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The existence of the Adaptive Component feature isn’t really a secret. But it is one of the coolest things about Revit 2011. Imagine a family that lets you push and pull points in 3D space…and imagine…
No, not aeroplanes: we are talking about Reference Planes. So, the tip is: Always name reference planes that you intend to keep and use. Reference Planes lie at the very core of What Revit Wants. Revi…
Over the past few years using Revit, a few tips just keep coming up. These are things that Revit consistently wants you to do, in order to have a pain free modeling experience. I call these ‘SuperTips…
In February, I responded to the call from the guys at Arch|Tech to submit my best tips. Well, I am not the ‘official’ winner of the Best Revit Tip, but I did get a mention! Quote:So, I said there were…
You would likely agree that the Text tool in Revit still leaves a lot to be desired, not least of which would be some decent bullets and numbering features. No doubt most of you are using Key Schedule…
You may have seen the long list of fixes already available for Revit 2011. Perhaps the first release will be stable, perhaps it won’t, but many of you might like to consider running Revit 2011 in a vi…
EDIT In Revit 2012 and newer, the quickest way to identify paint is to use the Remove Paint tool. This does not load the Material selection panel, and will thus be faster. Also, switch 3D view to wire…
Let’s say you have hundreds of views in a Project, with some customised view sorting. How do you delete a view that you have open, without having to find it in the Project Browser? Simply right-click …
The 2 mile limitation has been removed in Revit 2011. The limit is now something more like 10 miles (16 km) from the drawing origin. The ability of Revit to maintain accuracy while dealing with these …
One of the most annoying limitations of Keyboard Shortcuts in 2010 was that it was impossible to apply a shortcut for Temporary Hide/Isolate – Isolate Element. Thankfully, this irritating omission has…