Karl Tanner, Author at revitIQ

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 Structure Tips

3d revit rebar visibility - Revit Structure

How to make your Revit Rebar ‘look good’ in 3D

·April 18, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·2 Comments

Controlling Revit Rebar visibility in 3D Views Modelling Revit Rebar is a fairly straight forward process. Select your rebar shape, cover, click on a host and your done (There's a bit more…

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Revit Structure 2017 – Now available

·April 15, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·0 Comments

What a coincidence! Revit 2017 has recently been released and coincides with the start of my brand new blog, revitIQ. I am currently downloading as we speak, and am looking…

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.

How to make your Revit Rebar ‘look good’ in 3D

Revit Structure 2017 – Now available

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