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HyunWoo Kim describes how to make a Curtain Wall that has actual curved glass panels (uncommon, but possible) by making a Curtain Wall type with a Basic Wall as the Curtain Panel masquerading as Curve…
Having some problems with a Railing that will not show up in a Detail View unless balusters are added to it! Video:Open embedded content: www.youtube.com I’m almost certain this is related to this pre…
In Revit 2013, with Component Railings, you can unpin certain elements and modify them. For example, you can unpin a selected component Railing (Top Rail Type or Hand Rail Type) and swap it out for a …
Basically, when all the balusters are removed from a Railing definition in Revit 2013, I have observed that the ‘flip control’ moves far away from the Railing itself, leading to view clipping errors. …
I recently downloaded the Revit (railing) files from Moddex Systems. If you want to access them, go to the following page and follow the links to register: Moddex – CAD Support(you can also go direct …
To be quite honest, I haven’t really used the new 2013 features for Railings, perhaps because my recent work has been more on a master planning level rather than construction documentation. In any cas…
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I spotted this cool graphic a while ago on Revitez, but it was in French. Ben Malone has gone to the trouble of translating it into English for us – thanks mate! via BIMopedia Online Original post (Fr…
You have installed the Metric content for Autodesk Revit 2013 and found that you are missing two railing template files. Solution The two missing template files are available for download below: Metri…
Interesting tip from the Autodesk BIM Blog – after you upgrade Railings to 2013, the actual extended parameter values are not populated until you Duplicate the upgraded railing types…see image. This g…