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Revit Beginners: Sort by Submittal Package

Revit Beginners

We decided that we also wanted to be able to sort the sheets in our project browser (and our drawing lists) by Submittal Package. and check the category Drawing Sheets. Drawing List. Leave the name Drawing List. The Drawing List on our coversheet shows ALL the drawings from ALL the different packages.

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Revit Beginners: Utility Lines Workaround

Revit Beginners

This workaround involves drawing a repeating detail line (with imported text) on top of a simple detail line. Now draw a detail line in any view of your project. Draw your repeating detail over your new detail line as though tracing the detail line. Architectural Desktop. Monday, September 11, 2006. Revit Training.

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Revit Beginners: Instant Section Box

Revit Beginners

While in plan view draw a floor plan callout. Architectural Desktop. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Saturday, October 21, 2006. Instant Section Box. Go to any 3D view. Go to View. To Other View. Revit Books Available. Revit Training.

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Revit Beginners: In-place Cavity Walls

Revit Beginners

We used to complain that CAD drawings looked horrible and now that concept has nearly been forgotten. I used to spend (not hours, not days) weeks fighting wall cleanups in Revit and our designs changed so frequently we needed a quick and clean way to get complete drawings. Architectural Desktop. Revit Books Available.

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Revit Beginners: The Project That Almost Could

Revit Beginners

To add to the complexity, the as-built drawings we had on file were not accurate to the true construction of the existing structure because the original architect had improvised the design during construction. Architectural Desktop. This project isnt as organic as Gaudi, but it did have a lot of organic characteristics.

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Revit Beginners: Revit 2010: New Coordinates Icons

Revit Beginners

you can draw a simple building and link in a simple building (by shared coordinates) and move these two icons around a bit (clipped and unclipped) to see how the two models react or. Architectural Desktop. The new coordinate systems and icons have a lot of even the best users confused. here is the simplest way I can put it: 1.

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Revit Beginners: Callout Annotation Features

Revit Beginners

Select Detail View and draw a callout in plan view. Architectural Desktop. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit. Monday, June 19, 2006. Callout Annotation Features. Youll notice you can select a Floor Plan or Detail View callout. Revit Jobs.

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