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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…

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Revit Dimensions Precision

·June 20, 2016
·Karl Tanner
·3 Comments

Revit Dimensions For those taking the leap from AutoCAD to Revit, displaying the correct dimension text can sometimes be a challenge. Often in AutoCAD, if you want to round a dimension you can just use Text Override and be done with it. However in Revit, you may try to use the…

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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 the generic connection is the only one I could use! I tried hunting around for some connection families to load, but alas I…

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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 projects. Navigating the model can become sluggish, loading and saving can take forever and modifying an element can drain your…

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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 achieve the same result. It's amazing how we can learn a process one way, then continue using that process because…

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

Revit Dimensions Precision

Revit Structural Connections 2017 – Steel Connections

15 Tips for better revit performance

The not-so-secret method for Mitered beam joints

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Revit Structural Connections 2017 – Steel Connections

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