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Custom Revit Hatch Patterns – The EASY way!

·January 10, 2017
·Karl Tanner
·13 Comments

A question I get asked about a lot (and I’m sure you have probably asked this yourself!) is how do I make my own Revit hatch patterns?! Revit comes with a bunch of great out-of-the-box patterns, but every company has there own particular 'look' where custom hatch patterns are needed. This…

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How to quickly split columns in Revit – The 2 Best methods

·November 16, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·4 Comments

On a project recently we had only preliminary sizes for the beams and columns. The columns were modeled spanning from Ground level right up to level 5. Upon investigation, we found these columns reduced in size at each level, therefore I had to split the columns at each level in my Revit…

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Revit Viewer – Sharing Revit models with non Revit users

·November 3, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·8 Comments

The Essential Guide to A360 ONLINE REVIT VIEWER My Boss was giving a presentation to a lot of clients recently. We were working on an apartment complex with a lot of stakeholders, and these clients wanted to see the impact of our design on their individual tenancies. It was a fairly complex…

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Best tips for Working with Point Clouds in Revit

·October 12, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·7 Comments

3D Laser scanning and Point clouds are becoming much more common place in the design process. This is especially true when working with existing structures, where as-built accuracy is extremely important. Point Clouds can be used as an accurate guide for us to create a Revit model around, and provide…

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Creating & Organizing Sheets in Revit

·September 28, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·2 Comments

As Draftspeople/Revit Technicians, its our job to create drawings. It's true we create digital models and work in 3D, but at the end of the day our main deliverable's are still 2D drawings on sheets of paper. In Revit, there are heaps of tools to help us create sheets quickly, and also help set…

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Revit could not start the print job because it was unable to connect to the specified printer. Check your printer connectivity and try again.

Revit plot error – Windows Security Update conflict

·September 18, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·2 Comments

Have you been trying to plot multiple sheets lately but keep running into this error? "Revit could not start the print job because it was unable to connect to the specified printer. Check your printer connectivity and try again." I kept running into this problem, and my solution was to…

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Understanding and working with Revit Design Options

·August 9, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·3 Comments

Clients like to have a choice. Often we need to provide a couple of design options for the client to consider and decide on. That's great for the client, but extra work for us! If we were using AutoCAD, we could just copy the design and alter it as we…

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13 Essential steps for creating a Revit Template

·July 12, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·12 Comments

I was asked by a reader to explain how to create a good Revit template for your office. Creating a good template is essential to working smarter & faster, becoming more productive and saving valuable time. It is the best way to ensure consistency among your drafting team and gets your models and drawings…

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Adding a View Reference in Text Notes

·July 8, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·4 Comments

One of the best things about Revit is the parametric relationship between elements. Change a detail number, and the call-out will automatically update. Move a section view to a different sheet, and the corresponding section tag will change too. That's great! Back in the dark ages - I mean AutoCAD…

Custom Revit Hatch Patterns – The EASY way!

How to quickly split columns in Revit – The 2 Best methods

Best tips for Working with Point Clouds in Revit

Creating & Organizing Sheets in Revit

Revit plot error – Windows Security Update conflict

Understanding and working with Revit Design Options

13 Essential steps for creating a Revit Template

Adding a View Reference in Text Notes

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Custom Revit Hatch Patterns – The EASY way!

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