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Quick Tip – How to Create A Metal deck profile family

·March 30, 2017
·Karl Tanner
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This is a quick guide on creating a Metal Deck Profile to be used within Structural decking flooring systems in Revit. To find out how to create a structural decking floor within a project, read this blog post. How to Create A Metal deck profile family To create a Metal Deck…

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The best methods for Modelling Revit Precast Panels

·March 1, 2017
·Karl Tanner
·10 Comments

Like most things in Revit, there are many ways to achieve a desired outcome. Take mitered beam joints for example. Modelling precast panels is another prime example of this. A lot of buildings I work on have precast panels, and its my job as a structural draughtsman to model and set-out…

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Blank Dimensions – How to create a dimension without text in Revit

·February 14, 2017
·Karl Tanner
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Here is a tip I picked up recently about creating "Blank dimensions" in Revit, which I wanted to share with you all quickly. Often times when Drafting we need to add notes to dimensions, or have an indicator showing a note refers to an area between two points. This is where…

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Interview with rvthub.com

·January 24, 2017
·Karl Tanner
·2 Comments

At the end of last year I was asked by Mohamed Khettab (the founder of rvthub.com) to do an interview for their 'Member of the Month' section. This was a great honor to me as they have only just launched this month, meaning I'm the very first Member of the Month!…

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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…

Quick Tip – How to Create A Metal deck profile family

The best methods for Modelling Revit Precast Panels

Blank Dimensions – How to create a dimension without text in Revit

Interview with rvthub.com

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

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