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Now this is what I call a descriptive Error Message

It even gives me a step-by-step on how to do it properly. Revit is truly telling me What it Wants … and it doesn’t want to deal with Areas and Design Options! “Areas and Area Boundaries are not allowe…

2013-03-18 · Luke Johnson
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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…

2012-08-28 · Luke Johnson
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Area Calculation Totals – Rounding and Precision

The problem – even when you use Rounding (by changing precision settings in the schedule), the totals are still calculated from the most accurate measurement Revit has available. So, for 3 areas of 4.…

2012-08-16 · Luke Johnson
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Color Fill Schemes and View Templates

I have run into an issue when using a Key Schedule, Area Plan and View Template. My Area Plan uses a Color Fill Scheme which uses a Key Schedule as its basis for the different colors of shading. If I …

2012-07-19 · Luke Johnson