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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. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara.

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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. Many residential Architects out there will find this very useful. When, at first, we relied heavily on Revit's wall cleanup capabilities our contractors thought we were stupid cause we couldn't draw. Great work around.

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Revit Beginners: Instant Section Box

Revit Beginners

While in plan view draw a floor plan callout. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Architectural Desktop. This blog will highlight some of the common questions and cool tips found in the process of transitioning our office to Revit.

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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. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work.

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Revit Beginners: Callout Annotation Features

Revit Beginners

Select Detail View and draw a callout in plan view. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Architectural Desktop. Monday, June 19, 2006. Callout Annotation Features. Youll notice you can select a Floor Plan or Detail View callout.

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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. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. We design traditional, high-end residential work. Architectural Desktop.

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