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Purpose (designed and) built for Architects

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I started learning technical drafting on my father’s drawing machine, the type with two rulers fixed at right angle to each other but adjustable to any angle through a button. (he he was a mechanical engineer and we had a couple of those around our house) My teacher told me off. It was totally inappropriate.

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Revit Beginners: The Revit Experiment II

Revit Beginners

Using Revits 2D Drafting tools: Because beginners are not completely familiar with all of Revits tools and because they are often faced with a deadline, beginners will likely rely on detail lines and filled regions to piece together plans, sections, and elevations for their first few projects. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting.

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Revit Beginners: The Revit Experiment I

Revit Beginners

In one year Ive learned what I had to to develop working drawings, weve managed to build up some Revit content, weve organized our templates, and we are successfully developing our details and other drafting standards transfered from PowerCADD to AutoCAD to Revit. Meeting once a week for an in-house Revit class has been very beneficial.

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Revit Beginners: The Data Manager

Revit Beginners

They are virtually becoming in-house building inspectors or should I say. They are becoming in-house Virtual Building Inspectors. What criteria are you using to establish what constitutes proper construction, in-house or info from the new BIM standards that are being developed. ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting.

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Revit Beginners: Remodels in Revit. the untold story

Revit Beginners

We often have century old houses with double-wythe brick exterior walls (about 9" total width), and the interior is finished with lathe and plaster (varies, but +/- 2"). ArchiCAD vs Revit. Marathon Drafting. Have done most of the tutorials from 2010. Knowledge Base. Partner Products. Product Activation. Suggestion Box.