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Ever had that annoying problem of your entire dwg showing up in Section Views, regardless of where it is cut? If so, check out this tip from Chad at Revit KB:…if you link the DWG into an In-Place Mass…
Quite simple really. These steps were tested using Revit 2013. Select all masses, Group, and then Save as Library – Group Open the RVT from step 1 R button – Export – Export Options – IFC Options Set …
If you want to know more, contact NMcClure @apertedesign Using #Revit Conceptual Mass families for programmatic stack diagrams – takes a bit of massaging btwn .rfa and .rvt, but works great! 7:46 AM –…
In previous versions of Revit, a common workaround to generate some ‘depth’ in elevation views was to use transparent mass planes. This created an effect like this: Here is what was actually happening…
With regard to my recent posts about using legacy mass forms, I would like to let you know how Autodesk responded to some feedback I gave them.Basically, I used the Feedback Form at this link to make …
By ‘legacy mass forms’, I mean the nice, simple kind – sweeps with editable profiles, extrusions with sketches and the like. The problem with 2010 and 2011 massing is that you cannot create these nice…