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Slab Insulation Families For Download

Under-slab insulation (fitted or fixed below a concrete slab) is a legitimate coordination item. Typically it is installed first on site, so other trades and services must fit in around it. This means…

2017-05-11 · Luke Johnson
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Making Your Own Adaptive Dimension Tool for Revit

When working in 3D in Revit, you *can* use the normal dimension tool *if* you first set the Workplane. However, this can get annoying. Why not make a 2 point adaptive family, with a reporting paramete…

2016-09-02 · Luke Johnson
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Adaptive Roof Tile Family for Cone Shaped Roof

Nice post over at Enjoy Revit, showing how you can use an adaptive component to model Roof Tiles on a cone shaped roof. Download RFA here Read the whole post:Enjoy Revit: Roof Tile for Cone Roof…

2014-05-05 · Luke Johnson
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Adaptives – Crane Videos

More good stuff from Julien Benoit: Open embedded content: www.youtube.com Open embedded content: www.youtube.com viahttp://nantesatlantiquerug.wordpress.com/2013/11/28/tutoriels-pour-les-composants-a…

2014-02-28 · Luke Johnson
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Mobius Strip Attempt with download

Over the years, there have been a few attempts at modelling a Mobius Strip (or band) in Revit. The BIM Troublemaker had a go back in 2010, Chad also tried in the comments, and The Proving Ground showe…

2014-02-20 · Luke Johnson
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Profiles in Adaptive Components, with Repeaters

I have posted about Profiles and Adaptive components before, but more recently Tim Waldock put together a nice, detailed post on the subject over at this link. In the post, he states: You can host it …

2014-01-08 · Luke Johnson
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Convert Revit Topography into Massing Forms

Have you ever wanted to rationalise your Topography as a Massing form, perhaps so you could use Divided Surface and panelization tools on the topo? Here is one method: Make a Site family with a vertic…

2013-12-20 · Luke Johnson