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Revit Beginners: Some thoughts on Revit

Revit Beginners

Wednesday, April 25, 2007. Some people have to be reminded that the project file is a database and like any database the more and accurate information about the project you put into the model the more analytical modeling and scheduling you can get out of the model. Marathon Drafting. ▼ 2007. (17).

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Revit Beginners: Cost Estimating

Revit Beginners

If you want to estimate the total cost of the project per square foot then setup an Area Plan scheme and Area schedule: 1. Schedule/Quantities. If you want to estimate the total cost of the project by materials used then setup one of Revits new Material Takeoff Schedules: 1. Schedule/Quantities. Labels: Schedules.

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Revit Beginners: Communicating your data

Revit Beginners

One of the things Ive learned about Revit that some beginners may not know is that scheduling combined with 2D & 3D representation makes communicating an idea much easier. For instance you can combine custom room schedules with color fill plans (drafting. Labels: Practice , Rendering , Schedules. Marathon Drafting.

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Revit Beginners: Revit Template Sharing

Revit Beginners

Edward Borg of Precision Drafting LLC has a dedicated FTP site for sharing cool Revit Project Templates and Families. Youll also find a Revit model of Calatravas Turning Torso project in Malmö, Sweden. See how it was modelled. The latter I find more successful and nice for rendering and scheduling. Marathon Drafting.

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Revit Beginners: Applications

Revit Beginners

The more accurate the information in your Revit model the more you can do with it. Models from different consultants (who use software other than Revit to model) can be combined for analysis and clash detection. Data can be shared with Primavera and Microsoft Project for project scheduling. Thursday, December 07, 2006.

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Revit Beginners: When is a Family Parametric?

Revit Beginners

Labels: Dimensions , Families , Parameters , Practice , Schedules. Having built a few parametric families, here is my experience: The dimensions that are variable or can flex need to be modeled before any actual geometry. Marathon Drafting. ► 2007. (17). David Duarte. at 4:26 PM. 1 comment: Aaron Ellsworth.

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Revit Beginners: Head & Sill Height Behavior

Revit Beginners

Did you model a rough opening height for your window that has say a sloping sill and now your head height is not accurate in your schedule? They will also schedule wrong unless you do the following. Marathon Drafting. ► 2007. (17). Tuesday, September 12, 2006. Head & Sill Height Behavior. This is why.

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