of buildings.<br /><br />The implementation of a BIM approach for your organization and for specific projects requires careful planning and consideration. The transition to BIM is a revolutionary process change with challenges, risks and benefits. A well-structured plan can help identify the challenges in advance, minimize risk and increase benefits. Your transition to BIM must consider your goals and uses for BIM, your BIM project execution process, information exchanges and supporting infrastructure for your BIM implementation.<br /><br />The “<strong><em>BIM Project Execution Planning Guide</em></strong>” provides a structured approach for developing your plan. A team at the Penn State University Computer Integrated Construction (CIC) Research Program authored the guide with assistance from advisors representing the buildingSMART allianceTM and AEC firms throughout the United States. This collection of BIM experience will provide you and your organization with a firm foundation upon which you can develop your plan. The guide is available for download at http://www.engr.psu.edu/ae/cic/bimex/.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-86721829839995338542011-01-17T11:58:00.000-08:002011-01-19T13:33:57.299-08:00Maintaining Linked Revit Files in an Unloaded StateWhen working with a Revit file that has linked Revit files, you may decide to unload one or more of the linked files to help improve file performance. This will not be an issue until you enable Worksharing on your Revit file. After you enable Worksharing, Revit does not maintain the unloaded state of the linked Revit files in your local file when you ‘Synchronize with Central’ or ‘Reload Latest’.<br /><br />You can maintain the linked Revit files in an unloaded state by doing the following:<br /><br /><ul><li>Create a Workset for each of the linked Revit files and place the linked Revit files in the Workset created for that linked file.</li><li>Go to the Worksets dialog box and ‘Close’ the Workset that you want to unload and keep unloaded after you ‘Synchronize with Central’ or ‘Reload Latest’. Closing the Workset will unload the linked Revit file contained in the Workset.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSltrotyhzcuAay5qHgkhYX_lcon4wIlVDAq_xkaaIgXnPi4RP72-Sui22Bhb-iIOAmU-TJB4NAxWeEa1fJ46Ydum_lGnHtKOi2dE3In7ngV1KLhBAs3BBWl8Qy3mE-_Wugy4rWwimhWFU/s1600/BIM+WITS+Blog+Post+1-17-2011.png"><img style="WIDTH: 211px; HEIGHT: 147px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563247446678660914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSltrotyhzcuAay5qHgkhYX_lcon4wIlVDAq_xkaaIgXnPi4RP72-Sui22Bhb-iIOAmU-TJB4NAxWeEa1fJ46Ydum_lGnHtKOi2dE3In7ngV1KLhBAs3BBWl8Qy3mE-_Wugy4rWwimhWFU/s200/BIM+WITS+Blog+Post+1-17-2011.png" /></a> </li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-74628465068489706912011-01-11T05:52:00.000-08:002011-01-11T07:40:39.783-08:00BIM WITS Resuscitation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi868lH41jp0MS_r3sPmb3eLnvaGXHOF5iObyrkYhy35F-c-ue0nUX5qrMmPcENSWDbdKSj5lwUIMPT5yxCKh6zQUvMzA3UxuJBk7HUS_6sYRKvErbzgcSh1moI0b3zHDtcmg0dgRw8YK2A/s1600/BIMWIT.png"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 154px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560930052147954834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi868lH41jp0MS_r3sPmb3eLnvaGXHOF5iObyrkYhy35F-c-ue0nUX5qrMmPcENSWDbdKSj5lwUIMPT5yxCKh6zQUvMzA3UxuJBk7HUS_6sYRKvErbzgcSh1moI0b3zHDtcmg0dgRw8YK2A/s200/BIMWIT.png" /></a><br /><div><div>WOW! It has been almost two years since our last BIM WITS Blog post and much has happened during this time. I have a lot on my mind about IPD, BIM, Revit, etc. and I plan to share these thoughts on a regular basis using this Blog started by Mike Taylor. Stay tuned for regular postings of my thoughts about IPD, BIM, Revit and other related topics.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-91219704422713566522009-04-08T11:23:00.000-07:002009-04-08T11:28:30.253-07:00Adding more Options for Interference Checking<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DAx_1bCrMZGhMvIhyLU6rZfULx5N8D_2CvBTV2DGlUp1vd-qccvQQvKDEGCX21ee6QMiNH__-N1EnVV1C2Yt8wgJeO5_IaNR58DrqUzJC73AVjiTqXliIriJ-GKPTmC_UxLmrX_2xGA/s1600-h/clearance.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DAx_1bCrMZGhMvIhyLU6rZfULx5N8D_2CvBTV2DGlUp1vd-qccvQQvKDEGCX21ee6QMiNH__-N1EnVV1C2Yt8wgJeO5_IaNR58DrqUzJC73AVjiTqXliIriJ-GKPTmC_UxLmrX_2xGA/s320/clearance.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322388992878742242" /></a><br />You can use the power of Revit to increase your options for interference checks. Instead of only checking for items that occupy the same space, why not check for interferences in equipment clearance spaces?<br /><br />You can add clearance spaces to your equipment families, such as panelboards, that are not visible by default but will still report an interference if an object is occupying the same space.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-53563600218914104982009-01-23T06:50:00.000-08:002009-01-26T06:31:09.799-08:00Curtainwall Magic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDWI-pYVyOcFujCqwvFYrOow4Qj35HeR291u76XUVk-o6LNMx5Otk_6Tnl2nAr2vIio-cW7VdFPQzOsQcK1VP6mi6PUnPUeCiTGUZ5pu8xHn6sVz_HjDt4n-vLzBUf0lcklP1Mc-KBDU/s1600-h/curved+mullions.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWDWI-pYVyOcFujCqwvFYrOow4Qj35HeR291u76XUVk-o6LNMx5Otk_6Tnl2nAr2vIio-cW7VdFPQzOsQcK1VP6mi6PUnPUeCiTGUZ5pu8xHn6sVz_HjDt4n-vLzBUf0lcklP1Mc-KBDU/s320/curved+mullions.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294502836265792610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Curved Mullions are no longer an issue in Revit!<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 153);">(SECRET REVEALED IN COMMENTS BELOW)</span><br /><br />They are easy - you simply select the 'curved mullion' checkbox on the Options Bar when you are placing curtain grids. Shape handles allow you to pull and push manually or you can enter the radius in the field. Floating Mullions (not attached to the curtain wall edges) must be selected PRIOR to adding them... meaning you can't convert one of the simple curved ones to a floating mullion.<br /><br />Finally we can do anything we want in Revit!<br /><br />If you need any help with this just email me here at BIM WITS!<br />Happy Curtainwalling....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538782111865358604noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-13091110059156726052009-01-21T11:41:00.000-08:002009-01-21T11:47:53.564-08:00It's all "Relative"....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUzKsARwWITJu7N69EoBuzJ-jQWxkzbOMdR3FIlCKbW3d7pnA-gGu8gRtcFgsp1nHaEHcJMhyphenhyphenLz6KMcmeijJ-7sahmk1hh5Hy-D_Fgx81NRJw90DSDxrw3msG8ajla6KhF-hi6411xWk/s1600-h/lega-emc2-l.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 237px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwUzKsARwWITJu7N69EoBuzJ-jQWxkzbOMdR3FIlCKbW3d7pnA-gGu8gRtcFgsp1nHaEHcJMhyphenhyphenLz6KMcmeijJ-7sahmk1hh5Hy-D_Fgx81NRJw90DSDxrw3msG8ajla6KhF-hi6411xWk/s320/lega-emc2-l.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293835937072240098" /></a><br />Using Relative paths for Revit files is a common practice since most of us are sharing our files with consultants and the odds of them having the exact same network configuration is slim.<br /><br />Unfortunately there is a problem with Relative paths. Revit will only consider a link to be relatively pathed if the linked file is in the same folder as its host.<br />So if you link a file from another folder and set the path to Relative, Revit will still remember the path to that file and look for it along that path when the host file is moved or copied.<br /><br />This isn't the end of the world, but it will require reloading of linked files when they are shared with consultants, copied or moved.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714628452178447110.post-20084389217258508632008-12-01T13:55:00.000-08:002008-12-01T14:08:33.755-08:00Revit MEP Content<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB3ea3cCutTcwWkpCekaqFluXn41AAtauzbkwSSglJuoun-Ze3tOGpY8zVlUGVT017Fl4uRTbaxJpPgVdqub1-p8steE9CfIInb1rxevm6lg4ifQZqtv3Zev3_KIsCGLWdunT_Ji1qTc/s1600-h/fitting.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQB3ea3cCutTcwWkpCekaqFluXn41AAtauzbkwSSglJuoun-Ze3tOGpY8zVlUGVT017Fl4uRTbaxJpPgVdqub1-p8steE9CfIInb1rxevm6lg4ifQZqtv3Zev3_KIsCGLWdunT_Ji1qTc/s320/fitting.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274946012732868066" /></a><br /><strong>Hey all of you Autodesk Subscription customers! There are 2 new content extentions available for download on the subscription website.</strong><br /><br />The <em>US Content Extension for Revit MEP 2009</em> has imperial and metric duct and pipe fittings along with their associated Lookup Tables. These fittings adhere to SMACNA and ASME standards.<br /><br />The <em>UK Content Extension for Revit MEP 2009</em> has duct fittings adhering to the DW/144 UK industry standards.<br /><br />We all know how important it is to have content, content and more content in order to create our building models so this is definitely a step in the right direction.<br />The nice thing is, the families in these extensions were created based on input from users of the software (imagine that!)<br /><br />Not an Autodesk Subscription customer? Contact your local Autodesk Reseller to find out how to become one.<strong></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0