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Revit Tutorial – Fix a Not Moving Right Detail Family By Locking the Dimension

December 2, 2022 Leave a Comment

https://youtu.be/3ZofIXnYRh4 You have a detail item family and one of the elements is not moving with the rest of the objects when you change the dimension. How do I fix this? The answer is to do with 'locking' the dimension in the Revit RFA family file. … [Read more...] about Revit Tutorial – Fix a Not Moving Right Detail Family By Locking the Dimension

Revit Tutorial – Export sheets to a DWG file with the plan views at the same coordinate point

August 16, 2022 Leave a Comment

The problem: I am exporting - to DWG format - a couple of levels from my Revit model. They are level 1 and level 2 general arrangement plans. But the coordinates in this CAD export are different in each sheet. Level 1 does not align up with Level 2. The 0,0,0 coordinates are in different locations. How do I export drawings to a consistent coordinate location for all my plan … [Read more...] about Revit Tutorial – Export sheets to a DWG file with the plan views at the same coordinate point

Revit Tutorial – Add a level but no plan shows in the project browser

June 8, 2022 Leave a Comment

https://youtu.be/TqQxEwUyOLo I have create a new level, but it is not showing in the Revit project browser list as a plan. How do I do this? In this video help tutorial we will show you how. … [Read more...] about Revit Tutorial – Add a level but no plan shows in the project browser

Revit Tutorial – How to link an Architectural DWG file for coordination

March 8, 2022 Leave a Comment

https://youtu.be/u1pcA3WFOUc The Architect has issued concrete setout plans in PDF and DWG file format. How do we link this AutoCAD DWG file into our Structural Revit model for coordination? In this video screen share tutorial we show you a simple method for success and how to change the overlay colors so it is easier to read. … [Read more...] about Revit Tutorial – How to link an Architectural DWG file for coordination

Revit Tutorial – Import a Civil Road Design from AutoCAD to a Revit Topography Surface.

December 16, 2021 Leave a Comment

You have a design of the roads next to your building. You want to model this in Revit, so you can reference it in your building section cuts. How can you do this? What are the simple ways to get a topography surface into your Revit model from AutoCAD 3d lines. Learn all of this in our tutorial. https://youtu.be/N1_0oXPG-44 … [Read more...] about Revit Tutorial – Import a Civil Road Design from AutoCAD to a Revit Topography Surface.

Revit Tutorial – Internal Origin Point and exporting DWGs to same coordinates for Views and Sheets.

October 16, 2021 Leave a Comment

Are you trying to export DWG files of your views and sheets but cannot get them to be at the right 0,0,0, coordinate point? Let me share with you some tips and tricks to make this less painful in Revit. Internal Origin Point, Project Base Point and Survey Point. The three things in Revit which can define start points for coordinates. We will also have a brief look at how … [Read more...] about Revit Tutorial – Internal Origin Point and exporting DWGs to same coordinates for Views and Sheets.

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