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Using Annotation Symbols in Locked 3D Views in Revit

This workaround idea is quite simple – just use a Spot Coordinate or Spot Elevation with an applied Symbol family to use Symbols in locked 3D views. You will need to start the symbol with a Spot Eleva…

2014-09-10 · Luke Johnson
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Revit Text Leader with Adjustable Arrowhead Line Weight

A recent post by Mark Cronin got me thinking… if you can control the arrowhead lineweight for Spot dimensions, can we hack one of these to make a piece of ‘text’ with adjustable arrowhead lineweights?…

2013-02-11 · Luke Johnson
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Placing a Spot Dimension in a Detail Group

When in Edit Mode for a given Detail Group, the Spot Dimension tools are grayed out. However, if you place the Spot Dimension OUTSIDE the Detail Group, and then ‘Add’ it to the Group – Revit is quite …

2011-08-02 · Luke Johnson