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2010-05

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Direct Jump to Sheet from Section Mark

I just found a very interesting trick. Have you ever wanted to jump directly to a sheet in Revit, from a section or elevation reference mark? Usually, if you double click a section mark, it will take …

2010-05-26 · Luke Johnson
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Locking Parameters in the Family Editor

A new feature in Revit 2011 allows you to ‘lock’ or ‘unlock’ parameterised dimensions in the Family Editor. In practice, this allows you to instantly flex a family without having to open the Type Prop…

2010-05-25 · Luke Johnson
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How to Reset the 2010 User Interface

If you are having problems related to the Ribbon or the dockable palettes in 2010, you should start by resetting the user interface: You would like to reset the Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 user…

2010-05-23 · Luke Johnson
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Is this blog Boring?

It seems there is either a technical problem, or people are un-subscribing from my blog. If you are bored by this blog, please let me know. And if you are having some technical problem with the Feed, …

2010-05-23 · Luke Johnson
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Superfast Project Browser Sorting

A sure-fire way to become more productive when using Revit is to utilise the Project Browser effectively. It can allow you to quickly find and navigate your project, instead of laboriously searching f…

2010-05-19 · Luke Johnson
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Revit 2011 Secret #13 – Replicate Window

There is a sneaky command in Revit 2011 called ‘Replicate Window’. It is NOT the same as Duplicate View. Instead, this opens another instance of the current view in a new window. It is on the View Rib…

2010-05-18 · Luke Johnson
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When blogging,

A short post is often best.…

2010-05-11 · Luke Johnson
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Revit In Work Fast Now You

Productivity tip for loading families: Open a new Explorer window and browse to the location of your Families (or the Metric Library) Use Vista ‘Search’ to quickly find the family you want to load. Mu…

2010-05-11 · Luke Johnson