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By Allan, 18-April-2008Applies To:Revit 2008. May apply to other versionsProblem:Our company wants to preserve our existing color based drafting standard, but this is hard to view with a white background. How do I make Revit have a black background?Solution:Tools > Options > Graphics Tab > Colors > Invert background color > Tick onI recommend changing the … [Read more...] about Getting a black background

Applies To:Work with Revit Structure 2008. May apply to other versionsProblem:How to add a rotation parameter to a component family with fixed geometry. Suppose you would like to add a rotation parameter to some 2D or 3D geometry (component family) that otherwise does not have any parameter attached to it. This would most likely happen for any imported geometry (DWG) or any … [Read more...] about Rotation parameter to a component family with fixed geometry

By Allan, 14-July-2008Applies To:Revit Structure 2008,2009. May apply to other versionsProblem:How can I model a suspended slab with a flat soffit but the top surface varies in level?Suggested Solution:Tick on the "Variable" setting in "Edit Assembly" dialog box.Note: The desired results will only happen using the modify sub-elements tool buttons. Option 2 in the image below. … [Read more...] about Sloping top of slab and a flat soffit

By Wesley, 11-July-2008Applies To:Revit 2008.Problem:Many people go to the upper right corner and hit the maximise button to make it use up the whole screen (or worse yet, don't maximise at all!). They then do this session, after session, after session.Solution:On the desktop, right click on your Revit shortcut, scroll down to properties, change run from 'normal window' to … [Read more...] about Maximized Window Tip