Karl Tanner, Author at revitIQ

Revit Structural Connections 2017 – Steel Connections

·May 18, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·20 Comments

After finally installing Revit 2017 I was really eager to check out the new Revit Structural Connections 2017 feature. I immediately modeled some Steel Beams, found the Structural Connections button, only to find…

General Revit Tips

15 Tips for better revit performance

·May 10, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·7 Comments

There’s nothing worse than dealing with painfully slow things. Slow drivers, slow internet, and especially slow Revit sessions! Revit performance issues can become a major problem when working on larger…

General Revit Tips

The not-so-secret method for Mitered beam joints

·May 6, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·6 Comments

As the saying goes, there are many ways to skin a cat (what a horrible saying - poor cats!). And like most things in Revit, there are numerous ways to…

General Revit Tips

How the experts model metal sheet cladding

·May 4, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·4 Comments

Profiled metal sheet cladding is used in a lot of buildings, from residential homes to large industrial warehouses. When modelling these buildings in Revit, I would typically just model a…

BIM

Exporting IFC – Creating User Defined IFC Property Sets

·May 2, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·13 Comments

The benefits of BIM come about from exchanging information. IFC gives architects and engineers the ability to exchange data between different CAD tools, cost estimation systems and other construction-related applications. From Wikipedia: "The…

Drafting Tips

Weld Symbols – Understanding the basics

·April 28, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·1 Comment

If you work within the construction industry - and steel construction in particular - you should be familiar with Weld symbols and their meanings. Weld symbols are used in structural…

General Revit Tips

How to Add a graphic checkbox to a schedule

·April 26, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·1 Comment

Lets create a Checkbox schedule in Revit When we have a checkbox (yes/no) parameter in a schedule, Revit defaults to display text (ie checked = "Yes", unchecked = "No") Some…

General Revit Tips

Creating multiple lines of text in a View Title

·April 20, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·1 Comment

Adjusting View Title text in Revit Here's a quick guide on how to create a multi-line View Title text in Revit. Sometimes in a project, we may need to create an unusually…

General Revit Tips

Revit Keyboard shortcuts – Supercharge your productivity, efficiency and work flow.

·April 19, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·9 Comments

Revit Keyboard Shortcuts To be a good draftsperson, you need to be efficient. You need to be able to produce models & documentation accurately - and as fast as possible!…

Revit Structural Connections 2017 – Steel Connections

15 Tips for better revit performance

The not-so-secret method for Mitered beam joints

How the experts model metal sheet cladding

Exporting IFC – Creating User Defined IFC Property Sets

Weld Symbols – Understanding the basics

How to Add a graphic checkbox to a schedule

Creating multiple lines of text in a View Title

Revit Keyboard shortcuts – Supercharge your productivity, efficiency and work flow.

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Revit Structural Connections 2017 – Steel Connections

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