Revit

Sep 26, 2016

Revisions from a revision schedule in a titleblock family are not populated on sheets

Today I was challenged with figuring out why a revision schedule from a titleblock family was not showing the revisions on the sheet that the titleblock was placed on. I found a subtle setting in which I’ve never used before – it is to set a fixed Height of the revision schedule. I suppose this could…

Sep 23, 2016

Tutorials

Rotate a section to line up to an angled element in Revit

I remember my early days of Revit and working with architecture that had several angles in plan view. Cutting a section without knowing the exact angle is difficult in Revit and the Align tool currently does not work on section lines. Here is a workaround to rotate your sections to align with any angle within Revit. 1) Draw…

Sep 22, 2016

Tutorials

[Solved] Revit can’t create a new module in the macro manager

This morning, I ran into an interesting bug in Revit 2016. I opened up my Macro Manager per the norm, but when attempting to create a new module Revit wouldn’t save the new module. It successfully opened the dialog box to let me choose a name, language, and description, however once I clicked “OK” nothing…

Sep 15, 2016

Videos

How to create a custom linetype family with text in Revit

A great tutorial. What you are essentially doing is creating a family which you can stretch and contract using parameters. You will also array a label so that you can have your text repeating over the linetype.

Sep 6, 2016

Tutorials

A Review of BIM Track – A platform for BIM Coordination and Collaboration

While running some BIM coordination exercises at an MEP firm, I had the opportunity to test a new product, BIM Track. While the product may not necessarily be new, it is new to me. Overview From the BIM Track website: BIM Track™ is a web-based collaboration platform that empowers your team with better coordination workflows.…

Aug 24, 2016

Downloads, Tutorials

IronPython UI Generator and Script Library for Autodesk Revit

I just stumbled on this script library for Revit users who wish to use Python with the Revit API. In it’s simplest form, it’s a folder of IronPython .py scripts for Autodesk Revit. Check it out on GitHub: https://github.com/eirannejad/pyRevit There is plenty of example code written in Python that you can refer to when learning to create…

Aug 23, 2016

Videos

Creating an MEP Fabrication Layout

With the new fabrication tools in Revit, detailers can create an LOD 400 model without ever leaving the Revit platform. We would love to hear about MEP detailers who have or have not adopted this platform. Feel free to leave a comment so that we can start a discussion!

Aug 19, 2016

Tutorials

Here’s why your Revit families hosted to reference planes may appear upside down

Hosting elements to reference planes in Revit is a technique used by many, but only fully understood by few. The most overlooked part of the entire process is drawing the reference plane itself. Did you know that there are differences between drawing a reference plane from right to left versus drawing one from left to right?…

Aug 18, 2016

Tutorials

[Solved] Error When Attempting to Rotating Multiple Connected Elements in Revit

There are times when you may have attempted to rotate multiple connected objects and receive an error: “Can’t rotate element into this position.” At this point, beginners and seasoned Revit users both might decide that the only option is to model the elements again. Lucky for you, there is a workaround. Multiple Pipes, Fittings, and Pipe…

Aug 18, 2016

Tutorials

A quick fix for gridline bubbles that do not copy/monitor on the same ends of the gridlines

Occasionally, you may copy/monitor gridlines from a linked model only to realize that the grid bubbles are all over the place. Some are at the top, some are at the bottom, some are on the left and some are on the right. This can be frustrating to correct if you have several views in a…