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Revit doesn’t like to deal with an array that has 1 instanced element or component (although there is one exception). The array will break. So, the way to handle it is to have a separate single instan…
Here comes a cool tip from Brad Strauss… He describes how you can use an Integer parameter to get Revit to allow you to apply a value of 2 to a Radial Array: Thanks for the tip Brad! This tip is somew…
Typically when editing Revit families, if you want to deal with arrays and stop them breaking when the count is 1, you set up some IF() formulas in Revit. However, a recent comment by David over on Re…
Did you know that any array in Revit can be switched between the Next and Last object methods? Just select an existing array – and have a look in the Options Bar… It will look like this in German: Rea…
In the past, whenever you built a parametric array in a family, you needed to handle the “break” condition – that is, if the array value drops to 1, you need an IF formula to actually keep it as 2, hi…
When you select an Array element (the line with the blue number), did you ever notice the little checkbox in the Options Bar? By toggling this value, you can tell Revit to either add extra elements be…
Great tip from James Herndon:The secret lies in the original array line itself, that line, the one that shows up next to the array and lets you change the number of objects inside of the array, is act…
I previously posted about how to duplicate Array Group types and swap them in and out here. Interestingly, I created a detail Array Group in Revit 2013 today and noticed that it did not immediately ap…
This video demonstrates a peculiar workflow, in which Revit allows you to change the Type of an Array member without breaking the array. This example uses a Polar array based on a copy-to-2nd method. …
While editing a Group, you can’t create an Array. There are two workarounds: Make the array ‘outside the group’ and then Add it to the Group. This requires you to Finish Group, make Array, Edit Group,…