Matching a 3D view Section Box to a Scope Box
I had one of those slap-your-head moments when this finally came to me … use Coins Auto Section Box! Step by step: Close Revit Install Coins Auto Section Box Open Revit Open a project Draw a Scope Box…
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Rounding values to a custom increment using a Formula
Nice tip from Revit Rants on how to round values within a family – and it allows much greater flexibility as to the rounding increment. In the example below, Chris uses ROUNDUP to round to a 5mm degre…
Autodesk Cloud – the World's Revit Server?
I find it interesting that AutoCAD 2013 can directly link (XREF) DWG files directly from the Autodesk Cloud. Just Insert – DWG Reference… – then press the Autodesk 360 button in the dialog. Revit Serv…
Using Modifiers to Export Phases to the Correct Layer in a DWG from Revit
From IMAGINiT Technologies Support Blog:We can add a modifier to the export dialog box for the items we want to adjust, make sure that you also do this to the sub-categories of the element also, and s…
Rotating Section text with the Section Line
Have you ever wanted to control the text on your Sections, even forcing the text to be rotated / aligned with the Section Line itself? If so, check out the information and links below. From Oliver Lan…
Calculating the U-value of walls in Revit
What is the U-Value? It is:Also known as the U-factor or coefficient of heat transmission, a measure of the rate of non-solar heat loss or gain through a material or assembly. U-values gauge how well …
SOLVED: Area Calculation Totals – Rounding and Precision
Thanks to one of our readers, we have a solution for the schedule precision problem described here. The comment below the lines gives the formula to convert an Area into a rounded number in a schedule…
Create New Local checkbox not available? Why it happens, and how to fix it …
Daryl Gregoire posted about this recently and I found his post very helpful. In the past, if the checkbox was grayed out to ‘Create New Local’, I would just manually copy the file to my C: drive, appe…
Revit gaining popularity as FM tool?
FM, or Facility Management, is sometimes thought of as the sixth dimension of BIM, or 6D BIM. Mario Guttman, creator of Whitefeet tools, reposted an interesting video / case study by David Mettler sho…
Reinforcement add-in for Revit – Preview Version available for download
The goal of this Preview Version of “SOFiSTiK Reinforcement for Autodesk® Revit®” is to enable the productive design of 3D reinforcement with Autodesk® Revit®. This particularly includes the creation …