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Ok, Parts are pretty cool, particularly when working with Linked Files. But there is a strange behaviour in Revit that exists between the Parts Visibility setting of a View, and the Parts category Vis…
If you cut a sloping pipe in Revit, you can override the lineweight using Linework tool (or Visibility / Graphics) easily, because you are dealing with a model element. However, if you cut a ‘flat’ or…
Did you know you can override the lineweights and colors of a Generic Annotation or Tag and its Leaders in Revit? You can use Visibility / Graphics annotation tab like this: But what if you have two T…
Have you ever exploded a SAT or DWG in the Family Environment, and then gone looking for the Visibility Settings ribbon button for one of the resulting freeform elements? Its not there: But, as you ca…
While you can use Highlight in Model from a Schedule, there is no similar command relating to a ‘current selection’. If you have somehow selected an object and want to “find” it so you can actually se…
Have you noticed that (typically) Revit 2014 will only show Import Categories for those imports that actually exist in a view? I think this is a great feature that makes things a bit cleaner when navi…
Generic Model families can be a bit overbearing when it comes to visibility. Unfortunately, you can’t usually change the Show only if Instance is cut property for Generic Models… unless you switch the…
Ever wanted to “hide” a void, or stop it from cutting? There are at least two ways: 1) parametrically moving the void outside of the solid form when you dont want it to cut (this is the “old way”) or …
Nice idea from bim42: Each trade model contain a limited amount of worksets, each draftsman working on his own linked model, so I was able to create the same worksets in my compiled model.These workse…
In ye olde AutoCAD days, there were a plethora of ways to mess with your fellow users. The sheer amount of obscure yet powerful system variables gave endless opportunities for frivolity. In Revit, not…