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Exporting IFC – Creating User Defined IFC Property Sets

·May 2, 2016
·Karl Tanner
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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 Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model is intended to describe building and construction industry data. It is a platform neutral,…

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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 drawings to show where the welds are to be placed and may also show the size, type of weld, number…

General Revit Tips

How to Add a graphic checkbox to a schedule

·April 26, 2016
·Karl Tanner
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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 people prefer showing this graphically as a "check box", this blog post will show you how to get it done.…

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Creating multiple lines of text in a View Title

·April 20, 2016
·Karl Tanner
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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 long Title for a particular view. It may be a very specific detail ("310UB40.4 / 200UB25.4 CANTILEVER CONNECTION - GRID LINE…

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! One way to achieve this in Revit is to use Keyboard shortcuts. Let's learn how: First we need to find…

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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 to it than that, but that's for a different blog post!). But often once you are done, your rebar model…

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Revit Structure 2017 – Now available

·April 15, 2016
·Karl Tanner
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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 forward to writing a review on the new features and enhancements and what we can expect moving forward.

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

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

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