article thumbnail

Revit OpEd: Five Minutes with a Toposurface

Revit OpEd

I created a video to describe what happens when Revit contours dont quite match up with the underlying cad file contours that were used to generate a toposurface. The first part of the video explains that the Site Settings usually dont match the contour interval settings of the cad source file. Book - Introducing Revit Architecture.

Revit 53
article thumbnail

Revit Beginners: Often Overlooked By Beginners (Part 2)

Revit Beginners

Ive been teaching our office how to use Revit Architecture. When a wall is selected you might notice two blue dots at either end of the wall. Grab this blue dot and stretch the wall to any length you want. Im a Revit Beginner with an architectural office in Santa Barbara. National CAD Standards. CAD Digest.

Revit 40
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Revit OpEd: Who is the Owner

Revit OpEd

Answer: The same thing they wanted from CAD. Book - Introducing Revit Architecture. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. Contact Me: steve at aecadvantage dot com.

Revit 61
article thumbnail

Revit OpEd: Shared Coordinate Post Summary

Revit OpEd

CAD Surveys and your Revit Project. Book - Introducing Revit Architecture. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Any reference to Revit, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP or Revit Structure on this site is made acknowledging this ownership. Contact Me: steve at aecadvantage dot com. Revit OpEd.

Revit 63
article thumbnail

Revit OpEd: RTCAUS Wrapped for Another Year

Revit OpEd

Ralph Grabowski attended the conference this year and wrote several articles about the event on his blog " World CAD Access ". Book - Introducing Revit Architecture. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Contact Me: steve at aecadvantage dot com. Revit OpEd Sub Pages. Revit OpEd. Revit Lifeline.

Revit 53
article thumbnail

Revit OpEd: Wishlist - Families and Hide at Scales Coarser Than

Revit OpEd

such a simple request - yet this is the biggest reason why some firms either refuse to switch or still do details in CAD. Book - Introducing Revit Architecture. Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Now Shipping. Contact Me: steve at aecadvantage dot com. Labels: Dept. 1 comment: Anonymous said. Post a Comment.

Revit 53
article thumbnail

Behind the Build: Interview with Matthew Keck, BIM Manager at Metromont 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

We are not a DOT company; we don’t do bridges, we don’t do highways. I had a knack for Revit because of my residential, architecture, and building background. Metromont was one of my customers when I was there with that company, and their CAD manager was retiring that year and I took the opportunity to replace them.I

BIM 98