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At Virtual Built, we typically create a federated Revit model for every project we work on. This allows us to run a host of automated processes on the links, right from the federated file. Recently we…
This hotfix corrects an issue with non-English languages where the PnID Modeler functionality did not load correctly after appling Revit 2018.3 Update. Download link Readme Release Notes Some notes fr…
After a new version of Revit comes out, we all take some time to catch up. Revit API developers often have to get up and running really quickly so they can upgrade their apps for Revit 2019 compatibil…
On install of Revit 2019, you will have the following install choices: There are no changes in the Options dialog from Revit 2018 to 2019, except for the new Steel tab and tools ribbon option (under S…
This update is required for Revit 2018 to work in the new BIM 360 Design platform. Direct download link is here. Readme here Release Notes here…
Let’s say you have a family that has shape handles for instance dimensions (Length Parameters). What if you want to use it for quick prototyping, and then switch that same family into a version that u…
Sometimes, What Revit Wants is a specific Annotation Tag family of a unique Family Category, like View Reference. When you go to create a new Family, you probably won’t find a Family Template for ‘Met…
If you have gone through a process of saving Central models, and you have forgotten to ‘Synchronize with Central’ before closing them for the first time, you may find that your user has all User Creat…
You may have experienced this error when upgrading a file to Revit 2018: One or more required internal settings are missing from the model. What do you want to do? Autodesk Support has stated that “In…
I once built an auto-sizing Fire Pipe Fitting using a Formulaic method (where the various fitting sizes were driven by the Revit intersection variable), so I was interested to read about a similar str…