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BIM Management
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The 100kb Parameter: An Extensible Way To Store BIM Data?
Story time: I was working on developing a Revit addin for a client which required a JSON blob as an input (generated from another application). Of course the BIM manager in me immediately thought, “I’m going to need a ton of shared parameters for this data.” Then my developer brain questioned, “but wait, is there…
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PSA: You Can’t move the origin of a generic annotation symbol.
Did you know that you can’t actually change the origin point of a Generic Annotation family? For example, if you wanted to change the origin reference plane of a Generic Annotation nested into a parent family so that you can constrain it at the end instead of the center of the symbol.
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The Ephany Framework, Explained.
Ephany is a standardized framework for your asset data that you can own, extend, and build upon. Your organization can finally own your data and the source code to boot.
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How I Used AI to Downgrade a Revit Family From 2024 to 2022
What if Revit families were backwards compatible? Could we use AI and a little C# coding to force Revit 2024 to talk to Revit 2022?
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Error Opening an IFC Model in Revit
When attempting to open an IFC model in Revit, I received the following warning which caused the model to not open properly. I noticed the Revit warning provided a link to a log file saved to the same location as the IFC. I went ahead and opened the log file in a plain text editor…
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Creating Graphical Signage Revit Families
Start with a clean vector file. Ensure you have a file that is in a vector format such as AI, PDF, EPS, or other that is compatible with AutoCAD. Newer versions of AutoCAD can import PDF’s directly, however if for some reason you need to edit your signage in a vector editor BEFORE bringing it…
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Where are Revit macros saved?
Just in case you were wondering. That is all.
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Vague Licensing Error in Revit 2019
Last week, I received the most vague licensing error in Revit 2019. I was presented with the error message above which states nothing more than “Licensing Error” with no error code or description of the issue. I did a bit of Googling and couldn’t find a surefire solution to fix this. I did, however, learn…
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The Value of Standardized Shared Parameters
This post was originally posted to OpenRFA.org on May 8th, 2017 and is shared here for posterity. In Revit, shared parameters are unique – each shared parameter has its own Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) assigned at time of creation. This means that just like a person, parameters can have the same name but never the…
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PSA: The Air Terminal category in Revit is DuctTerminal in Dynamo
Looking for the Air Terminal category in your Categories node Dynamo? You won’t find it. It’s called DuctTerminals in Dynamo. That is all.
