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Control Visibility of Plumbing Fitting Tick Marks in Revit
Pipe fitting families can have a parameter added that controls the visibility of the tick marks. This allows the user to specify which fittings should show the tick marks and also allows tick mark visibility to be different for different projects.
There are some families which include annotations. And some of them can be more convenient to use if locations of texts are parametric.
How to place a detail bubble or a section bubble amongst text notes where the actual leader for the bubble is not desired.
Revit Starting View - What You See First!
Revit’s starting view is often overlooked, but can be a very useful way to show specific information that you want to draw attention to.
This guide will teach you all the steps required to create a plan note system using a Generic Annotation family and the Note Block tool.
This post covers a lot of ground. You will learn about the mysterious, super secret Revit Internal Origin. You will learn the difference between a Survey Point and a Project Base Point. You will learn how to properly use the True North and the Project North. Good luck.
Creating a Rebar Schedule in Revit
This blog post will show you how to display an image in a schedule in Revit, creating a Rebar schedule as an example.
These tips should help you think more clearly about Worksets and how to use them.
Quick Tip - How to Create a Metal Deck Profile Family
This is a quick guide on creating a Metal Deck Profile to be used within Structural decking flooring systems in Revit.
Autodesk Revit: Copying Elements
This Autodesk Revit tutorial shows how to use the Copy tool.
When I speak to clients switching from 2D CAD software to Revit, or Clients that want to improve their productivity with smarter Revit Families, I discuss the Revit OOTB Families functionality and if they are suited for the Client's needs.
Instead of manually drafting dashed lines to represent demolished walls, using phases automates the process and produce the correct graphic representation much more easily. All of this sounds confusing? Don’t worry, these tips got you covered.
How the Experts Model Metal Sheet Cladding
Profiled metal sheet cladding is used in a lot of buildings, from residential homes to large industrial warehouses. In this tutorial learn how to properly draw metal sheet cladding in Revit.
This Autodesk Revit tutorial shows you how to use the “Align” tool.
5 Tips to Link CAD Files in Revit
A lot of people don’t really know what they are doing when they import CAD into Revit, resulting in chaos and poor management. Following these tips should help you avoid a lot of problems.
Blank Dimensions - How to Create a Dimension Without Text in Revit
Here is a tip about creating “Blank dimensions” in Revit.
This post explores how you can engage with sketching tangent lines in Revit.
This Autodesk Revit tutorial shows you how to use the Array tool to create both Linear and Radial Arrays.
Using Formulas with Nested Family Type Parameters
In this tutorial found on Evolve BIM's blog, you can learn how to use formulas with nested family type parameters.