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Sandbox style Revit tips

A whole bunch of tips can be viewed at: Revit Chander – WikiHelp(its a long page – keep scrolling) You could also check out this PDF file:http://davidddriver.com/Product/Freebies/Revit/Revit%20keyboar…

2012-09-20 · Luke Johnson
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Find the elements constrained by a particular Lock

I learned something from Wikihelp today: In the drawing area, right-click a dimension lock. Select Show Related from the context menu. The appropriate element highlights and a dialog identifies the el…

2012-09-06 · Luke Johnson
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Using Note Blocks for Numbered Notes

I recently posted a method of twisting Keynote Legends around to do exactly what you want. However, maybe using Note Blocks with numbered notes would better suit your documentation process? Read more …

2012-06-25 · Luke Johnson
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Auto Section Box cooked two ways (edit – make that 3!)

EDIT via MLD in the comments:In a 3D view;1 Ensure Section box covers all elements by,Unchecking then rechecking ‘Section Box’2 Select some objects and the section box3 Temporary isolate elements4 Unc…

2012-06-17 · Luke Johnson
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Simulating Water Plan in Shaded Mode – WikiHelp

Simulating Water Plan in Shaded Mode – WikiHelp There is a link to a PDF file at this page. Essentially, it directs you to turn off the ‘Ground Plane at Level’ property……

2011-06-15 · Luke Johnson
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Setting Revit to Open in a Maximized Window – WikiHelp

“You can force Revit to always open in a maximized window by using the following steps: Locate the Windows shortcut Icon you use to launch Revit. Right-click on the Icon, and choose Properties In the …

2011-05-25 · Luke Johnson
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Paint Tool enhancements in Revit 2012

“the paint tool will open the Materials dialog, where now you can visually preview materials and access material properties in order to modify a material. You can see your changes without closing the …

2011-05-19 · Luke Johnson