Curtain Walls are part of Walls category thus you cannot hide them in V/G by turning off Walls category if you want to keep walls visible.
To get rid of them but have “regular” walls visible, let’s create a filter. Read More
Most of the time we do not want our temporary dimensions to snap to Wall or Opening centerlines, like this: Read More
Don’t you hate “Can’t rotate element into this position.” error message in Revit?
Let’s say you need to rotate element into a position in which Revit will not let you. There is a simple solution, but it includes creating additional family.
For our example we will take a book family with “Always vertical” parameter turned on. It does not matter, we do not need to switch it off. Read More
In Revit®, computation height is the distance above the room level where room perimeter is measured.
By default, computation height is 0 units above base level of room. To place rooms, they first must be enclosed with room bounding elements. Read More
Far clipping is parameter that we control when creating section, elevation or callout.
The far clip plane is defined with the Far Clip Offset parameter. Read More
Setting Revit project units may sound trivial, but there are couple of hidden gems that everyone should know about.
To run project units dialog, on Revit ribbon go to Manage > Project Units, or use keyboard shortcut UN (as United Nations) like everyone do. Read More
Linking Revit files is an essential method to collaborate on BIM project, primary, but not exclusive, for interdisciplinary collaboration.
When multiple phases are present in project model (more than one phase), phase mapping occurs. Read More
Did you know that you can show your PDF drawing with vector lines? (simply said: lines that have constant (thin) line weights no matter how much you zoom in).
You will need to open your drawing with Adobe Acrobat Reader. Thin lines feature in Adobe® Reader® shows content the same way such as Thin Lines command in Revit®, for example. Read More
Creating (producing) PDF with layers from Revit®, using Print to PDF option is, unfortunately, not possible.
The solution, however, is simple. If you have AutoCAD®.
Let’s say you have Revit® view or sheet that you want to have in PDF with layers so they can be turned on/off appropriately. The procedure to achieve this is simple: Read More
Practical guidelines for modeling structural elements in Revit® include:
Guidelines for vertical structural elements:
guidelines for horizontal structural elements: Read More