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
Top 5 Free CAD Block Download Websites for AutoCAD Drafting
All websites on this list have a good collection of free, easy to download, dwg files (CAD blocks). They will be good for students, architects, structural engineers, civil engineers, plumbing and electrical drafters. blocks.draftsperson.net - One of the oldest free CAD block websites around. It's history dates back to 2002. Now upgraded, with a nice simple smooth layout. … [Read more...] about Top 5 Free CAD Block Download Websites for AutoCAD Drafting
Drafting Standards – What metric units do I draw with?
What metric units do I use in my architectural, structural, building services or civil disciple drafting projects? Is it millimetres (mm), centimetres (cm), metres (m) or kilometres (km). In AutoCAD do I draw my architectural plan in mm or cm? How about Civil plans is it m or km? What is the industry drafting standard? In this video tutorial I will show you what is used on a … [Read more...] about Drafting Standards – What metric units do I draw with?
Top 5 Side Hustles for Home Office Workers in Australia successful in 2022
Get your boring office tasks done cheaply by someone else: You can redraw an old house plan from paper to AutoCAD. You would bill your client $1K for this service. Or you could post the project to freelancer.com.au*. Get someone there to do it for $100 dollars + $100 dollars of your own time for a quality check. This is a total cost of $200. Still bill the client $1000 and make … [Read more...] about Top 5 Side Hustles for Home Office Workers in Australia successful in 2022
AutoCAD Tutorial – System Variable Superstars ONLY the elite know!
System variables are settings that control how certain commands work. Learn about these 5 superstars and become an elite level CAD drafter. FILEDIA - Where is file dialog box to open files? PUBLISHCOLLATE - Single PDFs or merged PDFs in the PUBLISH command. PICKADD - Select objects and add to the set or not? ZOOMFACTOR - I need to fly faster around my drawing!! MIRRTEXT - … [Read more...] about AutoCAD Tutorial – System Variable Superstars ONLY the elite know!
Revit Tutorial – Export sheets to a DWG file with the plan views at the same coordinate point
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